Climate, Social: Burning Man mud due to climate change?
A few people have posted on social media that the muddy man celebration in the northern Nevada desert is due to climate change. Let’s practice factfulness. 1998: Burning Man documented…
Climate: Britain’s Climate Change Committee says to stop heating homes at night
Seriously. Says should swap out gas for electric heating, and not use at night.
Climate: France seeks to ban “cheap flights”
There are many influencers, documented on this blog, that wish to ban air travel. By raising prices, as France proposes, the common folk will be de facto banned while the…
Climate: Rationing is the “fair way” to fight climate change
Rationing: A fairer way to fight climate change? (phys.org) We may need to ration fuel, food, travel, air flights and much more. The authors propose to limit “long haul flights…
Climate: Aging ex TV star calls for climate rationing
Aging former TV star says we should embrace "climate rationing", limiting food and travel options.
Climate, Follow up: “Hurricane Idalia wasn’t as bad as feared.”
This would be good news? Hurricane Idalia wasn’t as bad as feared (Washington Post) This was the first time in history that a hurricane has struck Florida, proving the “impact…
Climate: Climate scientist says its time to stop the fear-mongering
"A large cohort of the climate science community, in an attempt to deal with their own climate grief, has heightened rather than alleviated climate anxiety in civil society."
Climate: Ban cars, beef, large homes and air travel and make life “less comfortable”
Here’s the real problem with all-electric cars: They lull us into believing that we can solve the climate crisis without significantly modifying the way we live. The problem isn’t cars…
Climate: Maui fire cause update
Solutions: “The big thing people are exploring now, especially when you have these really extreme conditions of wind … is actually converting these fuels, these grasslands, to do something else,”…
Climate, Energy: Could infrastructure age be a key factor for western wildfires?
Many giant western wildfires were found to be started by failing electric utility infrastructure, all about the same age ...