climatechangedispatch--2020-09-02--Biden Plays Both Sides Of Green-Energy Politics, Fails Spectacularly

Written by Francis Menton on .
Posted in Latest news , Videos Do you think that Joe Biden has signed on to the Green New Deal ?
Do you have the idea that Biden is fully committed if he becomes President to doing away with fossil fuel energy and replacing it with the wind and sun as quickly as possible ?
Where could you possibly have gotten those ideas ?
More on that later in the post .
Certainly , in the past couple of weeks , you might have gotten exactly the opposite impression .
You probably know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major producer of natural gas from “ fracking.
” Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians now work in the industry , and hundreds of thousands have jobs in some way supported by the industry .
Pennsylvania is a swing state that both Biden and Trump likely need in order to win .
In August Trump campaign allies started running ads in Pennsylvania accusing Biden of seeking to ban fracking , which would thereby destroy a substantial Pennsylvania industry .
On August 18 , the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the Biden campaign had requested various @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the ground that they were “ inaccurate.
” Then yesterday Biden showed up in Pittsburgh to make a rare campaign speech .
Key quote on this subject : Are you sure Joe ?
There is nothing more divorced from reality than the politics of climate change and energy .
The politics of “ climate change ” starts with decades of media hype about a claimed climate crisis that supposedly can only be solved by getting rid of fossil fuels and spending multiple trillions of taxpayer dollars to build out a huge new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wind and sun .
The hyped narrative has long since become official Democratic Party dogma .
Essentially all Democratic politicians have signed on to the “ green energy ” program , and in the left-wing of the Democratic Party — the Bernies and the AOCs — you have a bidding war as to who will pledge to spend the most of other people ’ s money to accomplish the transition the fastest .
Even many Republicans have been bullied by the endless media hype into supporting some or other form of restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxes .
At the same time , you have the inexorable facts from the real world : atmospheric temperatures refuse to rise rapidly as predicted by alarmists ; wind and solar power don ’ t work all the time to run an electric grid ; wind and solar require either back-up from fossil fuels or massive battery storage , either of which multiplies the cost of the electrical system and of the resulting electricity ; hundreds of thousands of people work in the fossil fuel extraction industries , and their jobs are threatened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be used for many applications , such as airplanes and various industrial functions ; and so forth .
I have long argued that sooner or later , reality would prevail over delusional , progressive hype about “ green ” energy — energy that doesn ’ t work , and that requires spending trillions in futile efforts to try to influence global air temperature by ( maybe ) a few tenths or hundredths of a degree .
My prediction has been that the politics of “ green ” energy would eventually flip and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would ultimately become politically toxic .
I have thought that the likely mechanism for the flip would be some combination of soaring electricity prices and/or frequent blackouts , as increasing penetration of wind and solar simultaneously destabilized the grid and required expensive redundant generation and/or storage facilities .
Of course , our national leader in “ green ” energy fantasy is California .
There , things are all proceeding as I have foreseen , but unfortunately too slowly to have much significant political effect in the current election cycle .
Through a combination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subsidies , and forced closure of fossil fuel and nuclear power plants , California has managed to gets its percentage of electricity produced from wind and solar up to about 30 % .
Supposedly , that ’ s going to go to 60 % by 2030 and 100 % by 2045 .
But even at 30 % , problems are starting to manifest themselves .
As you likely know , the past couple of weeks have seen power shortages in California , mostly in the early evenings , as a heatwave has brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the sun inexorably sets around 7:30 .
The result has been intentionally-imposed rolling blackouts .
The “ green ” energy mandates have also gradually driven up the price of electricity in California .
According to ChooseEnergy here , updated to today , California has the fourth highest electricity prices in the country , at an average of 19.79 cents/kWh , versus a national average of 13.28 c/kWh .
But unfortunately , a few hours of imposed blackouts here and there , plus electricity prices around 20 c/kWh ( 60 % above national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flip California to red .
To get there , it will probably take prices more like 40 cents/kWh ( triple national average ) plus several hours of blackouts every few days .
Maybe that will happen in time for the election in 2028 .
So in the current cycle , Pennsylvania has become the flashpoint .
There the current issue is not blackouts or artificially-increased electricity prices , but rather the jobs in the fracking industry .
Given that Trump won the state in 2016 , but by only about 44,000 votes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to convince voters that he does not seek to ban fracking .
Thus the recent claims to that effect , and the effort to banish ads associating him with such a potential ban .
Well , it seems that the official Biden campaign position is that his plan is only to ban fracking on federal lands , and not institute a national ban on all fracking .
Really ?
Go to this link to view a one minute video of Biden pledging multiple times in various words at different forums to ban fracking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I could figure out how to embed the video here .
But , if you don ’ t want to take the time to go to the link and see the video , here are a few choice quotes : At a debate with Bernie Sanders : “ No more — no new fracking.
” At a campaign appearance : “ We are going to get rid of fossil fuels.
” In response to a question at a debate : “ Q .
Would there be any place for fossil fuels , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration ?
A .
No , we would work it out , we would make sure it ’ s eliminated.
” At another campaign event : “ I guarantee you , I guarantee you , we are going to end fossil fuel .
.
.
.
” At another debate with Sanders : “ No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill , period.
” There are more of the same .
And then there are the “ recommendations ” of the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force , issued back in July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deals with what they call the “ climate crisis ” and “ environmental justice.
” The committee that put together this particular set of “ recommendations ” was headed by that great team of John Kerry and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
lt is filled with policies that are completely inconsistent with the continuation of fracking .
Examples : • “ [ T ] he United States—and the world—must achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible , and no later than 2050.
” • “ To reach net-zero emissions as rapidly as possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from power plants by 2035.
” • “ Democrats will partner with farmers to make the American agriculture sector the first in the world to achieve net-zero emissions.
” How any of these goals ( or multiple others in the document ) could be achieved while fracking continues remains unexplained .
At the link to the Biden video above , Matt Margolis of PJ Media accuses Biden of “ flip-flopping ” on this issue .
But this is not what is generally understood as a “ flip-flop.
” A flip-flop is when a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then later changes to another position when it appears that the political winds have shifted .
That ’ s not this situation .
Here , the plan of the Biden campaign appears to be to brazenly tell two completely inconsistent stories at the same time to two separate audiences , all with the full expectation of cooperation and assistance in the endeavor from the complicit media .
To the out-state Pennsylvania voter , the Bidenites say it is a “ lie ” that the candidate intends to ban fracking ; but when addressing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and coastal elites , the story is that “ we are going to get rid of fossil fuels.
” If you are the Pennsylvanian earning a living directly or indirectly from the fracking business , here is my thought for you : no matter how many times Biden may say in the campaign that “ I am not banning fracking , ” once he is in office , that will be inoperative .
He will answer to the party ’ s left and to the progressives and environmentalists .
Your job will mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you already realize that .
UPDATE September 2 : Somebody has made a split-screen video of Biden speaking out of both sides of his mouth on this issue .
I just wish I knew how to do that .
See below :

Written by Francis Menton on Sep 2, 2020 . Posted in Latest news, Videos
Do you think that Joe Biden has signed on to the Green New Deal? Do you have the idea that Biden is fully committed if he becomes President to doing away with fossil fuel energy and replacing it with the wind and sun as quickly as possible? Where could you possibly have gotten those ideas?
More on that later in the post.
Certainly, in the past couple of weeks, you might have gotten exactly the opposite impression. You probably know that Pennsylvania has in recent years become a major producer of natural gas from “fracking.”
Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians now work in the industry, and hundreds of thousands have jobs in some way supported by the industry.
Pennsylvania is a swing state that both Biden and Trump likely need in order to win. In August Trump campaign allies started running ads in Pennsylvania accusing Biden of seeking to ban fracking, which would thereby destroy a substantial Pennsylvania industry.
On August 18, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the Biden campaign had requested various television stations to take down those ads on the ground that they were “inaccurate.”
Then yesterday Biden showed up in Pittsburgh to make a rare campaign speech. Key quote on this subject:
I am not banning fracking. Let me say that again: I am not banning fracking. No matter how many times Donald Trump lies about me.
Are you sure Joe?
There is nothing more divorced from reality than the politics of climate change and energy.
The politics of “climate change” starts with decades of media hype about a claimed climate crisis that supposedly can only be solved by getting rid of fossil fuels and spending multiple trillions of taxpayer dollars to build out a huge new “green” energy system based on the wind and sun.
The hyped narrative has long since become official Democratic Party dogma. Essentially all Democratic politicians have signed on to the “green energy” program, and in the left-wing of the Democratic Party — the Bernies and the AOCs — you have a bidding war as to who will pledge to spend the most of other people’s money to accomplish the transition the fastest.
Even many Republicans have been bullied by the endless media hype into supporting some or other form of restrictions on fossil fuels, such as carbon taxes.
At the same time, you have the inexorable facts from the real world: atmospheric temperatures refuse to rise rapidly as predicted by alarmists; wind and solar power don’t work all the time to run an electric grid; wind and solar require either back-up from fossil fuels or massive battery storage, either of which multiplies the cost of the electrical system and of the resulting electricity; hundreds of thousands of people work in the fossil fuel extraction industries, and their jobs are threatened; wind and solar energy cannot be used for many applications, such as airplanes and various industrial functions; and so forth.
I have long argued that sooner or later, reality would prevail over delusional, progressive hype about “green” energy — energy that doesn’t work, and that requires spending trillions in futile efforts to try to influence global air temperature by (maybe) a few tenths or hundredths of a degree.
My prediction has been that the politics of “green” energy would eventually flip and that the advocacy of “green” energy would ultimately become politically toxic.
I have thought that the likely mechanism for the flip would be some combination of soaring electricity prices and/or frequent blackouts, as increasing penetration of wind and solar simultaneously destabilized the grid and required expensive redundant generation and/or storage facilities.
Of course, our national leader in “green” energy fantasy is California. There, things are all proceeding as I have foreseen, but unfortunately too slowly to have much significant political effect in the current election cycle.
Through a combination of “green” energy mandates, subsidies, and forced closure of fossil fuel and nuclear power plants, California has managed to gets its percentage of electricity produced from wind and solar up to about 30%.
Supposedly, that’s going to go to 60% by 2030 and 100% by 2045. But even at 30%, problems are starting to manifest themselves.
As you likely know, the past couple of weeks have seen power shortages in California, mostly in the early evenings, as a heatwave has brought high power demand and low winds, and the sun inexorably sets around 7:30.
The result has been intentionally-imposed rolling blackouts. The “green” energy mandates have also gradually driven up the price of electricity in California.
According to ChooseEnergy here, updated to today, California has the fourth highest electricity prices in the country, at an average of 19.79 cents/kWh, versus a national average of 13.28 c/kWh.
But unfortunately, a few hours of imposed blackouts here and there, plus electricity prices around 20 c/kWh (60% above national average) are probably not going to flip California to red.
To get there, it will probably take prices more like 40 cents/kWh (triple national average) plus several hours of blackouts every few days. Maybe that will happen in time for the election in 2028.
So in the current cycle, Pennsylvania has become the flashpoint. There the current issue is not blackouts or artificially-increased electricity prices, but rather the jobs in the fracking industry.
Given that Trump won the state in 2016, but by only about 44,000 votes, Biden has a strong incentive to try to convince voters that he does not seek to ban fracking.
Thus the recent claims to that effect, and the effort to banish ads associating him with such a potential ban.
Well, it seems that the official Biden campaign position is that his plan is only to ban fracking on federal lands, and not institute a national ban on all fracking. Really?
Go to this link to view a one minute video of Biden pledging multiple times in various words at different forums to ban fracking and/or all fossil fuels. I wish I could figure out how to embed the video here.
But, if you don’t want to take the time to go to the link and see the video, here are a few choice quotes:
At a debate with Bernie Sanders: “No more — no new fracking.”
At a campaign appearance: “We are going to get rid of fossil fuels.”
In response to a question at a debate: “Q. Would there be any place for fossil fuels, including coal and fracking, in a Biden administration? A. No, we would work it out, we would make sure it’s eliminated.”
At another campaign event: “I guarantee you, I guarantee you, we are going to end fossil fuel . . . .”
At another debate with Sanders: “No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill, period.”
There are more of the same. And then there are the “recommendations” of the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force, issued back in July.
The first section of that manifesto deals with what they call the “climate crisis” and “environmental justice.”
The committee that put together this particular set of “recommendations” was headed by that great team of John Kerry and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
lt is filled with policies that are completely inconsistent with the continuation of fracking. Examples:
“[T]he United States—and the world—must achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, and no later than 2050.”
“To reach net-zero emissions as rapidly as possible, Democrats commit to eliminating carbon pollution from power plants by 2035.”
“Democrats will partner with farmers to make the American agriculture sector the first in the world to achieve net-zero emissions.”
How any of these goals (or multiple others in the document) could be achieved while fracking continues remains unexplained.
At the link to the Biden video above, Matt Margolis of PJ Media accuses Biden of “flip-flopping” on this issue. But this is not what is generally understood as a “flip-flop.”
A flip-flop is when a politician first takes one position, and then later changes to another position when it appears that the political winds have shifted. That’s not this situation.
Here, the plan of the Biden campaign appears to be to brazenly tell two completely inconsistent stories at the same time to two separate audiences, all with the full expectation of cooperation and assistance in the endeavor from the complicit media.
To the out-state Pennsylvania voter, the Bidenites say it is a “lie” that the candidate intends to ban fracking; but when addressing the party’s base of environmentalists and coastal elites, the story is that “we are going to get rid of fossil fuels.”
If you are the Pennsylvanian earning a living directly or indirectly from the fracking business, here is my thought for you: no matter how many times Biden may say in the campaign that “I am not banning fracking,” once he is in office, that will be inoperative.
He will answer to the party’s left and to the progressives and environmentalists. Your job will mean nothing to him. But I suspect you already realize that.
UPDATE September 2: Somebody has made a split-screen video of Biden speaking out of both sides of his mouth on this issue. I just wish I knew how to do that. See below:
Hey Joe Biden, I can watch this all day 😂 😂 pic.twitter.com/xsj8oslwXZ — Joel Fischer (@JFNYC1) September 1, 2020
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-02--Extinction Rebellion Founder: MPs, Business Owners Should Be Shot

Written by Brittany Vonow on .
Posted in Latest news , Videos A British co-founder of Extinction Rebellion sparked fury after suggesting MPs and business owners “ should have a bullet through their heads.
” Ex-organic farmer Roger Hallam ( pictured ) criticized the people “ who run society ” – saying they were “ culpable ” for the climate catastrophe .
In a recording obtained by Guido , the 54-year-old was heard saying : “ Most days when I get out of bed , I ’ m saying the people that are culpable are the people who run society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , run the elites .
“ They are exponentially more culpable for climate catastrophe .
“ 1990 might as well give them six months in prison , now maybe you should put a bullet through their head – or rather someone probably will.
” And North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen slammed the action group , telling The Sun : “ XR is a trojan horse for those who know they can never get power through the ballot box and claim to represent legitimate causes – environmentalism .
“ But as is clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , marxism , anarchy- it ’ s very clear what their ultimate ambition is .
Through their extreme actions and violent actions , they have actually damaged their causes.
” The climate change action group today distanced themselves from the comments , saying they had been made in a previous interview .
A spokesperson said : “ Extinction Rebellion is resolutely committed to nonviolence and to suggest otherwise is contrary to the evidence .
“ These comments were made in an interview with a freelance journalist over a year ago and as we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holds a formal role in Extinction Rebellion .
His views are his own.
” But Mr. Hallam ’ s comments were met with fury , with one person writing on Twitter : “ So the founder if # ExtinctionRebellion speaks like a Nazi , says ‘ Governments + business owners ’ should/could have a bullet through their heads and a system of Socialism be put in place to replace capitalism .
The stench of # DomesticTerrorism is strong !
” Another added : “ So if business owners all have bullets put through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supply goods and create employment ?
“ Mind-blowing numpties appear to run with the pack of ‘ extinction rebellion ’ supporters .
”

Written by Brittany Vonow on Sep 2, 2020 . Posted in Latest news, Videos
A British co-founder of Extinction Rebellion sparked fury after suggesting MPs and business owners “should have a bullet through their heads.”
Ex-organic farmer Roger Hallam (pictured) criticized the people “who run society” – saying they were “culpable” for the climate catastrophe.
In a recording obtained by Guido, the 54-year-old was heard saying: “Most days when I get out of bed, I’m saying the people that are culpable are the people who run society, run big business, run governments, run the elites.
“They are exponentially more culpable for climate catastrophe.
“1990 might as well give them six months in prison, now maybe you should put a bullet through their head – or rather someone probably will.”
And North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen slammed the action group, telling The Sun: “XR is a trojan horse for those who know they can never get power through the ballot box and claim to represent legitimate causes – environmentalism.
“But as is clear from their widely publicized ambitions of socialism, marxism, anarchy- it’s very clear what their ultimate ambition is. Through their extreme actions and violent actions, they have actually damaged their causes.”
The climate change action group today distanced themselves from the comments, saying they had been made in a previous interview.
A spokesperson said: “Extinction Rebellion is resolutely committed to nonviolence and to suggest otherwise is contrary to the evidence.
“These comments were made in an interview with a freelance journalist over a year ago and as we have previously said Roger Hallam no longer holds a formal role in Extinction Rebellion. His views are his own.”
But Mr. Hallam’s comments were met with fury, with one person writing on Twitter: “So the founder if #ExtinctionRebellion speaks like a Nazi, says ‘Governments + business owners’ should/could have a bullet through their heads and a system of Socialism be put in place to replace capitalism. The stench of #DomesticTerrorism is strong!”
Another added: “So if business owners all have bullets put through their heads, who is going to supply goods and create employment?
“Mind-blowing numpties appear to run with the pack of ‘extinction rebellion’ supporters.”
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-02--Extinction Rebellion Crazies Arrested After Blockading Parliament

Written by Tom Ball on .
Posted in Latest news Dozens of environmental activists have been arrested as they attempted to block MPs from entering parliament on the first day back after the summer recess .
Thousands of protesters from Extinction Rebellion , the climate action group , descended on Westminster today where they aimed to blockade parliament by setting up camp on the roads immediately in front of it .
Activists gathered at sites including Tate Britain , Trafalgar Square , Buckingham Palace , and Westminster Cathedral , before marching on Parliament Square .
Police initially prevented demonstrators from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the square .
However , by mid-afternoon , hundreds of activists had broken through a police cordon and sat down in the middle of roads , forcing traffic to stop .
As of 4 pm as many as 40 climate campaigners had been arrested and taken to police vans by officers , a spokeswoman for Extinction Rebellion said .
The group is demanding that MPs adopt what activists are calling the “ climate and ecological emergency bill ” that seeks to bind the government to its Paris Climate Agreement commitments .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Green Party MP , and Kumi Naidoo , the former head of Greenpeace .
Rupert Read , one of the group ’ s founders and leaders , said that activists would attempt to set up camp in Westminster and hold the site for a number of days , with the ultimate aim of preventing MPs from entering parliament if they refuse to accept their demands .
Yesterday , the Metropolitan Police announced that it would impose conditions against protests planned for today , stating gatherings can only take place off the main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am and 7 pm .
A cordon of officers has formed around parliament while dozens of police vans have been deployed around Westminster .
Commander Jane Connors said the Met had imposed conditions on the marchers under the Public Order Act .
She said : “ We know these protests may result in serious disruption to local businesses , commuters and our communities and residents , which I will not tolerate .
“ If you take part in [ today ’ s ] assembly or processions and knowingly fail to comply with these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to comply , you may commit an offense and may be liable to arrest.
” Last year , more than 1,700 arrests were made within Extinction Rebellion ’ s “ Autumn Uprising ” , which lasted for ten days and caused disruption across the UK and large parts of central London .
The number of protesters is far smaller than in April and October of last year because of the pandemic .

Written by Tom Ball on Sep 2, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Dozens of environmental activists have been arrested as they attempted to block MPs from entering parliament on the first day back after the summer recess.
Thousands of protesters from Extinction Rebellion, the climate action group, descended on Westminster today where they aimed to blockade parliament by setting up camp on the roads immediately in front of it.
Activists gathered at sites including Tate Britain, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, and Westminster Cathedral, before marching on Parliament Square.
Police initially prevented demonstrators from blocking the roads, by corralling them in the square. However, by mid-afternoon, hundreds of activists had broken through a police cordon and sat down in the middle of roads, forcing traffic to stop.
As of 4 pm as many as 40 climate campaigners had been arrested and taken to police vans by officers, a spokeswoman for Extinction Rebellion said.
The group is demanding that MPs adopt what activists are calling the “climate and ecological emergency bill” that seeks to bind the government to its Paris Climate Agreement commitments.
The bill is backed by Caroline Lucas, the Green Party MP, and Kumi Naidoo, the former head of Greenpeace.
Rupert Read, one of the group’s founders and leaders, said that activists would attempt to set up camp in Westminster and hold the site for a number of days, with the ultimate aim of preventing MPs from entering parliament if they refuse to accept their demands.
Yesterday, the Metropolitan Police announced that it would impose conditions against protests planned for today, stating gatherings can only take place off the main roads at Parliament Square Gardens between 8 am and 7 pm.
A cordon of officers has formed around parliament while dozens of police vans have been deployed around Westminster.
Commander Jane Connors said the Met had imposed conditions on the marchers under the Public Order Act.
She said: “We know these protests may result in serious disruption to local businesses, commuters and our communities and residents, which I will not tolerate.
“If you take part in [today’s] assembly or processions and knowingly fail to comply with these conditions, or incite others to fail to comply, you may commit an offense and may be liable to arrest.”
Last year, more than 1,700 arrests were made within Extinction Rebellion’s “Autumn Uprising”, which lasted for ten days and caused disruption across the UK and large parts of central London.
The number of protesters is far smaller than in April and October of last year because of the pandemic.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-02--Reuters Falsely Claims Climate Change Worse For Economy Than COVID

Written by H. Sterling Burnett on .
Posted in Latest news Among today ’ s top Google News search results for “ Climate Change ” is an article by Reuters titled , “ Climate change bigger economic risk than pandemic , ECB ’ s Schnabel says.
” In it , Reuters interviews Isabel Schnabel , a member of the European Central Bank board , who claims climate change will be worse for the future economy than COVID-19 has been for 2020 ’ s economy , implying central banks should discourage investment in funding fossil-fuel development , and fund so-called green @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even the worst-case estimates for climate change would be only a small fraction of the economic harm caused by COVID-19 .
“ Climate change is probably the biggest challenge we are facing , much bigger than the pandemic , ” Schnabel said .
“ Even though this health shock was entirely unrelated to monetary policy , it nevertheless has huge implications for monetary policy .
The same is true for climate change and this is why central banks can not ignore it.
” In truth , multiple economic analyses show it is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions , that threaten the economy .
According to Statista.com , world GDP was an estimated 142 trillion in 2019 .
The World Economic Forum ( WEF ) has estimated COVID-19 , “ will likely end up costing between $ 8.1 and $ 15.8 trillion globally.
” If the WEF estimates are accurate , the economic losses from COVID-19 as a percentage of 2019 global GDP , range between 5.7 and 11.1 percent .
This is far higher than the worst-case scenario of the costs of future climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Climate Change ( IPCC ) .
The most extreme , worst-case , highly unlikely scenario of the many scenarios IPCC examined is known as RCP8.5 .
RCP8.5 has been heavily criticized in the peer-reviewed literature as being extreme or absurd .
RCP8.5 assumes , among other things , an unrealistic 500 percent increase in coal use and a 6℃ rise in global temperatures by 2100 .
Even the IPCC admits RCP8.5 is exceedingly unlikely to occur , saying RCP8.5 had only a 10 percent chance of becoming reality at the time IPCC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RCP8.5 ’ s chance of occurring at less than 3 percent .
Even if the worst-case estimate of climate change occurs , economist Stan Liebowitz notes that the impact on the economy , as a percentage of estimated GDP , would be minuscule .
If RCP8.5 comes to pass , the total cost of damages resulting from climate change in 2090 will be approximately $ 507.6 billion .
Yet , Liebowitz notes , U.S. GDP in 2090 , even accounting for climate change , is estimated to be approximately $ 70 trillion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost of climate change in 2029 will represent only slightly more than 0.7 percent of U.S. GDP .
“ Thus the damage from climate change in [ the ] worst-case scenario , according to our ‘ best scientists and experts , ’ is less than 1 percent of U.S. GDP in 2090 , ” Liebowitz observes .
Even a worst-case global scenario would produce much less economic harm than COVID has .
In his book False Alarm , Bjorn Lomborg cites Noble Prize-winning economist William Nordhaus ’ estimate that if no further action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overall economic losses attributed to climate change in 2100 , under the worst-case scenario , will amount to 2.8 percent of a global GDP .
So contrary to Schnabel ’ s claim , even under the worst-case scenario posited by the IPCC in 2100 , climate change will cause less than half of the low-end estimate of the damage to the world economy that COVID-19 is expected to cause at the close of 2020 .
The expected GDP losses from COVID-19 are almost four times higher than the high-end estimates for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Don ’ t lie awake at night worrying about climate impacts on the economy .
The science and economics say even the worst-case scenario would be quite mild .

Written by H. Sterling Burnett on Sep 2, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Among today’s top Google News search results for “Climate Change” is an article by Reuters titled, “Climate change bigger economic risk than pandemic, ECB’s Schnabel says.”
In it, Reuters interviews Isabel Schnabel, a member of the European Central Bank board, who claims climate change will be worse for the future economy than COVID-19 has been for 2020’s economy, implying central banks should discourage investment in funding fossil-fuel development, and fund so-called green development, instead.
In truth, even the worst-case estimates for climate change would be only a small fraction of the economic harm caused by COVID-19.
“Climate change is probably the biggest challenge we are facing, much bigger than the pandemic,” Schnabel said.
“Even though this health shock was entirely unrelated to monetary policy, it nevertheless has huge implications for monetary policy. The same is true for climate change and this is why central banks cannot ignore it.”
In truth, multiple economic analyses show it is not climate change, but rather poorly designed policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, that threaten the economy.
According to Statista.com, world GDP was an estimated 142 trillion in 2019. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has estimated COVID-19, “will likely end up costing between $8.1 and $15.8 trillion globally.”
If the WEF estimates are accurate, the economic losses from COVID-19 as a percentage of 2019 global GDP, range between 5.7 and 11.1 percent.
This is far higher than the worst-case scenario of the costs of future climate change as estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The most extreme, worst-case, highly unlikely scenario of the many scenarios IPCC examined is known as RCP8.5.
RCP8.5 has been heavily criticized in the peer-reviewed literature as being extreme or absurd. RCP8.5 assumes, among other things, an unrealistic 500 percent increase in coal use and a 6℃ rise in global temperatures by 2100.
Even the IPCC admits RCP8.5 is exceedingly unlikely to occur, saying RCP8.5 had only a 10 percent chance of becoming reality at the time IPCC evaluated it. More recent estimates place RCP8.5’s chance of occurring at less than 3 percent.
Even if the worst-case estimate of climate change occurs, economist Stan Liebowitz notes that the impact on the economy, as a percentage of estimated GDP, would be minuscule.
If RCP8.5 comes to pass, the total cost of damages resulting from climate change in 2090 will be approximately $507.6 billion.
Yet, Liebowitz notes, U.S. GDP in 2090, even accounting for climate change, is estimated to be approximately $70 trillion.
This means, at worst, the cost of climate change in 2029 will represent only slightly more than 0.7 percent of U.S. GDP.
“Thus the damage from climate change in [the] worst-case scenario, according to our ‘best scientists and experts,’ is less than 1 percent of U.S. GDP in 2090,” Liebowitz observes.
That’s the worst-case scenario.
Even a worst-case global scenario would produce much less economic harm than COVID has.
In his book False Alarm, Bjorn Lomborg cites Noble Prize-winning economist William Nordhaus’ estimate that if no further action is taken to prevent climate change, the overall economic losses attributed to climate change in 2100, under the worst-case scenario, will amount to 2.8 percent of a global GDP.
So contrary to Schnabel’s claim, even under the worst-case scenario posited by the IPCC in 2100, climate change will cause less than half of the low-end estimate of the damage to the world economy that COVID-19 is expected to cause at the close of 2020.
The expected GDP losses from COVID-19 are almost four times higher than the high-end estimates for the end of year economic costs of COVID-19.
Don’t lie awake at night worrying about climate impacts on the economy. The science and economics say even the worst-case scenario would be quite mild.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-03--XR Activists Glue Hands To Pavement Outside Parliament, Wreak Havoc

Written by Rory Tingle on .
Posted in Latest news Extinction Rebellion ( XR ) protesters have tried to storm Cardiff ’ s new BBC building after demonstrators glued their hands to the pavement outside Parliament on the seventh day of climate chaos – with 232 arrests so far .
The eco-warriors descended on the studios in Central Square in the Welsh capital as some of the 400-strong mob tried and failed to shove past police .
Earlier today fellow activists glued themselves to the ground to block entrances to Parliament in Westminster in a dramatic escalation of their two-week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ jumped the barriers and ran past armed police to glue ( themselves ) on to the floor outside the House of Lords ’ .
The tactic , a staple of previous XR demonstrations , was accompanied by scores of others staging a sit-in elsewhere around the perimeter of the parliamentary estate , including at the Carriage Gates .
A separate protest carried out by XR ally Animal Rebellion saw activists locked on top of a pink slaughterhouse truck parked sideways across nearby Victoria Street .
The campaigners said they are demanding ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to mitigate the worst impacts of the climate crisis and reduce the risk of future pandemics ’ .
They have previously used fake blood in their demonstrations .
Police arrested another 72 Extinction Rebellion activists yesterday as they swooped on demonstrators lying in the road to block Boris Johnson ’ s route to Prime Ministers ’ Questions yesterday .
It brings the total number of eco-warriors detained to 232 since they kick-started their fortnight of chaos in the capital on Friday following a coronavirus recess .
Police said there had been ‘ dozens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were made for a range of offenses including breaching Public Order conditions , obstructing the highway , obstructing police , and assault on an emergency worker .
It comes a day after they blocked Bute Terrace in both directions and caused traffic delays around the city .
Around 400 people are estimated to have attended the protest , which is part of a week-long campaign across the UK .
A spokesman for South Wales Police said : ‘ Officers are currently in attendance at a protest in Central Square in Cardiff .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committing criminal damage .
‘ Officers are working to engage with protest organizers and attendees in order to remind them of their obligations under the current Coronavirus legislation and the overarching goal for everyone to take personal responsibility by following Welsh Government regulations to Keep Wales Safe .
‘ We are duty-bound to take into account all relevant legislation , and South Wales Police has strived to maintain a consistent policing style of engaging , explaining and encouraging , and enforcing as last resort where necessary , throughout this public health emergency – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ XR spokesperson Tamsin Omand , 35 , from London , said that protesters wanted the Prime Minister to see and hear their action .
… ‘ Disruption is a core tenet of how XR works and how we have managed to achieve so much in a short period of time .
‘ We have been outside Downing Street blocking his route on both sides and of course , he ’ s encountering us here in the square – I think we are impossible to ignore .
’

Written by Rory Tingle on Sep 3, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters have tried to storm Cardiff’s new BBC building after demonstrators glued their hands to the pavement outside Parliament on the seventh day of climate chaos – with 232 arrests so far.
The eco-warriors descended on the studios in Central Square in the Welsh capital as some of the 400-strong mob tried and failed to shove past police.
Earlier today fellow activists glued themselves to the ground to block entrances to Parliament in Westminster in a dramatic escalation of their two-week campaign of disruption.
Protesters said they ‘jumped the barriers and ran past armed police to glue (themselves) on to the floor outside the House of Lords’.
The tactic, a staple of previous XR demonstrations, was accompanied by scores of others staging a sit-in elsewhere around the perimeter of the parliamentary estate, including at the Carriage Gates.
A separate protest carried out by XR ally Animal Rebellion saw activists locked on top of a pink slaughterhouse truck parked sideways across nearby Victoria Street.
The campaigners said they are demanding ‘a plant-based food system as a means to mitigate the worst impacts of the climate crisis and reduce the risk of future pandemics’. They have previously used fake blood in their demonstrations.
Police arrested another 72 Extinction Rebellion activists yesterday as they swooped on demonstrators lying in the road to block Boris Johnson’s route to Prime Ministers’ Questions yesterday.
It brings the total number of eco-warriors detained to 232 since they kick-started their fortnight of chaos in the capital on Friday following a coronavirus recess. Police said there had been ‘dozens’ more arrests today.
The arrests were made for a range of offenses including breaching Public Order conditions, obstructing the highway, obstructing police, and assault on an emergency worker.
It comes a day after they blocked Bute Terrace in both directions and caused traffic delays around the city. Around 400 people are estimated to have attended the protest, which is part of a week-long campaign across the UK.
A spokesman for South Wales Police said: ‘Officers are currently in attendance at a protest in Central Square in Cardiff. One person has been arrested on suspicion of committing criminal damage.
‘Officers are working to engage with protest organizers and attendees in order to remind them of their obligations under the current Coronavirus legislation and the overarching goal for everyone to take personal responsibility by following Welsh Government regulations to Keep Wales Safe.
‘We are duty-bound to take into account all relevant legislation, and South Wales Police has strived to maintain a consistent policing style of engaging, explaining and encouraging, and enforcing as last resort where necessary, throughout this public health emergency – an approach we intend to continue.’
XR spokesperson Tamsin Omand, 35, from London, said that protesters wanted the Prime Minister to see and hear their action. …
‘Disruption is a core tenet of how XR works and how we have managed to achieve so much in a short period of time.
‘We have been outside Downing Street blocking his route on both sides and of course, he’s encountering us here in the square – I think we are impossible to ignore.’
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-03--German Therapists Offer Free Workshops For Climate-Fearing Youth

Written by Pierre Gosselin on .
Posted in Latest news Climate alarm fatigue syndrome : Climate alarmism is turning the youth into emotional basket cases…once again Germany talks itself into a new psychosis .
Here ’ s a short but interesting report on how all the climate alarmism in Germany is now taking a psychological toll , especially on the youth .
German broadcaster RTL here has an article at its site titled : “ Climate Change and Psyche : Burnout Courses for Demonstrators “ .
According to RTL : One year after the start of the Fridays for Future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observing that the climate crisis may be putting a heavy emotional strain on young people .
Psychotherapists are therefore now offering free workshops , for example in the Hanover region .
Nationwide , therapists have joined forces with “ Psychologists for Future ” – an environmental group of psychologists that now has 400 volunteers who want to support the climate activists.
” Die kalte Sonne comments : “ If you preach climate catastrophe all day long , you will eventually believe it yourself .
Then burnout is not far off .
Fortunately , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Will the health insurance soon pay for it ?
Will ‘ climate alarmism ’ now be a recognized disease ?
”

Written by Pierre Gosselin on Sep 3, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Climate alarm fatigue syndrome: Climate alarmism is turning the youth into emotional basket cases…once again Germany talks itself into a new psychosis.
Here’s a short but interesting report on how all the climate alarmism in Germany is now taking a psychological toll, especially on the youth.
Hat-tip Die kalte Sonne.
German broadcaster RTL here has an article at its site titled: “Climate Change and Psyche: Burnout Courses for Demonstrators“. According to RTL:
One year after the start of the Fridays for Future protests in Lower Saxony, psychologists are observing that the climate crisis may be putting a heavy emotional strain on young people. Psychotherapists are therefore now offering free workshops, for example in the Hanover region. Nationwide, therapists have joined forces with “Psychologists for Future” – an environmental group of psychologists that now has 400 volunteers who want to support the climate activists.”
Die kalte Sonne comments: “If you preach climate catastrophe all day long, you will eventually believe it yourself. Then burnout is not far off. Fortunately, there are now courses against it. Will the health insurance soon pay for it? Will ‘climate alarmism’ now be a recognized disease?”
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-03--Mining For Green-Energy Materials Threatens Biodiversity, Study Shows

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Posted in Latest news Mining for renewable energy materials could threaten biodiversity , researchers have found .
Scientists at the University of Queensland , Brisbane found a high degree of overlap between areas used for mining essential minerals like lithium , which is used for car batteries , and areas with high levels of biodiversity as yet untouched by industry .
Conservationists are “ often naive to the threats posed by significant growth in renewable energies ” , the researchers said in the study published in the journal Nature Communications , pointing out that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mines or have them nearby .
Overall , the researchers found that eight percent of mining areas were within the range of areas designated as protected by national governments , and seven percent were within the same range of key biodiversity areas .
Using this metric , 50 million square kilometers of the earth ’ s land surface is influenced by mining , with 82 percent of mining areas focused on elements needed for renewable energy production .
Elements including lithium , cobalt , and nickel are essential for rechargeable batteries , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and solar projects , as well as in electric cars .
New mines are planned to target these substances , adding to the global surface area covered by mining activities .
“ Increasing the extent and density of mining areas will obviously cause additional threats to biodiversity , and our analysis reveals that a greater proportion of mines targeting materials for renewable energy production may further exacerbate threats to biodiversity in some areas , ” the scientists wrote .

Written by Olivia Rudgard on Sep 3, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Mining for renewable energy materials could threaten biodiversity, researchers have found.
Scientists at the University of Queensland, Brisbane found a high degree of overlap between areas used for mining essential minerals like lithium, which is used for car batteries, and areas with high levels of biodiversity as yet untouched by industry.
Conservationists are “often naive to the threats posed by significant growth in renewable energies”, the researchers said in the study published in the journal Nature Communications, pointing out that 14 percent of protected areas contain metal mines or have them nearby.
Overall, the researchers found that eight percent of mining areas were within the range of areas designated as protected by national governments, and seven percent were within the same range of key biodiversity areas.
Using this metric, 50 million square kilometers of the earth’s land surface is influenced by mining, with 82 percent of mining areas focused on elements needed for renewable energy production.
Elements including lithium, cobalt, and nickel are essential for rechargeable batteries, which are used for power storage in wind and solar projects, as well as in electric cars.
New mines are planned to target these substances, adding to the global surface area covered by mining activities.
“Increasing the extent and density of mining areas will obviously cause additional threats to biodiversity, and our analysis reveals that a greater proportion of mines targeting materials for renewable energy production may further exacerbate threats to biodiversity in some areas,” the scientists wrote.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-03--Record Global Crop Projections Destroy Media’s Doom And Gloom

Written by H. Sterling Burnett on .
Posted in Latest news The International Grains Council ( IGC ) is reporting that global corn , wheat , and rice production is on pace to set new records this year , destroying an incessant parade of media claims that global warming is devastating crop production .
Here at Climate Realism , we have documented and debunked many of the ridiculous media claims that climate change is decimating crop production ( see here , here , here , here , here , here , and here , just in the past month , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as crop production in most of the world ’ s nations , sets new records virtually every year as our planet modestly warms .
Now , the IGC reports – unsurprisingly – that the same is happening in 2020 .
The online agriculture news service , World-Grain.com published a story , “ IGC projects record output for corn , wheat , and soybeans , ” highlighting the findings of the International Grains Council ( IGC ) , that it expects the harvest of key cereal crops , corn , rice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the core staple crops for many peoples around the world , to set records in 2020 .
IGC ’ s August 27 Grain Market Review , projects total global grains production will reach 2.230 billion tons during the 2020-2021 marketing year , representing a 50 million ton increase from its July forecast and a nine percent higher yield than the 2.181 billion tons produced in the previous marketing year .
Climate at a Glance : Crop Yields summarizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. crop yields and global crop yields are setting records nearly every year as global climate modestly warms .
Thanks in large part to longer growing seasons , fewer frost events , more precipitation , and the fertilization effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide , farmers are producing more food on less land , allowing them to feed a growing global population .
Indeed , almost every important U.S. crop has set record yields per acre during the past three years , with most of the top 10 years in yields-per-acre occurring during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ database shows what ’ s true of the United States is also true for most countries and most crops around the world , as increasing levels of carbon dioxide help crop production to boom .
When it comes to climate change and crops , the “ debate ” is between provably false media lies vs. objective data showing times have never been better .

Written by H. Sterling Burnett on Sep 3, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
The International Grains Council (IGC) is reporting that global corn, wheat, and rice production is on pace to set new records this year, destroying an incessant parade of media claims that global warming is devastating crop production.
Here at Climate Realism, we have documented and debunked many of the ridiculous media claims that climate change is decimating crop production (see here, here, here, here, here, here, and here, just in the past month, for example).
Global crop production, as well as crop production in most of the world’s nations, sets new records virtually every year as our planet modestly warms. Now, the IGC reports – unsurprisingly – that the same is happening in 2020.
The online agriculture news service, World-Grain.com published a story, “IGC projects record output for corn, wheat, and soybeans,” highlighting the findings of the International Grains Council (IGC), that it expects the harvest of key cereal crops, corn, rice, soybeans, and wheat, which are the core staple crops for many peoples around the world, to set records in 2020.
IGC’s August 27 Grain Market Review, projects total global grains production will reach 2.230 billion tons during the 2020-2021 marketing year, representing a 50 million ton increase from its July forecast and a nine percent higher yield than the 2.181 billion tons produced in the previous marketing year.
Climate at a Glance: Crop Yields summarizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data documenting the fact that U.S. crop yields and global crop yields are setting records nearly every year as global climate modestly warms.
Thanks in large part to longer growing seasons, fewer frost events, more precipitation, and the fertilization effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide, farmers are producing more food on less land, allowing them to feed a growing global population.
Indeed, almost every important U.S. crop has set record yields per acre during the past three years, with most of the top 10 years in yields-per-acre occurring during the past decade.
The FAO’s database shows what’s true of the United States is also true for most countries and most crops around the world, as increasing levels of carbon dioxide help crop production to boom.
When it comes to climate change and crops, the “debate” is between provably false media lies vs. objective data showing times have never been better.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-03--The Woolly Rhinos And The Climate Change Cult

Written by P.F .
Whalen on .
Posted in Latest news To begin with , a statement : yes , climate change is genuine , and I think human activity is having an impact on the phenomenon .
The idea that climate change is a subject of “ settled science , ” however , is ridiculous , and the cockamamie solutions being put forth by the Left are exposing their concern for the climate as just a façade for their broader , socialist agenda .
In a recent article from CNN titled , “ Climate change spelled doom for Woolly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ashley Strickland explains that new DNA evidence shows that the furry beasts met their demise around 12,000 B.C.
, not because of overhunting by Stone Age man , as previously believed , but due to prehistoric climate change .
The long-extinct mammals , Strickland explains , were the victims of “ a sudden but brief period of warming temperatures ” at the time , which ultimately resulted in their demise .
This news reinforces a long-known fact : our planet ’ s climate has been constantly changing since it came into existence 4.6 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years is a long time when considering that interval from a human perspective .
Geologically speaking , however , it is the blink of an eye .
To put that amount of time in context , if the entire 4.6 billion-year lifespan of Earth was equated to a 365-day year , then 14,000 years ago happened at approximately 11:25 p.m. on New Year ’ s Eve .
Additionally , we should consider that only 8,000 years ago , Great Britain was still connected to mainland Europe ; there was no English Channel prior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Age .
Indeed , a Woolly Rhino , if so inclined , could have walked from Siberia to Scotland without so much as dipping its toes in the ocean .
In my view , it is incontrovertible that humanity has had an effect on Earth ’ s climate , but the extent of that impact is still very much up for debate .
Though not mentioned specifically in the CNN piece , we can reasonably conclude that the climate change that killed the Woolly Rhino 14,000 years ago was not of the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not been warmed due to the Flintstones ’ affinity for Brontosaurus Burgers and some subsequent onslaught of methane gas .
Our climate has been changing on its own for much of human history , including “ The Little Ice Age , ” which saw a remarkable drop in temperature of 3.5°F , and ended only 450 years ago .
To illustrate the uncertainty of science ’ s grasp on the issue , consider former Vice President Al Gore , who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his movie An Inconvenient Truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the fossil fuel industry and made some alarming predictions about the planet ’ s future .
Gore had enlisted several climate scientists as consultants for the film , but shortly after winning the esteemed award in 2007 , a U.K. High Court ruled that if the movie was to be shown in school , it had to be shown with a guidance note in order to prevent political indoctrination .
The judge cited nine specific instances of inaccurate or exaggerated assertions that Gore had made in the film .
As the years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have proven to be wildly inaccurate .
Gore predicted that , by now , the ice in the arctic would melt every summer , but in reality , the ice is now at record-high levels .
He also predicted that Mt .
Kilimanjaro ’ s famed peak would be totally free of snow and ice within ten years , but that has not happened .
Gore and others are undaunted , however , as they continue to assert their data , models , and projections regarding climate change , without even pausing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is often said that there are two characteristics that distinguish a cult from a legitimate organization .
The first characteristic is the way in which the particular group treats dissension and departure .
A reasonable group reacts to disagreement or withdrawal with well wishes and a nod , whereas a cult will curse and attack .
We see evidence of the climate change cult ’ s vitriol towards opponents constantly .
Previously , anyone questioning the issue would be called a “ skeptic , ” but are now declared a “ denier.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the “ Science Guy ” but who only has a Bachelor ’ s degree in Engineering — directed a scream of “ you idiots , ” at anyone who happens to disagree with him on the issue .
And the Miami Herald points to any politician reluctant to sip the climate change Kool-Aid as “ useless.
” The second characteristic typical of cults is the type of extreme actions and solutions put forth by their leaders .
When the walls were closing in on Jim Jones at Jonestown in 1978 , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own suicide and the death of 917 followers instead of accountability for potential crimes .
Marshall Applewhite , leader of the infamous cult Heaven ’ s Gate , which also ended in mass suicide/murder , had preached avoiding sex to its members and ( give him credit ) he certainly walked-the-walk by having himself and other members castrated ; which brings us to the climate change cult and some of their solutions , including the Green New Deal .
Though Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) no doubt continues to be proud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Left would like us to forget about the specifics detailed in the much-ballyhooed and since-deleted fact sheet that accompanied the announcement of the Green New Deal .
Some of the more outrageous elements of that proposal include the plan to “ to fully get rid of emissions from farting cows , ” eliminating all air travel , and requiring the retrofitting of every building in the country to meet their standards .
These are not the actions/solutions that are proposed by a serious organization , these are the ideas of a cult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minions was the decision to include in their fact sheet proposals not even remotely related to the environment , including universal health care and ensuring “ economic security to all who are unable or unwilling to work.
” The Green New Deal , like much of the rest of the climate change cult ’ s agenda , is less about climate change and more about socialism ; maneuvering for the redistribution of wealth and increased government control over our lives , while disguised as well-intentioned activists striving for cleaner air .
Will the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woolly Rhino , long before the first Subaru with a “ Bernie ” bumper sticker came on the scene , dampen their enthusiasm for their sectarian dogma ?
Doubtful .
But for those of us not yet sucked in , we must call them out for what they are .

Written by P.F. Whalen on Sep 3, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
To begin with, a statement: yes, climate change is genuine, and I think human activity is having an impact on the phenomenon.
The idea that climate change is a subject of “settled science,” however, is ridiculous, and the cockamamie solutions being put forth by the Left are exposing their concern for the climate as just a façade for their broader, socialist agenda.
In a recent article from CNN titled, “Climate change spelled doom for Woolly Rhinos 14,000 years ago,” author Ashley Strickland explains that new DNA evidence shows that the furry beasts met their demise around 12,000 B.C., not because of overhunting by Stone Age man, as previously believed, but due to prehistoric climate change.
(Refreshingly, an article from CNN mentions Russia, considering the animals lived in Siberia, yet somehow avoids bringing up President Trump and election interference.)
The long-extinct mammals, Strickland explains, were the victims of “a sudden but brief period of warming temperatures” at the time, which ultimately resulted in their demise.
This news reinforces a long-known fact: our planet’s climate has been constantly changing since it came into existence 4.6 billion years ago.
Clearly, 14,000 years is a long time when considering that interval from a human perspective. Geologically speaking, however, it is the blink of an eye.
To put that amount of time in context, if the entire 4.6 billion-year lifespan of Earth was equated to a 365-day year, then 14,000 years ago happened at approximately 11:25 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
Additionally, we should consider that only 8,000 years ago, Great Britain was still connected to mainland Europe; there was no English Channel prior to the end of the last Ice Age.
Indeed, a Woolly Rhino, if so inclined, could have walked from Siberia to Scotland without so much as dipping its toes in the ocean.
In my view, it is incontrovertible that humanity has had an effect on Earth’s climate, but the extent of that impact is still very much up for debate.
Though not mentioned specifically in the CNN piece, we can reasonably conclude that the climate change that killed the Woolly Rhino 14,000 years ago was not of the “man-made” variety.
The planet had not been warmed due to the Flintstones’ affinity for Brontosaurus Burgers and some subsequent onslaught of methane gas.
Our climate has been changing on its own for much of human history, including “The Little Ice Age,” which saw a remarkable drop in temperature of 3.5°F, and ended only 450 years ago.
To illustrate the uncertainty of science’s grasp on the issue, consider former Vice President Al Gore, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his movie An Inconvenient Truth; a film that took dead aim at the fossil fuel industry and made some alarming predictions about the planet’s future.
Gore had enlisted several climate scientists as consultants for the film, but shortly after winning the esteemed award in 2007, a U.K. High Court ruled that if the movie was to be shown in school, it had to be shown with a guidance note in order to prevent political indoctrination.
The judge cited nine specific instances of inaccurate or exaggerated assertions that Gore had made in the film. As the years have passed, many of his predictions have proven to be wildly inaccurate.
Gore predicted that, by now, the ice in the arctic would melt every summer, but in reality, the ice is now at record-high levels. He also predicted that Mt. Kilimanjaro’s famed peak would be totally free of snow and ice within ten years, but that has not happened.
Gore and others are undaunted, however, as they continue to assert their data, models, and projections regarding climate change, without even pausing to reflect and address their previous miscalculations.
It is often said that there are two characteristics that distinguish a cult from a legitimate organization. The first characteristic is the way in which the particular group treats dissension and departure.
A reasonable group reacts to disagreement or withdrawal with well wishes and a nod, whereas a cult will curse and attack. We see evidence of the climate change cult’s vitriol towards opponents constantly. Previously, anyone questioning the issue would be called a “skeptic,” but are now declared a “denier.”
Bill Nye — who claims to be the “Science Guy” but who only has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering — directed a scream of “you idiots,” at anyone who happens to disagree with him on the issue.
And the Miami Herald points to any politician reluctant to sip the climate change Kool-Aid as “useless.”
The second characteristic typical of cults is the type of extreme actions and solutions put forth by their leaders. When the walls were closing in on Jim Jones at Jonestown in 1978, he fed his followers cyanide, opting for his own suicide and the death of 917 followers instead of accountability for potential crimes.
Marshall Applewhite, leader of the infamous cult Heaven’s Gate, which also ended in mass suicide/murder, had preached avoiding sex to its members and (give him credit) he certainly walked-the-walk by having himself and other members castrated; which brings us to the climate change cult and some of their solutions, including the Green New Deal.
Though Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) no doubt continues to be proud of her proposed legislation, others on the Left would like us to forget about the specifics detailed in the much-ballyhooed and since-deleted fact sheet that accompanied the announcement of the Green New Deal.
Some of the more outrageous elements of that proposal include the plan to “to fully get rid of emissions from farting cows,” eliminating all air travel, and requiring the retrofitting of every building in the country to meet their standards.
These are not the actions/solutions that are proposed by a serious organization, these are the ideas of a cult.
What ultimately exposed AOC and her minions was the decision to include in their fact sheet proposals not even remotely related to the environment, including universal health care and ensuring “economic security to all who are unable or unwilling to work.”
The Green New Deal, like much of the rest of the climate change cult’s agenda, is less about climate change and more about socialism; maneuvering for the redistribution of wealth and increased government control over our lives, while disguised as well-intentioned activists striving for cleaner air.
Will the news that climate change killed off the Woolly Rhino, long before the first Subaru with a “Bernie” bumper sticker came on the scene, dampen their enthusiasm for their sectarian dogma? Doubtful. But for those of us not yet sucked in, we must call them out for what they are.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-04--Isolated Pacific Island Hachijojima Shows No Warming In 80 Years

Written by Pierre Gosselin on .
Posted in Latest news Hachijojima is a volcanic Japanese island some 287 kilometers south of Tokyo , to which it belongs .
7,522 people live on its 63 km2 of area .
What makes Hachijojima interesting climatically is its rural , non-urban features – in the middle of the ocean – making station siting there less prone to factors that could corrupt the data , such as airports , asphalt , concrete , steel , and other heat-sink-acting infrastructure .
Today we look at data from the Japan Meteorological Agency ( JMA ) going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the claims about a rapidly warming world from the media , many readers would think that there must be warming happening there as well .
The data have a surprise in store .
Now that summer has ended , we plot the latest data to see if summers have indeed been warming at this island .
As the above data show , there has been virtually no trend at all over the past 80 years .
Warming ?
Still no sign of it at all .
Next , we look at the mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Like summer , also winter has shown no long-term trend one way or the other .
Where ’ s the bad climate change news here ?
To round out the analysis and to summarize , we plot the annual mean temperature data recorded for Hachjojima : Interestingly , the annual temperature behavior appears to follow a cyclic behavior that very much resembles some ocean-surface temperature cycles we see from around the globe , like the PDO or AMO .
Climate indeed changes , but what we see above it can not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at No Tricks Zone

Written by Pierre Gosselin on Sep 4, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Hachijojima is a volcanic Japanese island some 287 kilometers south of Tokyo, to which it belongs. 7,522 people live on its 63 km2 of area.
What makes Hachijojima interesting climatically is its rural, non-urban features – in the middle of the ocean – making station siting there less prone to factors that could corrupt the data, such as airports, asphalt, concrete, steel, and other heat-sink-acting infrastructure.
Today we look at data from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) going back almost 80 years.
Hearing all the claims about a rapidly warming world from the media, many readers would think that there must be warming happening there as well. The data have a surprise in store.
Summer
Now that summer has ended, we plot the latest data to see if summers have indeed been warming at this island.
As the above data show, there has been virtually no trend at all over the past 80 years. Warming? Still no sign of it at all.
Winter
Next, we look at the mean winter temperatures at this location since 1947:
Like summer, also winter has shown no long-term trend one way or the other. Where’s the bad climate change news here?
Annual
To round out the analysis and to summarize, we plot the annual mean temperature data recorded for Hachjojima:
Interestingly, the annual temperature behavior appears to follow a cyclic behavior that very much resembles some ocean-surface temperature cycles we see from around the globe, like the PDO or AMO.
Climate indeed changes, but what we see above it cannot be due to anything anthropogenic.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-04--Jane Fonda: Cut CO2 Emissions Or Democracy Is ‘Impossible’

Written by Thomas D. Williams , Ph.D. on .
Posted in Latest news Jane Fonda ramped up her climate change rhetoric in an interview Thursday with Time magazine , in which she urges “ civil disobedience ” and the adoption of the Green New Deal .
The climate crisis “ looms , ” Ms. Fonda told Time writer Justin Worland .
“ If we don ’ t cut our fossil fuel emissions in half by 2030 , everything will not only become much , much harder , but a lot of things — equality , democracy , stability in our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was touting her new book What Can I Do ?
: My Path from Climate Despair to Action , which will be released on September 8 , and purportedly “ recounts stories from her time on the frontlines advocating for climate solutions.
” “ The climate crisis affects so many parts of our lives : our health , our jobs , the economy , national security , ” Fonda asserts .
“ A lot of people haven ’ t really thought about the crisis in those terms .
There ’ s a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people don ’ t know—and should know.
” The 82-year-old actress and activist said that studies show that “ women care more about the climate crisis ” but they “ sometimes feel insecure about the science.
” “ I wanted to give the science so they could be more secure in that , ” she said .
Citing young climate strikers like Greta Thunberg , Fonda insists civil disobedience “ has to become the new norm .
No matter who is elected in November.
” Ms. Fonda also urges her followers to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ malleable and easier to influence than Donald Trump .
“ What I want to tell voters who say , ‘ I can ’ t decide who to vote for .
I don ’ t really believe in Joe Biden , ’ is , ‘ Hey , I ’ d rather push a moderate than fight a fascist , ’ ” she said .
According to Fonda , global warming is the preeminent issue of the day , overshadowing all others .
“ It ’ s all-consuming .
This climate crisis is an existential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if anything else is going to be achieved , ” she stated .
“ There were issues that mattered to me before , but they weren ’ t life-or-death — nothing else is going to matter if this isn ’ t solved — like the climate crisis is , ” she said .

Written by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. on Sep 4, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Jane Fonda ramped up her climate change rhetoric in an interview Thursday with Time magazine, in which she urges “civil disobedience” and the adoption of the Green New Deal.
The climate crisis “looms,” Ms. Fonda told Time writer Justin Worland. “If we don’t cut our fossil fuel emissions in half by 2030, everything will not only become much, much harder, but a lot of things — equality, democracy, stability in our society — will become impossible.”
Fonda was touting her new book What Can I Do?: My Path from Climate Despair to Action, which will be released on September 8, and purportedly “recounts stories from her time on the frontlines advocating for climate solutions.”
“The climate crisis affects so many parts of our lives: our health, our jobs, the economy, national security,” Fonda asserts. “A lot of people haven’t really thought about the crisis in those terms. There’s a lot in the book that the majority of people don’t know—and should know.”
The 82-year-old actress and activist said that studies show that “women care more about the climate crisis” but they “sometimes feel insecure about the science.”
“I wanted to give the science so they could be more secure in that,” she said.
Citing young climate strikers like Greta Thunberg, Fonda insists civil disobedience “has to become the new norm. No matter who is elected in November.”
Ms. Fonda also urges her followers to vote for Joe Biden because he is more malleable and easier to influence than Donald Trump.
“What I want to tell voters who say, ‘I can’t decide who to vote for. I don’t really believe in Joe Biden,’ is, ‘Hey, I’d rather push a moderate than fight a fascist,’” she said.
According to Fonda, global warming is the preeminent issue of the day, overshadowing all others.
“It’s all-consuming. This climate crisis is an existential issue that has to be dealt with if anything else is going to be achieved,” she stated.
“There were issues that mattered to me before, but they weren’t life-or-death — nothing else is going to matter if this isn’t solved — like the climate crisis is,” she said.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-04--Gas Plants To Stay Open As California Bows To Energy Reality

Written by Clarice Feldman on .
Posted in Latest news Last week , I described the dilemma facing the California State Water Resources Control Board .
It could demand adherence to the schedule for closing coastal gas plants that use seawater by the end of this year .
If they did so , they would compound California ’ s energy crisis ; if not , the board would have to face the fact that renewable energy was insufficient for the State ’ s needs and acknowledge that it needed these fossil fuel plants to continue operating or the state would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality , as the Los Angles Times reports .
The board allowed the plants to remain in operation for a few more years until — they hope — chimerical renewable energy can pick up the load : State officials threw a lifeline to four fossil-fueled power plants along the Southern California coast , deciding the facilities are still needed to provide reliable electricity even as they contribute to the climate crisis .
Tuesday ’ s vote by the State Water Resources Control Board to let the gas plants keep operating past the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over two evenings last month , as a heatwave caused air conditioning demand to soar , and California found itself short on electricity supplies .
Energy regulators are still investigating the causes of the power shortage .
But they said allowing the coastal gas plants to stay open a few more years would help prevent more outages as California continues its transition to cleaner energy sources — an ironic solution given that climate change almost certainly exacerbated the recent heatwave .
Maybe it won ’ t ever get hot again in California .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ smog blocking sunlight .
Maybe storage capacity will be vastly increased .
Maybe the gas plants will find an efficient , affordable way to discharge seawater without substantially affecting marine life .
Maybe not .
Of course , the notion that the warm seawater discharge from the plants seriously harms marine life may also be open to some debate .
I remember environmentalists claiming the caribou would die off if the Alaskan pipeline was built , but it turns out the caribou love it : Thirty years later we can see the effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Walter Hickel , a former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and governor of Alaska , said the caribou has not only survived , but flourished .
In 1977 , as the Prudhoe region started delivering oil to America ’ s southern 48 states , the Central Arctic caribou numbered 6,000 : it has since grown to 27 , 128 .
It ’ s hyperbolical predictions like this that make me chary of the environmentalists ’ claims , which always exaggerate the risks of real energy production while they ignore the risks related to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk to birds from large solar arrays in the desert and from windmills and the danger now of disposal solar panels and windmills that are now out of commission or soon will be .
Let me know when they march on the auto companies to highlight the environmental risks in the creation and disposal of electric car batteries .
Read more at The Pipeline

Written by Clarice Feldman on Sep 4, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Last week, I described the dilemma facing the California State Water Resources Control Board.
It could demand adherence to the schedule for closing coastal gas plants that use seawater by the end of this year.
If they did so, they would compound California’s energy crisis; if not, the board would have to face the fact that renewable energy was insufficient for the State’s needs and acknowledge that it needed these fossil fuel plants to continue operating or the state would face further blackouts.
Today it acknowledged reality, as the Los Angles Times reports. The board allowed the plants to remain in operation for a few more years until — they hope — chimerical renewable energy can pick up the load:
State officials threw a lifeline to four fossil-fueled power plants along the Southern California coast, deciding the facilities are still needed to provide reliable electricity even as they contribute to the climate crisis. Tuesday’s vote by the State Water Resources Control Board to let the gas plants keep operating past the end of this year followed brief rolling blackouts over two evenings last month, as a heatwave caused air conditioning demand to soar, and California found itself short on electricity supplies. Energy regulators are still investigating the causes of the power shortage. But they said allowing the coastal gas plants to stay open a few more years would help prevent more outages as California continues its transition to cleaner energy sources — an ironic solution given that climate change almost certainly exacerbated the recent heatwave.
Maybe it won’t ever get hot again in California. Maybe there never will be smoke and smog blocking sunlight. Maybe storage capacity will be vastly increased.
Maybe the gas plants will find an efficient, affordable way to discharge seawater without substantially affecting marine life. Maybe not.
Of course, the notion that the warm seawater discharge from the plants seriously harms marine life may also be open to some debate.
I remember environmentalists claiming the caribou would die off if the Alaskan pipeline was built, but it turns out the caribou love it:
Thirty years later we can see the effects of the pipeline on the caribous. Walter Hickel, a former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and governor of Alaska, said the caribou has not only survived, but flourished. In 1977, as the Prudhoe region started delivering oil to America’s southern 48 states, the Central Arctic caribou numbered 6,000: it has since grown to 27, 128.
It’s hyperbolical predictions like this that make me chary of the environmentalists’ claims, which always exaggerate the risks of real energy production while they ignore the risks related to “renewables,” such as the risk to birds from large solar arrays in the desert and from windmills and the danger now of disposal solar panels and windmills that are now out of commission or soon will be.
Let me know when they march on the auto companies to highlight the environmental risks in the creation and disposal of electric car batteries.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-04--Trudeau’s Dream Of A Green-Energy Recovery Will Be Disastrous

Written by Sun Media on .
Posted in Latest news Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ’ s vision of a taxpayer-funded , green energy revolution powering Canada out of the COVID-19 recession is the same one former Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty had in Ontario during the 2008 recession .
Trudeau is telling us now , as McGuinty did then , that we can spend ourselves rich by cashing in on a global green-energy bonanza .
In other words , Canada ’ s Liberal PM wants to do to the country what Ontario ’ s former premier did to that province more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that what McGuinty did —passing Ontario ’ s Green Energy Act in 2009 — turned into a disaster .
Residential electricity prices in Ontario more than doubled in a decade .
One of the reasons was the ludicrously expensive , 20-year wind and solar power contracts the Liberal government signed with green energy developers , some run by Liberal cronies .
Soaring commercial electricity prices gutted McGuinty ’ s promise of tens of thousands of new green jobs because the gains were overtaken by bigger job losses in the manufacturing sector .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s unemployment rate remained above the national average for more than seven years .
When the auditor general reviewed the contracts the McGuinty government had signed with green energy developers , she reported the Liberals had paid $ 9.2 billion more than necessary for electricity , because they ignored the advice of their own experts .
As a result , Ontario electricity consumers were paying twice the average U.S. price for wind power and 3.5 times the average U.S. price for solar power .
While McGuinty boasted green energy enabled the province @ @ @ @ @ @ @ produce 25 % of its electricity , the Liberals actually did that with nuclear and natural gas power .
Wind and solar power were multi-billion-dollar boondoggles which made the province ’ s electricity system less efficient and more expensive than it had to be .
Following McGuinty ’ s reckless and failed gamble on green energy , continued by his successor Kathleen Wynne , the Liberals never came close to balancing the Ontario budget , before they were defeated in 2018 by Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives .
Instead , they turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s most indebted sub-sovereign borrowers .
Canadians should be wary of Trudeau taking the country down the same path .

Written by Sun Media on Sep 4, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vision of a taxpayer-funded, green energy revolution powering Canada out of the COVID-19 recession is the same one former Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty had in Ontario during the 2008 recession.
Trudeau is telling us now, as McGuinty did then, that we can spend ourselves rich by cashing in on a global green-energy bonanza.
In other words, Canada’s Liberal PM wants to do to the country what Ontario’s former premier did to that province more than a decade ago.
The problem is that what McGuinty did —passing Ontario’s Green Energy Act in 2009 — turned into a disaster.
Residential electricity prices in Ontario more than doubled in a decade.
One of the reasons was the ludicrously expensive, 20-year wind and solar power contracts the Liberal government signed with green energy developers, some run by Liberal cronies.
Soaring commercial electricity prices gutted McGuinty’s promise of tens of thousands of new green jobs because the gains were overtaken by bigger job losses in the manufacturing sector.
That was one of the reasons Ontario’s unemployment rate remained above the national average for more than seven years.
When the auditor general reviewed the contracts the McGuinty government had signed with green energy developers, she reported the Liberals had paid $9.2 billion more than necessary for electricity, because they ignored the advice of their own experts.
As a result, Ontario electricity consumers were paying twice the average U.S. price for wind power and 3.5 times the average U.S. price for solar power.
While McGuinty boasted green energy enabled the province to end its reliance on coal to produce 25% of its electricity, the Liberals actually did that with nuclear and natural gas power.
Wind and solar power were multi-billion-dollar boondoggles which made the province’s electricity system less efficient and more expensive than it had to be.
Following McGuinty’s reckless and failed gamble on green energy, continued by his successor Kathleen Wynne, the Liberals never came close to balancing the Ontario budget, before they were defeated in 2018 by Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives.
Instead, they turned Ontario into one of the world’s most indebted sub-sovereign borrowers.
Canadians should be wary of Trudeau taking the country down the same path.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-09-04--Noted Meteorologist Reveals Climate ‘Emergency’ Is About ‘Justice’

Written by Anthony Watts on .
Posted in Latest news Prominent climate activist and meteorologist Eric Holthaus has admitted that climate change activism is not about climate science , but really about “ justice.
” Holthaus ’ admission is merely the latest in a long line of ‘ scientists ’ and others admitting that leftist political radicalism is the true goal of the asserted climate crisis .
With a Tweet , Holthaus joined a long line of climate alarmists on the left now fully admitting that the climate “ crisis ” or “ emergency ” is not about science after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t the first time Holthaus has revealed that the social revolution guides his advocacy , with climate change serving as a Trojan horse for social revolution .
Holthaus previously claimed the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) climate reports necessitate imposing “ rigorous backing to systematically dismantle capitalism.
” In Holthaus ’ world , it is also “ white supremacy ” that also must be dismantled under the guise of fighting climate change .
Kate Marvel , a climate activist who is also a NASA scientist made this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ climate justice & racial justice are the same thing..we ’ ll never head off climate catastrophe w/o dismantling white supremacy.
” Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had some similar slips over the real reason behind the “ Green New Deal.
” AOC ’ s chief of staff acknowledged the Green New Deal was not designed to deal with climate change .
“ The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn ’ t originally a climate thing at all , ” AOC chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti told the Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it as a climate thing ?
” Chakrabarti rhetorically asked .
“ Because we really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing.
” Also , former AOC campaign aide Waleed Shahid admitted the Green New Deal is a “ proposal to redistribute wealth and power from the people on top to the people on the bottom.
” United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres declared in 2012 that she is seeking a “ centralized transformation ” that is “ going to make the life of everyone on the planet very different.
” Prominent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Madrid Climate Conference in 2019 : “ The climate crisis is not just about the environment .
It is a crisis of human rights , of justice , and of political will .
Colonial , racist , and patriarchal systems of oppression have created and fueled it .
We need to dismantle them all .
Our political leaders can no longer shirk their responsibilities.
” You have to wonder who wrote that for her , as she was 16 years old at the time .
Clearly the howls of impending planetary doom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” are simply a vehicle to put politicians and bureaucrats in charge of our energy economy .
Their agenda has lost any semblance of science and is now nothing more than a tool for gaining control of our lives .

Written by Anthony Watts on Sep 4, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Prominent climate activist and meteorologist Eric Holthaus has admitted that climate change activism is not about climate science, but really about “justice.”
Holthaus’ admission is merely the latest in a long line of ‘scientists’ and others admitting that leftist political radicalism is the true goal of the asserted climate crisis.
With a Tweet, Holthaus joined a long line of climate alarmists on the left now fully admitting that the climate “crisis” or “emergency” is not about science after all. Holthaus Tweeted:
“The climate emergency isn’t about science, it’s about justice,”
This isn’t the first time Holthaus has revealed that the social revolution guides his advocacy, with climate change serving as a Trojan horse for social revolution.
Holthaus previously claimed the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate reports necessitate imposing “rigorous backing to systematically dismantle capitalism.”
In Holthaus’ world, it is also “white supremacy” that also must be dismantled under the guise of fighting climate change.
Kate Marvel, a climate activist who is also a NASA scientist made this outlandish claim on June 1, 2020: “climate justice & racial justice are the same thing..we’ll never head off climate catastrophe w/o dismantling white supremacy.”
But wait, there’s more!
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had some similar slips over the real reason behind the “Green New Deal.”
AOC’s chief of staff acknowledged the Green New Deal was not designed to deal with climate change. “The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn’t originally a climate thing at all,” AOC chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti told the Washington Post.
“Do you guys think of it as a climate thing?” Chakrabarti rhetorically asked. “Because we really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing.”
Also, former AOC campaign aide Waleed Shahid admitted the Green New Deal is a “proposal to redistribute wealth and power from the people on top to the people on the bottom.”
United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres declared in 2012 that she is seeking a “centralized transformation” that is “going to make the life of everyone on the planet very different.”
Prominent teen climate activist Greta Thunberg ranted during the Madrid Climate Conference in 2019:
“The climate crisis is not just about the environment. It is a crisis of human rights, of justice, and of political will. Colonial, racist, and patriarchal systems of oppression have created and fueled it. We need to dismantle them all. Our political leaders can no longer shirk their responsibilities.”
You have to wonder who wrote that for her, as she was 16 years old at the time.
Clearly the howls of impending planetary doom and claims of a “climate emergency” are simply a vehicle to put politicians and bureaucrats in charge of our energy economy.
Their agenda has lost any semblance of science and is now nothing more than a tool for gaining control of our lives.
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