Germany shut down its nuclear plants and replaced them with coal plants
Face plant. Germany says it will compensate for a cut in Russian gas supply by increasing the burning of coal — the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel in terms of emissions.…
Follow up: Hunga-Tonga Won’t Effect Weather or Climate
January 2022: Explosive Hunga-Tonga volcano will not affect climate Scientists have long known that large volcanic eruptions can have an immediate and years-long impact on the global climate, and an…
Climate hypocrites: The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
An estimated 1,500 private jet flights by the global elite were used to attend the conference, plus private helicopter shuttles from the airports to the venues. The top 1% are…
Green power in California not as green as it looked: State imports much electricity from other states
Note – that’s 2013-2017. The mix may have changed in 2018-2022. But it seems likely this is a real issue (see other chart in the linked report). And, Gov. Newsom…
Part 1: Climate Hypocrites
When the pandemic began in early 2020, I thought it likely to become an historic event and I began taking notes of what was happening. I had no idea where…
Speaker of British House of Commons suggests Covid lockdowns were a dry run for climate lockdowns
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the (British) House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle told a gathering of counterparts from some of the world’s most powerful countries that the pandemic shows…
Sounds just like inept Covid messaging: “Elites Are Using Climate Hysteria to Immiserate the Working Class”
No kidding: Increasingly, even climate scientists are noting that the constant, and often poorly supported doomsaying threaten the credibility of the movement itself. And there have been quiet reversals; the…
Follow up: 2021 Fire Season
Some forecasts in early summer suggested the U.S. would experience its worse fire season on record. This is a follow up with an early look back at what actually happened;…
“Flight shaming”: Global travel should be banned.
Saving the planet requires that we stop gaping and gawking at travel blogs and vacation selfies. Instead, everyone who cares about the environment should shame those who clamber onto an…
Electric vehicles are not a panacea to controlling climate
Read the whole thing: Opinion: The unintended harm of subsidizing electric vehicles and charging stations – MarketWatch
About the high heat here in the PNW
The high heat here in the PNW over the next few days is caused by a combination of factors, including atmospheric waves that have created and inland high pressure system,…
Bill Gates says he buys green aviation fuel, uses solar panels on his homes and eats synthetic meats | Daily Mail Online
Bill Gates has become a parody of living the green life: Bill Gates says he buys green aviation fuel, uses solar panels on his homes and eats synthetic meats to…
“When Disneyland reopens, it’s going to have even more of a privilege problem”
Many governments and organizations are seeking to turn tourism in a post pandemic world into an elites-only experience. Many have said they want fewer tourists who are more upscale and…
Trust Science(tm): Anything that sounds science-y is trusted, even when nonsensical
In order to put a price on carbon, governments use sciency-y techniques to come up with estimates – but rely on assumptions that are nonsensical: The scenarios underlying the SCC…