“THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOOD FOR ENRON STOCK!!” (Enron’s Kyoto memo turns 27)

The Washington Post broke the memo soon after Enron’s demise, showing how Enron was hardly a free-market, capitalistic company in  “[Enron] chairman Pushed Firm’s Agenda With Clinton White House.” Indeed, Enron was “the company most responsible for sparking off the greenhouse civil war in the hydrocarbon business,” as told by Jeremy Leggett in The Carbon War (Penguin: 1999), p. 204.Re Posted From: “THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOOD FOR ENRON STOCK!!” (Enron’s Kyoto memo turns 27)Watts Up With That . . . [More]

“THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOOD FOR ENRON STOCK!!” (Enron’s Kyoto memo turns 27)

The Washington Post broke the memo soon after Enron’s demise, showing how Enron was hardly a free-market, capitalistic company in  “[Enron] chairman Pushed Firm’s Agenda With Clinton White House.” Indeed, Enron was “the company most responsible for sparking off the greenhouse civil war in the hydrocarbon business,” as told by Jeremy Leggett in The Carbon War (Penguin: 1999), p. 204.Re Posted From: “THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOOD FOR ENRON STOCK!!” (Enron’s Kyoto memo turns 27)Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Germany Gets Dunkelf**ked Again, Norway to Dismantle Power Cables To Europe

The latest wind drought provides more evidence of the foolishness of Germany’s Energiewende, an insanely expensive effort designed to force the country off of hydrocarbons and onto alt-energy. In September, a study published in the International Journal of Sustainable Energy estimated that between 2002 and 2022, the Energiewende cost Germany $746 billion. Of that sum, more than half was spent on alt-energy production and distribution. The remainder was spent on subsidies. If Germany had spent about half that sum on nuclear energy, it wo . . . [More]

Germany Gets Dunkelf**ked Again, Norway to Dismantle Power Cables To Europe

The latest wind drought provides more evidence of the foolishness of Germany’s Energiewende, an insanely expensive effort designed to force the country off of hydrocarbons and onto alt-energy. In September, a study published in the International Journal of Sustainable Energy estimated that between 2002 and 2022, the Energiewende cost Germany $746 billion. Of that sum, more than half was spent on alt-energy production and distribution. The remainder was spent on subsidies. If Germany had spent about half that sum on nuclear energy, it wo . . . [More]

El Salvador Now Looking to Mine $3 Trillion in Gold and Other Critical Minerals

According to preliminary studies cited by the president, El Salvador’s gold reserves could be worth an astounding three trillion dollars � representing over 8,800% of the country’s current GDP. Bukele argues that mining just 4% of the country’s gold deposits could generate $131 billion, which would be equivalent to 380% of the current GDP.Re Posted From: El Salvador Now Looking to Mine $3 Trillion in Gold and Other Critical MineralsWatts Up With That . . . [More]

El Salvador Now Looking to Mine $3 Trillion in Gold and Other Critical Minerals

According to preliminary studies cited by the president, El Salvador’s gold reserves could be worth an astounding three trillion dollars � representing over 8,800% of the country’s current GDP. Bukele argues that mining just 4% of the country’s gold deposits could generate $131 billion, which would be equivalent to 380% of the current GDP.Re Posted From: El Salvador Now Looking to Mine $3 Trillion in Gold and Other Critical MineralsWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Antarctic Calving Events: Natural Variability vs. Climate Alarmism

MacKie et al.’s research offers a sober reminder that nature, not humanity, remains the dominant force shaping Antarctica’s ice dynamics. While media outlets and policymakers rush to connect every iceberg and calving event to climate change, the data tells a more nuanced story—one of natural variability and long-term cycles. It’s a story that the public deserves to hear, but one that cuts against the grain of the prevailing narrative.Re Posted From: Antarctic Calving Events: Natural Variability vs. Climate AlarmismWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Antarctic Calving Events: Natural Variability vs. Climate Alarmism

MacKie et al.’s research offers a sober reminder that nature, not humanity, remains the dominant force shaping Antarctica’s ice dynamics. While media outlets and policymakers rush to connect every iceberg and calving event to climate change, the data tells a more nuanced story—one of natural variability and long-term cycles. It’s a story that the public deserves to hear, but one that cuts against the grain of the prevailing narrative.Re Posted From: Antarctic Calving Events: Natural Variability vs. Climate AlarmismWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Climate Change Weekly # 528 – Farm Groups Fear Losing Climate Subsidies, Not Climate Change Itself

The Heartland Institute has worked since its inception to reform the nation’s agriculture laws and regulations, freeing farmers from onerous, unnecessary regulations and higher costs imposed by federal and state governments. Simultaneously, Heartland has supported efforts to wean farmers from the welfare created by farm subsidies in the form of subsidized crop insurance, payments for low prices for choosing the wrong crop in a particular year, payments for leaving ground fallow, and subsidies to create biofuels, among myriad other support pay . . . [More]

Climate Change Weekly # 528 – Farm Groups Fear Losing Climate Subsidies, Not Climate Change Itself

The Heartland Institute has worked since its inception to reform the nation’s agriculture laws and regulations, freeing farmers from onerous, unnecessary regulations and higher costs imposed by federal and state governments. Simultaneously, Heartland has supported efforts to wean farmers from the welfare created by farm subsidies in the form of subsidized crop insurance, payments for low prices for choosing the wrong crop in a particular year, payments for leaving ground fallow, and subsidies to create biofuels, among myriad other support pay . . . [More]

Hot Death Valley Days: Don’t Trust Those Temperatures

It is my opinion that “official” Death Valley temperatures should use the Stovepipe Wells site data, which come from state-of-the-art Climate Reference Network instrumentation. The traditional site near the Death Valley National Park Visitors Center should only be used for entertainment purposes.Re Posted From: Hot Death Valley Days: Don’t Trust Those TemperaturesWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Hot Death Valley Days: Don’t Trust Those Temperatures

It is my opinion that “official” Death Valley temperatures should use the Stovepipe Wells site data, which come from state-of-the-art Climate Reference Network instrumentation. The traditional site near the Death Valley National Park Visitors Center should only be used for entertainment purposes.Re Posted From: Hot Death Valley Days: Don’t Trust Those TemperaturesWatts Up With That . . . [More]

An Epic Saga of Climate Defiance: A Case Study in Self-Parody

When the dust of history settles, some episodes are destined for the You Can't Make This Stuff Up department. Case in point: Climate Defiance, a climate activism group, recently made headlines by “shutting down” the Department of Energy. Or so they claimed. In reality, they staged a protest blocking the entrance to an unused parking garage, which is as effective as barricading a revolving door with a sticky note. Their social media triumphalism was rich: “Revolution in the air!” they proclaimed, while senior DOE officials apparently r . . . [More]

An Epic Saga of Climate Defiance: A Case Study in Self-Parody

When the dust of history settles, some episodes are destined for the You Can't Make This Stuff Up department. Case in point: Climate Defiance, a climate activism group, recently made headlines by “shutting down” the Department of Energy. Or so they claimed. In reality, they staged a protest blocking the entrance to an unused parking garage, which is as effective as barricading a revolving door with a sticky note. Their social media triumphalism was rich: “Revolution in the air!” they proclaimed, while senior DOE officials apparently r . . . [More]

Even the Guardian is Concerned about Miliband’s Renewable Energy Plans

... The plans come as low wind and solar power generation forced Britain to rely heavily on burning gas and wood pellets.  ...Re Posted From: Even the Guardian is Concerned about Miliband’s Renewable Energy PlansWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Even the Guardian is Concerned about Miliband’s Renewable Energy Plans

... The plans come as low wind and solar power generation forced Britain to rely heavily on burning gas and wood pellets.  ...Re Posted From: Even the Guardian is Concerned about Miliband’s Renewable Energy PlansWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Claim: Climate Change Will Cause Lots of Extinctions, but “we do not know exactly when”

I thought science was supposed to be falsifiable?Re Posted From: Claim: Climate Change Will Cause Lots of Extinctions, but “we do not know exactly when”Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Claim: Climate Change Will Cause Lots of Extinctions, but “we do not know exactly when”

I thought science was supposed to be falsifiable?Re Posted From: Claim: Climate Change Will Cause Lots of Extinctions, but “we do not know exactly when”Watts Up With That . . . [More]

The Threat of Mirror Life: Revolutionary Science or Unprecedented Risk?

Unless compelling evidence emerges that mirror life would not pose extraordinary dangers, we believe that mirror bacteria and other mirror organisms, even those with engineered biocontainment measures, should not be created. We therefore recommend that research with the goal of creating mirror bacteria not be permitted, and that funders make clear that they will not support such work.Re Posted From: The Threat of Mirror Life: Revolutionary Science or Unprecedented Risk?Watts Up With That . . . [More]

The Threat of Mirror Life: Revolutionary Science or Unprecedented Risk?

Unless compelling evidence emerges that mirror life would not pose extraordinary dangers, we believe that mirror bacteria and other mirror organisms, even those with engineered biocontainment measures, should not be created. We therefore recommend that research with the goal of creating mirror bacteria not be permitted, and that funders make clear that they will not support such work.Re Posted From: The Threat of Mirror Life: Revolutionary Science or Unprecedented Risk?Watts Up With That . . . [More]