Climate, Aviation: Travel may become unaffordable to most
Climate compliance: No More Cheap Flights Is the New Reality for Air Travel – Bloomberg Way down in this link is an item saying “Quadruple-digit plane tickets are about to…
Climate oops: “Dutch minister warns of waning public support for climate policies”
Measures to protect environment have led to stand-off between government and farmers in the Netherlands Source: Dutch minister warns of waning public support for climate policies | Financial Times The…
“Population bomb” theory debunked
50+ years ago, the Population Bomb was published, predicting a dire future of calamity, starvation and war due to population growth. This was followed shortly after by a report from…
Climate oops: Ethanol fuel mandates may increase carbon emissions versus just using gasoline
Abstract The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) specifies the use of biofuels in the United States and thereby guides nearly half of all global biofuel production, yet outcomes of this keystone…
Follow up: 3 months ago, The Great Salt Lake was going to die – then this winter happened
Just three months ago scientists issued a report with a dire warning: Utah’s Great Salt Lake, after decades of drying that had only accelerated in recent years, was on track…
EV sales need to grow 34% every year to achieve 2030 EV goals
To reach 60% by 2030, that means we need to grow EV sales at a compound annual growth rate of 34% between now and then – a similar growth rate…
Evs, Education: “Exposing the structural violence of private electric automobility”
WE MUST BAN ALL PRIVATE AUTOMOBILES AND TRANSPORT SAY ACADEMIC EXPERTS. Electric vehicles are “VIOLENCE”! EVs are a source of “structural violence”: A wolf in sheep’s clothing: Exposing the structural…
Climate Future Followup: Global Warming will cause more baseball homeruns
Abstract Home runs in baseball—fair balls hit out of the field of play—have risen since 1980, driving strategic shifts in gameplay. Myriad factors likely account for these trends, with some…
Follow up: California drought likely to continue into 2023
100% wrong: As California’s 2022 water year ends this week, the parched state is bracing for another dry year — its fourth in a row. So far, in California’s recorded…
Aviation: Airlines increasing passenger count per flight
Airlines are turning to bigger planes that fit more travelers to handle strong demand. Source: Airlines answer congested airports and rising costs with bigger planes Helps reduce costs by enabling…