No Governor Inslee, Repeal of Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act Won’t Hurt the Climate
July 31, 2024, Master Resource
Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) faces the possibility of repeal this fall. Governor Jay Inslee and others claim the CCA will reduce pollution and help stop climate change. But the CCA isn’t having the slightest effect on the climate, while it is boosting the cost of living for Washington residents. More …
New US-EU Methane Rules Won’t Affect Temperatures
July 9, 2024, Master Resource
In March, the US Environmental Protection Agency published new methane emissions regulations for the oil and gas industry. The European Union enacted new rules to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector in May. Agriculture is also being targeted regarding methane. But methane regulations, even if established worldwide, won’t have a measurable effect on global temperatures. However, they will raise costs for energy and food, impacting consumers and businesses. More …
Climate Activists Are Wrong About Which Energy Source Reduces Air Pollution
June 18, 2024, Washington Examiner
Today’s media are filled with concerns about air pollution. But few people know which energy source has produced the greatest modern reduction in air pollution. The answer isn’t wind or solar energy. More …
Winter Without Your Gasoline Car?
May 15, 2024, Master Resource
January of this year brought near-zero temperatures to Chicago and other northern cites, producing an electric vehicle (EV) charging nightmare. National media showed images of owners pushing dead EVs around charging stations and waiting for hours to try to charge their vehicle. Drivers lucky enough to connect to a charger sat in their freezing-cold automobile, unable to run the heater while the car tried to charge. Nevertheless, the federal government and many states continue to push to eliminate gasoline vehicles. More …
The Looming Electrical Power Shortage
May 1, 2024, Energy Central
People in developed nations take abundant electricity for granted. When asked where electricity comes from, most will point to their wall outlet. But many states in the US are headed for a serious and prolonged shortage of electrical power not seen in decades, driven by rising demand from the artificial intelligence revolution and mandates to adopt green energy. More …
The Age of Underpopulation is Here
April 4, 2024, WND
The age of overpopulation is over. The age of underpopulation is here. After decades of warnings and fear about an overpopulation crisis, population is now rapidly declining in most of the world. The overpopulation disaster predicted by world elites did not occur. More …
Exploding Energy Prices in Costly California
March 12, 2024, Master Resource
Energy prices are skyrocketing in California. The state’s electricity, gasoline, and natural gas prices are amongst the nation’s highest and rising. Green energy policies are the primary cause for high and escalating California energy prices. More …
Green Energy Goals in Conflict: Electric Power
February 27, 2024, Master Resource
Twenty-three states have adopted goals to move to 100 percent clean energy by 2050. State governments propose to retire coal- and gas-fired power plants and adopt wind and solar systems. But these goals conflict with efforts to promote electric vehicles (EVs), electric appliances, and a new rising demand for electric power. More …
Can the Government Create a Green Hydrogen Fuel Industry?
February 13, 2024, Washington Examiner
World leaders promote hydrogen as a possible low-emissions fuel for transportation and industry. Nations have announced hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to support development and supply of hydrogen. But will governments be able to create a new green hydrogen fuel industry? More …
The Next Big Climate Scare: Counting Climate Change Deaths
February 8, 2024, Washington Examiner
The next big climate scare is on the way. Advocates of measures to control the climate now propose that we begin counting deaths from climate change. They appear to believe that if people see a daily announcement of climate deaths, they will be more inclined to accept climate change policies. But it’s not even clear that the current gentle rise in global temperatures is causing more people to die. More …
Get Ready for Another Pointless United Nations Climate Conference
November 28, 2023, Washington Examiner
The United Nations Climate Conference begins November 30 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). More than 70,000 delegates are expected to attend from almost 200 nations. The COP28 event will emit large amounts of carbon dioxide but is unlikely to have any measurable effect on global temperatures. More …
World Leaders Ignore Growing Safety Issues with Green Energy
November 22, 2023, Daily Caller
The nations of the world pursue an unprecedented energy transition. Efforts are underway to force a shift from coal, oil, and natural gas to renewable energy sources by 2050. But key elements of the proposed transition suffer from major safety issues. These are batteries for electric vehicles and electricity storage, and hydrogen fuels for industry. More …
California Aims to Force Adoption of Electric Trucks, But 19 States Sue to Block
November 21, 2023, Master Resource
Earlier this year, California passed regulations that would turn the trucking industry upside down. New mandates for zero emissions trucks would disrupt the industry, raise shipping costs, and put trucking companies out of business. A group including 19 states and several trucking organizations recently filed suit to block the California regulation. More …
Green Hydrogen Needs Vast Subsidies
October 19, 2023 Master Resource
World leaders tout “green hydrogen” as an essential fuel in the renewable energy transition. Today, heavy industries use huge amounts of coal and natural gas to produce products needed by society. Governments propose to replace hydrocarbon fuels with hydrogen fuel, using hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies. But vast subsidies won’t be enough to overcome the insurmountable problems with green hydrogen fuel. More …
The AI Revolution Is Bad News for Net Zero
September 26, 2023, Daily Caller
Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm. New AI applications are announced daily. Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and many other companies tout plans for artificial intelligence capabilities. But the AI revolution is bad news for global efforts to achieve net-zero emissions. More …
Carbon Language: Error on a Global Scale
September 5, 2023, Master Resource
Political and business leaders, educators, and the news media endlessly talk about “carbon.” Newscasters repeatedly warn about “carbon emissions” and “carbon pollution.” States and provinces announce “zero carbon” goals. The United Nations and environmental groups push for a “low-carbon” and a “carbon-neutral” society. But instead, they should all be talking about “carbon dioxide,” not carbon. More …
New Book—Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure
August 22, 2023, Master Resource
Do you think that wind, solar, and batteries can replace the hydrocarbon fuels that power our modern industrialized society? A new book, Green Breakdown, shows why the Net Zero agenda—a forced transition to renewable energy—is costly, dangerous, and destined for failure. Using science, economics, and in-depth analysis, the book exposes the weaknesses in the planned green energy transition and predicts a coming renewable energy failure. More …
The Great Wind and Solar Land Grab
July 31, 2023, The Western Journal
Which is more environmentally friendly, an energy source that uses one unit of land to produce one unit of electricity, or a source that uses 100 units of land to produce one unit of electricity? The answer should be obvious. Nevertheless, green energy advocates call for a huge expansion of wind, solar, and other renewables that use vast amounts of land to replace traditional power plants that use comparatively small amounts of land. More …
Europe’s Crisis: Blame Green Energy Policy
June 28, 2023, Master Resource
The year 2022 was a year of energy disaster for Europe. Citizens and businesses suffered from astronomical prices for natural gas and electricity, sky-high home energy bills, shuttered industrial plants, and bankrupt companies. Observers have blamed COVID-19 supply chain disruptions and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but Europe’s green energy policies were the big elephant in the room. More …
Surging New England Energy Prices: No Surprise
May 30, 2023, Master Resource
New England home heating and electricity prices are on the rise with no end in sight. Consumers paid record high energy bills last winter, even though the winter was not unusually cold. Shortages of natural gas and green energy policies will drive New England prices higher and raise the chance of electricity blackouts. More …
The Practical Impossibility of Large-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage
May 2, 2023, Master Resource
The Environmental Protection Agency is working on a new rule that would set stringent limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from US power plants. Utilities would be required to retrofit existing plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology or to switch to hydrogen fuel. Others call for the use of CCS to decarbonize heavy industry. But the cost of capture and the amount of CO2 that proponents say needs to be captured crush any ideas about feasibility. More …
Electricity Prices Are Soaring in Leading Wind Energy States
March 2, 2023, WND
United States electricity prices are rising rapidly, up 18.1 percent over the last two years. Renewable energy advocates claim that wind and solar installations produce cheaper electricity than traditional power plants, but power prices are rising as more wind and solar is added to the grid. In fact, electricity prices are soaring in leading wind energy states. More …
Green Energy—The Greatest Wealth Transfer to the Rich in History
February 23, 2023, Master Resource
We are in the midst of history’s greatest wealth transfer. Government subsidized support for wind systems, solar arrays, and electric vehicles overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy members of society and rich nations. The poor and middle class pay for green energy programs with higher taxes and higher electricity and energy costs. Developing nations suffer environmental damage to deliver mined materials needed for renewables in rich nations. More …
Are Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Really Worth Taxpayer Money?
February 6, 2023, Daily Caller
Charging at home is a favored feature of electric vehicles (EVs). But public charging stations are needed for long trips and to maximize market penetration of EVs. However, it’s unlikely that charging fees can cover the capital and operating costs of public chargers or make money for investors. More …
Those Attacks on Gas Stoves Aren’t Really about Health
February 1, 2023, Washington Examiner
Earlier this month, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that indoor gas stoves emitted harmful pollution. Several studies claim that the use of gas can cause respiratory illness. The CPSC is considering restrictions on gas stoves, including possible bans in new residential construction. But attacks on gas stoves are based on questionable science and are largely driven by concerns not related to health. More …
California Atmospheric River and Misguided Climate Fear
January 22, 2023, Washington Examiner
For more than three weeks, California has been pummeled by a series of storms arriving one after another from the Pacific Ocean. Torrential rains, mud slides, power outages, and floods plague state residents from north of San Francisco down to Los Angeles, four hundred miles to the south. Scientists attribute this event to an “atmospheric river” condition in the Pacific Ocean. Many also claim that this phenomenon is due to human-caused climate change. More …
Study Calls for Ban on Gas Appliances, Misleads Californians
August, 2020, The American Oil & Gas Reporter
A study published in April by the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California Los Angeles claims residential natural gas causes dangerous indoor and outdoor air pollution, and proposes to eliminate gas from California homes. But the study, Effects of Residential Gas Appliances on Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality and Public Health in California, lacks accuracy and perspective. More…
Green California Has the Nation’s Worst Power Grid
August 18, 2020, Washington Examiner
More than a million Californians suffered power blackouts last Friday evening. When high temperatures caused customer demand to exceed the power available, California electrical utilities used rotating outages to force a reduction in demand. The California grid is the worst in the nation, with green energy policies pursued by the state likely furthering reduced grid reliability. More…
Bernie Scolds Elon Musk for Taking Government Subsidies That Sanders Made Possible
August 12, 2020, WND
In a twitter battle last week, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders criticized Elon Musk for accepting billions of dollars in government support. The exchange erupted over Sanders’ new bill to impose a wealth tax on Musk and other billionaires. But most of the payments received by Musk’s companies came from electric vehicle and solar energy programs that Sanders, green advocates, and state governments established to promote green energy. More…
Coronavirus Accelerates the Trend of Declining US Transit Ridership
August 6, 2020, Washington Examiner
Public transit systems play an important role in transporting people within our major cities. Buses, trains, streetcars, and ferry boats transport more than 27 million people each day in the United States. But U.S. public transit ridership has been declining for the last five years and the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the decline. More…
Fewer Recessions Thanks to the Shale Revolution
January 31, 2020, World Net Daily
The United States economy currently enjoys the longest period of expansion in history. The economy has been growing for more than ten and a half years, since the end of the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Behind the current expansion is the rise of the US to become the world’s leading energy producer. More…
Pelosi, Casten, and Dems: Wasting Taxpayer Money at the Madrid Climate Conference
December 13, 2019, Energy Central
Fourteen Democrat members of Congress have arrived at the United Nations Climate Conference in Madrid. Speaker Nancy Pelosi leads the US delegation, which includes Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Representative Sean Casten of Illinois. However, there is little evidence that the conference will have any effect on the climate, but Ms. Pelosi’s delegation will spend a lot of taxpayer money. More…
The Silly Notion of “Speed Limits for Ships”
November 22, 2019, Climate Depot
Occasionally a report appears which claims to be wisdom, but after careful analysis, offers solutions that don’t make much sense. Such a report was issued earlier this month by United Kingdom consulting firm GL Reynolds, titled “The multi-issue mitigation potential of reducing ship speeds.” The report proposes that we can reduce global warming by imposing speed limits on ocean-going ships. More…
Your SUV Did Not Cause the California Wildfires
November 12, 2019, Washington Examiner
California nears the end of another disastrous wildfire season. Governor Newsom and others blame human-caused climate change for California fire destruction. But causes for the destructiveness of these fires appear to be dominated by other factors, not emissions from power plants or sport utility vehicles. More…
“Electrify Everything” Policies Would Eliminate Gas Heating and Cooking
November 1, 2019, TheInvadingSea
Natural gas and propane serve as excellent low-cost fuels for heating and cooking. Last year, natural gas usage grew faster than renewables in the United States. But advocates of green energy policies would eliminate gas for heating and cooking. More…
Modern Transportation—A Miracle Under Attack
August 9, 2019, World Net Daily
Modern transportation is amazing. Each day, millions of people fly, drive, or are transported across our world for business, pleasure, or to see distant family members. These trips, which are powered by petroleum-based fuels, were all but impossible a century ago. But today, many of our leaders call for elimination of hydrocarbon-fueled transportation. More…
Never Have US Health Professionals Been So Foolish
July 23, 2019, NewsBlaze
Last month, 74 US medical and public health groups released a “U.S. Call to Action,” declaring climate change a “true public health emergency” that can be solved by “urgent action.” The statement calls for a transition away from hydrocarbon energy and move to a low-carbon economy. But actual weather and health trends don’t support either the alarm or the demanded actions. More…
Battery Storage—An Infinitesimal Part of Electrical Power
June 28, 2019, Energy Central
Large-scale storage of electricity is the latest proposed solution to boost the deployment of renewables. Renewable energy advocates, businesses, and state governments plan to use batteries to store electricity to solve the problem of intermittent wind and solar output. But large-scale storage is only an insignificant part of the electrical power industry and doomed to remain so for decades to come. More…
Why Resources Aren’t “Natural” and Will Never Run Out
May 15, 2019, WattsUpWithThat
Last week, the World Wildlife Fund proclaimed May 10 to be Europe’s “Overshoot Day,” the day that Europe consumed its portion of Earth’s resources for the year. The WWF, the United Nations, and universities continue to warn that modern society is rapidly depleting our natural resources. But instead, trends show that for all practical purposes, Earth’s resources will never run out. More…
New England Curtails Amid World Natural Gas Boom
April 9, 2019, Master Resource
Global usage of natural gas continues to grow rapidly. Gas is an essential low-cost, non-polluting fuel for heating, cooking, industrial use, and generation of electrical power. But states in New England, New York, and some nations seek to curtail the use of natural gas. More…
Progressives Say No to Meat, But the World Thinks Otherwise
March 20, 2019, World Net Daily
Once again, meat consumption is under attack by progressive leaders. Politicians and the United Nations call on all of us to eat more plant-based foods and less meat and dairy products in the name of saving the planet. But it’s clear that most people across the world disagree. More…
100 Percent Renewable Cities—Is Your Mayor Smarter than a 5th Grader?
February 19, 2019, The Western Journal
Mayors in more than 100 US cities have announced plans to transition their electrical power systems to 100 percent renewable by 2050. They propose replacement of traditional coal, natural gas, and nuclear generating stations with wind, solar, and wood-fired stations. But none of these mayors has a plausible idea of how to meet their commitment. More…
The Obvious Biomass Emissions Error
February 6, 2019, The Western Journal
When Thomas Edison established his Pearl Street power plant in New York City in 1892, he used coal for fuel, not wood. Wood fuel could not compete with the cost of coal in 1892 and it still can’t today. Nevertheless, burning of biomass is widely regarded as sustainable and promoted as a solution for climate change, especially in Europe. More…
Sustainable Fuels Unlikely to Replace Hydrocarbons for Air Travel
January 2, 2019, Master Resource
Air travel is a miracle of our modern society. In 1620, the pilgrims took 65 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean by sailing ship and two passengers died during that hazardous journey. Today, a single jumbo jet safely transports more than 300 passengers from London to New York in under eight hours. Millions flew to see loved ones this last Christmas. But jet planes burn hydrocarbon fuel, an energy source under attack. More…
As the UN Holds Global Climate Talks, Climate Consensus is Crumbling
December 4, 2018, Western Journal
The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24), a United Nations-led effort to fight global climate change, began Monday in Katowice, Poland. More than 15,000 attendees from 190 nations are expected to participate. But as delegates arrive at Katowice 2018, the global climate consensus is crumbling. More…
The Frightful Cost of Virginia Offshore Wind
November 19, 2018, Western Journal
On November 6, Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) regulatory agency approved a project to construct wind turbines near Virginia Beach. The plan calls for construction of turbines 27 miles off the coast, to begin operation by the end of 2020. Virginia electricity rate-payers will pay the exorbitant costs of this project. More…
Unfounded Fears About Synthetic Pesticides
November 14, 2018, World Net Daily
Our modern society suffers from “chemophobia,” a fear of industrially-made chemicals. Synthetic pesticides, used to control insects, rodents, and weeds and to boost crop yields, are a major concern for many people. But the evidence shows that everyday exposure to synthetic pesticides is negligible and that widespread pesticide fears are unfounded. More…
100 Percent Renewable Energy—Poor Policy for Electricity Rate Payers
October 29, 2018, Master Resource
Two states and more than 80 cities and counties have now announced a goal of receiving 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources. Wind, solar, and biofuels are proposed to replace electricity from coal, natural gas, and nuclear power plants. But evidence is mounting that 100 percent renewables is poor policy for U.S. households and businesses. More…
The Emerging U.S. Energy Powerhouse
October 9, 2018, The Washington Times
The United States is emerging as the world’s energy powerhouse. Two months ago, the US became the largest producer of crude oil. Exports of crude oil, oil products, and natural gas are rising rapidly. The “keep it in the ground” movement is losing ground. More…
Electric Cars: Will Any Auto Company Make Money?
August 21, 2018, The Washington Times
Tesla reported second quarter results earlier this month. Despite losing $718 million during the quarter, Tesla shares rose 16 percent on renewed promises of profitability. Driven by government incentives and mandates, world automakers have announced big electric car introduction plans. But will any electric car firm be able to make money? More…
All of These Climate Change Lawsuits Will Be Thrown Out
July 27, 2018, The Daily Caller
Last week, a federal judge dismissed New York City’s climate change lawsuit against five major oil companies. Last month, another federal judge dismissed similar global warming claims against oil firms brought by San Francisco and Oakland. More than a dozen climate lawsuits filed during the last year by cities and counties seek billions of dollars in damages from oil and gas companies. But it appears that all of these lawsuits will eventually be thrown out. More…
“Contributing to”—Foolish Words in the Climate Change Debate
July 3, 2018, World Net Daily
Earlier this month, The New York Times featured an article titled “Hockey in the Desert.” The article concluded that by building a hockey stadium in Las Vegas, the National Hockey League was contributing to climate change. The phrase “contributing to” is used over and over by political leaders and the media to voice concern about human-caused global warming, but “contributing to climate change” is a meaningless phrase. More…
Protesters Aren’t Stopping US Pipeline Network Growth
June 27, 2018, Master Resource
Opposition to oil and gas pipelines produces sensational headlines. Protests of the Keystone XL, Dakota Access, and numerous smaller projects are well-covered by the media, creating the impression of an industry halted by public outcry. But the US pipeline network is steadily expanding and safety is improving. More…
The Myth of Dangerous Acid Rain
May 23, 2018, Master Resource
For almost a month, the ongoing saga of the eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has captured the attention of world media. Fountains of red-orange fire, lava flows, and ash-plume explosions destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee the area. But media warnings about dangerous acid rain resurrected a long-believed myth of the environmental movement. More…
Eastern States Promote Offshore Wind Systems, but Offshore Systems Are Expensive and High Risk
May 17, 2018, The Daily Caller
Several eastern US states are planning major investments in offshore wind. Wind turbines are touted as clean, green, and economically sound. But experience from around the world shows that offshore wind systems are both expensive and at high risk for early system degradation. More…
Fund Managers Predict the Decline of Oil, But We’ve Heard This Before
May 9, 2018, Washington Examiner
World fund managers predict a fall in the value of oil companies. According to a survey published last month in the United Kingdom, climate change risks will force a lower valuation of oil company stock prices within the next five years. But despite many predictions of demise over the last 50 years, global consumption of hydrocarbon energy continues to grow. More…
Earth Day 2018 Was About Plastic Pollution—But Greens Missed the Target
April 26, 2018, The Daily Caller
April 22 was designated by the Earth Day Network as Earth Day 2018. This year’s Earth Day was dedicated to ending global plastic pollution. While efforts to reduce plastic pollution are needed, the campaign missed the mark by emphasizing measures to eliminate the use of plastics. More…
The Coming Global Forest Regrowth
February 20, 2018, The Daily Caller
Last month, Pope Francis visited Peru and spoke about preserving the biodiversity of the Amazon rain forest. For decades, environmental groups have lamented the shrinking of world forests. But trends now point to a coming regrowth of global forests. More…
Downsizing Movie—More Tired Overpopulation Nonsense
February 15, 2018, The Daily Caller
The movie Downsizing opened in December of last year, eventually grossing about $40 million worldwide. The movie’s main characters are shrunk to five inches tall, part of an effort to reduce the size of people, reduce their environmental footprint, and save the planet. It’s a fun fantasy, but Downsizing repeats tired fears of overpopulation that have wrongly plagued us for decades. More…
Global Investment in Renewable Energy Has Stalled
February 6, 2018, The Daily Caller
Last month the Trump Administration announced a decision to apply a 30 percent tariff on imported solar cells and panels. The Solar Industries Association denounced the measure, projecting job losses and cancellation of solar investments. But the solar tariff discussion hides a larger renewable energy issue. Global investment in renewables has stalled in the US, in Europe, and in many markets across the world. More…
Today’s Food—A Modern Agricultural Miracle
January 24, 2018, The Daily Caller
Agriculture is under attack. Environmentalists label modern farming as unsustainable, blaming farming for polluting the planet and destroying the climate. But today’s food is abundant and nutritious—a modern agricultural miracle. More…
New York’s Silly Climate Suit
January 14, 2018, The Washington Times
On January 10, the city of New York filed suit against BP, Chevron, Conoco-Phillips, ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell. The suit accuses oil companies of causing dangerous climate change and damage to New York City, seeking monetary compensation. But history will rank this action high in the annals of human superstition. More…
California: Legalize Marijuana, but Ban Particle Pollution?
January 10, 2018, The Daily Caller
On January 1, California began legalized recreational use of marijuana. That same day, a new California law regulating particle emissions from leaf blowers and lawn mowers went into effect. But cannabis users inhale thousands of times more small particles from smoking than they breathe in from outdoor air. More…
Electrification—The Road to Higher Energy Prices
January 3, 2018, Master Resource
“Electrification” is the new buzz word touted by climate fighters and environmental groups. Where electrification once meant providing electricity to people, today it often means elimination of traditional fuels. But the only tangible result of green electrification policies will be higher energy prices. More…
What Cannibis Growers Know that Climate Scientists Don’t Know
December 2, 2017, Daily Caller
On November 3, the U.S. Global Change Research Program released the Fourth National Climate Assessment, a 477-page document filled with concern about Earth’s changing climate. The study concluded that human emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) cause dangerous global warming. But cannabis growers know something that climate scientists apparently don’t know. More…
Tax Bill Attacked for Loss of Electric Car Subsidy, But Most Americans Don’t Want Electric Cars
November 20, 2017, Master Resource
The Republican-led tax bill in the House of Representatives proposes to eliminate the $7,500 tax credit for purchases of electric cars. Green advocates of “electrification” are already attacking the bill for the loss of the subsidy. But it’s clear that most Americans don’t want electric cars. More…
Are US Vehicle Mileage Standards Obsolete?
November 8, 2017, Master Resource
Regulations to reduce fuel consumption and to increase vehicle mileage were born during the oil shock of the 1970s. But within the last decade, the fracking revolution reestablished the United States as the world’s energy superpower. More…
“The World Jumped to a Conclusion”
April 2016, Coal People Magazine, by Debra McCown
These days, climate-change deniers—people who maintain that the theory of man-made global warming is a case of overblown hype—are sometimes ostracized. But they’re right nonetheless, says Steve Goreham…More…
Did We Really Save the Ozone Layer?
October 26, 2015, Communities Digital News
Another year has passed and that stubborn Ozone Hole over Antarctica refuses to go away. Data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows that the Ozone Hole for the fall maximum season grew 22 percent from 2104 to 2015. More…
Shale Shock: How the World Has Changed
September 30, 2015, Communities Digital News
The world has changed. Although few yet understand it, the revolution in the production of oil and natural gas from shale has altered the course of global energy, affecting most of the world’s people. This is not a short-term event. Citizens, industries and nations will be impacted for decades to come. More…
Apple and Google Pour Billions Down a Green Drain
August 22, 2015, Communities Digital News
Business has been captured by Climatism, the belief that humans are causing dangerous global warming. Leading businesses announce plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, purchase renewable energy, use vehicle biofuels, and buy carbon credits. But there is no evidence that commercial policies to “fight” climate change have any measureable effect on global temperatures. More…
Is Small Particle Air Pollution Really Killing Americans?
July 1, 2015, Communities Digital News
Unnoticed by most citizens, last week the United States Senate introduced the “Secret Science Reform Act of 2015.” The act is aimed at the Environmental Protections Agency’s practice of refusing to disclose data from scientific studies that support new pollution regulations. The act indirectly questions the EPA assertion that Americans are dying today from small particle air pollution. More…
Lessons from Europe—Recipe for a High Cost Energy System
May 26, 2015, Communities Digital News
While President Obama promotes renewable energy and members of Congress argue about energy policy, a renewable energy disaster is unfolding in Europe. More…
“Buy Locally”—Horse and Buggy Advice from the Green Movement
April 21, 2015, Communities Digital News
“Buy locally” is among the most foolish edicts in the long list of commandments from today’s environmental movement. Local sourcing is proposed by our universities as the solution for saving the rain forests, reducing pollution, and halting global warming. We’d expect such advice from an out-of-touch grandparent, but not our intellectual leaders. More…
States Should Defy Unlawful EPA Carbon Dioxide Rules
March 18, 2015, Communities Digital News
Last June, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its Clean Power Plan as a nationwide regulation to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electrical power plants. More…
Petroleum: A Magnificent Material Much Maligned
February 17, 2015, Communities Digital News
The use of petroleum is under attack as never before in today’s society. But contrary to the cries of critics, petroleum and the things people can do with petroleum are a modern miracle and a foundation of modern society. More…
2014: Year of Futility in the Fight Against Climate Change
December 29, 2014, Communities Digital News
The year 2014 was another year of futility in the fight against climate change. Climatists redoubled efforts to convince citizens that urgent action is needed to stop dangerous global warming. But the gap between public warnings and actual events produced an endless stream of climate irony. More…
A Rare Debate on the “Settled Science” of Climate Change
October 2, 2014, Communities Digital News
In 1997 during the Kyoto Protocol Treaty negotiations in Japan, Dr. Robert Watson, then Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, was asked about scientists who challenge United Nations conclusions that global warming was man-made. He answered, “The science is settled…we’re not going to reopen it here.” Thus began one of the greatest propaganda lines in support of the theory of human-caused global warming. On June 19th of this year, the University of Northern Iowa held a debate on climate change… More…
With Global Conflict at the Door, World Leaders Pursue Futile Climate Efforts
September 18, 2014, Communities Digital News
On September 23, representatives from 190 nations will gather at United Nations headquarters in New York City, including 125 heads of state. President Obama and other world leaders will attend to discuss the urgent problem of climate change, seeking common ground in preparation for a “meaningful global agreement in 2015.” At the same time, Europe is threatened by conflict in Eastern Ukraine and ISIS beheads US citizens in the Middle East. More…
Environmental Groups Have Lost the War Against Fracking
June 11, 2014, Communities Digital News
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a technique to remove natural gas and oil from shale formations, has been under withering assault from environmental groups for much of the last decade. Fracking has been blamed for contamination of drinking water, air pollution, earthquakes, water shortages, global warming, radiation discharge, and even cancer. But it appears that environmentalists have lost the war against fracking. More…
America’s Power Grid at the Limit: The Road to Electrical Blackouts
April 23, 2014, Communities Digital News
Americans take electricity for granted. Electricity powers our lights, our computers, our offices, and our industries. But misguided environmental policies are eroding the reliability of our power system. More…
Renewable Energy in Decline
March 1, 2014, Communities Digital News
The global energy outlook has changed radically in just six years. President Obama was elected in 2008 by voters who believed we were running out of oil and gas, that climate change needed to be halted, and that renewables were the energy source of the near future. But an unexpected transformation of energy markets and politics may instead make 2014 the year of peak renewables. More…
Coming Changes in Energy and Climate Regulation
Spring, 2014, The Source
For more than 20 years, industries producing natural gas and other hydrocarbon fuels have operated under the shadow of climate change. In an effort to stabilize the climate, world governments have enacted thousands of regulations designed to suppress the use of hydrocarbon energy and instead promote the use of renewable energy. But a major change is coming in climate and energy regulation. More…
Bitter Cold Blasts Chicago, a City Fighting Climate Change
January 7, 2014, The Washington Times
Chicago was blasted Monday by its coldest weather in 18 years. Sub-zero temperatures and wind gusts of up to 35 miles per hour produced wind chills of minus 40 F. The deep freeze followed a winter storm that blanketed the area with 6 to 10 inches of snow on Sunday. The extreme cold and snow was a natural retort to Chicago’s policies to fight global warming. More…
Climate Change: The Rest of the Story
American Coal Magazine
Today, the world is in the grip of a madness. President Obama and another 192 heads-of-state have accepted the idea that mankind is causing dangerous climate change. More…
National Renewable Electricity Standard: Why Raise Electricity Prices?
December 18, 2013, The Washington Times
Earlier the month, Representatives Jared Polis (D Colorado), Ben Ray Luján (D New Mexico), and Ann Kuster (D New Hampshire) introduced the National Renewable Electricity Act of 2013 (RES Act) into the US House of Representatives. More…
World Agricultural Output Continues to Rise, Despite Predictions of Decline
November 26, 2013, The Washington Times
The year 2013 has been a great year for global agriculture. Record world production of rice and healthy production of wheat and corn produced strong harvests across the world. These gains were achieved despite continuing predictions that world agricultural output is headed for a decline. More…
United Nations Tells Business: Support Us on Climate Change
November 19, 2013, The Washington Times
Business must lobby governments to fight climate change, according to the United Nations. On November 14th as part of the current Warsaw climate conference, the UN issued a new report titled, “Guide for Rsponsible Corporate Engagement in Climate Policy,” urging active business participation in the UN climate crusade. But is this the best course for business to serve customers and protect the environment? More…
Wood Burning Power Plants: Misguided Climate Change Solution?
November 8, 2013, The Washington Times
Is wood the best fuel to generate electricity? Despite wood’s low energy density and high cost, utilities in the US and abroad are switching from coal to wood to produce electrical power. The switch to wood is driven by regulations from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other international organizations. These regulations are based on the false assumption that burning wood reduces carbon dioxide emissions. More…
US Citizens Pay for “Solar School” Foolishness
October 31, 2013, The Washington Times
Solar systems are being installed at hundreds of schools across the United States. Educators use solar panels to teach students about the “miracle” of energy sourced from the sun. But a closer look at these projects shows poor economics and a big bill for citizens. More…
The Ongoing Attack on Global Warming Skeptics
October 23, 2013, The Washington Times
“Denial” is a venomous term applied to those skeptical about the role of humans in global climate change, meant to equate climate change skeptics with Holocaust deniers. True believers in the theory of man-made climate change can’t understand how anyone can question the “overwhelming evidence” that mankind is causing dangerous global warming. Who can be opposed to saving the planet? More…
Carbon Capture and Storage—the Edsel of Energy Policies
October 15, 2013, The Washington Times
The war on climate change has produced many dubious “innovations.” Intermittent wind and solar energy sources, carbon markets that buy and sell “hot air,” and biofuels that burn food as we drive are just a few examples. But carbon capture and storage is the Edsel of energy policies. More…
Climate Change is Dominated by the Water Cycle—Not Carbon Dioxide
October 7, 2013, The Washington Times
Climate scientists are obsessed with carbon dioxide. The newly released Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claims that “radiative forcing” from human-emitted CO2 is the leading driver of climate change. Carbon dioxide is blamed for everything from causing more droughts, floods, and hurricanes, to endangering polar bears and acidifying the oceans. But Earth’s climate is dominated by water, not carbon dioxide. More…
Climate Policies Lock Chains on Developing Nations
September 30, 2013, The Washington Times
As part of his climate change initiative announced in June, President Obama declared, “Today I’m calling for an end of public financing for new coal plants overseas unless they deploy carbon capture technologies, or there’s no other viable way for the poorest countries to generate electricity.” Restrictions on financing will reduce the supply and increase the cost of electrical power in developing nations, prolonging global poverty. More…
Sea Level Rise: Climate Change and an Ocean of Natural Variability
September 19, 2013, The Washington Times
Sea level rise is the greatest disaster predicted by Climatism, the belief in catastrophic climate change. Today, leading scientific organizations support the idea that the ocean level is rising due to man-made emissions. Further, they claim to be able to measure ocean level to a high degree of accuracy. But a look at natural ocean variation shows that official sea level measurements are nonsense. More…
A Science-Based Rebuttal to Global Warming Alarmism
September 10, 2013, The Washington Times
On September 23, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is scheduled to release the first portion of its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). AR5 will conclude once again that mankind is causing dangerous climate change. But one week prior on September 17, the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) will release its second report, titled Climate Change Reconsidered II (CCR-II). My advance review of CCR-II shows it to be a powerful scientific counter to the theory of man-made global warming. More…
Wind Turbines Clutter the North German Countryside
August 28, 2013, The Washington Times
Earlier this month, my wife and I toured the scenic German countryside of Schleswig-Holstein. We drove northwest from Hamburg, the largest city in the North German Plain, to St. Peter-Ording, a small resort town on the North Sea. We traversed fields of sheep and cattle, vegetables, corn, and grain, and passed historic towns of quaint homes with thatched roofs. But towering over all was a vast number of giant wind turbines. More…
Why the Climate Models are Wrong
July 30, 2013, The Washington Times
Climate science is in turmoil. Contrary to predictions by the world’s leading climate models and despite rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years. How can it be that the climate models are wrong? More…
Hot Weather and Climate Change—A Mountain from a Molehill?
July 3, 2013, The Washington Times
On Sunday, Death Valley temperatures reached 129oF, a new June record high for the United States, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas reached 117oF, tying the previous record set in 1942 and 2005. National Geographic, NBC News, and other media ran stories attributing the Southwest heat wave to human-caused global warming. But history shows that today’s temperatures are nothing extraordinary. More…
President Obama’s Climate Initiative—The Bad News and Good News
June 26, 2013, The Washington Times
In his speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday, President Obama announced, “So today…I’m directing the Environmental Protection Agency to put an end to the limitless dumping of carbon pollution from our power plants and complete new pollution standards for both new and existing power plants.” This is the first proposal in the President’s new climate initiative. The President also called for expanded efforts to use “clean energy” and for the US to lead the world in bold actions to “combat climate change.” More…
Vanishing Snow: Should There Be A Law?
June 18, 2013, The Washington Times
Last month, more than 100 ski resorts joined the Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP) Climate Declaration. The BICEP declaration urges that Americans “use less electricity,” “drive a more efficient car,” and choose “clean energy” to combat climate change. Ski resorts are concerned that global warming will reduce snowfall and hurt the skiing industry. More…
Offshore Wind: The Enormously Expensive Energy Alternative
June 7, 2013, The Washington Times
The US Department of the Interior announced the first offshore wind energy lease sale earlier this month. Interior plans a July auction of 164,750 acres off the southern coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts for commercial wind farms. But why are federal and state governments promoting expensive offshore wind energy? More…
Revisiting Climategate as Climatism Falters
June 6, 2013, Master Resource
Climatism, the belief that man-made greenhouse gases are destroying Earth’s climate, is on the wane. Once riding high, the ideology of man-made climate change is losing its influence in governments across the world. Climategate, the release of e-mails from the University of East Anglia, called the science of dangerous warming into question and turned the tide of global opinion. More…
Is It a Failure to Communicate, or Faulty Climate Science?
May 29, 2013, The Washington Times
Earlier this month, a New York Times article by Andy Revkin voiced concern over a gap between “the consensus” of climate scientists and public acceptance of the theory of human-caused global warming. Revkin pointed to a study published in April by Dr. John Cook and other researchers, which claimed that 97 percent of scientific papers over the last decade “endorsed the consensus” of man-made warming. But is it a failure to communicate the science to the public, or a case of bad science? More…
Obama Administration Supports Fracking and Natural Gas, Despite Environmental Opposition
May 22, 2013, The Washington Times
Last Thursday, the US Department of the Interior released a draft proposal that would “establish common-sense safety standards for hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands.” Last Friday, the US Department of Energy (DOE) approved a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Freeport, Texas. Despite opposition from environmental groups, the Obama administration apparently supports the expansion of the natural gas industry and the controversial technology of hydraulic fracturing. These events are welcome common sense from an administration that is typically deep in green ideology. More…
Does Solar Energy Actually Make Massachusetts Safer?
May 17, 2013, The Washington Times
Earlier this month, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick announced that his state reached the goal of 250 megawatts of installed solar energy capacity. “When we set ambitious goals and invest in achieving them, Massachusetts wins,” said the governor. “The many businesses and homeowners who have taken advantage of cost effective renewable energy installations are helping to create both a safer and more prosperous Commonwealth for the next generation.” But if we look a little closer, it’s not clear that the Massachusetts push for solar is cost effective or makes citizens safer. More…
Shepherd or Shoot Goats in the Name of Climate Change
May 9, 2013, The Washington Times
O’Hare Airport will finally get its goats. The Department of Aviation of the City of Chicago has awarded a contract to a private firm to provide 25 goats to munch vegetation at the city’s airport. These “green lawn mowers” will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions to sustain the planet. More…
The Tragedy of Climatism: Resource Misuse on a Global Scale
May 2, 2013, The Washington Times
Last week, thirteen members of the House of Representatives introduced a resolution “recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women.” The resolution implied that man-made climate change was responsible for impacts on global women, stating “food insecure women with limited socioeconomic resources may be vulnerable to situations such as sex work, transactional sex, and early marriage that put them at risk for HIV, STIs, unplanned pregnancy, and poor reproductive health.” But the resolution ignores the real tragedy, the tragedy of misguided policies to combat climate change. More…
Is It Time to End Ethanol Vehicle Fuel Mandates?
April 17, 2013, The Washington Times
Last week, Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and other lawmakers introduced legislation in the House of Representatives calling for major changes in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS is the reason why most US automobile fuel contains ten percent ethanol. The bill would eliminate the current mandate to blend 15 billion gallons of corn ethanol into fuel by 2022 and ban ethanol fuel content over ten percent. But are ethanol mandates good public policy? More…
Pacific Export Terminals: The Raging Environmental War on Coal
April 10, 2013, The Washington Times
Exports from the Pacific Northwest are an ongoing battleground in the environmental war on coal. Last week, the Sierra Club and three other groups announced that they would file suit against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and six coal companies over shipments of coal in open-topped train cars. The announcement is an escalation in the three-year battle to stop new export terminals proposed for ports in Washington and Oregon. Underlying all the rhetoric is a concern that mankind is causing dangerous global warming. More…
Obama Promotes Electric Cars, But They Still Fall Short
March 19, 2013, The Washington Times
Last Friday, President Obama once again pitched electric cars during his presentation at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. At one point, he called for an end to gasoline-powered vehicles, “…but the only way to really break this cycle of spiking gas prices…is to shift our cars entirely—our cars and trucks—off oil.” The President has a remarkable faith in the value of electric cars, but this trust is not well supported by science or economics. More…
Keystone Pipeline: Housecats Have More Emissions Impact
March 4, 2013, The Washington Times
On Friday, the Department of State released a 2,000-page draft review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project. If approved, the pipeline will carry up to 830,000 barrels of oil per day from oil sands in Canada and the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota and Montana to Gulf Coast refineries. The review did not recommend approval of the pipeline, but raised no major objections, concluding that the project was “unlikely to have a substantial impact” on the climate or oil sands production. Nevertheless, the same-day outrage from liberal politicians and environmental groups was caustic. More…
Climate Change: Key Mission for the US Navy?
March 3, 2013, The Washington Times
The United States Navy has embraced climate change ideology. In an interview with the Boston Globe on March 9, Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, the Navy’s top officer in the Pacific, stated that climate change was the biggest long-term threat in the Pacific region and “probably the most likely thing that is going to happen…that will cripple the security environment, probably more likely than the other scenarios we all often talk about.” It’s troubling that the top officers of our Navy have accepted the misguided theory of man-made climate change. More…
Using Energy and Happy About It
February 27, 2013, The Washington Times
Last week I received a “Home Energy Report” flyer from Commonwealth Edison, my electricity provider in northern Illinois. The leaflet compared my energy usage to neighbors over the last two months and declared, “You used 41% MORE electricity than your efficient neighbors.” Should I be concerned about this? More…
Renewable Energy’s Big Secret
February 20, 2013, The Washington Times
Climate change has again moved to center stage. Last week in his State of the Union address, President Obama stated, “But for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change.” Two days later, Senators Sanders and Boxer introduced a legislative package calling for a carbon tax on coal mines, refineries, and natural gas facilities. On Sunday, an estimated 35,000 climate crusaders joined a rally on the national mall in Washington, urging President Obama to block the Keystone XL pipeline project. More…
Teaching Climatism in Schools—Next Generation Science Standards
February 6, 2013, The Washington Times
Man-made global warming must be taught in our schools, according to the latest release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The January draft release of the NGSS by the National Research Council is a recommendation for concepts to be used by states in kindergarten through high school. But the recommendations are filled with ideology and unproven assumptions about climate change. More…
Government Issues Warning, But Are Rising Temperatures a Health Risk?
January 15, 2013, The Washington Times
Last Friday, the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) issued a draft report titled “Climate Change and the American People.” The report was produced by the 60-person NCADAC and supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of our federal government. The report concludes that “Climate change is already affecting the American people” and that US communities will face “economic or health-related challenges.” Sadly, common sense is hard to find in the 1146-page document. More…
Lisa Jackson Leaving EPA and Path of Economic Destruction
January 2, 2013, The Washington Times
Lisa Jackson, President Obama’s chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, resigned last week. For four years she led our nation down a regulatory path of economic destruction unmatched in the 40-year history of the EPA. New regulations from Ms. Jackson’s reign of terror impact power plants, industrial plants, refineries, and vehicles, as well as the cost of almost all goods and services. Unless her policies are rolled back, Americans will pay for decades with higher energy prices, job losses, and economic stagnation in exchange for negligible environmental benefits. More…
Kerry as Secretary of State: Global Warming First, World Hunger, Disease, and Nuclear Arms Second
December 24, 2012, The Washington Times
With barely a whimper from the media, John Kerry is President Obama’s official nominee for Secretary of State. Mr. Kerry is the senior Senator from Massachusetts, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and was the 2004 presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. Kerry has also been a long-time crusader in the effort to try to stop global warming. More…
Unfounded Fears? Mayan End of the World and Climate Catastrophe
December 18, 2012, The Washington Times
The Mayan calendar is about to end, and with it, the world. People love nothing more than an apocalypse. Meteor collisions, alien invasions, super volcanoes, nuclear winter, and global warming all provide great material for mass entertainment and breathless news reporting. More…
Doha Conference: United States Must Pay for Climate Change “Loss and Damage”
December 12, 2012, The Washington Times
The United States must pay for its evil carbon-emitting ways. According to the United Nations Doha Climate Conference that ended on December 8, developing nations should be compensated for “associated loss and damage” from climate change by the wealthy nations. Developing nations will now pursue industrialized nations for compensation from sea level rise, extreme weather, and other events allegedly caused by past emissions of greenhouse gases. Since the US was the world’s leading emitter of greenhouse gases until 2007 when China assumed the lead, the US is the primary target of this conclusion. More…
Misguided PBS Spreads Acid Ocean Alarm
December 11, 2012, The Washington Times
On December 6, the PBS News Hour showed a segment titled “Endangered Coral Reefs Die as Ocean Temperatures Rise and Water Turns Acidic,” with Hari Sreenivasan reporting. The story discussed the recent loss of Florida coral reefs and the possible impact on recreation and tourism if reef degradation continues. But PBS wrongly told viewers that reef degradation was due to warmer ocean temperatures and “ocean acidification,” both allegedly caused by human carbon dioxide emissions. Sreenivasan concluded with, “Time that maybe is running out for coral reefs in Florida and elsewhere.” More…
The EPA and December 7th—A Date that will Live in Infamy
December 7, 2012, The Washington Times
December 7, 2009 is a date that will live in infamy. Not in memory of the attack on Pearl Harbor, but the day the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared carbon dioxide to be a pollutant under the Clean Air Act. More…
So, How’s Your Green Energy Stock Doing?
December 1, 2012, The Washington Times
Is green energy a fad that has run its course? The investment community seems to think so. RENIXX® World, the Renewable Energy Industrial Index of the world’s top green energy companies, hit an all-time low below 146 on November 21, down more than 90 percent from the December 2007 peak. More…
A Subsidy That’s Blowin’ in the Wind
November 26, 2012, The Washington Times
The U.S. wind industry is in despair. The Production Tax Credit (PTC), a subsidy of 2.2 cents per kilowatt hour to producers of electricity from wind turbines, is set to expire at the end of this year. The American Wind Energy Association cites a study by Navigant Consulting, claiming that, “…37,000 Americans stand to lose their jobs by the end of the first quarter of 2013 if Congress does not extend the PTC.” More…
Climate Alarmism: Using Our Fear of Hurricanes
November 4, 2012, Politico
Hurricane Sandy has come and gone, leaving a path of destruction. More than a 100 people have been killed and 8.5 million lost power. Nineteen states from Maine to Tennessee were impacted, with deaths reported in 10 states. Widespread flooding and fires caused extensive damage in New Jersey and New York. More than two feet of snow fell in western Maryland, West Virginia, and parts of Tennessee. The power of nature in action is frightening to behold. But some believe that mankind is now causing hurricanes… More…
Climate and State High Temperature Records–Where’s the Beef?
October 24, 2012, Polymontana
The summer of 2012 will be remembered as a hot one by most Americans. Beginning with an unseasonably warm spring, the year continued with a prolonged heat wave into July and August in the Midwest and other locations. Temperatures exceeded triple digits for days in Colorado, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, and many other heartland states, producing the worst agricultural drought since the 1950s. Temperatures were described by the news media as “broiling,” “sizzling,” “scorching,” “frying,” and “unprecedented…” Climate alarmism was as hot as the weather… More…
2012 Presidential Debate: Not One Word about Climate Change
October 9, 2012, News Blaze
The silence about climate change was deafening in the first 2012 presidential debate. In 90 minutes, neither President Obama nor Governor Romney mentioned climate change or global warming, despite many opportunities to do so. This “omission” was noted by The Atlantic, The Hill, and other websites… More…
Sounding the ice cap alarm while ignoring the elephant
September 28, 2012, PhillyBurbs
On Sept. 20, the PBS News Hour did a segment titled “Arctic Icecap Shrinks to Record Low Level,” with Ray Suarez interviewing Walt Meier of the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Ray leads off the segment: “The seasonal shrinkage in Arctic ice is more extensive than ever before…According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, the low point came on Sunday, when ice covered just 24 percent of the Arctic Ocean. The previous low of 29 percent was set in 2007.” The substance of the PBS segment was correct but misleading for what it did not tell viewers… More…
The President Decides to Stick with Climatism
September 17, 2012, Tampa Bay Online
In President Obama’s remarks to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, he stated, “…My plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet—because climate change is not a hoax. More droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke. They’re a threat to our children’s future. And in this election you can do something about it.” The president’s remarks support the ideology of Climatism—the belief that manmade greenhouse gases are destroying Earth’s climate… More…
Al Gore’s “Climate Reality” CEO, Maggie L. Fox, Cancels Climate Change Discussion
September 17, 2011, Icecap
On Wednesday, September 14, Al Gore commenced a 24-hour global web broadcast titled “Climate Reality” to “reveal the complete truth about the climate crisis.” Mr. Gore’s introductory video clip stated: “Across the globe, cataclysmic weather events are occurring with such regularity that it’s being called ‘a new normal.’” Maggie L. Fox, President and CEO of the Climate Reality project, and I were scheduled for an on-air discussion on the topic of climate change… More…
Will California Reject Climatism?
October 30, 2010, Big Government
On November 2, American citizens will go to the polls to elect our political leaders. One state measure demands the attention of environmental and energy interests across the nation: Proposition 23 in California. More…
Climatism: That Climate Change Chameleon
October 20, 2010, American Thinker
Climatism, the belief that man-made greenhouse gases are destroying Earth’s climate, is a remarkably flexible ideology. Called “global warming” for many years, advocates renamed the crisis “climate change” after the unexpected cooling of global surface temperatures from 2002-2009. Last month John Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, urged everyone to start using the term “global climate disruption.” What’s next, “catastrophic climate calamity?” More…
Dangerous Carbon Pollution – Propaganda from Climatism
October 8, 2010, Big Government
Climatism, the belief that man-made greenhouse gases are destroying Earth’s climate, is a remarkably flexible ideology. Called “global warming” for many years, advocates renamed the crisis “climate change” after the unexpected cooling of global surface temperatures from 2002-2009. Last month John Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, urged everyone to start using the term “global climate disruption.” What’s next, “catastrophic climate calamity?” More…
The American Automobile: Target of Climatism
September 28, 2010, Big Government
Environmental groups have launched a new effort, the Safe Climate Campaign, to radically transform the American automobile and fight climate change. Nathan Wilcox, global warming director at Environment America, states: “Americans want cars that go farther on a gallon of gas. They want our country to use less oil. They want our politicians doing more to address the problem of global warming, not less.” But the proposals are so extreme that the mini-van so loved by Soccer Moms may become an endangered species. More…
Climatism: Redoubling Misguided Efforts
September 19, 2010, American Thinker
Undaunted by Climategate disclosures and the failure to pursue climate legislation in the Senate, the climate movement is stepping up the attack. At an August 10 virtual town hall held by Repower America, former Vice President Al Gore stated, “We are not defeated. We are redoubling our efforts …We need to solve the climate crisis.” Thousands of supporters listened to the call. Inspired by Mr. Gore, they intend to “roll up their sleeves” and “turn their attention to the future.” Unfortunately, the climate movement is long on enthusiasm and ideology, but short on science and economic sense. More…
Wind Energy House of Cards
August 31, 2010, Energy Tribune
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently issued their 2009 Wind Energy Report. Brian Smith, chair of the IEA Wind Executive Committee, states that wind member countries “installed more than 20 gigawatts of new wind capacity” (nameplate capacity). The report was written by representatives of 20 member countries, consisting of 14 European nations, Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and the United States. More…