Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #630

Quote of the Week: “No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific principles, nor to prescribe in any way the character of questions investigated. Neither may a government determine the aesthetic value of artistic creations, nor limit the forms of literary or armistice expressions.” — Richard Feynman, The Meaning of It all: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist (1998)Re Posted From: Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #630Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #630

Quote of the Week: “No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific principles, nor to prescribe in any way the character of questions investigated. Neither may a government determine the aesthetic value of artistic creations, nor limit the forms of literary or armistice expressions.” — Richard Feynman, The Meaning of It all: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist (1998)Re Posted From: Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #630Watts Up With That . . . [More]

GOP Rep Wants to Gut Biden’s Green Energy Law in Next Budget

House Republicans could be leaving hundreds of billions of dollars in potential savings on the table as the GOP conference works to finish a budget deal to extend expiring tax cuts and cut spending, according to one conservative House lawmaker.Re Posted From: GOP Rep Wants to Gut Biden’s Green Energy Law in Next BudgetWatts Up With That . . . [More]

GOP Rep Wants to Gut Biden’s Green Energy Law in Next Budget

House Republicans could be leaving hundreds of billions of dollars in potential savings on the table as the GOP conference works to finish a budget deal to extend expiring tax cuts and cut spending, according to one conservative House lawmaker.Re Posted From: GOP Rep Wants to Gut Biden’s Green Energy Law in Next BudgetWatts Up With That . . . [More]

David Karoly’s Climate Crisis – Fewer Frost Mornings in Melbourne?

Should we shut down Western industrial civilisation to bring back the frost?Re Posted From: David Karoly’s Climate Crisis � Fewer Frost Mornings in Melbourne?Watts Up With That . . . [More]

David Karoly’s Climate Crisis – Fewer Frost Mornings in Melbourne?

Should we shut down Western industrial civilisation to bring back the frost?Re Posted From: David Karoly’s Climate Crisis � Fewer Frost Mornings in Melbourne?Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Honey, I Shrunk the Power Plant!

Given the cost, risks, and lack of benefits, why is there lots of support for CCUS? Cheyenne perhaps suggests one answer. Cheyenne lies at the intersection of two major rail networks with associated long haul internet backbone fiber, two major interstate highways, and a satellite uplink/downlink and satellite flying operation. For these reasons, and its cheap local electrical energy, a number of social media, data centers and AI facilities want to locate there. However, the wokeness of these companies dictates that they use clean energy. Powerf . . . [More]

Honey, I Shrunk the Power Plant!

Given the cost, risks, and lack of benefits, why is there lots of support for CCUS? Cheyenne perhaps suggests one answer. Cheyenne lies at the intersection of two major rail networks with associated long haul internet backbone fiber, two major interstate highways, and a satellite uplink/downlink and satellite flying operation. For these reasons, and its cheap local electrical energy, a number of social media, data centers and AI facilities want to locate there. However, the wokeness of these companies dictates that they use clean energy. Powerf . . . [More]

Dr Sabine Hossenfelder: Trump is Making Us Give Up On Climate Goals

Sabine is a high profile Physics YouTuber who creates brilliantly skeptical videos about the latest science claims - except when it comes to climate change. Re Posted From: Dr Sabine Hossenfelder: Trump is Making Us Give Up On Climate GoalsWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Dr Sabine Hossenfelder: Trump is Making Us Give Up On Climate Goals

Sabine is a high profile Physics YouTuber who creates brilliantly skeptical videos about the latest science claims - except when it comes to climate change. Re Posted From: Dr Sabine Hossenfelder: Trump is Making Us Give Up On Climate GoalsWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Hurricane DOGE Sweeps into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DOGE was first denied access to the NOAA IT servers but now has access, according to two sources familiar with the situation. DOGE is looking for anything tied to DEI and whether they have removed anything DEI-related from bulletin boards, including posters and signs, the sources said. They also checked bathroom signs to ensure they complied with President Donald Trump’s executive orders.Re Posted From: Hurricane DOGE Sweeps into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Hurricane DOGE Sweeps into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DOGE was first denied access to the NOAA IT servers but now has access, according to two sources familiar with the situation. DOGE is looking for anything tied to DEI and whether they have removed anything DEI-related from bulletin boards, including posters and signs, the sources said. They also checked bathroom signs to ensure they complied with President Donald Trump’s executive orders.Re Posted From: Hurricane DOGE Sweeps into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Year 2024 NOAA Measured Sea level Rise Data Show Climate Alarmists CO2 Driven Sea Level Rise Acceler

NOAA’s year 2024 updated Relative Sea Level Trend data measurements continue to demonstrate that climate alarmists claim of hugely growing rates of sea level rise acceleration are completely out of touch with NOAA’s overwhelming data reflecting measured rates of relative sea level rise.Re Posted From: Year 2024 NOAA Measured Sea level Rise Data Show Climate Alarmists CO2 Driven Sea Level Rise Acceleration Claims Have Spectacularly FailedWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Year 2024 NOAA Measured Sea level Rise Data Show Climate Alarmists CO2 Driven Sea Level Rise Acceler

NOAA’s year 2024 updated Relative Sea Level Trend data measurements continue to demonstrate that climate alarmists claim of hugely growing rates of sea level rise acceleration are completely out of touch with NOAA’s overwhelming data reflecting measured rates of relative sea level rise.Re Posted From: Year 2024 NOAA Measured Sea level Rise Data Show Climate Alarmists CO2 Driven Sea Level Rise Acceleration Claims Have Spectacularly FailedWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Wind Blowing Somewhere Does Not Solve the Intermittency Problem

Green energy advocates who minimize the challenge of transitioning the electric grid to wind and solar rely on the claim that the “wind is always blowing somewhere”.   The 2024 wind energy data suggest otherwise.  I have no doubt that a proper electric reliability resource planning analysis would verify that my intermittency concerns are real and that revolving the issues would be prohibitively expensive.  Coupled with the grid support issues, the green dream of a wind and solar electric generating system is a fantasy that will never be . . . [More]

Wind Blowing Somewhere Does Not Solve the Intermittency Problem

Green energy advocates who minimize the challenge of transitioning the electric grid to wind and solar rely on the claim that the “wind is always blowing somewhere”.   The 2024 wind energy data suggest otherwise.  I have no doubt that a proper electric reliability resource planning analysis would verify that my intermittency concerns are real and that revolving the issues would be prohibitively expensive.  Coupled with the grid support issues, the green dream of a wind and solar electric generating system is a fantasy that will never be . . . [More]

Climate Change Weekly # 533 —Trump’s Energy and Climate EOs Thus Far: Pt. 2

CCW 532 examined some of the executive orders (EOs) and policy memoranda President Donald Trump issued in the first hours of his administration to advance his goal of making America energy-dominant while creating jobs and shoring up national security. Below I discuss a few more of these actions and the responses so far.Re Posted From: Climate Change Weekly # 533 —Trump’s Energy and Climate EOs Thus Far: Pt. 2Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Climate Change Weekly # 533 —Trump’s Energy and Climate EOs Thus Far: Pt. 2

CCW 532 examined some of the executive orders (EOs) and policy memoranda President Donald Trump issued in the first hours of his administration to advance his goal of making America energy-dominant while creating jobs and shoring up national security. Below I discuss a few more of these actions and the responses so far.Re Posted From: Climate Change Weekly # 533 —Trump’s Energy and Climate EOs Thus Far: Pt. 2Watts Up With That . . . [More]

The Great Green Rebranding: Climate Policies Shift from “Saving the Planet” to “Creating Jobs�

Green energy advocates like to talk about job creation, but they ignore the elephant in the room: the cost. Renewable energy projects require vast amounts of taxpayer funding, and as we've seen with massive spending packages like the Inflation Reduction Act, this kind of government largesse is inflationary.Re Posted From: The Great Green Rebranding: Climate Policies Shift from “Saving the Planet” to “Creating Jobs”Watts Up With That . . . [More]

The Great Green Rebranding: Climate Policies Shift from “Saving the Planet” to “Creating Jobs�

Green energy advocates like to talk about job creation, but they ignore the elephant in the room: the cost. Renewable energy projects require vast amounts of taxpayer funding, and as we've seen with massive spending packages like the Inflation Reduction Act, this kind of government largesse is inflationary.Re Posted From: The Great Green Rebranding: Climate Policies Shift from “Saving the Planet” to “Creating Jobs”Watts Up With That . . . [More]