climatedepot--2020-10-23--Joe Biden Doubles Down: Seeks ‘Net-Zero’ & End Fossil Fuels by 2050, Find ‘Alternatives’ for Laid Of

Joe Biden Doubles Down: Seeks ‘Net-Zero’ & End Fossil Fuels by 2050, Find ‘Alternatives’ for Laid Off American Energy Workers

“ We have to move toward net-zero emissions , ” Biden said .
“ The first place to do that by the year 2035 is in energy production .
By 2050 , totally.
” Flashback : Growth will be a thing of the past if businesses choose ‘ net zero ’ emissions – ‘ A blueprint for the extinction of capitalism as we know it ’ - `` There was more rationality to Soviet-style central planning , which at least had the aim of producing something of value rather than producing nothing . ''
Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden seemingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fossil fuel industry and , as a result , millions of American energy workers ’ jobs with his climate change plan .
During Thursday night ’ s presidential debate , Biden committed to end the fossil fuel industry and replace it with “ renewable energy over time.
” “ By the way , I would transition from the oil industry , ” Biden said .
“ Because the oil industry pollutes significantly … but here ’ s the deal … it has to be replaced by renewable energy over time , over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And I ’ d stop giving to the oil industry .
I ’ d stop giving them federal subsidies.
” Trump , in response , said Biden “ is going to destroy the oil industry ” and asked swing state voters in Pennsylvania and Ohio to remember the former vice president ’ s comments on Election Day .
“ We have to move toward net-zero emissions , ” Biden said .
“ The first place to do that by the year 2035 is in energy production .
By 2050 , totally.
” Following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his climate change plan to eliminate America ’ s fossil fuel industry and the millions of middle-class jobs that Americans rely upon .
“ Eventually we ’ re going to have to go to oil , but we ’ re not getting rid of fossil fuels .
We ’ re getting rid of the subsidies for fossil fuels , but we ’ re not getting rid of fossil fuels for a long time , ” Biden said .
“ It will not be gone for ( inaudible ) probably 2050.
” When questioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Americans ’ energy jobs , Biden said , “ They ’ re not going to lose their jobs .
And besides , they ’ re going … there are a lot more jobs that are going to be created in other alternatives.
” Biden ’ s climate change plan to end fossil fuels could eliminate five to ten million jobs for America ’ s middle-class energy workers — some of whom are in unions .
At the least , Biden ’ s plan to ban oil and gas production on federal land @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 2022 .
As Breitbart News ’ s John Carney has reported , Biden ’ s plan to ban fracking could result in the elimination of more than 600,000 jobs in the state of Pennsylvania , alone .


climatedepot--2020-10-23--‘Eventually’: Biden Tries To Clarify Debate Comment That He Will Transition Away From Oil – ‘Not get

‘Eventually’: Biden Tries To Clarify Debate Comment That He Will Transition Away From Oil – ‘Not getting rid of fossil fuels for a long time…It will not be gone for…probably 2050’

In response to a question from a CNN reporter , Biden said : “ Eventually we ’ re going to have to [ get rid of ] oil , but we ’ re not getting rid of fossil fuels .
We ’ re getting rid of the subsidies for fossil fuels , but we ’ re not getting rid of fossil fuels for a long time… It will not be gone for … probably 2050 , ” Fox News reported .
By HENRY RODGERS Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden tried to clarify his comments Thursday night when he said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away from oil during the second presidential debate against President Donald Trump .
After the debate , Biden was pressed on his comments about climate change and when he stated he will “ transition away from the oil industry , ” to which Trump responded by saying , “ Oh , that ’ s a big statement.
” In response to a question from a CNN reporter , Biden said : “ Eventually we ’ re going to have to [ get rid of ] oil , but we ’ re not getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re getting rid of the subsidies for fossil fuels , but we ’ re not getting rid of fossil fuels for a long time… It will not be gone for … probably 2050 , ” Fox News reported .
Biden was asked by the debate moderator why he would transition away from oil , to which Biden said , “ because the oil industry pollutes significantly .
It has to be replaced by renewable energy over time and to the oil industry , I ’ d stop giving them federal subsidies .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solar and wind , why are we giving it to the oil industry ?
” President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University on October 22 , 2020 in Nashville , Tennessee .
( Photo by Jim Bourg-Pool/Getty Images ) Trump responded by saying : “ We actually do give it to solar and wind and that ’ s maybe the biggest statement , in terms of business… basically what he ’ s saying is he will destroy the oil industry .
Will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remember that Pennsylvania , Oklahoma ?
” ( RELATED : ‘ You Shouldn ’ t Be Bringing Up Wall Street ’ : Trump Says Biden Is The One Taking Big Bucks From Wall Street )

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climatedepot--2020-10-23--Watch: Video Proof Biden Said He Would Ban Fracking

On January 24 , 2020 , speaking to a New Hampshire voter , Biden said he would stop fracking .
The woman voter asked , “ But like , what about , say , stopping fracking ?
” Biden answered , “ Yes.
” Woman voter : “ And stopping pipeline infrastructure ?
” Biden : “ Yes.
” # In the July 2019 debate on CNN , Biden said , “ We would make sure it ’ s eliminated , ” in response to a question about whether his administration would find any place for “ fossil fuels , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 , 2020 , speaking to a New Hampshire voter , Biden said he would stop fracking .
The woman voter asked , “ But like , what about , say , stopping fracking ?
” Biden answered , “ Yes.
” Woman voter : “ And stopping pipeline infrastructure ?
” Biden : “ Yes.
” # On March 15 , 2020 , a Democratic presidential debate between Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders was hosted by CNN : Biden : `` No more , no new fracking . ''
Also in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , no more subsidies for the fossil fuel industry .
No more drilling on federal lands .
No more drilling , including offshore .
No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill , period , end , number one.
” During Thursday ’ s debate , Joe Biden said he never said he would ban fracking , and there was no video to prove it–a lie .
Here ’ s the debate exchange : The President didn ’ t invent Biden ’ s fracking position .
Often during his campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would get rid of fracking .
Indeed he ’ s stated he would get rid of all fossil fuel production .
At the end of August of this year , Joe Biden went to Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , where he spoke to a room with what seemed like less than a dozen people .
While he was there , Biden claimed very strongly , he did not want to ban fracking .
And any claims he that wanted to ban fracking coming from the President or his campaign were lies .
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop fracking often during the campaign .
On January 24 , 2020 , speaking to a New Hampshire voter , Biden said he would stop fracking .
In the July 2019 debate on CNN , Biden said , “ We would make sure it ’ s eliminated , ” in response to a question about whether his administration would find any place for “ fossil fuels , including coal and fracking.
” On March 15 , 2020 , a Democratic presidential debate between Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders was hosted by CNN , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
During that debate , there was this exchange : Sanders : What this moment is about Joe , is that the scientists are telling us they underestimated the severity of the crisis .
They were wrong .
The problem is more severe .
So all that I ’ m saying right here is that we are fighting for the future of this planet , for the wellbeing of our kids and future generations .
You can not continue , as I understand Joe believes , to continue fracking , correct me if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to do right now is bringing the world together , tell the fossil fuel industry that we are going to move aggressively to win solar , sustainable energies- Biden : No more , no new fracking .
Also in that debate , Biden stated , “ Number one , no more subsidies for the fossil fuel industry .
No more drilling on federal lands .
No more drilling , including offshore .
No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill , period , end , number one.
” Which one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drilling on federal lands ?
In Joe Biden ’ s economy , we stop all fossil fuels , not just Oil , and Gas .
In December 2019 , Biden told coal miners to learn to code : Why did Biden say “ I am not banning fracking ” when everything he said before going to Pittsburgh indicated that he wanted to stop fracking…indeed , he wanted to stop all fossil fuel production .
According to the Dept .
of Commerce , one reason for the change could be that energy production is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania Business Report .
Biden ’ s ban on coal mining would force 5,385 miners to learn to code , per Statista .
That doesn ’ t include revenue and jobs in related industries .
Biden felt so strongly about eliminating fossil fuel production he said he wanted to throw all energy execs in jail .
Putting it all together , Biden ’ s fracking claim in Pittsburgh , and his claims since Pittsburgh , are just pandering flip flop .
He is trying for votes in fracking states but in the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Just look on his campaign website—it says Biden supports the green new deal : And don ’ t forget while Americans today are enjoying affordable , reliable energy we should not become complacent in this election .
If ( God-Forbid ) Biden wins the presidency , his policies would make us energy-dependent on China giving Beijing control of the entire supply chain .
But then again looking at the recent revelations about Joe and his son Hunter , he might like that .


climatedepot--2020-10-23--‘Trump was not lying’: Shock: CNN fact-checked Biden’s stance on fracking: ‘Trump is correct. Biden

‘Trump was not lying’: Shock: CNN fact-checked Biden’s stance on fracking: ‘Trump is correct. Biden did make anti-fracking comments’

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@ JoeBiden on fossil fuel execs : “ We should put them in jail ” for pollution pic.twitter.com/OLqZMwi4E5 I @ @ @ @ @ eyes .
@ CNN actually fact-checked Biden ’ s stance on # fracking : `` @ @ @ @ @ did make anti-fracking comments during the Democratic primary in 2020 .
Trump was not lying @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-25--Climate Crisis? IGC Projects Record Harvests For Corn, Wheat And Soybeans

Climate Crisis ?
IGC Projects Record Harvests For Corn , Wheat And SoybeansClimate Change Dispatch / 2dIs this article about mining ?
YESNO The largest corn harvest in history is among the reasons the International Grains Council ( IGC ) is forecasting record total grains production in 2020-21 .
According to the IGC ’ s Grain Market Review , released Aug. 27 , total global grains production will reach 2.230 billion tonnes this marketing year , up 50 million tonnes from the July forecast and 9 % higher than the previous year ( 2.181 billion tonnes ) .
A record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 763 million tonnes , topping the previous mark of 762 million tonnes set last year .
Largely on an upgraded outlook for the United States , global soybean production is projected to set a record in 2020-21 at 373 million tonnes , up 8 million tonnes from the July forecast and 9 % higher than last year ’ s total of 339 million tonnes .
Soybean exports are estimated to reach a peak during the recently completed marketing year .
“ Tied to continued heavy shipments from South America , chiefly Brazil , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soybean trade in 2019-20 is lifted to a peak of 163 million tonnes , the 7 % year-on-year increase primarily stemming from bigger dispatches to China , ” the IGC said .
Global rice production is projected to rebound by 2 % year-on-year to a record 505 million tonnes in 2020-21 , on bigger crops among leading exporters .
Total grains consumption is seen climbing by 41 million tonnes over the previous year to 2.222 billion tonnes , led by gains for feed ( 18 million tonnes ) and industrial uses ( 12 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supplies , corn demand is seen rising the most , up by 33 million tonnes year on year , ” the IGC said .
The forecast for global grains stocks at the end of 2020-21 was revised upward by 5 million tonnes — mainly due to wheat — from the July report to 630 million tonnes .
The IGC Grains and Oilseeds Index increased by 3 % month-on-month to its highest level in nearly two years .
The post Climate Crisis ?
IGC Projects Record Harvests For Corn , Wheat And Soybeans first @ @ @ @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-25--Hubble Views a Galactic Waterfall

Hubble Views a Galactic Waterfall

Interacting galaxies , such as these , are so named because of the influence they have on each other , @ @ @ @ @ a merger or a unique formation .
Already , these two galaxies have seemingly formed @ @ @ @ @ stars from NGC 2799 appearing to fall into NGC 2798 almost like drops of water @


climatedepot--2020-10-25--Escape from Wales? Britain’s Most Out of Control Covid-19 Lockdown

Interacting galaxies , such as these , are so named because of the influence they have on each other , @ @ @ @ @ a merger ...


climatedepot--2020-10-25--Polar bear research on hold in Western Hudson Bay due to COVID-19 restrictions

After spring polar bear research was cancelled in Western Hudson Bay ( and pretty much everywhere else ) this year @ @ @ @ @ , it now transpires that fall research is out as well .
Travel restrictions implemented @ @ @ @ @ administrations ( not the health department ) apparently mean fall programs to assess the health @ @ @ @ @ in Western Hudson Bay have been put on hold .


climatedepot--2020-10-24--Caught lying: The #BidenHarris2020 Fossil Fuel Frack Flip Flop

If you ever wondered what “ say anything ” looks like in a political campaign , look no further than @ @ @ @ @ and vice-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris .
To me , they look like @ @ @ @ @ of transitions and dualities , Janus is portrayed with two faces—one facing the past , @ @ @ @ @ .
Make no…


climatedepot--2020-10-24--The Biden Family Green New Deal

The Biden Family Green New Deal

Joe Biden , Kamala Harris , AOC , the Democrat Party and US environmentalists are determined to make climate change @ @ @ @ @ , and replacing fossil fuels with wind , solar , battery and biofuel power the @ @ @ @ @ domestic policies .
They would ban fracking outright – or price and restrict it out @ @ @ @ @ , painful death of a thousand regulatory cuts .


climatedepot--2020-10-24--Victorious New Zealand PM Urged to Apply Covid-19 Lessons to the Climate Crisis


climatedepot--2020-10-24--War on plastic is distracting from more urgent threats to environment

A team of leading environmental experts , spearheaded by the University of Nottingham , have warned that the current war @ @ @ @ @ the bigger threats to the environment .
In an article published in the peer-reviewed scientific @ @ @ @ @ ( WIREs ) Water , the 13 experts* say that while plastic waste is an @ @ @ @ @ the…


climatedepot--2020-10-24--“Over My Dead Body”: Louisiana Senator Responds to Joe Biden’s Proposed Climate Shutdown of the US F

“Over My Dead Body”: Louisiana Senator Responds to Joe Biden’s Proposed Climate Shutdown of the US Fossil Fuel Industry


climatedepot--2020-10-24--Climate Campaigners Horrified Global Shipping Will be Allowed to Grow


climatedepot--2020-10-23--Climate Warrior Biden Promises to Shut Down the US Oil Industry


climatedepot--2020-10-23--World Wheat Crop Heads For New Record

World Wheat Crop Heads For New Record


climatedepot--2020-10-23--Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu

Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu

Bennu , a well-preserved , ancient asteroid , is currently more than 200 million miles ( 321 million kilometers ) @ @ @ @ @ a window into the early solar system as it was first taking shape billions of @ @ @ @ @ that could have helped seed life on Earth .


climatedepot--2020-10-23--Ten fat polar bears filmed raiding a stalled Russian garbage truck

From the Siberian Times today ( 20 October ) is a story with few facts but a fabulous video of @ @ @ @ @ fat cubs as they set siege to a stalled open garbage truck in the Russian @ @ @ @ @ been filmed on Novaya Zemlya but that has not been confirmed .


climatedepot--2020-10-23--Claim: CCS can rapidly reduce emissions in sectors that have few other options to decarbonize, EFI/S

Claim: CCS can rapidly reduce emissions in sectors that have few other options to decarbonize, EFI/Stanford

The study , six months in the making , concludes that CCS offers a clean technology pathway for rapidly reducing @ @ @ @ @ that have few other options to decarbonize .
It can also support clean , firm @ @ @ @ @ of intermittent renewable generation .


climatedepot--2020-10-22--What cold lizards in Miami can tell us about climate change resilience


climatedepot--2020-10-22--Hilarious empty threats on ACB confirmation from ‘ClimatePower2020’

From the “ press releases I couldn ’ t finish reading because I was laughing so hard ” department .
@ @ @ @ @ the humor , divine , the organization- just another dark money “ act blue ” @ @ @ @ @ Immediate Release : October 22 , 2020Contact : [ email protected ] America Can ’ @ @ @ @ @ on the Supreme Court , Barrett Backers Will Pay a Price…


climatedepot--2020-10-22--We Will Have Vaccines Soon—Because of Science, Not Politics

Any drug , be it an antibiotic , a monoclonal antibody cocktail or a vaccine goes through a rigorous , @ @ @ @ @ falling into the hands of government regulators , let alone politicians .
Drug development begins @ @ @ @ @ followed by research , engineering , small scale manufacturing and several phases of testing ; @ @ @ @ @ then humans .


climatedepot--2020-10-22--The Lungs of Gaia

The Lungs of Gaia

A fundamental concept at the heart of climate science is the contention that the solar energy that the disk of @ @ @ @ @ Sun ’ s irradiance must be diluted by a factor of 4 .
This is @ @ @ @ @ a globe is 4 times the interception area of the disk silhouette ( Wilde and @ @ @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-22--The Guardian: Aussie Government Ignoring an Official Renewable Energy Covid-19 Recovery Plan


climatedepot--2020-10-22--French President Macron Threatens a Devastating Electricity Embargo against Renewables Obsessed Brit

French President Macron Threatens a Devastating Electricity Embargo against Renewables Obsessed Britain

Britain may be about to pay a heavy price for their mad dash for renewables , and neglect of energy @ @ @ @ @ negotiations enter a standoff , France is threatening to embargo desperately needed British imports of @ @ @ @ @ nuclear reactors , unless Britain permanently cedes fishing rights in British territorial waters to the @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-21--UN Climate Disaster Doubling Revisited

UN Climate Disaster Doubling Revisited

The claim is so bold that this requires more thorough analysis of the original data .
Everyone can access the @ @ @ @ @ EM-DAT user .
Access is free for non-profit organizations , so let ’ s do @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-21--Request for Public Nominations for Authors and Scientific/Technical Inputs and Notice of Planned Pub

Request for Public Nominations for Authors and Scientific/Technical Inputs and Notice of Planned Public Engagement Opportunities for the Fifth National Climate Assessment


climatedepot--2020-10-26--80 Terrible Things ‘Global Warming’ Will Apparently Cause


climatedepot--2020-10-26--Creepy Climate Conversations: ‘Coaching children to become climate propagandists’

Tony Thomas has a disturbing piece over at Quadrant.org , concerning an Australian organization allegedly run by child activists .
It ’ s now urging kids to initiate creepy conversations with adults as a means of spreading climate propaganda .
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These statements call to mind 17-year-old Greta Thunberg ’ s assertion that “ We can not have climate justice without gender equity.
” Climate justice .
First Nations justice .
Racial justice .
Gender equity .
What does this collection of causes tell us ?
That these young people aren ’ t rebels at all .
Nor are they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disturbing piece over at Quadrant.org , concerning an Australian organization allegedly run by child activists .
It ’ s now urging kids to initiate creepy conversations with adults as a means of spreading climate propaganda .
Matters may not develop as expected , though .
Because any adult who was around for the global cooling scare , who was told acid rain would wipe out the worlds forests , and that the hole in the ozone layer would induce widespread skin cancer has , in fact , heard it all before .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t stay on topic .
Its front page tells us Australia was stolen from First Nation communities , and that “ there can be no climate justice without first nations justice.
” If you click the large button labelled : Black Lives Matter Resources , you ’ re taken to a 7-page Google document that similarly declares : “ There is no climate justice without racial justice… ” These statements call to mind 17-year-old Greta Thunberg ’ s assertion that “ We can not have climate justice without gender equity.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Racial justice .
Gender equity .
What does this collection of causes tell us ?
That these young people aren ’ t rebels at all .
Nor are they independent thinkers .
Rather than being sincere and passionate about a single issue they themselves have carefully investigated , these youngsters are merely hopping aboard the bandwagon known as fashionable left wing politics .
If you truly believed your future was imperiled , wouldn ’ t you keep on topic ?
Wouldn ’ t your anxiety focus your attention ?
Wouldn ’ t you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal ?
Instead , these high school students are being encouraged to believe that , by skipping school , they ’ ll convince the rest of us to do their bidding – not just about the climate , but with respect to other complicated , longstanding social issues .
Everything will be transformed .
Fixed to their satisfaction .
All at the same time , no less .
Only a naive young person could imagine this to be remotely possible .
If what you ’ ve just read is useful or helpful , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ discussion of the Action Your Adult campaign here .
Kids are being encouraged to initiate conversations with people 18+ years old : “ If they ask how you ’ ve been , tell them how you ’ re feeling anxious and frustrated about the climate crisis/government response ; you can use this to segue into your next points !
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climatedepot--2020-10-26--Greta, Green Movement, Let Mask Slip. Tweet Exposes Their True Face: Tyranny With No Choices

Greta Thunberg , the “ sad and angry ” Swedish teen climate activist , put up a survey at Twitter pertaining to Europe ’ s Common Agricultural policy ( CAP ) .
It unwittingly exposes how she and her movement really think : Like a true tyrant , only one choice is provided and tolerated : her own .
That ’ s the fundamental characteristic of the green climate movement : “ Shut up and do as we tell you .
We understand the world , and you ’ re too stupid to do so .
So we ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are other surveys one could expect from Greta : What is the only right way for people to travel ?
A .
By foot B .
By bicycle C. All of the above What is the only right thing for people to eat ?
A .
Only plant-based foods B .
No animal products at all C. All of the above Who should be elected president of the USA ?
A. Joe Biden B .
Not Trump C. One of the above What is the only right tax rate ?
A ) Government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing C. All the above These are the “ choices ” you see under tyrannies .
NO CHOICE .
It ’ s the only way they get the result they want because they lack the arguments to convince a majority that their extreme ideas and experimentation proposals are practical .


climatedepot--2020-10-26--Study suggests no more CO2 warming – ‘CO2 & water vapor are almost completely saturated… adding more

Study suggests no more CO2 warming – ‘CO2 & water vapor are almost completely saturated… adding more molecules will not cause more warming’

Precision research by physicists William Happer and William van Wijngaarden has determined that the present levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide and water vapor are almost completely saturated .
In radiation physics the technical term “ saturated ” implies that adding more molecules will not cause more warming .
In plain language this means that from now on our emissions from burning fossil fuels could have little or no further impact on global warming .
Precision research by physicists William Happer and William van Wijngaarden has determined that the present levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide and water vapor are almost completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term “ saturated ” implies that adding more molecules will not cause more warming .
In plain language this means that from now on our emissions from burning fossil fuels could have little or no further impact on global warming .
There would be no climate emergency .
No threat at all .
We could emit as much CO2 as we like ; with no effect .
This astounding finding resolves a huge uncertainty that has plagued climate science for over a century .
How should saturation be measured and what is its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gases ?
In radiation physics the term “ saturation ” is nothing like the simple thing we call saturation in ordinary language , just as the greenhouse effect is nothing like how greenhouses work .
Your paper towel is saturated when it won ’ t pick up any more spilled milk .
In contrast greenhouse gases are saturated when there is no more milk left to pick up , as it were , but it is far more complex than this simple analogy suggests .
Happer is probably best known to our readers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ co-founded the prestigious and recently served on the staff of the National Security Council , advising President Trump .
But his career has been as a world class radiation physicist at Princeton .
His numerous peer reviewed journal have collectively garnered over 12,000 citations by other researchers .
In this study Professors Happer and van Wijngaarden ( H & W ) have worked through the saturation physics in painstaking detail .
Their is titled “ Dependence of Earth ’ s Thermal Radiation on Five Most Abundant Greenhouse Gases “ .
They have gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on this complex problem .
To begin with , while the standard studies treat the absorption of radiation by greenhouse molecules using crude absorption bands of radiation energy , H & W analyze the millions of distinct energies , called spectral lines , which make up these bands .
This line by line approach has been an emerging field of analysis , often giving dramatically new results .
Nor do they just look at absorption .
Here is how Professor Happer put it to me : “ You would do our community a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points that few understand .
Firstly : Thermal emission of greenhouse gases is just as important as absorption .
Secondly : How the temperature of the atmosphere varies with altitude is as important as the concentration of greenhouse gases.
” So they looked hard , not just at absorption but also including emissions and atmospheric temperature variation .
The work is exceedingly complex but the conclusions are dramatically clear .
Happer and van Wijngaarden ’ s central conclusion is this : “ For the most abundant greenhouse gases , H2O and CO2 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per-molecule forcing powers suppressed by four orders of magnitude at standard concentrations ... ” Their graphical conclusions are especially telling : “ Fig .
9 as well as Tables 2 and 4 show that at current concentrations , the forcings from all greenhouse gases are saturated .
The saturations of the abundant greenhouse gases H2O and CO2 are so extreme that the per-molecule forcing is attenuated by four orders of magnitude… ” The other three greenhouse gases they analyzed are ozone , nitrous oxide and methane .
These are also saturated but not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dioxide .
They are also relatively minor in abundance compared to CO2 , which in turn is small compared to H2O .
Clearly this is work that the climate science community needs to carefully consider .
This may not be easy given that three major physics journals have refused to publish it .
The reviews have been defensive and antagonistic , neither thoughtful nor helpful .
Alarmism is in control of the journals , censoring contrary findings , hence the version .
Undaunted , H & W are now extending their analysis to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous global warming , not from the CO2 increase alone , but also using positive water vapor and cloud feedbacks .
Given that carbon dioxide and water vapor are both extremely saturated , it is highly unlikely that cloud feedbacks alone can do much damage , but it requires careful analysis to know this for sure .
Stay tuned .
In the meantime the present work needs to be front and center as we strive for rational climate science .
Professors William Happer and William van Wijngaarden are to be congratulated for an @ @ @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-26--Biden declares end to oil

Biden declares end to oil

At the second and final presidential debate , former Vice President Joe Biden went all in on climate change extremism .
He promised to effectively put America ’ s oil industry out of business and declared Earth was facing the point of no return in “ eight to ten years.
” President Donald Trump and even the liberal moderator , Kristen Welker of NBC News , caught the significance .
Mr. Biden said , “ I would transition away from the oil industry , yes , ” in response to Trump ’ s question “ Would you close down the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the gravity of his position , “ That ’ s a big statement.
” Biden agreed , and justified it by claiming , “ we have to move toward net-zero emissions.
” Mr. Biden at the outset of the climate discussion said that climate change “ is an existential threat ” to humankind , and that Earth soon faces the proverbial tipping point , after which , presumably , we can do nothing to stave off planetary catastrophe .
Wouldn ’ t you want to end fossil fuels and throw millions of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s economy to try and save humans from boiling over and/or being flooded in three decades from an overheating planet and melting icebergs ?
As Biden would say in other contexts , “ C ’ mon man !
” Planetary alarmism is nothing new .
This is familiar hysteria with a long fraudulent history spoken by many a snake oil salesman ( and woman ) .
Marc Morano of Climate Depot has documented such huckster predictions going back to the Civil War era of the 1860 ’ s .
Bogus end-of-the-world claims failing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years unfortunately hasn ’ t stopped people from making more .
Al Gore , a prominent modern-day example , has gotten wealthy by making planetary doomsday predictions for the last three decades .
Mr. Biden continued this dubious tradition and his are as false today as they ’ ve been from the outset .
President Trump during the debate presented a clear contrast to Biden ’ s climate extremism .
Trump embraced America ’ s energy independence and hydro-fracturing for natural gas that has lowered overall carbon emissions .
He also supported solar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not replace fossil fuels .
The President further dismissed wind energy as harmful to birds and heavily reliant on other energy sources ( fossil fuels ) for their manufacture and operation .
This final presidential debate offered Americans a taste of the implications of climate extremism .
It ’ s one thing to acknowledge overall warming in the last 150 years since the end of the Little Ice Age .
That does not , however , portend the planet ’ s demise .
For too long , politicians , activists and pseudo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat ” of global warming/climate change without presenting credible scientific basis for such claims .
Computer modeling doesn ’ t cut it , as climate variables are way more complicated and unpredictable .
During each of the three debates , neither Biden nor his V.P .
running mate , Sen. Kamala Harris , was asked for scientific details that justify the coming human extinction and the justification for trillions of dollars in new spending , ending the oil industry and destroying millions of blue collar , middle class jobs .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ scientific consensus ” on these climate issues .
From a political standpoint , Biden is trying to thread a needle by maintaining his embrace of climate alarmism during the Democratic primaries while pivoting to a pro-fracking stance in the general election to win battleground states .
While Biden continues his doomsday claims about the planet and reiterates his plan to end the oil industry , he insists he won ’ t ban hydro-fracturing , despite having made such pledges repeatedly during the campaign for the Democratic nomination for president .
His late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win Pennsylvania , a major pro-fracking battleground state , and is wholly inconsistent with his parroting the climate alarmism of human extinction from a warming planet .
Mr. Biden said in the debate that he ’ s not Sen. Bernie Sanders ; that he defeated him in the primaries .
However , his alarmist claims about climate change are the exact words of Bernie .
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , as Biden embraced climate extremism in the “ Unity Task Force ” recommendations , which are the work product @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
The 36-year Senator Joe Biden with working class roots from Delaware was never associated with such Green extremism .
That has changed dramatically , as evidenced in his campaign promises and in the debates .
Climate change policies are among the many issues for American voters to sort out as Election Day draws closer .
Last night ’ s final presidential debate again revealed the contrast between the candidates .


climatedepot--2020-10-26--Cleaner Faster? Trump Admin. to Let Dishwashers Use More Water

The Trump administration has finalized plans to release a new rule allowing one class of dishwashers to clean a load in less than an hour .
Dishwashers on average take about two and a half hours to wash a load of dishes because of government regulations , more than twice as long as it took the appliances to clean plates , glasses , utensils and other items a generation ago , according to data from Competitive Enterprise Institute , a free-market think tank .
The Trump administration has finalized plans to release a new rule allowing one class of dishwashers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an hour .
Dishwashers on average take about two and a half hours to wash a load of dishes because of government regulations , more than twice as long as it took the appliances to clean plates , glasses , utensils and other items a generation ago , according to data from Competitive Enterprise Institute , a free-market think tank .
The Energy Department finalized the rule Monday , and the actual regulatory text will be posted in the Federal Register by the Department of Energy in two weeks , according to administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again made good on his promise to free Americans from ludicrous government regulations—this time bringing a commonsense reform to dishwashers , ” Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said in a public statement .
“ Dishes now washed in an hour or less !
This is yet another example of President Trump ’ s promises made , promises kept on deregulation.
” The Department of Energy received a petition from the Competitive Enterprise Institute to define a new class of products under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act for residential dishwashers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dishwashers with a cycle time , for the “ normal ” cycle , of less than one hour from washing through drying , according to the Office of Management and Budget .
The Energy Department published the petition and request for comments in the Federal Register on April 24 , 2018 .
The department granted the petition for rulemaking and proposed the new product class .
The Energy Department will consider appropriate energy and water use limits for such a product class , if adopted , in a separate rulemaking , according to @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-26--OUTRAGEOUS: A Large Danish Study on Mask Wearing Is Being Delayed by Publishers of Major Medical Jou

OUTRAGEOUS: A Large Danish Study on Mask Wearing Is Being Delayed by Publishers of Major Medical Journals – Therefore Preventing the Results from Being Made Public

One of the biggest questions in the world right now is whether the use of masks is beneficial in preventing contracting the China coronavirus .
A study attempted to do just that but publishers will not take it on and are preventing it from being published .
A large mask study out of Denmark is complete but being delayed in publishing .
Although the size of the study and the study ’ s design are well within the parameters of a solid study , publishers will not take it on : The purpose of the study was once and for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to which the use of masks in public space provides protection against the corona infection .
One of the authors of the study is upset the study has not been published for peer review .
The world needs to know the results of the study and should be provided a chance to challenge it and determine its viability : Alex Berenson shared that the study should be released – we need to know if wearing masks is harmful : We can guess right now why the study is not being published – because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spread of the China coronavirus and likely are harmful to your health .


climatedepot--2020-10-26--‘Dark Age Cometh’: Nobel Winning Stanford U. Chemist Michael Levitt Cancelled for Coronavirus Wrongt

‘Dark Age Cometh’: Nobel Winning Stanford U. Chemist Michael Levitt Cancelled for Coronavirus Wrongthink

Professor Michael Levitt , who won the Nobel prize for Chemistry in 2013 , was due to be the keynote speaker in December at a virtual conference on his areas of special expertise – computational biology and biodesign .
But the First International Biodesign Research Conference withdrew his invitation – according to Levitt because they had received ‘ too many calls ’ from other speakers ‘ threatening to quit ’ because of his views on Chinese coronavirus .
He has long maintained that the threat is overblown and that ‘ we ’ re going to be fine.
’ Morano comment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this type of crushing of dissent for decades when it comes to 'climate change . '
Whether you support COVID lockdowns equates to whether you support the UN Paris Pact or Green New Deal in the climate world .
If you oppose mandatory masks , that is like not believing in the alleged '97 % consensus ' on climate .
Can the government 'control '' a virus equates to can government 'control ' the climate .
The COVID/Climate connection runs deep . ''
See : Read : Bonus chapter : Intimidating the ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ – Climate ‘ deniers ’ threatened with being ‘ thrown in jail ’ – ‘ The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change ’ NO DISSENT ALLOWED : Polar bear expert Mitch Taylor barred from conference in 2009 over ‘ extremely unhelpful ’ skeptical global warming view - Attendance voted down by members because of his views on global warming ' -- Research revealed bear 'numbers are higher than they were 30 years ago ' OUTRAGEOUS : A Large Danish Study on Mask Wearing Is Being Delayed by Publishers of Major Medical Journals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Made Public A Nobel Prize-winning chemist and Stanford professor has been cancelled for wrongthink on coronavirus .
Professor Michael Levitt , who won the Nobel prize for Chemistry in 2013 , was due to be the keynote speaker in December at a virtual conference on his areas of special expertise – computational biology and biodesign .
But the First International Biodesign Research Conference withdrew his invitation – according to Levitt because they had received ‘ too many calls ’ from other speakers ‘ threatening to quit ’ because of his views on Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the threat is overblown and that ‘ we ’ re going to be fine.
’ Professor Levitt – Professor of Structural Biology at the Stanford School of Medicine – was one of the earliest critics of what he sees as the worldwide overreaction to Chinese coronavirus .
He describes the extreme measures taken by many governments to control it as ‘ another foul-up on the part of the baby boomers.
’ Though his position has earned him many enemies within the scientific establishment , his predictions of the disease ’ s trajectory have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scaremongering models of alarmists like Neil Ferguson .
According to a March report in the LA Times : Levitt ’ s position throughout has been that Chinese coronavirus will follow the same course as other flu-like pandemics : His observation is a simple one : that in outbreak after outbreak of this disease , a similar mathematical pattern is observable regardless of government interventions .
After around a two week exponential growth of cases ( and , subsequently , deaths ) some kind of break kicks in , and growth starts slowing down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” .
This may seem like a technical distinction , but its implications are profound .
The ‘ unmitigated ’ scenarios modelled by ( among others ) Imperial College , and which tilted governments across the world into drastic action , relied on a presumption of continued exponential growth — that with a consistent R number of significantly above 1 and a consistent death rate , very quickly the majority of the population would be infected and huge numbers of deaths would be recorded .
But Professor Levitt ’ s point is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even in countries that have been relatively lax in their responses .
But being right is apparently no defence : certainly not in a debate so polarised and politicised as the one on COVID-19 .
Levitt is one of several prominent Covid sceptics to have been censored for his views .
Scott Atlas , a member of the White House team battling coronavirus , was suspended on Twitter – and forced to delete his tweets – for questioning the efficacy of masks and for praising President Trump ’ s coronavirus policies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a senior fellow at Stanford ’ s Hoover Institute , not only had his tweets removed , he was banned from tweeting until he deleted the tweets that Twitter for unclear reasons objects to .
Here are the tweets in question : In an email to The Federalist , Atlas outlined the evidence behind his tweet .
In the deleted tweet , I cited the following evidence against general population masks : 1 ) Cases exploded even with mandates : Los Angeles County , Miami-Dade County , Hawaii , Alabama , the Philippines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spain , France , Israel .
2 ) Dr. Carl Heneghan , University of Oxford , director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and editor in chief of British Medical Journal Evidence-Based Medicine : ‘ It would appear that despite two decades of pandemic preparedness , there is considerable uncertainty as to the value of wearing masks.
’ 3 ) The WHO : ‘ The widespread use of masks by healthy people in the community setting is not yet supported by high quality or direct scientific evidence and there are potential benefits and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ //bitly.ws/afUm ) 4 ) The CDC : ‘ Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza.
’ ( https : //wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article ) .
I also cited an article giving detailed explanation of the reasons why masks might not prevent spread : https : //t.co/1hRFHsxe59 Notwithstanding this evidence regarding arguably the most important and contentious debate raging in American society — the constant mandate of masks — it appears some 20-something with his pronouns in his Twitter bio just pushed a button and erased scientifically accurate information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey can explain when he is dragged before the Senate , Atlas was silenced by the tech giant .
But perhaps the most egregious example of the leftist Establishment ’ s war on coronavirus scepticism is the smearing of the Great Barrington Declaration .
The Great Barrington Declaration is a petition calling for a more rational global response to the COVID-19 crisis .
It was initiated by three highly respected figures in the field of epidemiology — Harvard Professor Dr Martin Kulldorff , Oxford Professor Dr Sunetra Gupta , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so far has been signed by more than 538,000 concerned citizens , nearly 10,700 medical and public health scientists , and nearly 30,000 medical practitioners .
As I reported earlier , Big Tech and various other leftist organisations such as the Guardian newspaper , have sought to characterise it as the work of activists with a ‘ hidden agenda ’ .
This isn ’ t true .
In fact it ’ s almost the definition of fake news .
But increasingly commentary on coronavirus – as in so many other areas of politics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wing media and tech Establishment , not on the basis of whether it ’ s true or untrue , but as to whether or not it accords with the favoured leftist narrative .


climatedepot--2020-10-26--Do mask mandates work? What does ‘the science’ say? Charts expose failure of mask mandates – You hav

Do mask mandates work? What does ‘the science’ say? Charts expose failure of mask mandates – You have been conned

Check out our charts for various locales , with dates of mask mandates superimposed on cases or hospitalizations .
Check @ @ @ @ @ locales , with dates of mask mandates superimposed on cases or hospitalizations .


climatedepot--2020-10-26--Physicist rips Biden’s version of Green New Deal: ‘You can’t change the laws of physics by throwing

Physicist rips Biden’s version of Green New Deal: ‘You can’t change the laws of physics by throwing $75 f*cking billion dollars to something pompously called ‘research & development’

Physicist Dr. Lubos Motl on Biden 's intent to throw $ 75 billion a year to 'green R & D ' : `` You ca n't change the laws of physics by throwing seventy-five f*cking billion dollars to something pompously called 'research and development ' .
Fossil fuels ' being the most practical , safe , available concentrated enough source & reservoir of energy is a demonstrable fact , '' Motl wrote on October 26 , 2020 .
`` Hundreds of billions of dollars have already been wasted for something that was pompously called science or research but it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idiotic , and far-left scammers pretending to be useful & scientists .
They did nothing useful , '' Motl added .
`` Of course , this huge wasted ' R & D budget is just a tiny part of the trillions that the candidate wants to waste .
Lomborg realizes that the rest is mostly irrational .
But this view that it 's enough to throw 'billions to research ' and miracles will follow is way too stupid , '' he added .
Bjorn Lomborg recently praised Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s proposal to quadruple global green R & D investment is exactly what could fix climate change.
” Lomborg excerpt from OC Register : The good and bad of Joe Biden ’ s $ 2 trillion climate change plan : Bjorn Lomborg Lomborg : “ Biden laudably suggests spending $ 75 billion per year on green R & D , which would increase four-fold what the rich world is currently spending each year .
While waste and mismanagement from such a drastic ramp-up are possibilities , Biden ’ s direction is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to fix climate change with expensive policies that are hundreds or thousands of times more costly than what people are willing to pay .
Scaring people with false climate alarmism will backfire .
But Biden ’ s proposal to quadruple global green R & D investment is exactly what could fix climate change.
” But former Harvard University physicist Dr. Lubos Motl was having none of Lomborg ’ s claims about Biden ’ s version of the Green New Deal .
Lomborg ’ s wrote a “ staggeringly idiotic article ” by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throw $ 75 billion a year to ‘ green R & D , ' ” Motl wrote .
“ You can ’ t change the laws of physics by throwing seventy-five f*cking billion dollars to something pompously called ‘ research and development ’ .
Fossil fuels ’ being the most practical , safe , available concentrated enough source & reservoir of energy is a demonstrable fact , ” Motl wrote on October 26 , 2020 .
“ Hundreds of billions of dollars have already been wasted for something that was pompously called science @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a promotion of incompetent , idiotic , and far-left scammers pretending to be useful & scientists .
They did nothing useful , ” Motl added .
“ Of course , this huge wasted ‘ R & D budget is just a tiny part of the trillions that the candidate wants to waste .
Lomborg realizes that the rest is mostly irrational .
But this view that it ’ s enough to throw ‘ billions to research ’ and miracles will follow is way too stupid , ” he added .


climatedepot--2020-10-26--Meteorologist Bastardi challenges Joe Biden: Spend a month without fossil fuels

Joe Biden wants to get rid of fossil fuels .
This is a position that is either ignorant of facts , or simply preying on the lack of knowledge people have on this matter .
IT IS NOT JUST ENERGY APPARENTLY , HE HAS NO IDEA HOW MANY PRODUCTS THAT MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER RELY ON PETROLEUM !
Its not just the idea we are getting off fossil fuels as a source of energy .
Products that are directly produced with petroleum or derivatives of petroleum are not even thought of by the average person , who is being indoctrinated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not understand this , or he does and is preying on the lack of knowledge on this matter by an increasingly indoctrinated public .
So here is the challenge to Joe Biden , Win lose or draw in the upcoming election , I want you your family , and staff to spend 1 month off anything that has a link to fossil fuels .
Here is a list and is still not a full one , but is a start .
Does he understand what the elimination of the petroleum industry means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nod and smile by supporters .
They have no idea what they are doing and what is most disturbing is either Joe Biden does not , or he does and is still advocating all this .
And does he think for one second that other countries are not simply going to laugh at all this , and step in and do whatever they want ?
To quote him “ C ’ mon man ” I appreciate in this case Joe Bidens honesty , but it reveals the shallowness of his position .
Or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the average person does not look at the list above , just trusts someone that can smile and look in the camera and say he is from Scranton and Claymont , and so trust me .
His quote from one of his interviews .
“ I guarantee we are going to eliminate fossil fuels ” So this is not really about saving the climate or whatever .
We can adapt no matter what the cause if it is a threat .
When someone running on this platform , no matter how much he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , is doing this , there has to be another agenda .
And be it Covid , medicare , social security , climate or whatever , the fear industry is hard at work .
That is not to say there is no reason for concern and attempts at problem solving .
It is to say the shallow idea of getting rid of the lifeline of the American economy energy wise , YET ALONE THE LIST ABOVE , shows it is designed to simply prey on those who have not stopped to think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing things to collapse the lifeline of this country , then one has to question who your loyalties are really to .
In my book , the Weaponization of Weather in the Phony Climate War , I specifically dedicate a chapter to addressing the fear , whether I believe it or not , that Joe Biden and his crew are pushing on climate .
Instead of spending trillions on combatting what may or may not be a problem , plant trees , build nuclear power plants and use Carbon Capture .
All 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have little effect on the economy .
But the microcosm of this was Biden bringing up people living in the shadow of petrochemical plants that are getting sick .
His solution : Do away with entire oil industry and cause more misery for more people .
The simple fix and far less costly is to offer to relocate people in an area that is not in the shadow of these plants .
And by the way , those fumes you see are not co2 .
That is colorless and odorless and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you may want to convince people it is .
So when Joe Biden says all these plants are throwing pollutants in the air and affecting the health of the people , which may be true , its NOT CO2 YOU SEE .
No one is against the continued cleaning up of particulate matter , which the United States is a leader in , and China , which has been linked to Joe Biden , is the most egregious example of how to pollute .
So Joe Biden ’ s solution is to destroy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other things brought up above , and do it without people stopping to think about what they are voting for .
This is amazing .
His whole energy policy has been tried in other countries and failed miserably ( Spain and Germany for instance ) Failing miserably also is the socialist agendas which no matter how he wants to deceive people , he is covering for .
He is not the so called “ old Joe ” , with the exception of the fact that he still is deceptive on what he says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1987 and lying about grades and insulting someone when he was questioned , to a higher level , that preys on people that do not have the time to look at the entire picture .
But back in those days and objective press would not let someone get away with that .
Sadly that day is gone Lest you think I am some kind of heartless monster about people living in the shadow of the refineries , let me relay this story .
My family in Rhode island in the 60s lived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry around .
Many wound up with cancer , and other sicknesses .
I have no doubt that air quality in that area was a factor and by the way it is cleaned up now .
My uncle John Conforti , as true a democrat as there was , and I must confess , I was , and still a personal hero to me , got up and blasted the Cranston City council about just allowing industry to run rampant and worship the almighty dollar .
Joe Biden has his Scranton stories , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again I am not running for president .
But Uncle John had good reason , since one of the plants blew up in the early 1970s , proving him right about what was going on .
My point is Joe Biden was using something where we now have a far better solution , ignoring that , and then saying he is going to shut down an industry which he plainly has NO IDEA ( and if he does , its even worse ) that besides helping fuel your cars ( btw where is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these charging stations , which take hours to use anyway ) has many products are involved in the petrochemical industry that make our lives easier .
I dare him , his family and his staff to take a month off from fossil fuels and all they have to do with everyday life .
But it is the same story over and over again and unless people wake up and actually do the work to look behind what they are being told , these things are going to come to pass .
And once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turning back .
As for me , I am not taking my own challenge .
Because I can not do it .
But then again , I know how vital that link is , and I am not the one that is basically advocating not for a so called “ progressive policy ” , but is the opposite .
But then again that is the smoke and mirrors that has been a mainstay of this whole agenda , and if one looks closely , was exposed in the debate Thursday night .


climatedepot--2020-10-27--Joe Biden has deep ties to the radical ‘Great Reset’ movement and its globalist leaders

It would overhaul the world ’ s economy in favor of more collectivism and the centralization of power in the @ @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-27--Joe Bastardi: Some examples where weather may have changed history

I am a political junkie , I have been since I was 5 years old .
There were 2 things I loved ( besides my family ) when I was 5 The weather and John Kennedy .
I was the entertainment at my parents ’ parties .
getting up on the hassock and imitating JFK ” Ask not what your country and do for you , but ask what you can do for your country ” .
The I had to go to bed , cause my bedtime was 7 In any case Rasmussen Oct 21 had the approval rating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the date .
But the October surprise was not yet to come , though this is the anniversary of the first weatherbell.com map of a landfalling hurricane on the NJ coast !
Oct. 21 was a Sunday afternoon and the tropical update went out forecasting the tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean to develop and then follow the path the Euro , which did a great job on Sandy , up into the east coast .
I often refer to this as getting the maps from Hazel , though displaced a bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sandy was the October surprise .
After all there was very little dirt you could dig up on Romney.. ( perhaps that he soaped someones windows or cut someones hair ) So this was a weather surprise as far as the political realm goes , but if you were a subscriber it certainly was not , and in fact probably had your juices flowing from over a week out .
How did it change the course of history ?
The grace that the president handled Sandy and the co-operation with the governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this disaster .
We saw some of that at the start of COVID with the rapid building of hospitals in NY but of course that was not long for this world and was not weather related .
But Sandy and the 2012 election were .
Romney had to stop campaigning for 3 days ( and that showed class ) but it was the president who really stood out with the Governor of NJ .
But for Sandy , things may have been different .
I cant really say , but I can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in my opinion of how to react when called upon and I do think it tipped the scale a bit .
But I think Sandy changed the course of history since a change in the top may have led to a different turn of events from that time on .
Who knows where would be today ?
How about JFK ?
The rain cleared out that morning .
What if it had not ( as all the forecasts the night before had , that it was going to be rainy cold day in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top of the motorcade would have been up .
No clear shot at the president by the shooter ( s ? )
Given JFKs love and admiration for MacArthur who always cautioned against a land war in Asia , who knows if we would have committed to Vietnam the way we did .
And IMO Vietnam was the end of the innocence in the public-government relationship , as the nation grew much more cynical after that .
The Battle of the Bulge .
If not for the arrival of the cold high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of all the mud , one has to wonder if the Germans would have dug in and held on all winter .
slowing the advance in the spring enough so the German scientists , who were closing in on their own nuclear weapons , would have had the time to get there .
Of course its always assumed that this was the case , but at the very least , the freezing up of the roads led to a faster resolution of the problem .
Of course D-Day speaks loudly for itself .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and one I wonder every day , given what they had , if I could have made .
9/11 .
The large hurricane that was offshore was far enough away so the surface ridge to the west was in perfect shape to provide what , for most people , was a spectacular September day in the ne .
But that same great weather ( odd isnt it , like the 2 examples above , Its the leaving of bad weather that led to the problems ) made the conditions perfect for the hideous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurricane were closer in , the resultant delays would have led to a disruption of the plans .
And of course if it was actually hitting , nothing would be flying .
Again a change There are others , ( one of the guys in my dorm who was majoring in history used to always tell me he thought the Spanish Armada being blown apart was one ) But for a guy that looks at the past weather like me , there are many examples .
In our personal lives we all have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us .
In the end it gives me a sense of humility in that I know we are really not in control .
Be it weather or whatever one has to be able to adjust and react to the circumstance , though it sure helps to know what may be coming before , which of course is what we try to help people with , But I guess in the end in comes down to what Robert Burns said :


climatedepot--2020-10-27--Rebuttal: Full takedown of mainstream media’s incorrect climate claims & media’s attack on NOAA scie

Rebuttal: Full takedown of mainstream media’s incorrect climate claims & media’s attack on NOAA scientist Dr. David Legates

The left is hysterical about the appointment of David Legates to NOAA .
They say the “ agency ’ s mission is under attack.
” This reminds me of six years ago when Judith Curry and Anthony Watts contronted NOAA about some of my claims of temperature manipulation , and they didn ’ t deny they were doing it – they simply said their “ algorithm is working as designed.
” So the question becomes , what is the agency ’ s mission ?
Climate alarmism depends largely on the accuracy of NOAA temperature graphs , and alarmists are afraid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the graphs are not accurate portrayals of reality .
War on NOAA ?
A Climate Denier ’ s Arrival Raises Fears the Agency ’ s Climate Mission Is Under Attack | InsideClimate News The article claims that summer 2020 was the hottest on record in the US , when in fact the measured NOAA data shows it was just about average , and three degrees cooler than 1936 .
Summers have been getting cooler in the US for more than 90 years .
The number of hot days was among the lowest on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the first nine months of the year has been well below average and on a declining trend .
Here In Cheyenne , Wyoming we had our coldest October afternoon on record yesterday at 9F .
This was almost 50 degrees below normal , and beat the previous record by two degrees .
Denver is likely to set a number of records for cold as well .
Denver Weather : Record Lows Nearly 100 Years Old May Fall By Tuesday – CBS Denver Autumn snow cover has been increasing across the Northern Hemisphere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ penetrates further south and the freeze line moves closer to the equator .
The article claimed that the US has seen the most hurricane landfalls since 1916 .
This isn ’ t true , and why would the same weather as 1916 be considered a sign of climate change ?
According to NASA , 1916 was one of the coldest years on record .
Hurricanes in the US peaked in 1886 , and have been generally declining ever since .
Four years ago there was a record lack of hurricanes .
US in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ History | Live Science The Washington Post was terrified by the lack of hurricanes .
The U.S. coast is in an unprecedented hurricane drought — why this is terrifying – The Washington Post The Arctic fear mongering goers on endlessly .
Six thousand years ago , the Arctic was likely ice-free , with CO2 at much lower levels Trees grew all the way to the edge of the Arctic Ocean , yet Polar Bears survived just fine .
Millions of years ago , redwood trees grew near the North Pole .
Despite all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been little change in Arctic sea ice extent over the past 14 years .
Our top experts said the Arctic would be ice-free by 2008 .
North Pole May Be Ice-Free for First Time This Summer Arctic Sea Ice Gone in Summer Within Five Years ?
Why Arctic sea ice will vanish in 2013 | Sierra Club Canada Ice-free Arctic in two years heralds methane catastrophe – scientist | Environment | The Guardian The End of the Arctic ?
Ocean Could be Ice Free by 2015 – The Daily Beast Alarmists are terrified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .


climatedepot--2020-10-27--New skeptical book ‘Climate Miracle: There is no climate crisis Nature controls climate’ By Meteorol

New skeptical book ‘Climate Miracle: There is no climate crisis Nature controls climate’ By Meteorologist Dr. Ed Berry

Dr. Ed Berry is CEO of Ed Berry , LLC , in Bigfork , Montana .
He received his BS in Engineering from the Caltech , his MA in Physics from Dartmouth , and his PhD in Physics from the University of Nevada .
Berry ’ s PhD thesis is still cited as a breakthrough in cloud physics and numerical modeling .
His model is used in biology , geology , and cosmology .
Berry is an American Meteorological Society Certified Consulting Meteorologist , and a pilot , with glider , power , and instrument ratings .
Once , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then made a zero-zero landing on a Nevada dry lake in a severe dust storm .
He was chief scientist for Nevada ’ s Desert Research Institute airborne research facility .
He led pioneering research flights into Alberta hailstorms and Sierra Nevada mountain storms .
He designed the first airborne , earth-referenced radar that predated modern GPS instruments .
He was the only civilian in a Department of Defense top-secret weather modification project in southeast Asia .
Berry was the National Science Foundation ’ s Program Manager for Weather Modification , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ METROMEX ) , National Hail Research Experiment , and other university research projects .
In his private business , he showed the Federal Aviation Administration how to prevent airline crashes caused by severe downdrafts .
He performed the Southern California Desert wind-energy study for the California Energy Commission .
He identified Altamont Pass and Tehachapi Pass as excellent wind resources .
Berry used his courtroom numerical model to successfully defend the accused of murder against California Attorney General .
He modeled human body responses to heat and humidity inside a box inside a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ southern California on a hot summer day .
His model won the 1993 Microsoft Windows World Open “ People ’ s Choice Award.
” The University of Nevada Alumni Association gave Berry its Professional Achievement Award .
Berry led Montana ’ s successful fight against the Our Children ’ s Trust climate lawsuit .
As a graduate student at Nevada , his athletic performance earned him a membership in the elite Sigma Delta Psi national athletic honorary .
He and his wife Valerie as crew won sailing Gold Medals in the 1974 Canadian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They also won US national and North American championships in their high-performance 16-foot centerboard sailboat .
He has placed in the USA Top-10 age-group run-bike-run biathlons and track events .
He holds age-group world records in Concept2 rowing .


climatedepot--2020-10-27--BIDEN BACKTRACKS: ‘I’m Not Eliminating Fracking! I’m Not Shutting Down Oil Fields!’

Former Vice President Joe Biden continued to backtrack from his earlier comments regarding America ’ s energy industry ; telling @ @ @ @ @ “ eliminating fracking ” after pledging to do so earlier this year .
“ Donald @ @ @ @ @ person to try and lead us through this epidemic… What in the hell is the @ @ @ @ @ Doctors have given their lives , to try and save lives !
” said Biden @ @ @ @ @ not shutting down oil fields .
I ’ m not eliminating fracking , ” he @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-27--James Randi: World’s most famous sceptic & climate skeptic dies aged 92

James Randi in 2009 : `` Our Earth ’ s atmosphere is approximately 80 % nitrogen , 20 % oxygen .
Just .04 % is carbon dioxide — a “ trace ” amount .
But from that tiny percentage is built all the plants we have on Earth .
CO2 is a natural molecule absolutely required for plant life to survive , and in the process of growing , those plants give off oxygen .
We — and all animal life — consume that oxygen and give off CO2 .
( No , this is not an example of Intelligent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sufficiently disturbed , species either adapt or perish .
And the world turns… : James Randi , the famed magician and the world ’ s foremost sceptic who devoted much of his career to debunking the paranormal and pseudoscience has died aged 92 .
What you won ’ t read in the obituaries published in the news media , however , is that he was also an outspoken climate sceptic and critic of climate alarmism .
In his memory , we are publishing excerpts of his 2009 sceptical take on global warming and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not one that directly concerns the JREF , I ’ m very frequently asked if I ’ ll turn my skeptical eye to it .
As a year-end fling , I ’ ll give it a try .
To wit : An unfortunate fact is that scientists are just as human as the rest of us , in that they are strongly influenced by the need to be accepted , to kowtow to peer opinion , and to “ belong ” in the scientific community .
Why do I find this “ unfortunate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hoi polloi increasingly depend upon and accept ideas or principles that are proclaimed loudly enough by academics who are often more driven by “ politically correct ” survival principles than by those given them by Galileo , Newton , Einstein , and Bohr .
( Granted , it ’ s reassuring that they ’ re listening to academics at all — but how to tell the competent from the incompetent ? )
Religious and other emotional convictions drive scientists , despite what they may think their motivations are .
The Intergovernmental Panel on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group of thousands of scientists in 194 countries around the world , and recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize — has issued several comprehensive reports in which they indicate that they have become convinced that “ global warming ” is and will be seriously destructive to life as we know it , and that Man is the chief cause of it .
They say that there is a consensus of scientists who believe we are headed for disaster if we do not stop burning fossil fuels , but a growing number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 32,000 scientists , 9,000 of them PhDs , have signed The Petition Project statement proclaiming that Man is not necessarily the chief cause of warming , that the phenomenon may not exist at all , and that , in any case , warming would not be disastrous .
Happily , science does not depend on consensus .
Conclusions are either reached or not , but only after an analysis of evidence as found in nature .
It ’ s often been said that once a conclusion is reached , proper scientists set about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in that , they arrive at a statement that appears — based on all available data — to describe a limited aspect about how the world appears to work .
And not all scientists are willing to follow this path .
My most excellent friend Martin Gardner once asked a parapsychologist just what sort of evidence would convince him he had erred in coming to a certain conclusion .
The parascientist replied that he could not imagine any such situation , thus — in my opinion — removing him from the ranks of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supplies us with many examples where scientists were just plain wrong about certain matters , but ultimately discovered the truth through continued research .
Science recovers from such situations quite well , though sometimes with minor wounds .
I strongly suspect that The Petition Project may be valid .
I base this on my admittedly rudimentary knowledge of the facts about planet Earth .
This ball of hot rock and salt water spins on its axis and rotates about the Sun with the expected regularity , though we ’ re aware that lunar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dust and geomagnetic storms have cooled the planet by about one centigrade degree in the past 150 years .
The myriad of influences that act upon Earth are so many and so variable — though not capricious — that I believe we simply can not formulate an equation into which we enter variables and come up with an answer .
A living planet will continually belch , vibrate , fracture , and crumble a bit , and thus defeat an accurate equation .
Please note that this my amateur opinion , based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Earth is warming , and has continued to warm since the last Ice Age , which ended some 10,000 to 20,000 years ago .
But that has not been an even warming .
Years of warming followed by years of cooling have left us just a bit warmer than before .
This conclusion has been arrived at from data collected at some 1,200+ weather stations in the USA , though bear in mind that there are very few weather stations over the vast oceans that cover 70 % of our planet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America , and especially Antarctica .
We can now record temperatures with much better than the former fraction-of-a-degree accuracy we had just a decade ago , but that temperature change appears to be just about half a degree Centigrade .
Our Earth ’ s atmosphere is approximately 80 % nitrogen , 20 % oxygen .
Just .04 % is carbon dioxide — a “ trace ” amount .
But from that tiny percentage is built all the plants we have on Earth .
CO2 is a natural molecule absolutely required for plant life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of growing , those plants give off oxygen .
We — and all animal life — consume that oxygen and give off CO2 .
( No , this is not an example of Intelligent Design . )
If that balance is sufficiently disturbed , species either adapt or perish .
And the world turns… Yes , we produce CO2 , by burning “ fossil fuels ” and by simply breathing .
And every fossil fuel produces CO2 .
Some products produce more than others , varying with their chemical composition .
Methane gas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But almost paradoxically , when wood burns it produces CO2 , and when a tree dies and rots it produces yet more CO2 .
Oceans are huge storage tanks for CO2 , but as they warm up , they hold less of the dissolved gas .
They release it into the atmosphere , then more of it is absorbed back into the oceans .
And as far as humans are concerned , ten times more people die each year from the effects of cold than die from the heat .
This a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to reduce to an equation… It ’ s easy enough to believe that drought , floods , hurricanes , and earthquakes are signs of a coming catastrophe from global warming , but these are normal variations of any climate that we — and other forms of life — have survived .
Earth has undergone many serious changes in climate , from the Ice Ages to periods of heavily increased plant growth from their high levels of CO2 , yet the biosphere has survived .
We ’ re adaptable , stubborn , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life forms don ’ t have : we can manipulate our environment .
Show me an Inuit who can survive in his habitat without warm clothing… Humans will continue to infest Earth because we ’ re smart .
Addendum : two days after this post , Randi clarified : “ I do not deny that [ Anthropogenic Global Warming is a ] possibility .
In fact , I accept it as quite probable .
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climatedepot--2020-10-27--2020 Northern Hemisphere Total Snow Mass Increases to 300 Gigatons Above Avg

In addition , Greenland continues to build snow and ice at levels comfortably above the 1981-2010 mean–data from the Danish Meteorological Institute ( DMI ) Total Snow Mass for the Northern Hemisphere is running approx .
300 gigatons above the 1982-2012 average : Data from the Finnish Meteorological Institute ( FMI ) reveals that the “ Total Snow Mass for the Northern Hemisphere ” has been consistently above the 30 year average over the past few years , and now , 2020 is actually INCREASING that rate of growth .
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TOTAL SNOW MASS IS ALREADY 300 GIGATONS ABOVE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meteorological Institute ( FMI ) reveals that the “ Total Snow Mass for the Northern Hemisphere ” has been consistently above the 30 year average over the past few years , and now , 2020 is actually INCREASING that rate of growth .
Feel free to shovel this chart down the throats of those still insisting the world is burning up and that snowfall is a thing of the past , as clear for all to see —and impossible for alarmists to ignore— Total Snow Mass for the Northern Hemisphere is running approx @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : According to the latest observation ( plotted Oct 24 , 2020 ) , the hemisphere is ALREADY running well-ahead of schedule–and that ’ s BEFORE the inclusion of the recent record volumes of snow witnessed in North America and Russia .
To put it into context , such hefty snow accumulations across the Northern Hemisphere would not have usually amassed until the second week of November .
Data from the Rutgers Global Snow Lab ( shown below ) supports this .
The lab ’ s latest data point is for day 299 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when comparing this date with the snow cover of all previous years it quickly becomes obvious how anomalous the start of the 2020 snow season has been .
[ Feel free to check this out yourself here in data stretching back to 1999 ] .
In addition , Greenland continues to build snow and ice at levels comfortably above the 1981-2010 mean–data from the Danish Meteorological Institute ( DMI ) : Trends change , a fact the IPCC is deliberately hiding from you : climate is cyclic , after all — never linear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returning , the mid-latitudes are clearly REFREEZING in line with historically low solar activity , cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays , and a meridional jet stream flow .
Both NOAA and NASA appear to agree , if you read between the lines , with NOAA saying we ’ re entering a ‘ full-blown ’ Grand Solar Minimum in the late-2020s , and NASA seeing this upcoming solar cycle ( 25 ) as “ the weakest of the past 200 years ” , with the agency correlating previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t ignore the slew of new scientific papers stating the immense impact The Beaufort Gyre could have on the Gulf Stream , and therefore the climate overall .


climatedepot--2020-10-28--NYT climate reporter: ‘I’ve been thinking a lot about fossil fuels and white supremacy recently’

At the beginning of this month , the reporter , Hiroko Tabuchi , tweeted : “ I ’ ve been thinking a lot about fossil fuels and white supremacy recently .
Almost every single oil executive , lobbyist , spokesperson I ’ ve dealt with is white and male .
It ’ s difficult not to see the link.
” In a tweet in June , she observed that the industry is white and , therefore , that ’ s a problem .
In September she linked police violence and the oil and gas industry .
Ten years ago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is important to know that Ms. Tabuchi covers the oil and gas industry for The Times , as climate change is her specific beat .
Given the centrality of oil and gas to this election , that seems very important .
It is a clear conflict of interest , and one that the editors have known or should have known about for some time .
Excerpt : At the beginning of this month , the reporter , Hiroko Tabuchi , tweeted : “ I ’ ve been thinking a lot about fossil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every single oil executive , lobbyist , spokesperson I ’ ve dealt with is white and male .
It ’ s difficult not to see the link.
” In a tweet in June , she observed that the industry is white and , therefore , that ’ s a problem .
In September she linked police violence and the oil and gas industry .
Ten years ago , she tweeted that “ Toyota sucks.
” It is important to know that Ms. Tabuchi covers the oil and gas industry for The Times , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Given the centrality of oil and gas to this election , that seems very important .
It is a clear conflict of interest , and one that the editors have known or should have known about for some time.Maybe they finally do .
Ms. Tabuchi ’ s Twitter profile indicates that more than 10,000 tweets have been deleted from the account since the end of September .
However that happened , it seems contrary to The Times ’ own guidelines on the deletion of tweets , which state : “ Be transparent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something inappropriate and wish to delete the tweet , be sure to quickly acknowledge the deletion in a subsequent tweet.
” New York Times asleep at the switch over journalistic ethics Media not the unbiased truth tellers they claim to be In the late first century after the birth of Christ , the Roman poet Juvenal asked a simple question : “ Quis custodes ipsos custodiet ?
” Who will guard the guardians themselves ?
Juvenal was talking about sexual fidelity , but in our intellectually desiccated era , the question is most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it should most reasonably apply to those who identify themselves as the guardians of the public good in our society — the free media .
Is the media the “ enemy of the people ” as some have claimed ?
They are not .
But neither are they the tribunes of civic virtue and steady , unbiased tellers of truth .
In many instances , they are , unfortunately , the unwatched watchmen .
Let me offer three examples , each drawn from The New York Times , which styles itself as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) in the United States .
First , we come to the 1619 Project , which posed the hypothesis that 1619 , the year that slavery was introduced to English North America , represented the “ real ” founding date of the United States .
That project won all sorts of acclamations , prizes , ribbons and what not .
Its only problem appeared to be that it was wrong .
It was attacked almost immediately upon publication as inaccurate and overblown nonsense by actual historians .
The Times initially tried to defend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the more egregious falsehoods .
What The Times has not done is issue any material or formal correction or apology .
Nor have they returned or called for the return of the Pulitzer Prize won by the reporter who wrote the essay that launched the project .
That ’ s all good and well within their rights .
But as long as they fail to acknowledge the extent of the mistake and why it was made , it is difficult to imagine The Times as the “ paper of record ” or as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and much less well-known but equally troubling , the leadership of The Times has remained silent as one of its top reporters has posted and then deleted tweets that — without any evidence of any kind — link a specific industry to white supremacy .
At the beginning of this month , the reporter , Hiroko Tabuchi , tweeted : “ I ’ ve been thinking a lot about fossil fuels and white supremacy recently .
Almost every single oil executive , lobbyist , spokesperson I ’ ve dealt with is white and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see the link.
” In a tweet in June , she observed that the industry is white and , therefore , that ’ s a problem .
In September she linked police violence and the oil and gas industry .
Ten years ago , she tweeted that “ Toyota sucks.
” It is important to know that Ms. Tabuchi covers the oil and gas industry for The Times , as climate change is her specific beat .
Given the centrality of oil and gas to this election , that seems very important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest , and one that the editors have known or should have known about for some time .
Maybe they finally do .
Ms. Tabuchi ’ s Twitter profile indicates that more than 10,000 tweets have been deleted from the account since the end of September .
However that happened , it seems contrary to The Times ’ own guidelines on the deletion of tweets , which state : “ Be transparent .
If you tweeted an error or something inappropriate and wish to delete the tweet , be sure to quickly acknowledge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let me offer my own disclaimer .
I have previously represented customers in the oil and gas industry for a number of years .
I ’ ve purchased and used oil and natural gas for a number of years , and I ’ ve been a white male for a number of years .
None of that changes the gravity of the conflict at The New York Times .
The final example is that of Sen. Tom .
Cotton .
His crime ?
The Arkansas Republican wrote a column calling for reestablishment of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which it had vanished .
For that , the guardians at The Times demanded wholesale firings of the opinion side of America ’ s “ paper of record.
” Many reporters at The New York Times are friends of mine and professionals at the very peak of their skills and abilities .
Their silence in all three of these instances is understandable , but discouraging .
The lesson is simple .
When journalistic norms are breached , the watchmen at 620 Eighth Street , New York , New York , will probably be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a columnist for The Washington Times , is the president of MWR Strategies .
He was most recently a deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the White House .


climatedepot--2020-10-28--Green Jobs? What About The Industries We Are Destroying because of green agenda?

Green Jobs ?
What About The Industries We Are Destroying ?
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT / by Paul Homewood / 3dIs this article about energy ?
YESNO We keep hearing about a “ green job bonanza ” , but what about all of the jobs which will be at risk because of the green agenda ?
One industrial sector stands slap bang in the path of the green juggernaut – the oil and gas sector .
We often think about the production side , North Sea oil rigs and so on .
But the downstream oil sector @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The UK Petroleum Industry Association ( UKPIA ) , commissioned a study from Oxford Economics last year on the economic contribution of the sector to the UK .
It serves as a stark reminder of just how much we are putting at risk with our climate policies : Some of the highlights : Refineries obviously do a lot more than produce fuel for vehicles , but it is hard to see how any of these other things can be viable without the fuel part of their business .
In particular , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and marine fuels is often the bit they are left over after supplying road transport .
You can not economically produce that feedstock on its own .
In turn , the loss of that feedstock could also spell the death knell for the UK chemical industry as well .
The potential loss of 300,000 jobs would be catastrophic for the economy , particularly since any replacement green jobs would inevitably be heavily subsidised .
Another important consideration is the value added by these jobs .
As the Oxford study points out , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher productivity than the national average .
Pay rates are 90 % above the UK average .
Yet we are expected to replace these with low paid green jobs .
I am not arguing for one minute that we keep existing industries and jobs alive just for the hell of it .
But these industries are still highly profitable , economically viable , and provide goods that people want to buy .
Yet we seem to be prepared to condemn them to the grave yard for no good reason at all.SHAREVISIT WEBSITE


climatedepot--2020-10-28--Trump Is Still Right – And BBC Wrong – On UN’s Paris Climate Accord

Trump Is Still Right – And BBC Wrong – On UN ’ s Paris Climate AccordClimate Change Dispatch / 16hIs this article about economy ?
YESNO Definitely one of President Trump ’ s greatest achievements in his first term was his withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement ( pictured ) .
His enemies in the vast , corrupt , and all-consuming Climate Industrial Complex have never forgiven him for this – and that includes the BBC which has published a typically misleading commentary in a hit-job piece titled US Election 2020 : How Trump has changed the world .
Here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s hard to pin down what President Trump believes about climate change , as he ’ s called it everything from “ an expensive hoax ” , to a “ serious subject ” that is “ very important to me.
” What is clear is that six months into the job , he dismayed scientists by announcing America ’ s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord , which committed nearly 200 countries to keeping global temperature rises well under 2C .
This is so wrong that if the BBC were a conservative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ besieged by fact-checkers from Soros-funded attack dog institutions trying to get it closed it down .
But because it ’ s left-wing it gets a free pass to spew its nonsense .
As Paul Homewood notes , the Paris Climate Agreement did NOT commit ‘ nearly 200 countries to keeping global temperature rises well under 2C ’ .
Even if those 200 countries had it within their power to change the climate – unlikely if not impossible – the Paris Climate Agreement expressly acknowledged that their agreed emissions cuts would not be nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under 2C ’ What ’ s more , says Homewood , the Agreement gives express permission for ‘ developing ’ countries to duck out of their commitments if they feel they might get in the way of their economic growth .
Among the ‘ developing ’ countries – at least according to the Paris Accord definition – are India and the world ’ s biggest industrial CO2 producer China .
So the United States , at the behest of the United Nations , was being asked to hamstring its economy with commitments to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global rivals were to be given carte blanche to carry on as they liked .
President Trump is a dealmaker .
He knows a bad deal when he sees one .
That is why he expended so much political capital pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement : because it was bad for the consumer , bad for business , bad for the U.S .
It was the right thing to do and he deserves credit for it .
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climatedepot--2020-10-28--‘Global Warming’ Wallops 20 Million Americans With Snow, Freezing Rain

More than 20 million Americans are under some sort of winter weather watch , warning , or advisory from the Southwest through the Midwest as of Monday .
The Weather Channel has dubbed the storm “ Winter Storm Billy ” and said the storm will bring snow throughout parts of the Southern Rockies , the Central Plains , and Missouri .
From Arizona to Wisconsin , residents could see snowfall Monday , while those further south , like in Texas and Oklahoma , will see freezing rain and sleet , according to CNN .
Ice in Texas and Oklahoma is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which could cause dangerous travel conditions and knock power out , per the same article .
Oklahoma City is under an Ice Storm Warning .
Temperatures in North Texas are roughly 25 degrees Fahrenheit below average .
Texans living in the Texas Panhandle area could see one to two inches of snow during the area ’ s first Winter Storm Warning of the season , according to CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth .
While temperatures in Arizona won ’ t be as cold as some other states , some areas in the state could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday — the first temperature in the 40s since March , according to AZ Central .
Some areas of Colorado and New Mexico are expected to see two feet of snow , which comes as a bit of relief as wildfires continue to rage in Colorado ’ s Boulder and Larimer Counties , according to The Denver Channel .
In Aguilar , Colorado , there were already 14 inches recorded from snowfall Sunday into Monday , per the same report .
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climatedepot--2020-10-28--Sorry, WaPo, Climate Change Isn’t Stoking ‘California’s Infernos’

The Washington Post has published an article , “ How Escalating Climate Change Fuels California ’ s Infernos , ” that asserts false claims about climate change without providing any meaningful supporting evidence .
Data indicate natural conditions and poor land management practices are the main causes of this year ’ s California wildfires .
Climate change is not a factor .
The Post article asserts climate change is causing a “ megadrought ” in the southwestern United States that is “ intensifying western wildfires.
” According to the Post , these western wildfires made the wildfire years from 2000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16th century.
” Real-world evidence , however , contradicts the claim .
The United States , including the southwestern United States , has not been experiencing record drought in recent years .
As reported in Climate at a Glance : Drought , the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) reports with “ high confidence ” that precipitation has increased over mid-latitude land areas of the Northern Hemisphere ( including the United States ) during the past 70 years .
IPCC also has “ low confidence ” about any negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) reports America is currently is undergoing its longest period in recorded history with less than 40 percent of the country experiencing “ very dry ” conditions .
Also , the United States in 2017 – and then again in 2019 – registered its smallest percentage of land area experiencing drought .
In recent months , Climate Realism has repeatedly debunked claims that the western United States is in the midst of a mega-drought .
See , for example , here , here , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primary climate component that would affect wildfires , it is not surprising to find real-world data show the number of wildfires and acres burned has declined over the past 70 years .
As reported in Climate at a Glance : Wildfires , long-term data from the U.S. National Interagency Fire Center ( NIFC ) show wildfires have dramatically declined in number and severity in recent decades .
Reporting data on U.S. wildfires from as far back as 1926 , NIFC documents that the number of acres annually burned recently is only1/4th to 1/5th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1930s .
It has been more than a century since California experienced wildfires of the magnitude it has suffered in 2020 .
But research published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management reported that prior to European colonization in the 1800s , more than 4.4 million acres of California forest and shrub-land burned annually .
And those huge wildfires came when the earth was cooler than today .
Data from NOAA also falsified the Post ’ s claims that California ’ s nighttime temperatures have increased dramatically and that moisture has declined .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is responsible for the size and intensity of the wildfires in California and other western states this year ?
The answer can be found in the headline of a recent NBC story , “ Decades of mismanagement led to choked forests — now it ’ s time to clear them out , fire experts say.
” Active forest management declined after Ronald Reagan ’ s presidency when environmentalists ’ demands that nature is allowed to take its course began to dominate forest management plans .
The results of nearly 40 years of mismanagement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ form of large , intense wildfires .
“ Fires have always been part of our ecosystem , ” Mike Rogers , a former Angeles National Forest supervisor and board member of the National Association of Forest Service Retirees told NBC news .
“ Forest management is a lot like gardening .
You have to keep the forest open and thin.
” Indeed , the wildfires burning in the U.S. West in the past few years are more appropriately labeled , “ Greenie Fires , Not Climate Fires , ” as James Taylor wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the issue .
As Taylor notes , “ The reason why wildfires in the U.S. West , and especially in Pacific Coast states , are becoming more severe in recent years is that federal , state , and local governments have followed environmental extremists ’ demands that we no longer actively manage our forests .
Proactive forest management requires thinning of forests , prescriptive burns , thinning of underbrush , and removal of dead trees that serve as super-fuel for forest fires .
Environmental extremists have largely blocked these activities during the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to explosive wildfire conditions that defy global trends.
” The data are clear , the western United States are not in the midst of a mega-drought , nor is it arider now than historically .
And temperatures are only modestly higher now than they were in the late 19th century .
Humans are partly to blame for the intense , large wildfires the United States has experienced in recent years , but not because we are causing dangerous climate change .
Instead , the fault lies with federal and state governments unwisely ceasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as more and more people have moved into areas historically prone to wildfires .
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climatedepot--2020-10-28--Biden overlooks real climate change moral crisis in debate

Yet , we are spending almost twenty-times more trying to stop phenomena that might someday happen than we are on helping real people today .
The San Francisco-based Climate Policy Initiative demonstrated in their November 2019 report that , of the average annual global climate finance expenditures of over one-half trillion dollars over the two-year period of 2017/2018 , only five percent of it went solely to adaptation .
Almost all the rest went to trying to stop climate change that might someday happen .
This is immoral , effectively valuing the lives of people yet to be born who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than those in need today .
It is also in direct contradiction to the approach agreed to in Copenhagen where participants at the 2009 United Nations climate conference committed to a 50-50 funding split between adaptation and mitigation .
A good example of sensible adaptation is burying cables underground .
The New York Times published a letter to the editor from a Manhattan-based lawyer who explained that , even in the middle of Hurricane Sandy , he had uninterrupted Internet , telephone and electric power because all of his cables were buried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gulf States to follow comes from India .
Unlike in America where people engage in “ horizonal evacuation , ” trying to drive away from hurricanes before being stuck in huge traffic jams , Indians all along the Bay of Bengal coast ( where most of their tropical cyclones hit ) need only walk a half-kilometer or less to engage in “ vertical evacuation.
” Built at one-kilometer intervals all along the coast are multi-story storm shelters designed to house hundreds of people for days at a time above the waves .