Has the Electricity Reality Check Arrived?

Bottom line � we can set goals, but they must be tethered to operational reality to ensure success and reliability are both achieved.Re Posted From: Has the Electricity Reality Check Arrived?Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Has the Electricity Reality Check Arrived?

Bottom line � we can set goals, but they must be tethered to operational reality to ensure success and reliability are both achieved.Re Posted From: Has the Electricity Reality Check Arrived?Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Plastic Police: DC City Gov’t has plastic straw cops to enforce ban! – DC urges public to ‘sub

DC has 3 full-time straw cops on the beat to enforce the straw ban. And of course a tip line. Re Posted From: Plastic Police: DC City Gov’t has plastic straw cops to enforce ban! � DC urges public to ‘submit a tip’ if business or org. is ‘in violation’ by using ‘plastic straws and/or stirrers’ or ‘foam’ cups, plates, bowls or plastic bagsWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Plastic Police: DC City Gov’t has plastic straw cops to enforce ban! – DC urges public to ‘sub

DC has 3 full-time straw cops on the beat to enforce the straw ban. And of course a tip line. Re Posted From: Plastic Police: DC City Gov’t has plastic straw cops to enforce ban! � DC urges public to ‘submit a tip’ if business or org. is ‘in violation’ by using ‘plastic straws and/or stirrers’ or ‘foam’ cups, plates, bowls or plastic bagsWatts Up With That . . . [More]

AXIOS: Harris campaign dodges over EV mandate walkback – ‘Axios asked Harris campaign to clarify

Harris’ campaign has sent contradictory signals about her position on a mandate for automakers — a key issue in pivotal Midwestern states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where many autoworkers are based.Re Posted From: AXIOS: Harris campaign dodges over EV mandate walkback � ‘Axios asked Harris campaign to clarify her position’ but the ‘Harris’ campaign ultimately declined to commentWatts Up With That . . . [More]

AXIOS: Harris campaign dodges over EV mandate walkback – ‘Axios asked Harris campaign to clarify

Harris’ campaign has sent contradictory signals about her position on a mandate for automakers — a key issue in pivotal Midwestern states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where many autoworkers are based.Re Posted From: AXIOS: Harris campaign dodges over EV mandate walkback � ‘Axios asked Harris campaign to clarify her position’ but the ‘Harris’ campaign ultimately declined to commentWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Friday Funny: Michael E. Mann vs. Catturd

What a tortured soul.Re Posted From: Friday Funny: Michael E. Mann vs. CatturdWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Friday Funny: Michael E. Mann vs. Catturd

What a tortured soul.Re Posted From: Friday Funny: Michael E. Mann vs. CatturdWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Live at 1pm Eastern: Debate Prep for Trump on Climate: The Climate Realism Show #126

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will have their first and probably only debate on Tuesday. Climate is likely to come up as a debate topic, after not being emphasized for a while. How should Trump handle this topic? We have some tips for him to win “bigly” on climate and energy policy. On The Heartland Institute’s Episode #126 of The Climate Realism Show, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also review the “Crazy Climate News of the Week,” including the idea that logging forests would make wildfires w . . . [More]

Live at 1pm Eastern: Debate Prep for Trump on Climate: The Climate Realism Show #126

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will have their first and probably only debate on Tuesday. Climate is likely to come up as a debate topic, after not being emphasized for a while. How should Trump handle this topic? We have some tips for him to win “bigly” on climate and energy policy. On The Heartland Institute’s Episode #126 of The Climate Realism Show, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also review the “Crazy Climate News of the Week,” including the idea that logging forests would make wildfires w . . . [More]

No, New York Times, Climate Change Isn’t Destroying Bridges

Apparently, NYT reporter Coral Davenport couldn’t be troubled to seek out the facts. Or perhaps, she just doesn’t know how. This sort of slapdash reporting containing speculative claims rather than simple facts seems like something out of the old TV series The Twilight Zone.Re Posted From: No, New York Times, Climate Change Isn’t Destroying BridgesWatts Up With That . . . [More]

No, New York Times, Climate Change Isn’t Destroying Bridges

Apparently, NYT reporter Coral Davenport couldn’t be troubled to seek out the facts. Or perhaps, she just doesn’t know how. This sort of slapdash reporting containing speculative claims rather than simple facts seems like something out of the old TV series The Twilight Zone.Re Posted From: No, New York Times, Climate Change Isn’t Destroying BridgesWatts Up With That . . . [More]

What Junk Nutrition Science Looks Like

Thanks to the New York Times, in an article in the EAT section, we have the news that “those who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods were 11 percent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and 16 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease during the study period”. Re Posted From: What Junk Nutrition Science Looks LikeWatts Up With That . . . [More]

What Junk Nutrition Science Looks Like

Thanks to the New York Times, in an article in the EAT section, we have the news that “those who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods were 11 percent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and 16 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease during the study period”. Re Posted From: What Junk Nutrition Science Looks LikeWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Wrong, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregonians Are Not Being “Hit Hard” By Climate Change

Hiding or obfuscating the real data, which shows the unalarming truth about modest climate change, is journalistic malfeasance. OPB should quit misleading its audience. The best evidence, in the form of real-world data, show that Oregonians face no climate crisis.Re Posted From: Wrong, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregonians Are Not Being “Hit Hard” By Climate ChangeWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Wrong, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregonians Are Not Being “Hit Hard” By Climate Change

Hiding or obfuscating the real data, which shows the unalarming truth about modest climate change, is journalistic malfeasance. OPB should quit misleading its audience. The best evidence, in the form of real-world data, show that Oregonians face no climate crisis.Re Posted From: Wrong, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregonians Are Not Being “Hit Hard” By Climate ChangeWatts Up With That . . . [More]

“The engines can’t take it, captain” – A global Captain Kirk-like plea for more power gets S

Some aspects of humanity are just what they are, and we need to run in the same direction to change the direction of the herd. Go ahead and stand in front of it if you want, best of luck.Re Posted From: “The engines can’t take it, captain” � A global Captain Kirk-like plea for more power gets Scotty’s standard lineWatts Up With That . . . [More]

“The engines can’t take it, captain” – A global Captain Kirk-like plea for more power gets S

Some aspects of humanity are just what they are, and we need to run in the same direction to change the direction of the herd. Go ahead and stand in front of it if you want, best of luck.Re Posted From: “The engines can’t take it, captain” � A global Captain Kirk-like plea for more power gets Scotty’s standard lineWatts Up With That . . . [More]

A secret project revealed: Play “The Purring Test” and join the TED Games beta

We’ve been working on a secret project for the past year, and we couldn’t be more excited to finally share it with you.  Games and puzzles have long been a part of TED’s identity in an unofficial way. We’ve presented thought leadership through TED Talks about games, built an award-winning TED-themed escape room in Marriott hotels around the world and created the TED-Ed riddle series of math and logic puzzles, which has been viewed more than 400 million times.  Today we’re making it official by inviting you to participate in the TED . . . [More]

A secret project revealed: Play “The Purring Test” and join the TED Games beta

We’ve been working on a secret project for the past year, and we couldn’t be more excited to finally share it with you.  Games and puzzles have long been a part of TED’s identity in an unofficial way. We’ve presented thought leadership through TED Talks about games, built an award-winning TED-themed escape room in Marriott hotels around the world and created the TED-Ed riddle series of math and logic puzzles, which has been viewed more than 400 million times.  Today we’re making it official by inviting you to participate in the TED . . . [More]