‘Actually,’ MSNBC, Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick is Right, Climate Change Does Have Benefits

“But he also says climate change makes the planet greener by increasing plant growth, boosts agricultural productivity and likely reduces the number of temperature-related deaths annually. “It’s probably almost as many positive changes as there are negative changes,” he told conservative media nonprofit PragerU last year, referring to climate change. “Is it a crisis, is it the world’s greatest challenge, or a big threat to the next generation? No.”Re Posted From: ‘Actually,’ MSNBC, Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick is Right, Cli . . . [More]

‘Actually,’ MSNBC, Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick is Right, Climate Change Does Have Benefits

“But he also says climate change makes the planet greener by increasing plant growth, boosts agricultural productivity and likely reduces the number of temperature-related deaths annually. “It’s probably almost as many positive changes as there are negative changes,” he told conservative media nonprofit PragerU last year, referring to climate change. “Is it a crisis, is it the world’s greatest challenge, or a big threat to the next generation? No.”Re Posted From: ‘Actually,’ MSNBC, Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick is Right, Cli . . . [More]

Internal Watchdog Urges Biden’s Green Loans Office To Stop Working On New Loans Amid Conflict Of I

An internal federal watchdog called on the Biden administration’s green loans office to stop working on new deals in a Tuesday letter, citing concerns that the office has insufficiently managed potential conflicts of interest in its work.Re Posted From: Internal Watchdog Urges Biden’s Green Loans Office To Stop Working On New Loans Amid Conflict Of Interest ConcernsWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Internal Watchdog Urges Biden’s Green Loans Office To Stop Working On New Loans Amid Conflict Of I

An internal federal watchdog called on the Biden administration’s green loans office to stop working on new deals in a Tuesday letter, citing concerns that the office has insufficiently managed potential conflicts of interest in its work.Re Posted From: Internal Watchdog Urges Biden’s Green Loans Office To Stop Working On New Loans Amid Conflict Of Interest ConcernsWatts Up With That . . . [More]

6.3 Million Properties At Risk Of Flooding–Say Env Agency

Naturally the media has gone into full alarmist mode. Sky News, for instance, tried to link all of this to climate change, with emotive language like “sudden rain, crashing seas and burst river banks”.Re Posted From: 6.3 Million Properties At Risk Of Flooding�Say Env AgencyWatts Up With That . . . [More]

6.3 Million Properties At Risk Of Flooding–Say Env Agency

Naturally the media has gone into full alarmist mode. Sky News, for instance, tried to link all of this to climate change, with emotive language like “sudden rain, crashing seas and burst river banks”.Re Posted From: 6.3 Million Properties At Risk Of Flooding�Say Env AgencyWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Study: A Switch to Hydrogen Could Cause “Non-negligible” Global Warming

Leaks from Hydrogen storage and pipelines will apparently slow down the destruction of atmospheric methane. Re Posted From: Study: A Switch to Hydrogen Could Cause “Non-negligible” Global WarmingWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Study: A Switch to Hydrogen Could Cause “Non-negligible” Global Warming

Leaks from Hydrogen storage and pipelines will apparently slow down the destruction of atmospheric methane. Re Posted From: Study: A Switch to Hydrogen Could Cause “Non-negligible” Global WarmingWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Peak Climate Derangement Syndrome?! No packing necessary — Japan Airlines’ pushes ‘rental clot

Japan Airlines has teamed up with Sumitomo Corporation to launch a trial of a clothing sharing service, which is called “Any Wear, Anywhere.” The idea is that foreign tourists and business travelers landing in Japan on JAL will be able to rent clothes for their trip, meaning they just have to bring their underwear and socks.Re Posted From: Peak Climate Derangement Syndrome?! No packing necessary — Japan Airlines’ pushes ‘rental clothes’ to travelers at their destination ‘to reduce the weight of baggage & reduce carbon emissions� . . . [More]

Peak Climate Derangement Syndrome?! No packing necessary — Japan Airlines’ pushes ‘rental clot

Japan Airlines has teamed up with Sumitomo Corporation to launch a trial of a clothing sharing service, which is called “Any Wear, Anywhere.” The idea is that foreign tourists and business travelers landing in Japan on JAL will be able to rent clothes for their trip, meaning they just have to bring their underwear and socks.Re Posted From: Peak Climate Derangement Syndrome?! No packing necessary — Japan Airlines’ pushes ‘rental clothes’ to travelers at their destination ‘to reduce the weight of baggage & reduce carbon emissions� . . . [More]

New Mexico Should Dump Its ‘Clean Energy’ Policies

Energy policies that originate from a political or quasi-religious agenda—propelled by climate zealots, misinformation, and obliviousness to basic economic principles—are on trial in the new political environment. Such policies sacrifice the public good to benefit special interests wed to rent-seeking.Re Posted From: New Mexico Should Dump Its ‘Clean Energy’ PoliciesWatts Up With That . . . [More]

New Mexico Should Dump Its ‘Clean Energy’ Policies

Energy policies that originate from a political or quasi-religious agenda—propelled by climate zealots, misinformation, and obliviousness to basic economic principles—are on trial in the new political environment. Such policies sacrifice the public good to benefit special interests wed to rent-seeking.Re Posted From: New Mexico Should Dump Its ‘Clean Energy’ PoliciesWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Wrong, NBC News, Climate Change Isn’t Causing Rising Coffee Prices, Production Is Increasing

NBC’s portrayal of climate change as a primary driver of rising coffee prices reflects a bias by the media outlet toward blaming nearly every bad thing that occurs on climate change. NBC wrongly aggregates short-term weather events and long-term climate trends, and more importantly, ignores the fact that coffee production has increased significantly over recent decades, regularly setting records for production. Rather than looking at actual data, NBC News relied on “expert opinion” without any factual basis. Such sloppy reporting lacks du . . . [More]

Wrong, NBC News, Climate Change Isn’t Causing Rising Coffee Prices, Production Is Increasing

NBC’s portrayal of climate change as a primary driver of rising coffee prices reflects a bias by the media outlet toward blaming nearly every bad thing that occurs on climate change. NBC wrongly aggregates short-term weather events and long-term climate trends, and more importantly, ignores the fact that coffee production has increased significantly over recent decades, regularly setting records for production. Rather than looking at actual data, NBC News relied on “expert opinion” without any factual basis. Such sloppy reporting lacks du . . . [More]

U.S. Water Woes – Northeast

Megalopolises need fresh clean drinking water � a lot of it.  NY City needs a billion gallons a day. NY City ‘steals’ much of that water from the Catskills � at least in the opinion of the people that live there and are subject to arbitrary rules made and enforced by armed officers from a NY City agency, the NY City Department of Environmental Protection.Re Posted From: U.S. Water Woes � NortheastWatts Up With That . . . [More]

U.S. Water Woes – Northeast

Megalopolises need fresh clean drinking water � a lot of it.  NY City needs a billion gallons a day. NY City ‘steals’ much of that water from the Catskills � at least in the opinion of the people that live there and are subject to arbitrary rules made and enforced by armed officers from a NY City agency, the NY City Department of Environmental Protection.Re Posted From: U.S. Water Woes � NortheastWatts Up With That . . . [More]

How a Small Chinese Company Tricked the German State | DW Investigation

DW uncovered that dozens of Chinese climate projects, certified by the German authorities as carbon credits under the upstream emission reduction scheme, failed to deliver on promises to save millions of tons of carbon emissions. A joint investigation by DW and ZDF reveals how Germany was deceived � and exposes the shadowy company Beijing Karbon behind the alleged fraud. Re Posted From: How a Small Chinese Company Tricked the German State | DW InvestigationWatts Up With That . . . [More]

How a Small Chinese Company Tricked the German State | DW Investigation

DW uncovered that dozens of Chinese climate projects, certified by the German authorities as carbon credits under the upstream emission reduction scheme, failed to deliver on promises to save millions of tons of carbon emissions. A joint investigation by DW and ZDF reveals how Germany was deceived � and exposes the shadowy company Beijing Karbon behind the alleged fraud. Re Posted From: How a Small Chinese Company Tricked the German State | DW InvestigationWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Biden’s Power-Mad EPA Boasts of Its First “Climate Change Arrest”

Michael Hart, 58, was arrested in March and pleaded guilty in September to charges related to transporting refrigerants into the US to peddle on Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and other online vendors between June and December 2022. Biden’s EPA touted the crackdown on Hart, the first-ever person charged for climate change-related bootlegging of refrigerants — namely, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs) — without the agency’s approval, in its report.Re Posted From: Biden’s Power-Mad EPA Boasts of Its First “Climate Change Arrest”Watts . . . [More]

Biden’s Power-Mad EPA Boasts of Its First “Climate Change Arrest”

Michael Hart, 58, was arrested in March and pleaded guilty in September to charges related to transporting refrigerants into the US to peddle on Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and other online vendors between June and December 2022. Biden’s EPA touted the crackdown on Hart, the first-ever person charged for climate change-related bootlegging of refrigerants — namely, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs) — without the agency’s approval, in its report.Re Posted From: Biden’s Power-Mad EPA Boasts of Its First “Climate Change Arrest”Watts . . . [More]