climatedepot--2020-07-06--The Benefits Of ‘Global Warming’ – UN Reports Record-High World Grain Production For 2nd Year In A R

The Benefits Of ‘Global Warming’ – UN Reports Record-High World Grain Production For 2nd Year In A Row – Despite Al Gore’s food warnings!

It was the second forecast in a week of record global output as the planting season ends in the northern hemisphere.The FAO forecast cereal grain production of 2.781 billion tonnes , up 2.6 % from the record set in 2019/2020 .
In spite of uncertainties posed by the pandemic , ” it said , prospects point to “ a comfortable supply and demand situation… Maize would account for the bulk of the predicted increase , with an expected expansion of 64.5 million tonnes to a record level of 1,207 million tonnes , boosted by record harvests in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Ukraine , and near-record harvests in Brazil and Argentina.
” Rice production of 508.7 million tonnes would be the highest ever , up 1.6 % from 2019/2020 , while wheat “ is forecast to decline from the previous year ’ s good level , largely on likely downturns in the European Union ( EU ) , Ukraine , and the USA more than offsetting expected production increases in the Russian Federation and Australia , ” said the FAO Cereal Supply and Demand Brief , issued last week .
see also GWPF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The Good News South Africa ’ s farms are producing near-record amounts of food right now According to Tonie Fuchs , Managing Director at Capespan Group Limited , it ’ s been a good season for South Africa so far .
He claims that South Africa ’ s wildly productive farms ’ are keeping the nation afloat .
“ Large harvests are the order of the day right now , and agriculture is thriving – it grew by 28 % in the first quarter of 2020 while the economy shrunk by 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grain harvest in the country ’ s history while the maize harvest is forecast to be 38 % larger than in 2019.
” “ The country ’ s fruit farms are also having good harvests , with citrus production up 13 % .
… With Europe starting to open , exports are increasing , despite problems at the ports.
” 3 ) Hot Summer Epic Fail : New Climate Models Exaggerate U.S. Midwest Warming by 6X Roy Spencer , 3 July 2020 What I find particularly troubling is that the climate modelers are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For the last 10 years I have consulted for grain growing interests , providing information about past and potential future trends in growing season weather that might impact crop yields .
Their primary interest is the U.S. corn belt , particularly the 12 Midwest states ( Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Ohio , Kansas , Nebraska , Missouri , Oklahoma , the Dakotas , Minnesota , and Michigan ) which produce most of the U.S. corn and soybean crop .
Contrary to popular perception , the U.S. Midwest has seen little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the slight drying predicted by climate models in response to human greenhouse gas emissions has not occurred ; if anything , precipitation has increased .
Corn yield trends continue on a technologically-driven upward trajectory , totally obscuring any potential negative impact of “ climate change ” .
What Period of Time Should We Examine to Test Global Warming Claims ?
Based upon the observations , “ global warming ” did not really begin until the late 1970s .
Prior to that time , anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions had not yet increased by much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dominated the observational record ( and some say it still does ) .
Furthermore , uncertainties regarding the cooling effects of sulfate aerosol pollution make any model predictions before the 1970s-80s suspect since modelers simply adjusted the aerosol cooling effect in their models to match the temperature observations , which showed little if any warming before that time which could be reasonably attributed to greenhouse gas emissions .
This is why I am emphasizing the last 50 years ( 1970-2019 ) …this is the period during which we should have seen the strongest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to increase , it is the period of most interest to help determine just how much faith we should put into model predictions for changes in national energy policies .
In other words , quantitative testing of greenhouse warming theory should be during a period when the signal of that warming is expected to be the greatest .
Now that the new CMIP6 climate model experiment data are becoming available , we can begin to get some idea of how those models are shaping up against observations and the previous ( CMIP5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ includes the available model out put at the KNMI Climate Explorer website .
The temperature observations come from the statewide data at NOAA ’ s Climate at a Glance website .
For the Midwest U.S. in the summer ( June-July-August ) we see that there has been almost no statistically significant warming in the last 50 years , whereas the CMIP6 models appear to be producing even more warming than the CMIP5 models did .
Fifty years ( 1970-2019 ) of U.S. corn belt summer ( JJA ) warming since 1970 from observations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate models ( 42 model avg.
, green ) ; and the new CMIP6 climate models ( 13 model avg.
, red ) .
The three time series have been vertically aligned so their trend lines coincide in the first year ( 1970 ) , which is the most meaningful way to quantify the long-term warming since 1970 .
The observed 50-year trend is only 0.086 C/decade ( barely significant at the 1-sigma level ) , while the CMIP5 average model trend is 4X as large at 0.343 C/decade , and the CMIP6 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ C/decade .
While the CMIP6 trend will change somewhat as more models are added , it is consistent with the report that the CMIP6 models are producing more average warming than their CMIP5 predecessors .
I am showing the average of the available models rather than individual models , because it is the average of the models which guides the UN IPCC reports and thus energy policy .
It is disingenuous for some to claim that “ not all IPCC models disagree with the observations ” , as if that is some sort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is not .
If there are one or two models that agree the best with observations , why isn ’ t the IPCC just using those to write its reports ?
Hmmm ?


climatedepot--2020-07-07--Facebook censors Shellenberger for his accurate climate claims: ‘I have been censored by Facebook fo

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climatedepot--2020-07-07--New Study finds no evidence of a ‘signal of human-caused climate change’ from weather extremes – Pub

New Study finds no evidence of a ‘signal of human-caused climate change’ from weather extremes – Published in journal Environmental Hazards

Aggregate disaster losses can increase , yet we could still be doing better That is why the UN Sustainable Development @ @ @ @ @ as a % of GDP as a metric of success


climatedepot--2020-07-07--Ex-Alarmist Shellenberger Disputes So-Called ‘Climate Crisis’ In New Book

Environmentalist Michael Shellenberger got off to a rocky start with his book launch when Forbes deactivated his column apologizing for the “ climate scare , ” but the magazine may have done him a favor .
The backlash prompted a host of feisty contrarian websites , including Quillette , Zero Hedge , and Watt ’ s Up With That [ plus other sites ] , to reprint his Monday column , providing a spate of publicity in advance of Tuesday ’ s release of “ Apocalypse Never : Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All ” ( HarperCollins ) .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to know that team climate has lost Michael Shellenberger , ” said the free-market Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow ( CFACT ) , which runs the Climate Depot website .
That said , the word is out .
Already climbing the Amazon bestseller charts , “ Apocalypse Never ” threatens to hit the climate movement harder than a wind turbine colliding with a bald eagle .
“ Apocalypse Never ” represents a rarity , a major release by a prestigious publisher that refutes widely repeated environmental talking points ; accuses climate activists of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy solutions such as green energy are making matters worse .
“ I actually argue that renewables are worse than fossil fuels , ” Mr. Shellenberger told The Washington Times .
“ It ’ s a physical manifestation of lower power densities .
More land , more materials , more mining , more metals , more waste .
This is very well understood in the scholarly literature.
” Among activists , however , the strategy is to win over people with what he calls the “ appeal to nature fallacy , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ natural than other things , and by being more natural , they ’ re better.
” In the case of energy , he said , so-called natural solutions are worse for the environment .
Solar and wind energy require vast amounts of land and play havoc with bird and wildlife species .
Biomass essentially means burning wood and other plants , which chews up forests and produces carbon emissions .
For the last five years , Mr. Shellenberger , 49 , has been a prominent nuclear energy advocate — he heads a group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he was a self-described “ radical , ” moving to Nicaragua when he was 17 to show support for the Sandinistas , then fighting to save the California redwoods and championing renewables .
A Time magazine “ Hero of the Environment , ” he has testified before Congress and was enlisted as an expert reviewer for the U.N. International Panel on Climate Change .
“ Until last year , I mostly avoided speaking out against the climate scare , ” Mr. Shellenberger said in his column .
“ Partly that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I am as guilty of alarmism as any other environmentalist .
For years , I referred to climate change as an ‘ existential ’ threat to human civilization , and called it a ‘ crisis.
’ ” But mainly , he said , “ I was scared , ” worried about losing his friends and his funding .
What helped change his mind was the impact of rising climate alarmism on children and teens .
“ Definitely a big part of this is that my concern that the mental health of adolescents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it ’ s also hurting other things , ” said Mr. Shellenberger , who has two children and lives in Berkeley , California .
The climate movement is “ obviously anti-nuclear , even though nuclear is the only way to reduce emissions significantly , ” he said .
“ And it ’ s being used to deprive poor countries of fossil fuels and frankly hydroelectricity and nuclear because it comes from this Malthusian agenda that says there are too many people in the world and everyone has to massively become much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the cash advantage : The two biggest green groups , the National Resources Defense Council and Environmental Defense Fund , have a combined annual budget of $ 384 million , dwarfing that of the two largest skeptic groups — the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Heartland Institute , which combine for about $ 13 million , according to the book .
“ Climate activists massively outspend climate skeptics , ” Mr. Shellenberger said .
He traces the climate-change uproar to the zero-population movement , which was itself an outgrowth of theories promoted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who warned that population growth would lead to starvation .
“ It ’ s the same people , the same movement , ” said Mr. Shellenberger .
“ Climate emerges at exactly the moment when it was clear that overpopulation wasn ’ t going to be the big concern everybody thought it was .
When the climate goes away as an apocalyptic concern , something else will emerge .
No doubt about it.
” He said the “ demands are the same : Don ’ t let poor countries have fossil fuels , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t let them industrialize .
How terrible .
Don ’ t let them move to cities , keep them in the villages , let ’ s give them a solar panel and a battery , that ought to be good enough .
It ’ s pretty dark stuff.
” The apology column met with some snark from climate activists .
“ I had a couple of guys say ‘ you don ’ t speak on my behalf.
’ Okay , sure .
Well , do you speak on behalf of environmentalists ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ blackout , he remains a columnist for Forbes and was back at it Tuesday with an article alleging that the House Democrats ’ Climate Crisis Action Plan would be a disaster for endangered species .
Forbes said that Mr. Shellenberger ’ s apology column failed to follow the magazine ’ s editorial guidelines without offering details .
“ Forbes requires its contributors to adhere to strict editorial guidelines , ” said a Forbes spokesperson in an email.
” “ This story did not follow those guidelines , and was removed.
” Like Patrick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was vilified after turning against the movement , Mr. Shellenberger will undoubtedly make some enemies — he anticipates an “ intensely negative reaction ” to the book — but he believes the time is right for a fresh take on the climate .


climatedepot--2020-07-07--Don’t Panic: Leading Scientists See Little Global Warming, Just ‘Natural Variability’

A commentary titled “ ‘ Just don ’ t panic – also about climate change ’ ” by Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt appearing at German site achgut.com tells us there ’ s no need for panic with respect to climate change , as leading scientists dial back earlier doomsday projections .
Vahrenholt claims a negative Atlantic oscillation is ahead of us and the expected second weak solar cycle in succession will reduce anthropogenic warming in the next 15-30 years .
He cites a recent publication by Judith Curry , who sees a pause in the temperature rise until 2050 as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not alone when it comes to believing natural-variability-watered-down warming is in the works .
Also , IPCC heavyweight Jochem Marotzke from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg takes a similar stand in a publication in the Environmental Research Letters .
In the paper , Marotzke concludes that all locations examined show “ a cooling trend or lack of warming trend ” and that there is “ no warming due to natural cooling effects ” and that in calculations up to 2049 .
The researchers find “ a large part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of internal variability.
” And recently The Max Planck Institute Director Marotzke said in an interview with Andreas Frey of the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung ( FAZ ) that there was no need to panic , thus clearly splitting from the doomsday scenarios put out by his alarmist colleagues Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber and Stefan Rahmstorf .
In the FAZ interview , Marotzke also said there was no need to worry that the port city of Hamburg would be flooded in 2100 : “ Hamburg will not be threatened , that is totally clear.
” Areas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then told the FAZ that the fears that children have today for the future are not absolutely well-founded , and that entire areas are not going to be wiped out , as often suggested by alarmists .
When asked why the French issued a press release warning of worse than expected warming , Marotzke said : “ We thought , my God , what are you doing ?
Because it is very unlikely that the true climate is as sensitive as shown in the new models.
” When asked by the FAZ why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers , Marotzke said : “ I don ’ t know , ” adding that the climate models are highly complex .
“ Too many calculation steps overlap , and sometimes we ourselves are amazed at what we do not understand.
” Vahrenholt summarizes the growing doubt by scientists such as Curry and Marotzke over the use of alarmist models : One gets the impression someone is speaking out against the alarmist use of models .
Perhaps Jochem Marotzke is aware that with the warming coming to an end in the next 30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We only have 10 years left “ ) will have unpleasant questions to answer .
When society realizes that the climate modelers have exaggerated in order to make a political difference , we will know who misled the politicians.
” Read more at No Tricks Zone


climatedepot--2020-07-07--Antarctic ‘Warming’ Claims Foiled By Actual Temp Measurements

At the top of Google News results from this week for “ climate change , ” an article in Treehugger is titled , “ The South Pole is Warming 3 Times Faster Than the Global Average.
” The New York Times , Yahoo News , and many other prominent media outlets published similar articles .
However , the claim is based on computer model estimates that have been contradicted by actual temperature measurements .
In short , the South Pole warming claim is another alarmist fraud promoting the nefarious Climate Delusion .
The media articles this week are citing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authors claim Antarctica has warmed three times faster than the global average over the past three decades .
The authors claim the asserted warming is likely partly due to human-caused global warming .
The article in Treehugger is a perfect example of the media ’ s fawning , fraudulent coverage of the report .
Using weather data run through computer model simulations , the researchers claim Antarctica warmed by 1.8 degrees Celsius between 1989 and 2018 , with large variations across the continent .
“ In the early decades after 1957 , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pole , average temperatures remained steady or declined .
Near the end of the 20th century , temperatures began to rise , ” writes the author of the Treehugger piece .
This is a lie .
The actual data show just the opposite temperature trends occurred .
In Antarctica , average temperatures as recorded at the weather locations across the continent rose fairly steadily from the 1950s through the late 1990s and then began to fall off .
Indeed , recorded temperatures have significantly cooled since 1998 .
So , what the data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years the Naturestudy computer simulations show warming , actual temperature readings show either declining or steady temperatures across Antarctica .
Beyond the ground-based measurements , global satellite data recorded from 1979 to 2019 show no warming or cooling trend at all for the South Pole .
Interestingly , the explosive growth of permanent research stations on Antarctica might be a warming influence on the continent .
Of the more than 70 permanent research stations on Antarctica and 8 stations on the surrounding islands , where most weather and temperature data for the continent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the 1940s .
This means the vast majority of permanent Antarctic stations were established from the 1940s through the 1980s , as recorded temperatures were rising .
During the same time period , outside of Antarctica , the rest of the globe experienced a modest cooling from the 1950s through the early 1980s , sparking speculation by some scientists , and warnings in front-page stories in the mainstream media , the earth could be entering an overdue ice age .
One might wonder if Antarctica ’ s anomalous recorded surface temperature rise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in part , be a result of the heat island effect of the permanent human habitations being established where none previously existed .
In a Climate Realism post from April , James Taylor goes into some detail describing the cooling temperatures and ongoing ice and snow accumulation measured on Antarctica , even as the Nature Climate Change study claims , based on model simulations , Antarctica was warming three times faster than the globe .
Quite simply , the Nature study ’ s findings are undermined by the actual data , and thus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong .
The authors of the Nature Climate Changepiece don ’ t stop there , however .
They go well beyond computer model temperature projections to pure speculation .
Although acknowledging in their report that natural factors including large-scale , multi-year and multi-decadal shifts in wind and ocean currents on and around Antarctica are the dominant factors driving climate there , they then go on to assert , without presenting any evidence , “ atmospheric internal variability can induce extreme regional climate change over the Antarctic interior , which has masked any anthropogenic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ( emphasis mine ) As reported by Treehugger , Kyle Clem , postdoctoral research fellow in Climate Science at the University of Wellington and lead author of the study , repeated this conjecture in an interview with the Guardian , saying , “ The temperature variability at the South Pole is so extreme it currently masks human-caused effects.
” For Clem , et al , evidently , when you can ’ t find the anthropogenic climate change disaster signal you believe should be evident , it is sound scientific practice to simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The take away is , neither the ground-based nor satellite measurements of temperatures in Antarctica show it has warmed , much less warmed three times faster than the planet as a whole .
Even if Antarctica was warming , however , with the average temperatures ranging from -60 degrees C ( -76 F ) during winter to -20 C ( -4 F ) in summer , no meltdown would in the offing .


climatedepot--2020-07-07--Al Gore, UN Head, Other Elites Call For ‘Great Reset’ Of World Economy

Justin Haskins , executive editor and a research fellow at The Heartland Institute and the editor in chief of StoppingSocialism.com wrote this past week that “ while most Americans have been preoccupied with protests and pandemics , a potentially bigger story has managed to slip beneath the radar.
” Well , while the economic and political chaos caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and the social unrest of the Black Lives Matter protests dominates the news , Al Gore , the U.N. secretary-general and a cadre of other elitists , who fancy themselves our superiors , have gathered together at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call for a “ Great Reset ” of the entire global economy and its political structures .
Here ’ s how Mr. Haskins reports on this event , “ At a meeting hosted by the highly influential WEC earlier in June , powerful officials from nonprofits , government , business , academia , labor unions , and activist groups announced their plan for a ‘ Great Reset ’ of global capitalism .
It ’ s a proposal they acknowledged has only been made possible because of the ‘ opportunity ’ provided by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Supporters and attendees of the meeting included Prince Charles ; António Guterres , the secretary-general of the United Nations ; Ajay Banga , CEO of MasterCard ; Bernard Looney , CEO of BP ; and Gina Gopinath , the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund , Al Gore , among many others.
” “ In a subsequent article published on the World Economic Forum ’ s website , Klaus Schwab , the founder and executive chairman of the WEF , wrote this of the Great Reset : ‘ Every country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , must participate , and every industry , from oil and gas to tech , must be transformed .
In short , we need a ‘ Great Reset ’ of capitalism.
’ “ The purpose of the Great Reset , ” states Mr. Haskins , “ isn ’ t merely to enact policies that would lead to additional wealth redistribution , but rather to completely overhaul the world ’ s existing structures and institutions.
” And this cabal of the intelligentsia is no longer even trying to hide its intent .
Representing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ‘ the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies , from education to social contracts and working conditions.
’ ” How , exactly , are these smarter-than-thou oligarchs planning to convince the American people and the rest of the civilized world to abandon modern capitalism ?
“ By scaring the heck out of people into believing that these changes are essential for stopping the next great ‘ crisis ’ the world will face when the COVID-19 pandemic finally subsides.
” At the WEF meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Rahm Emmanuel by vowing to “ never let a good crisis ( contrived or real ) go to waste.
” Saving us all from ourselves was their pretext for demanding massive new regulations and restrictions on economic activity , wealth taxes , and expansive government programs .
Here are just a couple of examples of what these geniuses have in store for the rest of us : “ We want an end to the [ world ’ s ] profit-at-all-costs mentality.
” — Sharan Burrow , the general secretary of the International @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a welcome recognition that … we must build more equal , inclusive , and sustainable economies and societies that are more resilient in the face of pandemics , and climate change.
” — U.N. Secretary-General Guterres .
“ The climate crisis is an opportunity to … reduce the death rate from pandemics , by the way … So , this is a time for a reset to fix a bunch of challenges … ” — Al Gore .
If these quotes don ’ t terrify you , then you are comatose .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ destruction of the entire world ’ s economic , social and political structures , and they are shamelessly using the subterfuge and distraction of present instabilities to foist their Orwellian dreams ( aka nightmares ) on you — a distracted American public .
Subterfuge .
Diversion .
Deception .
It ’ s the magician ’ s trick of saying , “ Look over there.
” While you ’ ve been distracted with the constant drumbeat of pandemics and protests , they have literally been meeting to give themselves absolute control over every aspect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ justice , ” “ equality , ” “ fairness , ” and “ tolerance , ” they seek to take from you and give unto themselves .
Every time you hear the word “ redistribution ” know this , it means nothing other than the complete and total consolidation of all privilege , property , and power into the hands of a few .
If you think your home , your savings account , your retirement assets are safe , think again .
Everything you have .
Everything for which you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fought and sacrificed for — all of your freedoms , all of your rights , all of your property — everything will be taken from you .
This is the Great Reset .
It ’ s all for your own good .
It ’ s the only way to save the planet .
It ’ s the only way to keep you safe .
“ All animals are equal , but some animals are more equal than others .
”


climatedepot--2020-07-07--How Climate Trickery Infiltrated The American Geophysical Union

I ’ ve been writing about a far-fetched climate fairy tale that was repackaged and repositioned – with the result that it now gets taken seriously by supposedly serious scientists ( see here and here ) .
How did this happen ?
First , billionaire climate activists hired consultants to produce a brand new climate analysis .
Because , you know , the world doesn ’ t have enough climate research , what with governments spending billions on it every year .
This custom research was conducted by a team of noticeably young people .
One is still working on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students at the time .
The lead scientist had earned his geobiologyPh.D .
seven years earlier .
The lead economist had earned his degree in sustainable development a mere three years earlier .
This team produced a 2014 report titled Risky Business : The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States .
It features a graphic that wildly misrepresents the scientific literature .
Six months after that report appeared , fully 11 presentations based on it were delivered at the world ’ s largest annual gathering of earth scientists – the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference .
The first presenter was Kate Gordon .
But she isn ’ t an earth scientist .
She ’ s a lawyer .
And a trained community activist .
And the Risky Business Project ’ s founding director .
Who ’ s considered “ a leader in the national ‘ green jobs ’ movement.
” At the time she delivered her AGU presentation , she was employed by The Next Generation , which describes itself as a “ political consulting and issue advocacy firm , specializing in progressive and environmental candidates and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invited to give a talk to earth scientists .
That talk , according to its abstract , told people the Risky Business Project had conducted “ groundbreaking new analysis.
” After employing “ methodological innovations , ” she said , it had arrived at “ novel insights.
” The thing about lawyers is they can make even a dumpster of stinky trash sound sublime .
Presentations # 2 , # 8 , # 9 and # 10 were delivered by Risky Business lead scientist Robert Kopp .
He was then associate director of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences .
Which sounds eminently respectable .
So why does the abstract of his first AGU talktell people that… …without mentioning the salient point that the hypothetical climate scenario known as RCP8.5 represents an implausible vision of the future ?
Why does the abstract for Kopp ’ s second presentation mischaracterize RCP8.5 as a “ moderately-high business-as-usual emissions scenario ” ?
( italics mine ) Presentations # 3 , # 6 , and # 11 were delivered by Amir Jina , an economist who earned his Ph.D. in sustainable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AGU ’ s premiere event , his talks relied on a background document he himself had coauthored with Kopp and other members of the Risky Business squad .
The background document runs to 206 pages – and mentions RCP8.5 approximately once a page – for a total of 196 times .
Outrageously , it declares : Say , what ?
Remember how I ’ ve described RCP8.5 recently ?
An implausible hallucination predicated on : • the burning of more coal than some people think even exists • a slowdown in technological innovation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accelerating for decades ) Please observe what has happened here : Private , agenda-driven money ( akabillionaire climate activists Tom Steyer , Michael Bloomberg , and others ) hired consultants who hired a handful of young researchers keen to make a name for themselves .
Those researchers produced a new , hefty , custom climate analysis .
Which was privately published ( rather than appearing in its entirety in a peer-reviewed scientific journal ) .
This research took the absurd seriously .
It insisted an outlier climate scenario was reasonable .
Neglecting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was often considered to be closest to the most likely scenario .
The hope was that other people would fall for this sleight of hand .
The hope was that other people would join the parade and promulgate this fiction .
In the words of climate analyst Roger Pielke Jr. : The AGU helped make this happen .
When it extended invitations to a professional activist , an individual employed by a consultancy being paid by climate activists , and doctoral students funded by those same climate activists , it legitimized this corruption @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-07-07--Pesky Facts Disprove Ridiculous New Jersey Climate Report

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ( DEP ) unveiled an alarming climate report last week that is so outrageous that climate realists should print copies and use it to win over alarmists .
The media , nevertheless , are trumpeting without scrutiny the report ’ s “ findings , ” and even adding to the alarm .
But don ’ t panic , New Jersey will be just fine .
Let ’ s debunk some of the report ’ s claims .
Among the top Google News search results today for “ climate change ” is an article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The article , titled “ State climate change report offers sobering predictions for South Jersey , ” provides a useful summary of the DEP report ’ s claims .
According to the opening paragraph of the Press article , “ Imagine flooding in Atlantic City almost every day of the year , blueberries and cranberries [ are ] no longer grown in the state , and birds like the American goldfinch , the state bird , at risk because of changes in the climate.
” Let ’ s start with blueberries .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an executive order signed by New Jersey ’ s Democratic governor , and the report ’ s fawning , uncritical media coverage claim that New Jersey will soon become too hot to grow blueberries .
Nevertheless , three of the top 10 states for blueberry production are Florida , Georgia , and Mississippi .
Indeed , Florida hosts a large number of blueberry festivals every year during April , May , and June to celebrate the local blueberry harvest .
Yet , the alarmist DEP report and the fawning media coverage claim New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tampa , Florida , which hosts many of the local blueberry festivals .
To show how preposterous the blueberry claim is , Atlantic City , New Jersey has an average high temperature of 64 degrees and an average low of 45 degrees .
Tampa , Florida , where blueberries grow quite well , is 19 degrees hotter , with an average high temperature of 82 degrees and an average low of 65 degrees .
The claim that New Jersey will soon become so hot that blueberries “ will no longer be grown in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie .
Let ’ s move on to New Jersey ’ s state bird , the American goldfinch .
As shown here , the American goldfinch lives year-round as far south as Alabama , Georgia , Mississippi , and Louisiana .
It is also a common winter resident in Florida .
Yet , New Jersey bureaucrats and their media sock-puppets claim it will soon become too hot in New Jersey for the goldfinch .
Even the most alarmist of alarmists do not claim New Jersey will become hotter than Louisiana and Florida .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ drive goldfinches from New Jersey is also clearly a preposterous lie .
Finally , let ’ s examine sea level and Atlantic City flooding .
Atlantic City sits at an elevation of 7 feet .
During the past 100-plus years , sea level at Atlantic City has been rising at a steady pace of approximately 4.12 millimeters per year , or 1.6 inches per decade .
There has been no recent increase in the pace of sea-level rise .
Atlantic City has dealt with the slow , steady sea-level rise quite well utilizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walls protect Atlantic City and cities all over the world from sea level rise and floods .
Despite this , New Jersey bureaucrats claim that , even with the advantages of 21st-century technologies , a city that sits at 7 feet above sea level will see flooding “ almost every day of the year ” if it experiences just a few more inches of sea-level rise ?
That is simply ridiculous .
So , the media tee up three key “ findings ” in the New Jersey DEP climate report , while objective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie .
Time to cancel the New Jersey climate crisis .


climatedepot--2020-07-07--The Next Culture War Will Be Over Climate Change – Call for climate ‘denialism’ to be a hate crime

It is steadily becoming clear where the woke brigade will go once the current moral panic over racism has run its course ( which can ’ t be long , following the news that London estate agents have stopped using the term ‘ master bedroom ’ to avoid its connotations with slavery ) .
A week ago Andrew Willshire wrote here of how the activist group “ Hope Not Hate ” has now decided that climate change ‘ denialism ’ is now a hate crime .
Now comes another sign that climate change is becoming the next woke battleground .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Michael Shellenberger wrote a mea culpa on the website of Forbes.com .
‘ On behalf of environmentalists everywhere I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we have created over the past 30 years , ’ it began .
‘ Climate change is happening .
It ’ s just not the end of the world .
It ’ s not even our most serious environmental problem.
’ Shellenberger , who has been campaigning against the destruction of the rainforest since the age of 16 , has not given up his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the very reason he has changed his mind .
Previously , he worked as an advocate for renewable energy – persuading the Obama administration to invest $ 90bn ( £72bn ) into renewables , he says .
But he has now changed his mind .
He has calculated that at present , 0.5 percent of the land on Earth is used for the production of energy .
If the world switched to 100 percent renewables , however , we would have to use 50 percent of all land on Earth for wind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or forest plantations to feed wood-burning power stations , and so on .
The devastation this would cause has led him to the conclusion that if we are going to reduce carbon emissions the only practical way is via nuclear power .
Now you may or may not agree with that conclusion .
Personally , I have serious misgivings about using nuclear fission to provide the world ’ s energy needs , given the economic devastation that another Chernobyl or Fukushima would bring to a densely-populated country .
Nuclear fusion , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a commercial scale , would be a different story – although everyone has been promising that for the past half-century , and there is a limit to how many billions you can throw at technology in the hope of a breakthrough .
Anyway , that is by the by .
What is surely true is that the world ’ s future energy needs , and the extent of the damage wrought on the climate by man-made carbon emissions , are areas of legitimate debate .
If you do disagree with Shellenberger , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But that is not , of course , how woke politics functions .
The aim now is not to engage with political opponents but to attempt to put them beyond the pale , to try to delegitimize their opinions by making out that they belong on some far-right fringe from which the general public needs to be protected .
‘ I know that the above facts will sound like “ climate denialism ” to many people , ’ Shellenberger wrote prophetically in his Forbes piece .
Not half .
His piece has now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US journalist who tried to find out why was issued only with the following statement : ‘ Forbes requires its contributors to adhere to strict editorial guidelines .
This story did not follow those guidelines , and was removed.
’ It is not hard to decode : a bunch of climate alarmists decided that Shellenberger is inconvenient to their cause and have tried to cancel him by complaining to the website – and the website caved in .
Fortunately , Shellenberger has reposted his piece , so you can still read it here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ editorial guidelines ’ Forbes judged it to breach ( after initially passing it for publication ) .
The attempt to classify climate change ‘ denialism ’ as a hate crime has been coming for quite a while .
The very use of the word ‘ denial ’ is an attempt to put anyone skeptical of climate alarmism in the same pigeonhole as holocaust deniers .
Incidentally , I recently wrote a novel , The Denial , about a meteorologist who falls foul of climate activists because he values observation over alarmist predictions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the near future , but by the time it is published in September , it looks as if it may well have become the present .


climatedepot--2020-07-07--2020 Early-Summer Hudson Bay Sea-Ice Cover Similar To 1980s

Don ’ t expect to hear this news from polar bear activists busy promoting the supposed threat to polar bears from declining Arctic sea ice , but ice cover over Hudson Bay so far this summer has been very similar to what it was in the 1980s – often promoted as ‘ the good old days ’ for Western Hudson Bay polar bears .
As of the end of June 2020 , very concentrated ice ( 9/10-10/10 ) more than one-meter thick still covered most of the bay and there was still no open water near Churchill along the west @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bear activists don ’ t like to have current Hudson Bay sea ice reality ruin their social and news media narrative that ‘ polar bears are all gon na die ’ , so they instead emphasize the obsolete ‘ declining trend ’ for Western Hudson Bay breakup dates that haven ’ t been updated since 2015 ( e.g .
Castro de la Guardia et al .
2017 ; Lunn et al .
2016 ) .
They do this despite the fact their colleaguesadmit polar bears don ’ t catch many seals after late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) because it is past the peak spring feeding period ( Obbard et al .
2016 ; Lippold et al .
2019 ) .
Like in the 1980s , in 2015 and 2019 some bears stayed on the ice until early August and 2020 is shaping up to be another 1980 ’ s-like summer .
Here is the same chart as above ( last week in June ) but in black and white ( which was all the was available in the 1980s ) .
These are harder to interpret but look at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas ( dots close together ) represent open water : And here is the chart for the same week in 1986 : And here is the same week in 1980 : How this will affect the dates that polar bears come ashore for the summer is unclear because there is always more of a lag between official WH ‘ breakup ’ dates and the dates that polar bears come ashore .
Castro de la Guardia et al .
( 2017:230-231 ) found that WH polar bears come ashore approximately 20 days after sea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 50 % sea ice concentration , which meant that in 1979-1989 most bears were off the ice about 31 July ( ±4 days ) but from 2005-2015 most bears were ashore about 18 July ( ± 9 days ) , about 14 days earlier .
This year , all tagged WH polar bears were still on the ice as of early July , according to Andrew Derocher : Last year , by 17 July most of Derocher ’ s bears ( see below ) were still out on the ice even though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much ice for them to access and at least half were still on the ice by the end of July ( i.e .
similar to the 1980s ) .
In 2018 , most bears were off the ice near Churchill by the third week in July ( 16-22 ) – only a week or so earlier than 2019 – with a few bears similarly reported off the ice the week before ( 9-15 ) .
And in 2017 , most bears were off the ice near Churchill by the fourth week of July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in “ great shape.
” In 2016 , most bears near Churchill were off the ice and in great shape by mid-July ( 11-17 ) .
However , 2015 appeared to be more like 2019 : there were a few bears around Churchill by the third week of July ( 20-26 ) but like 2019 , there was lingering ice on the bay until mid-August .
Also , like 2019 , most of Derocher ’ s tagged bears were still on the ice on 15 July .
I presume based on this information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ice until the end of July ( i.e .
like they were in the 1980s and in 2019 ) .
In other words , for 2020 sea ice breakup in Western Hudson Bay is looking very similar to the 1980s which means polar bears will likely not be ashore until the end of July or early August , as they were in the 1980s ( and in 2015 and 2019 ) .
In closing , I have copied below the chart for daily ice cover for Hudson Bay on 6 July , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ north of Churchill but still a lot of ice over the western half of Hudson Bay : Last year at that time , when WH bears stayed on the ice into late July/early August , the ice looked like this : Dr. Susan Crockford is a zoologist ( former adjunct professor , University of Victoria ) specializing in Holocene mammals , including polar bears and walruses .
Her new book is called The Polar Bear Catastrophe That Never Happened ( Amazon ) .


climatedepot--2020-07-07--Saluting Fred Singer And Dennis Avery, Serious Scientific Critics

There are a lucky few who take on the conventional wisdom of the time and then live long enough to see their skeptics and critics admit they were wrong .
Most of the American Founders were so fortunate .
F. A. Hayek , the great 20th-century economist/philosopher , was another lucky one .
Hayek spent his life arguing for civil society while being perhaps the most learned critic of socialism/communism .
When his best-selling and most famous book , “ The Road to Serfdom , ” was published in 1944 , he was ridiculed by the establishment for arguing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and finally collapse , because of its internal contradictions .
By the 1970s , many began to realize that Hayek indeed had been right , and he was awarded a Nobel Prize .
By the time he died in 1992 , he had been totally vindicated , with the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the return to market-based economies in Eastern Europe and elsewhere .
The modern-day environmental movement has many parallels with the rise and fall of socialism/communism in the 20th century .
Serious people were concerned about the growing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change — now , the air and water are cleaner than they were before colonial times — when everyone had a wood-burning , smoky fireplace , and streams and rivers were used as sewers .
The constructive need for action to clean up the environment morphed into a movement that made more and more radical demands ( many of which made no scientific or economic sense ) , coupled with outlandish predictions .
It has now been about four decades since the fringe environmentalists switched from warning us about the coming Ice Age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I remember the graphic projections of Manhattan , covered by two-miles of ice , shown on TV science programs with Carl Sagan .
We were told ( by Al Gore and some of his scientist buddies , many of whom depended on federal funding and others ) that by this time the polar ice cap would be long gone and polar bears would be extinct , along with numerous other calamities that have not occurred .
Cruise and cargo ships still can not sail over the Arctic Ocean ( seems there is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be at record population levels and are presenting danger in some Canadian towns .
From the beginning of the extreme environmental movement , there were a number of serious scientific critics , including Fred Singer and Dennis Avery .
Singer passed away in April at age 95 , and Avery passed away two weeks ago at age 83 .
I was privileged to know both of them , and Dennis was a friend for decades .
Michael Shellenberger , a leading energy expert and environmental scientist/activist for many years , has just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Apocalypse Never : Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All.
” He gives a formal apology in his book for misleading the public , and in essence , he now admits that Singer , Avery , and the other serious and knowledgeable critics of the environmental movement were right .
To his credit , Mr. Shellenberger decided he needed to separate fact from fiction to reduce “ anxiety ” among adolescents , including his own teenage daughter .
To quote from his own Amazon book blurb , “ Carbon emissions have peaked and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for over a decade .
Deaths from extreme weather , even in poor nations , declined 80 percent over the last four decades .
And the risk of the earth warming to very high temperatures is increasingly unlikely , thanks to slowing population growth and abundant natural gas.
” Fred Singer was an extremely effective critic of the environmental zealots .
They could not portray him as a know-nothing .
He had a Ph.D. in atmospheric physics from Princeton .
He was an early advocate of using satellites for scientific purposes and became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , now part of NOAA .
Later , he served as a director of water quality and research at what became the EPA .
He subsequently spent many years at the University of Virginia as a professor of Environmental Sciences .
He was a frequent and , as it turned out , a correct critic of many of the climate models that were used as a basis for the IPCC and other governmental agency policy recommendations .
Singer was the author of many articles , scientific papers , and books , including “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ( 2007 ) with Dennis Avery .
Climate Change Weekly just published a tribute under the very apt title : “ Dennis Avery : A life well-lived in pursuit of the betterment of humankind.
” Dennis grew up on a Michigan farm and trained as an agricultural economist .
He became the go-to expert on world food production , with a deep understanding of both science and market incentives .
He often explained how only destructive government policies , such as those in the old Soviet Union , could keep food production @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of scientific advances ( Thomas Malthus was wrong ) .
He also became an expert on climate cycles and their impact on human history .
In his various stints in government and with think tanks , he wrote important reports , where his recommendations on both agricultural and environmental policy had constructive impacts .
He was a gentleman farmer , a very fine scholar , and a great guy .


climatedepot--2020-07-07--2020’s Been A Rough Year For Greta Thunberg

The tea leaves are beginning to turn out .
This may well be the year in which the climate change movement begins to go off the rails .
It started off great , as elites and climatistas descended on Davos to press home what looked to be the final mile in ramming through the adoption of some form of global Green New Deal by year ’ s end .
Their secret weapon : a Swedish teen who was primed , locked , and loaded .
Their cause was then handed another gift in the Coronavirus lockdowns .
Climate campaigners were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown and boasted with claims of lower CO2 levels due to the economic shutdown .
In just two months , COVID lockdown policies had achieved what climate campaigners had been working for years to realize .
Or so they thought .
It was later revealed that lockdowns had little or no impact on overall CO2 concentration .
But since when did a little science get in the way of an apocalyptic juggernaut .
But something strange happened on the way to Wuhan .
One of the key components of the intergovernmental fear campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ computer modeling .
Initially , these were referred to as “ The Science ” by cock-sure politicians and public health officials .
The press quickly fell in line with this groupthink .
Any dissenters were roundly attacked and de-platformed .
As their mission crept on , it became clear that these models were ever only masquerading as ‘ science ’ .
The fictional doomsday scenarios being created by technocrats were then snapped up by the mainstream media and then used them to hound political officials into implementing a one-size-fits-all centralized policy of de-industrialization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no coincidence that this is exactly what climatistas and Green New Deal campaigners have been hoping for .
Prior to COVID , few dared to publicly challenge the intellectual primacy of computer modeling , especially in the field of climate science .
Skeptics were simply told , “ Shut up !
They are experts !
” Only , it turns out the skeptics were right .
It was regarded as infallible , even though just like Neil Ferguson and Imperial College ’ s erroneous modeling of pandemics – these glorified SIM @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The fall-out in both the UK and US over these wild computer-generated predictions that were used by governments to adopt lockdown policies has also exposed these crude devices as pseudo-science used to paint an unlikely Armageddon .
Now , a scorned public is starting to question the assumed authority of computer modeling .
People are beginning to look more cautiously at climate modelers from the IPCC , and serial data masseuses like Michael Mann – all of whom are being questioned with renewed skepticism .
No doubt , this will continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate dogma which has enjoyed its place on the throne of consensus reality ever since Al Gore released his now-discredited documentary film An Inconvenient Truth in 2005 .
Adding more insult to injury , this year also saw the release of Michael Moore ’ s documentary Planet of Humans which completely destroyed the received green wisdom regarding stalwart solutions for ‘ green ’ energy being touted by environmental activists over the last 30 years .
For their blasphemy , both Moore and director Jeff Gibbs were branded heretics by the progressive left and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the green new gospel .
This incident was then followed by the release of the new book , Apocalypse Never : Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All , by green policy expert Michael Shellenberg .
The book quickly shot up to number # 3 top seller on Amazon and has since drawn fire from activists who claim that like Moore , the author has stabbed the climate movement in the back by revealing some of the trade secrets of green activism .
But Shellenberger is merely pointed out the obvious – that humans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extinction , ” that climate change is not making natural disasters worse , and that CO2 emissions are actually plateaued in most developed nations .
For this , he has been mercilessly attacked by climate clerics .
And that brings us back to Generation X , Y , Z ’ s ( and liberal Boomers too ) latter-day Joan of Arch , the mercurial Swede , Greta Thunberg .
Before coronavirus , her stock was riding high – halfway into a glorious gap year and transatlantic carbon-neutral sailing excursion , leading to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and then on to the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland , where she rubbed elbows with Charles , the Prince of Wales .
At Davos , it was clear that Greta ’ s physical appearance had changed .
She had lost a lot of weight in a very short space of time – a far cry from her jovial , bouncy self .
This was a new mini-adult , a darker and much more cynical Greta .
Clearly , the miles , the media , and the green glitterati life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disdain for the great and the good was manifest .
From there , she would have been looking forward to a spring season was meant to culminate in a series of youth ‘ climate actions ’ spanning into summer , maybe an appearance at Glastonbury festival next to some supergroup , and then leading towards COP26 in Glasgow this November .
That was the plan .
But unfortunately , with the west ’ s student body all but grounded at home by a new more impressive Project Fear , Greta could not expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ angry adolescents .
Now donning masks and plastic visors , the angry youth have other more pressing issues to contend with now ; fears of the plague , school closures , oppressive social distancing regimes , and mass unemployment – all of which will trump fears that sea levels mightrise a few meters in 200 years time .
Even COP26 might end up being done on Zoom due to COVID concerns .
Greta ’ s gravitas doesn ’ t translate as well in desktop avatar form .
As painful as that might sound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re sorry , that ’ s just where things are at now .
But Greta is a very sharp customer , and will eventually cop on to the game .
Greta has begun to hit out at world leaders – who she claims has been using her to “ look good.
” Certainly , turnabout is fair play , but we should point out that Greta was a minor through her mercurial rise to fame , therefore , it is her parents , father and actor Svante Thunberg and mother and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed their daughter to be used as a glorified mascot for political parties , multiple globalist organizations , NGOs , and corporate media consortiums .
In a recent interview on Swedish radio during the COVID crisis , she accused German chancellor , Angela Merkel , of using her for cheap “ selfie ” at a UN event in New York .
“ Presidents , prime ministers , kings , and princesses came and wanted to talk to me , ” said Greta .
“ They saw me and suddenly saw the chance that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their Instagram account .
Then the hashtag # savetheplanet … They can post it on social media and it makes them look good , it makes them seem like they care.
” Her handlers should take heed : she ’ s getting savvier .
For those who have actually followed her story , you will know that from day one , Greta Thunberg ’ s supposed ‘ grassroots ’ rise was a well-financed and carefully choreographed public relations campaign , complete with road managers , scriptwriters , security and a gaggle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and as the holes in the climate narrative start to expand , it ’ s increasingly likely that Greta herself , now 17 years old , will realize the extent of the operation in which she ’ s been used as a tool to wind-up and set in motion .
At that point , she will be a full-fledged adult , and thus harder to manage by her handlers working to ferry around this Green New Deal mascot .
Sooner or later , she may want to reclaim her childhood .
By that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fallen off the climate change bandwagon .
The information berm has now burst .
With each passing month , you will see more green realists going off-script .
More Moore ’ s and more Shellenberger ’ s .
But that doesn ’ t mean it will stop .
If COVID showed us anything , it ’ s globalists organizations and their cadres in government are determined to advance their Great Resetagenda in preparation for their Fourth Industrial Revolution and UBI utopia .
Shades of Huxley ’ s Brave New World .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beckons , and there ’ s more at stake than ever .
Many believe a Trump victory could set the climate change agenda back a further ten years .
So in terms of expediting this agenda , 2020 is really a do-or-die year .


climatedepot--2020-07-07--Tragic energy triple whammy: Judge orders Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown – Keystone not fast-tracke

Tragic energy triple whammy: Judge orders Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown – Keystone not fast-tracked – Atlantic Pipeline scrapped

A federal district court shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline and ordered it drained of oil .
The Supreme Court excluded the Keystone XL Pipeline from an otherwise positive decision that a number of pipeline projects be “ fast tracked.
” Dominion Energy won a major court victory for its Atlantic Pipeline , then decided to scrap it anyway , deciding the delays and costs imposed by left-wing obstruction were just too much .
Dominion ’ s stock promptly plunged 11.3 % .
In recent years we have been favored by a long-awaited energy renaissance , with American energy independence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a tragedy of astounding proportions that tremendously well-financed efforts are continually underway nationwide to obstruct , delay , and in effect ruin America ’ s energy infrastructure .
Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette issued a hard-hitting a statement about the Dakota Access decision that could apply to all three : “ It is disappointing that , once again , an energy infrastructure project that provides thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in economic revenue has been shut down by the well-funded environmental lobby , using our Nation ’ s court system to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pipeline safely provides affordable and reliable American-produced crude oil across the Midwest , and has created approximately 10,000 jobs .
In addition , the shutdown will eliminate millions of tax dollars paid by the pipeline each year that go towards schools , hospitals , and other community services in North Dakota , South Dakota , Iowa , and Illinois.
” The far Left , of course , is jubilant .
Greenpeace climate director Janet Redmans said , “ Three dangerous pipelines delayed within 24 hours should serve as a clear warning to any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fossil fuel projects .
For more than a decade now , a powerful movement has been taking on reckless oil and gas pipelines and fighting to put Indigenous rights , a just economy , and our environment before oil company profits… It is past time to leave fossil fuels in the ground and begin a just transition to a Green New Deal and 100 percent renewable energy.
” There is a new nihilism that stalks our land .
Statues of civil rights leaders are being torn down , supposedly in the name of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defund the police in communities most desperate for law and order .
Clean , safe , efficient energy is blocked without regard to the hard fact that there is nothing available to replace it .
Activists trumpet inefficient , intermittent wind and solar , ignorant to the fact that they are unable to meet our energy needs .
Wind and solar don ’ t replace pipelines .
Trucks , trains and tankers do — albeit poorly .
Americans need to dig deep , fight back and defeat the Greens — before they leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-07-07--Climate Activists Step Up Calls for Imprisoning Climate Skeptics

Unable to win the debate in the court of public opinion , climate activists are increasingly calling for the imprisonment of climate realists .
The latest example is an article in Carbon Brief titled “ How climate change misinformation spreads online.
” The authors , who are all University of Exeter professors , advocate fines and imprisonment for people publishing “ climate misinformation ” online .
They justify their call for imprisonment by claiming tremendous harm from “ misleading information that is created and spread with intent to deceive.
” That ’ s one take , another take is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ misinformation ” are actually publishing what might be dubbed “ inconvenient truths.
” The 2006 film by Al Gore of the same name is a case in point .
Gore , not being particularly good at details , published a boatload of misinformation in that film , and social media responded to correct the record .
In one scene Gore used an animated clip of a polar bear in danger of drowning , trying to get onto a tiny ice flow made smaller , presumably by global warming .
Gore cited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polar bears .
The reality ?
Scientists documented one drowned polar bear at sea after an intense storm , something that hasn ’ t been seen since .
According to an Associated Press article : “ A federal wildlife biologist whose observation in 2004 of presumably drowned polar bears in the Arctic helped to galvanize the global warming movement has been placed on administrative leave and is being investigated for scientific misconduct , possibly over the veracity of that article.
” Social media was the first to point out problems with Gore ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were proven right .
Then there ’ s the claim Gore made about Mt .
Kilimanjaro losing its ice cap due to “ global warming.
” Again , social media was the first to point out that what was really happening was a consequence of deforestation around the base of the mountain making less water vapor available by the process of trees releasing water into the atmosphere .
Without as much water vapor causing replenishing snows , the ice simply dried up like old ice cubes in a freezer .
And finally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Arctic ice cap might be gone in five years .
Again , social media was the first to point out the problems with this claim .
To this day , the Arctic ice cap remains , and Gore no longer references any of those claims he once made .
If it weren ’ t for social media , we ’ d still be hearing about these .
The media choose not to subject alarmist climate claims to even cursory analysis , and investigative reporting is virtually non-existent .
Yet , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushing against a group-think narrative and exposing the lies and real misinformation surrounding the climate scare , climate alarmists have to fight back using dirty tricks like labeling social media authors as if they were radical enemies of the state , worthy of imprisonment in the gulag .
This isn ’ t the first time such wild calls for criminalization of contrary climate opinion have been made , in fact , it goes back to 2014 : Lawrence Torcello , a liberal arts professor at Rochester Institute of Technology , NY , writes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate scientists who fail to communicate the correct message about “ global warming ” should face trial for “ criminal negligence.
” A commenter on his article went even further to suggest that I should be sent to the war crimes tribunal in the Hauge for having a different opinion on climate : “ … I believe Anthony Watts should be frogmarched to The Hague as well .
No question , in my mind .
In fact , I find the idea of a defense of his actions ethically reprehensible.
” It gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called Kill Climate Deniers , was even created in Australian about the issue .
The bottom line ?
Imprisonment of political dissidents has been a common theme with repressive regimes going back to the beginning of history .
When those seeking power can ’ t convince the populace of the merits of their ideas , they start putting people who disagree in jail , hoping that fear will keep the rest in line .
Fortunately , we live in a country where free speech is guaranteed by the Constitution .
But , should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m going to be imprisoned for my viewpoints , I won ’ t go quietly , and neither will the thousands of independent thinkers on social media .


climatedepot--2020-07-08--Flashback 2006 study: ‘Surgical mask does little to prevent inhalation of small droplets bearing inf

Flashback 2006 study: ‘Surgical mask does little to prevent inhalation of small droplets bearing influenza virus…air stream simply diverts around the mask’

On masks : `` But studies have shown the ordinary surgical mask does little to prevent inhalation of small droplets bearing influenza virus .
The pores in the mask become blocked by moisture from breathing , and the air stream simply diverts around the mask . ''
The final paragraph begins : `` Experience has shown that communities faced with epidemics or other adverse events respond best and with the least anxiety when the normal social functioning of the community is least disrupted . ''
On `` Prohibition of Social Gatherings '' : `` During [ flu ] epidemics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have sometimes been cancelled ...
There are , however , no certain indications these actions have had any definitive effect on the severity or duration of an epidemic . ''
`` But a policy calling for communitywide cancellation of public events seems inadvisable . ''
Also see : The Case Against Mandatory Mask Regulations A 2015 study on masks of 1600 health-care workers showed those wearing masks were 6 times as likely to have flu-like illnesses as those in the control group after 4 weeks ... '' - The conclusion : `` This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks , and the results caution against the use of cloth masks ... moisture retention , reuse of cloth masks , and poor filtration may result in an increased risk of infection . ''


climatedepot--2020-07-08--New Zealand Shows Little Warming In 130 Years, Before Alterations To Show Warming

We continue to hear warming horror stories coming from the island of New Zealand , and the socialist by sales pitch how “ climate change is the biggest challenge of our time “ .
Yet this doesn ’ t seem to be the case in New Zealand .
For example , we learned from Electroverse here that the Pacific island country “ just recorded its coldest June temperature in 5 years ” .
Moreover , when we examine NASA GISS data , we uncover where all the warming rumors come from : alterations to the recorded historical data .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aerodome , going back more 130 years ( It ’ s the only NASA station that has data going back over 100 years ) .
Plotted are the unadjusted Version 3 data and the Version 4 unadjusted : The old data set showed no warming , until NASA GISS went back and rewrote it Orwellian style , and made up a warming trend and called it Version 4 .
Tony Heller also reported earlier : “ NASA didn ’ t like the fact that New Zealand wasn ’ t warming , so they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : There really hasn ’ t been that much change at many locations around the globe .
In fact the real changes are taking place in the NASA GISS datasets .


climatedepot--2020-07-08--Analysis: A carbon tax is not the ‘solution’ we are looking for

At least weekly letters in the Deseret News tout the benefits of a carbon tax and dividend , wherein oil companies are taxed at the wellhead and the proceeds are returned to consumers .
Almost every letter boasts that this is a win-win for everyone .
It solves global warming by curbing production !
It costs consumers nothing !
It punches those evil oil corporations in the gut !
But sometimes it behooves us to look at the real consequences of such a regulation , follow the money and determine just how it will affect us .
Because this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be .
The first problem is that a tax will not magically force energy companies to reduce production , because production is controlled by demand , not taxes .
Society ’ s ubiquitous need for oil can not be instantly curbed by placing a tax on it .
As long as there is demand , new taxes are passed to the consumer by charging more for the oil .
So there will not be a substantial reduction in production , which is supposedly the prime driver for this new tax scheme .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will inflate the price of almost everything in our lives in two ways : fuel and production of consumer goods .
When fuel costs rise , everything in your life is more expensive : every Amazon delivery , every plumber service call , every loaf of bread or can of peas will increase in price to offset the higher fuel price .
But oil is not just used as fuel .
Most plastics are produced from petroleum .
This includes everything from car parts to vinyl window frames to the synthetic fabrics in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faces .
Oil price increases will force the cost of nearly every consumer good to increase .
Such inflation , whether for fuel or consumer goods , will hit small businesses and the poor especially hard .
“ But , ” you say , “ consumers receive a dividend , so it costs us nothing.
” This would be a bad assumption .
The tax is supposed to be revenue neutral , with all proceeds from the tax being rebated to the consumers .
But the feds will certainly take some of that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bureaucrats think they know better how to spend our money than we .
Yes , we consumers will receive a dividend , but not proportional to the expense we individually will pay , and certainly not enough to offset inflated prices .
And if you have a business that relies on travel ( contractors , plumbers , deliveries ) , you will not be rebated according to your expenses .
This tax will hit you hardest .
So why are the politicians pushing it so hard ?
First and foremost , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the problem of global climate change by reducing production .
But production will not appreciably decrease .
And they are selling it to the electorate and environmentalists smeared with the honey of “ free money ” in the form of a dividend .
They expect the electorate will be blinded by “ free ” money and not think too hard about where it came from .
Second , it gives Washington a source of revenue which they can claim did not come from you .
They claim it is only the oil companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not true .
It ’ s an indirect , almost invisible tax ; one that you , the consumer , pay without blaming the politicians .
It is almost invisible because it is spread over every purchase you make , unlike the once a year income tax .
Politicians think you won ’ t put two and two together and realize your increased cost of living is their fault .
Unfortunately , their subterfuge is working , because almost all letters to this page claim this is a consumer win .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winners are the politicians who get more of our money to spend .
A “ carbon tax and dividend ” is not the solution we are looking for .
Brian Myers is an engineer and a small business owner in Davis County .
This article appeared in the Deseret News at https : //www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/7/7/21311969/guest-opinion-carbon-tax-not-the-solution-co2-global-warming-oil-production-energy-companies


climatedepot--2020-07-08--Watch: Alex Epstein interviews Dr. Caleb Rossiter about the campaign to silence climate debate on Fa

Watch: Alex Epstein interviews Dr. Caleb Rossiter about the campaign to silence climate debate on Facebook

The campaign to silence climate debate on Facebook — an interview with Dr. Caleb Rossiter of the CO2 Coalition I wanted to discuss the state of this campaign with Rossiter , but I also wanted to learn about his background .
As a lifelong Democrat he is an unexpected leader of the CO2 Coalition .
On the episode we discussed : • Why fossil fuels , especially coal , are crucial to African prosperity .
• How he became suspicious of climate models .
• How the “ paid off by the fossil fuel industry ” narrative is laughable .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Climate Power 2020 are trying to suppress the CO2 Coalition on Facebook .
• What we can do to promote rational climate thinking .
I ’ ve been an admirer of Rossiter ’ s for some years so it was great to have him on the podcast .
3 reasons why the new House Climate Plan is terrible Last week the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled a plan called “ Solving the Climate Crisis : The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy , Resilient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll write more about this soon , but in the meantime wanted to share my initial take , which I also posted on Twitter The House Climate Plan promises to protect us from a crisis by mandating unreliable , unaffordable energy–mostly solar and wind .
This Plan is terrible for 3 reasons : 1 ) There ’ s no crisis , 2 ) It wouldn ’ t work if there was a crisis , 3 ) It would itself bring about a crisis .
1 ) There ’ s no crisis : Climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that rising CO2 levels have a warming influence on climate .
But that influence is extremely manageable with adaption .
That ’ s why , after 170 years of rising CO2 levels , climate-related deaths are at an all-time low .
2 ) It wouldn ’ t work if there was a crisis : “ Climate change , ” i.e.
, rising CO2 levels , is a *global* issue .
Mandating unreliable , unaffordable energy in the US won ’ t lower global emissions , because most other countries aren ’ t dumb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and India .
3 ) It would itself bring about a crisis : The energy industry powers every other industry .
The less affordable energy is , the less affordable everything is .
Mandating unreliable , unaffordable energy would cause a Venezuela-level economic and environmental crisis .
Instead of committing unilateral economic ( and environmental ) suicide by destroying our energy industry , the US should double down on energy freedom–the key to prosperity , innovation , and adaptation .
Start by decriminalizing non-carbon nuclear energy .
My favorite comment from YouTube was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m 15 and I ’ m really sick of my classmates because they always try to force their opinions on me about how we are going to die now I have something to show them .
Thank you so much.
” Some of my other favorites were : Let ’ s support Michael and his book .
We need to get some of the environmental organizations on board with this kind of thinking .
Maybe we can stop traumatizing our children with the threat of human annihilation .
Wow !
I can feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changing !
Wonderful interview !
great interview .
Thanks to both of you .
[ You ’ re ] giving those of us with a balanced concern for the environment hope .
I got many nice comments from readers of this newsletter about my influence on Shellenberger .
My favorite was “ Really neat how your work is influencing other influential people .
You ’ re not mainstream– > you ’ re upstream !
Nice place to be.
” I think the success of Shellenberger ’ s book is a good sign for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The prominent thinkers in this camp–Michael Shellenberger , Bjorn Lomborg , Patrick Moore ( cofounder of Greenpeace ) , Matt Ridley , and me–each reinforce the work of the others .
Next week I ’ m planning on having Patrick Moore on Power Hour and Bjorn Lomborg will be the guest the week after .


climatedepot--2020-07-08--Reuters: ‘Climate woes growing for women, hit worst by displacement and migration’

Women Harmed Most By Climate Change : Women bear a disproportionate share of harms caused by climate change , especially those stemming from forced displacement due to extreme weather and other climate pressures , according to a new report .
The CARE International report found climate-fueled cyclones , droughts , flooding and other large-scale climate disasters force people into overcrowded camps and shelters , where women are targets of sexual violence .
In one example cited in the “ Evicted by Climate Change ” report , women and girls displaced by Cyclone Idai , which hit Mozambique , Zimbabwe and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious health threats because they lack access to basic services and sanitary products .
“ Climate change exacerbates existing gender inequalities , with women displaced on the frontlines of its impacts bearing the heaviest consequences , ” CARE Secretary General Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro told Reuters .
( Reuters ; Climate Signals background : Drought Risk , Intense Cyclone , Hurricane , Typhoon Frequency Increase ; Commentary : Thomson Reuters Foundation ) Reuters : “ Climate woes growing for women , hit worst by displacement and migration ” ( Thomson Reuters Foundation ) – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extra farm work and greater risk of illness , women shoulder a bigger burden from worsening extreme weather and other climate pressures pushing people to move for survival , a global aid group said on Tuesday .
Scientists expect forced displacement to be one of the most common and damaging effects on vulnerable people if global warming is not limited to an internationally agreed aim of 1.5 degrees Celsius , CARE International noted in a new report .
“ This report shows us that climate change exacerbates existing gender inequalities , with women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bearing the heaviest consequences , ” said CARE Secretary General Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro .
For example , women and girls uprooted by Cyclone Idai , which hit Mozambique , Zimbabwe and Malawi in 2019 , are still facing serious health threats due to poor access to basic services and sanitary products , the report said .
And in Ethiopia , where about 200,000 people were forced from their homes last year by drought and floods , women living in overcrowded shelters face higher levels of sexual violence there and on longer , more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sven Harmeling , CARE ’ s global policy lead on climate change and resilience , said displacement linked to climate stresses was already “ a harsh reality for millions of people today ” .
If global warming continues at its current pace towards 3C or more above pre-industrial times , “ the situation may irrevocably escalate and evict hundreds of millions more from their homes ” , he added .


climatedepot--2020-07-09--Ocasio-Cortez: Collaboration with Sanders ‘Substantively Improved Biden’s Positions’ on Climate

Democrat presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden , along with Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) , on Wednesday released recommendations for the party platform crafted by task forces set up by the former rivals , including far-left proposals intended to solve global warming .
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) and former Secretary of State John Kerry head up the climate change task force , and while it falls short of calling for an embrace of the Green New Deal it does include a faster timetable for achieving net-zero carbon emissions than Biden has thus far endorsed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate Task Force effort meaningfully & substantively improved Biden ’ s positions , ” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted .
“ Of course , like in any collaborative effort , there are areas of negotiation and compromise.
” “ But I do believe that the Climate Task Force effort meaningfully & substantively improved Biden ’ s positions , ” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted .
“ I encourage you to engage the document critically and offer feedback or Qs.
” Breitbart News reported how the far left wing of the Democrat Party is driving Biden to be even more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate change .
The Democrat Unity document , for example , calls for rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement “ on Day One ” “ Even many on the left agree that the Paris Climate Agreement does little to slow climate change , ” Joel Pollak , senior editor-at-large at Breitbart News , wrote .
“ It is a symbolic commitment by the rest of the world to reduce emissions , while most of the burden falls on the United States .
Our economy has reduced emissions anyway on its own , thanks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advent of fracking technology , which the left hates and wants to phase out over time.
” But Biden and Sanders praised the “ transformative ” move the the left .
“ I commend the task forces for their service and helping build a bold , transformative platform for our party and for our country , ” Biden said in a statement .
“ And I am deeply grateful to Senator Sanders for working together to unite our party , and deliver real , lasting change for generations to come.
” Sanders , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the end result is not what I or my supporters would have written alone , ” but added that the “ the task forces have created a good policy blueprint that will move this country in a much-needed progressive direction and substantially improve the lives of working families throughout our country.
” The Republican National Committee ( RNC ) reacted to the announcement by noting how much influence failed-candidate Sanders is having on Biden ’ s presidential run .
“ The fact Joe Biden has embraced Bernie Sanders ’ radical agenda verbatim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the one leading the Democrat Party , Biden is more than happy to be his champion in its lurch to the left , ” RNC rapid response director for the Trump 2020 campaign Steve Guest said .
The recommendations will be submitted to the Democratic National Convention ’ s ( DNC ’ s ) platform committee for consideration .


climatedepot--2020-07-09--Democrats climate policy follows Germany’s failed plan – ‘Power prices in Germany are now among the

Democrats climate policy follows Germany’s failed plan – ‘Power prices in Germany are now among the highest in Europe’

Germany is failing to meet its climate goals of reducing carbon-dioxide emissions even after spending over $ 580 billion by 2025 to overhaul its energy systems .
Germany ’ s emissions miss should be a “ wake-up call ” for governments everywhere .
Today , German households pay almost 50 % more for electricity than they did in 2006 as power prices in Germany are now among the highest in Europe .
Much of that increase in electricity cost is the Renewable Surcharge that has increased over the same period by 770 % .
Germany has learned that clean energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and solar only provide renewable electricity , and more accurately its only intermittent electricity at best .
Renewables have also been the primary driver behind the high costs of electricity for residents of Australia and California .
The social changes with COVID-19 may have been prelude to life with less fossil fuels .
We have seen extensive self-imposed social adjustments to transportation that are very similar to what will be required to live with less fossil fuels in the future , i.e.
, with virtually no airlines , cruise ships , or automobiles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world ’ s populations is that the pandemic occurred in the present .
This allowed the world to take advantage of petroleum derivatives for thousands of products that were not available before 1900 .
Those “ oil ” products were a major benefactor to the medical and the communication sectors that supported a worldwide medical attack against COVID-19 and gave businesses the technology to continue operating virtually .
Electricity alone may support a simplifier lifestyle but can not support the huge energy needs of transportation infrastructures , nor provide the thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ derivatives that are the foundation of economies around the world .
The focus of America ’ s climate policies has been toward the energy industry that was virtually non-existent before 1900 .
Today , America has less than five percent of the world ’ s population ( 330 million vs. 8 billion ) but targets its energy policies onto an industry that did not exist a century ago .
The oil and gas industry is not just an American business with a few stateside refineries to service the demands of its residents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 700 refineries worldwide that service the fuel and product demands of almost 8 billion living on earth .
More important than the various fuels to the world to operate planes , trucks , militaries , construction equipment , merchant ships , cruise ships , and automobiles are the more than 6,000 products that come from the derivatives of crude oil .
This to include every part in solar panels and wind turbines .
Germany tried to step up as a leader on climate change , by phasing out fossil fuels , nuclear , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wind and solar .
This sparked a global boom in manufacturing those technologies .
Today , Germany is failing to meet its climate goals of reducing carbon-dioxide emissions even after spending over $ 580 billion by 2025 to overhaul its energy systems .
Germany ’ s emissions miss should be a “ wake-up call ” for governments everywhere .
Today , German households pay almost 50 % more for electricity than they did in 2006 as power prices in Germany are now among the highest in Europe .
Much of that increase in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has increased over the same period by 770 % .
Germany has learned that clean energy is not energy in totality as wind and solar only provide renewable electricity , and more accurately its only intermittent electricity at best .
Renewables have also been the primary driver behind the high costs of electricity for residents of Australia and California .
While the shift to reduce America ’ s oil and gas industry , the United Nations warns that the unintended negative consequences of the shift to the exotic minerals and metals used to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solar electricity and electric car batteries are highly concentrated in a small number of countries and their extraction and refinement pose a serious threat to worldwide ecological degradation and heinous human rights abuses .
In addition to the United Nations warning , there are numerous documentaries about the atrocities the workers are put through in the cobalt mines , i.e .
actually digging the mines by hand along with horrendous living conditions .
Amnesty International has documented children and adults mining cobalt in narrow man-made tunnels along with the exposure to the dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rare minerals .
The Democratic Climate Policy projects the prevention of 62,000 premature deaths in America every year by 2050 , but the Democrats ’ supporting the demise of America ’ s oil and gas industry should speak up and take accountability for supporting the elimination of the industry that could reverse the annual fatality atrocities occurring in those poor countries .
Those underdeveloped locations in the world , mostly from oil and gas starved countries , are experiencing 11 million child deaths every year , mainly from preventable causes of diarrhea , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preterm delivery , or lack of oxygen at birth .
For those Western politicians , entertainers , and other elites who think climate change is the biggest threat facing mankind , they need to take responsibility .
Beginning with imagining the future atrocities to most of the current world population of 7.7 billion that ’ s projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050 , and 11.2 billion in 2100 .
Six out of seven humans alive today live in developing nations .
Most of the poor are trying to live in abject poverty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Those children in poor countries still lack purified drinking water , sewage sanitation , adequate nutrition , reliable electricity ( or any at all ) , adequate health care , i.e.
, the infrastructures and products we take for granted that are all based on deep earth minerals and fuels .
And by the way , adults in those poor countries barely live past 40 years of age .
There are more than two billion people today who are still without reliable electricity and thus forced to burn cow dung and rotted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 600 million Africans do not have electricity , or reliable sources of electricity , to run their hospitals , turn on the lights , or cook their food .
America is taking giant steps toward following Germany ’ s failed climate goals which should be a wake-up call for governments everywhere , but it appears that America , from California to New York , wants to follow the German failure .
The Democratic Clean Energy Climate policy remains unconcerned with the worldwide ecological degradation and human rights abuses .
These which result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ metals that are highly concentrated in a small number of foreign countries and are used to produce parts for industrial wind and solar electricity and EV batteries .


climatedepot--2020-07-09--So-called ‘conservative’ climate contract paves way for Green New Deal – Some in GOP call for U.S. t

So-called ‘conservative’ climate contract paves way for Green New Deal – Some in GOP call for U.S. to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050

There is an age old saying that goes , “ The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
” Unfortunately , the same can be said with regard to recent attempts by conservatives and Republicans to position themselves as climate change warriors “ lite ” .
Several conservative politicians including Rep. Kevin McCarthy ( R-CA ) , the current Minority Leader of the House of Representatives , are regrettably endorsing the “ American Climate Contract ” – a document that calls for the U.S. to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 .
Members of Congress like McCarthy have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support limited government and free market principles in the past , which makes this move surprising .
Here ’ s what McCarthy said in a statement on the matter : “ Conservative plans for the environment , as this contract does , understand that lasting and effective environmental progress depends on American innovation and exporting that technology around the world — not on enforcing debilitating taxes or punitive mandates.
” Of course , all conservatives want a clean environment .
And not “ enforcing debilitating taxes or punitive mandates ” is a great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rightward leaning individual .
Yet the most tangible ( and objectionable ) policy outlined in the American Climate Contract is “ global net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 ” .
This , by itself , is an awful thing for conservatives to sign on to .
The United States can , and should , take efforts to continue to improve our environment – but pledging to a global and national net zero of carbon emissions would not just wreak havoc on an already struggling economy , it would have little to no environmental benefit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is happening .
It always has and always will .
And yes , human activity may have an impact on the climate – though the extent of that is subject to much debate .
But signing up for such a sweeping reduction in CO2 emissions is tantamount to falling in line behind Al Gore and Greta Thunberg – going along with the notion that the planet is undergoing a climate “ crisis ” or “ emergency ” that requires expunging ourselves of fossil fuels .
That is not sound science or environmental policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative .
To be sure , there are some things in the American Climate Contract that are good ideas .
Continuing research into new energy technologies and seeking to diversify America ’ s energy portfolio are both worthy undertakings to bolster efficiency and improve national security .
The American Climate Contract also points out many faults in the Green New Deal and clearly states it is not advocating for a carbon tax .
That is also very good .
But at the core of the issue with the American Climate Contract is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of demonizing carbon dioxide .
During President Obama ’ s administration , the EPA issued its now infamous “ endangerment finding.
” This scientifically flawed rule determined that CO2 , a trace gas essential to all life on Earth , is dangerous to humans and the planet .
EPA bureaucrats then used it as a green light to impose very regressive and burdensome big government regulations to kill coal energy , mandate more restrictive car emissions , and attempt to put severe emissions restrictions on all power plants .
The Contract , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back door for the radical Left to exploit – one that conservatives and Republicans should not be opening wide for them .
Even if one believes that CO2 emissions should be reduced , pledging to attain “ net zero by 2050 ” paves the way for aggressive government action , and some version of a Green New Deal in the future .
On a debate stage , once a conservative candidate concedes that we must take drastic action to have net zero emissions , it is not hard for the more left-leaning candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action .
One could see it going like this : “ I ’ m glad my opponent agrees we are in a climate emergency .
But if we are in an emergency , then let ’ s act like it !
We don ’ t have time for businesses to figure out solutions .
We need action now .
We need the government to put a stop to emissions before the world ends !
” Radical environmentalists like Greta Thunberg , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) , and groups like the Sunrise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to work with you .
Their goal is clear , and they have said it many times .
Their goal is to destroy capitalism .
They see capitalism as an absolute evil , and every climate policy they advocate for is designed to hammer free market competition and increase centralized government control over the individual .
As the old adage goes : “ Be careful who you trust – Salt and Sugar look the same.
” By signing onto plans like the American Climate Contract , you may not be directly supporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but you are most certainly clearing a path for them .
Now , of all times , is not the moment to compromise on American ideals and concede ground to self-avowed socialists who see capitalism and private property as problems .


climatedepot--2020-07-09--House ‘Climate Crisis Committee’ issues massive meaningless wish list

The U.S. House “ Selects Committee on the Climate Crisis ” is a symbolic committee , not a real one .
It can not draft and introduce legislation , which is what House Committees do .
It is more of a study group and as such it has produced a study .
Well sort of .
The document in question is not a Committee report .
It is not even a Committee staff report .
It is just a report by the Democrat half of the staff .
In fact technically it is just a report to the nine Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing little report it is very big , detailed and wildly ambitious .
In fact it dwarfs all previous nut bar climate action proposals I have ever seen .
In a way the title shouts it all — “ SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS “ .
The subtitle is truly grand — “ The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy , Resilient , and Just America “ .
Not just a plan , it is “ the ” plan .
The Plan itself is a whopping 547 pages long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 entries , poking into many different parts of our economy and society .
The detail , while foolish , is impressive .
There is not a lot of fluff here .
To begin with , much of it is about just two things .
First , making electric power net zero carbon emissions by 2040 , which can not possibly be done .
Second , converting most other forms of combustion usage and power , especially transportation and industry , to being heated and powered with electricity .
This means that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wind and sun , will have to provide something like twice as much reliable juice as today ’ s fossil fuelled system .
It can not be done .
The impossible goal is for the entire American economy to be net zero emissions by 2050 .
But that is all just on the side of stopping climate change .
There is also a whole bunch of things about dealing with it , because the hot models say that no matter how much we restrict or impoverish ourselves , we got it coming .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ money , but hey that means jobs , right ?
Democrats think costs are benefits because somebody gets the money .
Where all this money comes from is not a consideration .
For example , flood insurance should be based on computer projected floods , not history .
Coverage and premiums will definitely soar then .
We will insure against floods that have never happened , and never will .
There is even stuff about paying people who want to move out of the way of climate change .
I am not making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much more , roughly one page for every word in this article .
Multi-billion dollar sentences are everywhere you look .
If you want a quick summary that covers all the big ticket items , it can not be done .
Fortunately this monster comes in PDF so you can at least search for specific items , if you know the language .
Speaking of language , there is even a “ Definitions ” section , because they want words to mean just what they want .
There are some real mouthfuls ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Here is an example : “ Environmental justice ( EJ ) The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race , color , culture , national origin , or income , with respect to the development , implementation , and enforcement of environmental laws , regulations , and policies to ensure that each person enjoys ( 1 ) the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards ; and ( 2 ) equal access to any federal agency action on environmental justice issues in order to have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learn , work , and recreate.
” Given that some jobs , places , and recreations , are more dangerous than others , I can not see how everyone can have the same degree of protection from all environmental and health hazards .
But it sure sounds good .
In summary , this tome is meaningless as it lays there .
But it reveals a great many wacky ideas that might show up in future proposed legislation .