climatedepot--2020-10-20--Major study showing masks don’t work against COVID censored?! Lead investigator on Danish mask study

Major study showing masks don’t work against COVID censored?! Lead investigator on Danish mask study asked when it would be published: ‘As soon as a journal is brave enough’

Former NYT Reporter Alex Berenson : `` A lead investigator on the Danish mask study - the ONLY ( as @ @ @ @ @ randomized trial to see if masks protect from # COVID - was asked when it @ @ @ @ @ answer : 'as soon as a journal is brave enough . '
If you think @ @ @ @ @ masks work ... '' ‘ Welcome to Neo-Stalinism ’ : Google promptly vanishes Greenpeace co-founder @ @ @ @ @ ’ s history after Trump tweets his skeptical climate views Greenpeace disappears a founder , @ @ @ @ @ Vanishes ’ in Soviet Russia – It ’ s just like the famous communist propaganda @ @ @ @ @ The old Soviet practice under Joseph Stalin saw photos of commissar ’ s who fell @ @ @ @ @ Party , later had their photos doctored and the now unpopular commissar was made to @ @ @ @ @ Stalin and ‘ The Commissar Vanishes ’ see here .
Dr. Patrick Moore is featured @ @ @ @ @ book , “ The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change .
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climatedepot--2020-10-20--Crisis looms in alarmist climate science

Climate science is dominated by alarmists addicted to the idea that increasing carbon dioxide will cause dangerous global warming .
How much warming is thus the central scientific question .
This question has been surprisingly difficult to answer despite 40 years of research , costing tens of billions of dollars .
Now the issue is exploding because two different answers are emerging , one harmlessly low and the other dangerously high .
This divergence is a crisis for the alarmist community .
How they handle it remains to be seen .
What follows is a slightly technical explanation of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benchmark estimate of the impact of increasing CO2 on global temperature .
This is called the “ equilibrium climate sensitivity ” or ECS .
The basic question is what will the global average temperature be when the CO2 level is double the supposedly original level of 280 ppm ?
That is , what will it be when we hit 560 ppm .
However , since it may take the climate system some time to adjust to this new high level , the question is what the temperature will be when the system equilibrates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some time after we hit 560 .
Also , this is about sensitivity , so ECS is not the new high temperature .
It is the number of degrees C higher than the original temperature that this new high temperature will be .
So if the new high temperature is , say , 2.2 degrees C higher then ECS = 2.2 degrees .
Technically ECS is often an abstraction , something that only happens in climate models , but model ECS is taken as an important estimate of real ECS .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubling the CO2 instantaneously , whereas in reality this takes centuries .
All this said , I can now explain the emerging crisis .
For many decades the accepted model estimates of ECS have ranged from 1.5 to 4.5 degrees C. Different models give different values , but the acceptable range has not changed .
That the range is so big has been a policy problem .
Warming as little as 1.5 degrees might be harmless , while 4.5 might be dangerous .
But the ECS range has been stubbornly persistent , refusing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now , suddenly , there is a huge new problem .
ECS has exploded !
It is not that it is higher , or lower  it is both .
Two new lines of research have diverged sharply on the estimated value of ECS .
The first line of research takes a new approach called observational ECS .
The idea is that since the CO2 level is almost half way to doubling we should be able to derive ECS empirically from the observed relationship between CO2 increase and temperature increase .
There have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many are getting ECS values well below 1.5 , which are harmless indeed .
Values of 1.2 and 1.3 are common .
But at the same time there has been a new wave of modeling studies and these are getting ECS values way above 4.5 , which would be truly dangerous .
Here values of 5.2 and 5.3 are to be found .
Note that the modeling community is divided over accepting these new hot model numbers .
After all , they imply that the modeling done over the last forty years or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of the recent modeling which is still within the old range .
The upshot of all this is that the science of ECS is in a shambles .
Given that ECS addresses the core science of climate alarmism , this is truly a crisis .
Has the modeling been wrong for 40 years ?
Is it wrong now ?
What about observation , which is supposed to rule in science ?
The scientific method says observation trumps theoretical modeling .
This is also a policy crisis .
If we have no idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to increasing CO2 levels then we have no basis for making climate change policy .
If the observation values are right then there simply is no climate emergency .
How will this huge new uncertainty play out ?
Fortunately we will get at least a glimpse fairly soon .
The latest IPCC assessment report ( AR6 ) is presently under review and should be out in the next year or so .
This report is supposed to review the state of climate change science , albeit from an alarmist point of view .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ range will be interesting to see , at the very least .
They may choose to ignore it because it has to hurt alarmism .
They may simply drop mention of the ECS altogether , it now being very inconvenient .
But this glaring omission will be easy to call out .
Or they may only acknowledge the hot higher values , which favor alarmism .
Here they risk making modeling look stupid ( which it is ) .
Plus this omission of critical evidence will also be easy to call out .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is caught between a hot rock and a cold hard place .
So is alarmism .
Stay tuned .

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climatedepot--2020-10-20--UN busted for exaggerated climate ‘disaster’ report

Researchers assemble page after page of data few ever read .
Activists then staple a brief , but alarming , @ @ @ @ @ of the report , and politicians and the press only read and quote from that @ @ @ @ @ busted for putting out a report that claims the “ human cost of disasters ” @ @ @ @ @ went on to show a graph which reveals the exact opposite .
Marc Morano posted @ @ @ @ @ Climate Depot , along with the UN ’ s graph which show ’ s that @ @ @ @ @ disasters has actually decreased by 15 percent since 2000 !
” We ’ ve seen @ @ @ @ @ with reports from the UN ’ s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change .
When you @ @ @ @ @ learn , for instance , that contrary to what politicians and the media report , @ @ @ @ @ low confidence ” that extreme weather events such as fires , floods , droughts and @ @ @ @ @ data contradicts extreme rhetoric , go with the data every time .


climatedepot--2020-10-20--RIP: Climate Skeptic sea level expert Swedish paleo-geophysicist Dr. Nils-Axel Mörner – Debunked ris

RIP: Climate Skeptic sea level expert Swedish paleo-geophysicist Dr. Nils-Axel Mörner – Debunked rising sea fears as ‘scaremongering’

Marc Morano comment : `` Dr. Morner is a huge loss to sea level expertise in the science world .
He will be missed greatly by all who knew him .
Dogged determination , vitality , and relentless pursuit of the scientific truth were his hallmarks .
I was fortunate to spend a lot of time with Dr. Morner at many international conferences .
Most recently in Morocco in 2016 and Germany in 2017 .
My prayers and condolences go out to his family and friends . ''
Swedish paleo-geophysicist Nils-Axel Mörner , emeritus of Stockholm University .
Morner was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Quaternary Research ( INQUA ) Commission on Neotectonics ( 1981–1989 ) .
Christopher Monckton of Brenchley : `` Professor Nils-Axel Mörner , who died on Friday October 16 aged 83 after a short illness , knew more about sea level than did Poseidon himself .
He wrote more than 650 papers on the subject in his long and distinguished career .
He became even more well-known after his retirement than before it , because he decided to take the risk of publicly opposing the false notion , profitably peddled by the Intergovernmental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ omne , that global warming would cause many meters of sea-level rise . ''
Mörner published a booklet , `` The Greatest Lie Ever Told , '' to refute claims of catastrophic sea-level rise .
2017 Study : Tide gages find no global ‘ acceleration in sea level ’ – But satellite data ‘ manipulated ’ to show acceleration – Published in International Journal of Engineering Science Invention – August 2017 – “ Sea Level Manipulation ” – By Dr. Nils-Axel Mörner – Paleogeophysics & Geodynamics , Stockholm , Sweden Study concludes : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been no convincing recording of any acceleration in sea level , rather the opposite : a total lack of any sign of an accelerating trend.
” Study also finds satellite sea level rise data “ manipulated ” to show acceleration : “ Satellite altimetry is a new elegant tool to view the changes in sea level over the globe…The temporal changes , on the other hand , has always remained very questionable as they seem to over-estimate observed sea level changes by 100-400 % [ 9-16 ] .
It seems quite weird @ @ @ @ @ @ @ satellite altimetry that is right and that the true observations in the field are wrong ( still this is what the people around the IPCC and the Paris agreement at COP21 continue to claim ) .
” “ The satellite altimetry values provided by NOAA [ 17 ] and University of Colorado [ 18 ] do not agree with tide gage data… It is the satellite altimetry data , which have been “ corrected ” to give a rise in the order of 3.0 mm/yr .
This “ correction ” [ 19-21 ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a “ manipulation ” of facts , like the manipulation temperature measurements recently revealed.
” Skeptical scientists at UN climate summit hope Trump will Make Science Great Again Norwegian Astrophysicist Prof. Jan-Erik Solheim of the University of Tromso : ‘ Trump ’ s victory is very promising .
We can get real science back in the field.
’ Prominent Swedish Geologist Dr. Nils Axel Morner of Stockholm University : ‘ We have a benefit from Trump ’ s victory : We scientists may see a liberation from this unscientific closing of journals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ‘ I have very much hope that Trump ’ s election will be the initialization of a turnaround in science relating to climate change.
’ “ Go straight ahead Mr. Trump with your plans to this end the politicized climate agenda and bring the science back again to its place.
” UK Astrophysicist & Meteorologist Piers Corbyn also declared Trump ’ s views on climate change are ‘ excellent ’ .
Update : Hegnar , One of the most influential papers in Norway – read by at least 100,000 picks up on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientists crashed climate meeting in Marrakech Morner presented at the “ World Climate Change Conference ” in Rome in 2015 .
Here is an interview about the conference with Roger Tattersall .
In 2015 , Nils-Axel Morner spoke at the “ Paris Climate Challenge ” .
Morner presented a study on sea-level rise .
View video of the speech below : In 2000 , Professor Mörner led a team of INQUA sea-level specialists to investigate claims of rising levels at the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean .
“ What we found was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1790 and 1970 , but that around 1970 there was a fall in sea levels of 20 to 30 cm , and since then the levels have remained stable.
” ‘ Scaremongers ’ : Sea Level Rise expert Dr. Morner rips claims that ‘ sea-level rise could displace 13 million Americans by 2100 ’ – Swedish paleogeophysicist Nils-Axel Mörner rips latest media scare stories on the sea-level rise as “ scaremongering in operation ” New paper finds global sea levels will rise only about 5 inches by 2100 — A new peer-reviewed paper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Study sea level expert Prof. Morner : ‘ At most , global average sea level is rising at a rate equivalent to 2-3 inches per century .
It is probably not rising at all ’ Are sea-levels rising ?
Nils Axel-Morner documents a decided lack of rising seas – Sea level scares are , ‘ as it turns out , one interpretation of some highly adjusted , carefully selected data , all possibly ‘ corrected ’ by one outlying tide gauge in Hong Kong .
Nils Axel-Morner is here to point out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any rise , and furthermore , the observations from places all over , like the Maldives , Suriname , Tuvalu , India , Bangladesh , Venice , and Germany show not much either .
It ’ s close enough to zero to call it ‘ nothing ’


climatedepot--2020-10-20--Bloomberg News: Biden’s green energy plan seeks to end natural gas use within 15 years

`` During a town hall meeting Thursday , Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden again assured shale producers that he wouldn ’ t ban fracking if elected .
Then , in virtually the same breath , he touted his $ 2 trillion clean-energy plan , which aims to edge natural gas out of the power mix within 15 years ... Biden has been careful not to make an enemy of the industry , especially in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania , home to the largest U.S. shale-gas field .
His policies may even , in the short-term , support the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal of a carbon-neutral grid would severely curb , if not destroy , gas ’ s share of the pie in favor of cheaper , cleaner renewables . ''
By WILL WADE , GERSON FREITAS JR. AND JENNIFER A. DLOUHY on 10/19/2020 The former vice president ’ s efforts to walk a tightrope on gas reflect the fossil fuel ’ s precarious place in the economy .
For now , it ’ s an essential part of American life .
Biden has been careful not to make an enemy of the industry , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania , home to the largest U.S. shale-gas field .
His policies may even , in the short-term , support the gas market .
But in the long run , the fuel may prove economically and environmentally untenable within the power sector , a key market for producers .
Biden ’ s climate plan would only accelerate that outcome , with massive investments in wind , solar and battery storage giving those energy sources a leg up .
And his goal of a carbon-neutral grid would severely curb , if not destroy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in favor of cheaper , cleaner renewables .
“ Decarbonization isn ’ t a debate — it ’ s a fossil-fuel death sentence , ” said Kevin Book , managing director of ClearView Energy Partners .
“ It means a resource is going off the grid .
That is the inevitable implication.
” Gas , like coal a decade ago , is facing economic headwinds .
While it ’ s still the nation ’ s dominant fuel source , it ’ s less competitive against renewables than it used to be .
Solar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power in two-thirds of the world , according to a BloombergNEF report .
In the U.S. , solar and wind are already less expensive than even the most efficient type of new gas-fired turbine , Lazard Ltd. said Monday .
The right combination of federal policies could easily push gas out of the power mix by 2035 or earlier .
“ This transition is going to happen more quickly than people thought , just as the coal transition has happened faster than people thought it would , ” said John Coequyt , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To be sure , gas may reap some benefits from a Biden presidency in the near-term .
Though his proposal to limit drilling on federal lands could trim production , tighter supplies could lift prices , potentially making gas exports more profitable .
Similarly , a thaw in U.S.-China relations could give exporters greater access to a major world market .
But higher prices would have the opposite effect in the power sector , where cost is key .
Gas-fired electricity generation is already expected to fall 5.7 % this winter compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are higher this season , according to Energy Information Administration projections .
And that ’ s despite forecasts for a colder winter , which would increase electricity demand .
The economics put gas in a roughly similar position as coal in the years before President Barack Obama took office .
In coal ’ s case , Obama hastened its decline by imposing new environmental regulations that made coal plants more costly to operate – notably the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards that limited toxic emissions from plants , and the 2015 Clean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A Biden administration could take a similar tack , imposing new — and more stringent — limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants .
He could also reinstate and possibly strengthen Obama-era rules curbing methane leaks from gas infrastructure , which were repealed by President Donald Trump .
Both have the potential to drive up the cost of gas-fired electricity , without banning the fuel .
Most analysts agree that Biden wouldn ’ t explicitly go after the gas industry in the same way that Obama attacked the coal sector .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it harder for gas to compete with wind , solar and other renewables .
“ You might be able to adopt policies that at least give them a theoretical chance to survive , even if they ’ re going to make it much harder for them to survive , ” said David Spence , a professor at the University of Texas School of Law .
A combination of agency guidance , formal regulations and environmental reviews could dim gas ’ s prospects , though Biden hasn ’ t committed to every option @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from power plants in the vein of the Clean Power Plan • Halting sales of new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters • Encouraging agencies , including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , to give more weight to emissions when vetting gas infrastructure For now , there isn ’ t much pressure to close the gas plants already in service .
“ Existing gas plants will have a role to play for a while , ” said Mark Dyson , a principal at the Rocky Mountain Institute .
“ They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we build as much wind and solar as we can.
” And Biden ’ s proposal leaves the door open for utilities to continue using gas plants that are fitted with carbon-capture systems that trap emissions , said Jonathan Elkind , senior research scholar at Columbia University ’ s Center on Global Energy Policy .
In Thursday ’ s town hall , Biden stressed the importance of embracing “ new technologies , ” including carbon capture , as a way to achieve a carbon-free electricity sector while still using some natural gas .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ make that kind of investment when the price of renewables continues to fall .
“ A lot of the path to net-zero by 2035 for power will come from energy efficiency gains , a lot from renewables , and that will squeeze out fossil fuels eventually , ” said Katie Bays , an analyst with Sandhill Strategy in Washington .
Already , local jurisdictions are moving away from gas in pursuit of their own climate goals .
Cities across California have moved to ban natural gas use in homes , while New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Governor Andrew Cuomo .
Opposition by environmental groups even drove Dominion Energy Inc. to cancel a major pipeline project before selling most of its gas operations in July .
Utilities are also preparing for a gas-less future .
Besides building renewables , power giants NextEra Energy Inc. and Entergy Corp. are among companies investing in gas turbines that can transition to running on 100 % renewable hydrogen .
Still , many doubt whether it ’ s even possible to achieve a carbon-free power grid in 15 years , which is a more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have set for themselves .
Transforming the electric grid would be both costly and complicated and analysts caution against taking the plan too literally .
To pay for it , Biden has proposed an increase in the corporate income tax rate to 28 % from 21 % as well as using stimulus money .
But that would require congressional approval , a tall order if Republicans retain control of the Senate .
Nevertheless , the push for decarbonization reflected in the Biden plan presents a real , long-term threat to natural gas as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be a huge downside risk for gas demand , ” said Carlos Torres Diaz , head of gas and power market research at Rystad Energy AS , in Oslo .
“ Even if we don ’ t get to zero .
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climatedepot--2020-10-20--U.S. to be Subject to UN ‘Climate Conciliation Commission’ if Re-Joins Paris Climate Pact – Paris pa

U.S. to be Subject to UN ‘Climate Conciliation Commission’ if Re-Joins Paris Climate Pact – Paris pact could be cited to levy carbon taxes, block infrastructure projects

Paris Climate ‘ Accord ’ FOIA Case : State Dept .
Releases , Withholds Parts of Memo to Sec .
John Kerry Requesting Authority to Sign Paris Agreement It appears possible that , come January , the United States will rejoin the 2015 Paris climate agreement , committing to adopt the “ Green New Deal ” agenda ( now rebranded for political purposes as “ Net Zero ” ) .
This will not be accomplished by Senate ratification , but by the ‘ pen and a phone ’ approach first used by President Obama to claim U.S. “ ratification ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by its history a treaty , requiring approval instead by a two-thirds Senate vote .
A document released last week by the State Department , in Freedom of Information Act litigation by the transparency group Energy Policy Advocates , includes a reminder of one consequence of this for America , should it occur : claiming to “ re-join ” the Paris climate treaty will immediately subject U.S. energy policy — and thereby economic and to some extent trade policy — to a UN “ climate conciliation commission ” .
Already , as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ courts can be expected to cite the Paris climate treaty in blocking infrastructure development .
The UK ’ s Court of Appeal ruled earlier this year that Heathrow Airport can not be expanded because that would violate the UK ’ s ‘ net zero ’ commitment under Paris .
Then , Canada offered a reminder how progressive politicians will raise taxes in the name of complying with Paris : In Ottawa , “ The parliamentary budget officer says the federal carbon tax would have to rise over the coming years if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Paris climate accord.
” Now we are reminded that the U.S. can also expect a forum for antagonistic nations to bring their complaints about U.S. policy and claims of non-compliance with Paris ’ s required “ Net Zero ” agenda for resolution .
This might be one of the reasons that avoiding a Senate vote on Paris was a key objective of the Obama administration , which stated in August 2015 before there ever was even Paris text , that it would not be a “ treaty ” .
This was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s refusal to consider the 1997 Kyoto treaty : If the Senate votes on it , its details would be debated , and defeated .
That objective of an end-run around the U.S. Constitution ’ s process was shared by European nations : the French climate change ambassador to the U.N. and President of the Paris COP , Laurence Tubiana and Laurent Fabius , respectively , both openly admitted .
Yet , those same countries treated Paris as a treaty for their own ratification purposes .
This cavalier approach to the Constitution in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forget the U.S. supposedly has the more stringent system for joining international entanglements .
Instead , the Obama team showed what one Senate Foreign Relations Committee lawyer decried as a “ disturbing contempt for the Senate ’ s constitutional rights and responsibilities ” by circumventing its constitutional treaty role on Paris .
Unfortunately , the institution shrunk from a constitutional fight , and all parties spoke as if calling Paris an “ accord ” instead carried weight — though the the Kyoto Protocol was alternately called the “ Kyoto Accord ” and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This brings us to the newly released ( in part ) memo — “ Request for Authority to Sign and Join the Paris Agreement , Adopted under the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ” [ UNFCCC ] — reaffirming that Paris is the result of “ a 2011 negotiating mandate ( the “ Durban Platform ” ) ” .
The Durban “ mandate ” was to “ adopt…a protocol , another legal instrument or an agreed outcome with legal force at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be implemented from 2020 ” .
That of course is Paris , the crushing provisions of which are found in Article 4 , emission reduction promises .
Art .
4.3 requires that the U.S. revisit and tighten its reduction promises every five years .
That would cleverly make this the climate treaty…sorry , “ accord ” …to end all climate treaties .
It commits the U.S. to ever greater “ climate ” policy restrictions , every five years , in perpetuity .
Pull this off and there will never be the threat again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s requirement of popular approval .
Political rhetoric aside , nothing in Paris ’ s terms says this provision is legally binding , but no that one over there isn ’ t .
Instead , Paris was merely sold to and promoted by much of the press with the claim that Paris contains “ a mix of legally binding and not legally binding provisions ” .
As we have seen already in the UK/Heathrow Airport case , that did not last , as it was not intended to .
Lawyers and courts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of which Americans should be reminded , including that you can have promises of massive infrastructure spending , or you can have the Paris climate pact , but you can ’ t have them both .
And it won ’ t just be courts .
Recall , first , that the Paris agreement as originally circulated contained a climate tribunal , or court .
This was dropped after being noticed outside of polite circles .
Nonetheless , the recently released if still heavily redacted memo reminds us that U.S. compliance with the legally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paris obligations is subject to the terms of that 1992 agreement , ratified by the U.S. Senate on the condition that it was and remained non-binding ( again , stated nowhere in its terms ) .
UNFCCC declares , in Art .
14 , “ Settlement of Dispute ” , that : “ 5 .
…if after twelve months following notification by one Party to another that a dispute exists between them , the Parties concerned have not been able to settle their dispute through the means mentioned in paragraph 1 above , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the request of any of the parties to the dispute , to conciliation .
6 .
A conciliation commission shall be created upon the request of one of the parties to the dispute .
The commission shall be composed of an equal number of members appointed by each party concerned and a chairman chosen jointly by the members appointed by each party .
The commission shall render a recommendatory award , which the parties shall consider in good faith.
” This language governs U.S. compliance with the Paris climate “ accord ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ any U.S. president who claims to “ re-join ” the Paris climate treaty will subject US energy policy — and thereby the U.S. economy — to a UN climate “ conciliation commission ” .
Paris requires and mandates the U.S. to revisit and tighten “ Green New Deal ” -style policies every five years .
This is among the many reasons why the Paris climate agreement is a treaty , and also why it never would have been ratified .
However , very soon , Americans may nonetheless be subject to its long-envisioned @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-10-20--Study: Climate experts fly more often than other scientists – ‘Climate scientists attend more intern

Study: Climate experts fly more often than other scientists – ‘Climate scientists attend more international conferences’

Scientists who specialise in climate change fly more than other researchers , according to a study by Cardiff University that @ @ @ @ @ “ to look in the mirror ” before demanding that others cut emissions .
Climate @ @ @ @ @ a year on average for work while other researchers take four .
Climate professors catch @ @ @ @ @ with eight for all professors .
Even when trips for fieldwork were removed from the @ @ @ @ @ flew more than scientists from other disciplines .
The difference could be that climate scientists @ @ @ @ @ according to Lorraine Whitmarsh , an environmental psychologist and lead author of the study .
@ @ @ @ @ average of three international flights a year for personal reasons , the Get unlimited digital @ @ @ @ @ month


climatedepot--2020-10-21--How Biden Will End Fracking Without a Ban – He will ‘kill the energy industry by a thousand regulato

How Biden Will End Fracking Without a Ban – He will ‘kill the energy industry by a thousand regulatory cuts’

Steve Milloy : `` The only hope the oil-and-gas industry would have in a Biden administration is that there is no substitute for fracking .
Power plants could switch out of coal and into natural gas during the 2010s , but they won ’ t be able to switch out of natural gas and back into coal during the 2020s .
On the other hand , American politics are more irrational now than they were during the Obama years .
And it isn ’ t clear that Biden administration regulators would care about relevant realities .
A fracking ban ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Bank on it . ''
Like Obama , he ’ d kill the energy industry by a thousand regulatory and legislative cuts .
Joe Biden is probably telling the truth when he says he won ’ t “ ban ” fracking .
A president can ’ t do that by executive order .
And even if Democrats seize the Senate , a legislative ban would be politically risky .
Far more likely is that a Biden administration would end fracking via indirect means , by taking a regulatory nibble here and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has flip-flopped on fracking , he has consistently pledged to outlaw drilling on federal lands .
That would affect 8 % of all U.S. oil production , 9 % of gas production , and 6 % of natural gas liquids production .
He has also committed to reversing President Trump ’ s deregulatory efforts , including the rollback of an Obama administration Environmental Protection Agency rule requiring the oil-and-gas industry to pay to limit methane leaks from fracking wells .
Big oil companies support the Obama rule because it puts the squeeze on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reinstated , struggling independent frackers will either close up shop or sell themselves to larger companies , whose profits have been harmed by a production glut .
With the ability to control and limit overall production , those larger frackers could reduce the glut and increase their profits .
There would be less fracking—and higher energy prices for consumers .
The rest of the Biden administration ’ s antifracking playbook would mimic the Obama administration ’ s destruction of 94 % of the market value of the coal industry from 2011-16 .
Making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ utilities that wanted to build coal plants , Mr. Obama ’ s EPA issued air-quality rules that made existing coal plants too expensive to operate .
Another rule banned new coal plants unless they were built with nonexistent technology to capture and store emissions .
The Obama Interior Department also issued a rule prohibiting coal mining within a certain distance of streams , preventing underground miners from using efficient long-wall mining technology , and dramatically raising operating costs .
The Labor Department tightened dust standards in mines , further raising costs for underground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operations and coal customers by unaccountable and uncontrollable regulatory agencies , combined with the gusher of natural gas from fracking , crushed the coal industry , sending all the major producers into bankruptcy .
Congress was too divided to do anything about this while it was happening .
By the time the Supreme Court got around to freezing some of the rules pending review , Gina McCarthy , Mr. Obama ’ s EPA administrator , was chuckling to the media that the damage to the coal industry was already done .
The only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Biden administration is that there is no substitute for fracking .
Power plants could switch out of coal and into natural gas during the 2010s , but they won ’ t be able to switch out of natural gas and back into coal during the 2020s .
On the other hand , American politics are more irrational now than they were during the Obama years .
And it isn ’ t clear that Biden administration regulators would care about relevant realities .
A fracking ban ?
No .
Death by a thousand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Milloy publishes JunkScience.com , served on the Trump EPA transition team , and is author of “ Scare Pollution : Why and How to Fix the EPA .
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climatedepot--2020-10-21--It’s not about the climate: President of Ireland: Response to climate change should focus on princip

It’s not about the climate: President of Ireland: Response to climate change should focus on principles of ‘redistribution, social consumption & social investment’

Michael D Higgins will today call for a new approach to economics that incorporates the “ radicalism ” of climate activism .
Part of the worldwide response to climate change should be framed around the principles of “ redistribution , social consumption and social investment ” , the president will say .
Mr Higgins will call for a new approach to economics , one that “ combines the radicalism that is in the consciousness of climate activism ” with the “ consciousness of egalitarianism .
One that “ combines the radicalism that is in the consciousness of climate activism , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programmes of inclusion activists ” .
It should be “ framed around the three implicit goals of welfare states : redistribution , social consumption and social investment and characterised by gender equality , income redistribution , a reconfigured social consumption , ” he will say .
Michael D Higgins will today call for a new approach to economics that incorporates the “ radicalism ” of climate activism .
The president is due to make the comments as part of his keynote address to the Engineers Ireland annual conference .
Part of the worldwide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the principles of “ redistribution , social consumption and social investment ” , the president will say .
He will say : “ We can not continue with the mere placing of a green lens on economic policies — policies that have failed manifestly and are continuing to cause damaging ecological impacts.
” Mr Higgins will call for a new approach to economics , one that “ combines the radicalism that is in the consciousness of climate activism ” with the “ consciousness of egalitarianism and the President Higgins to call for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Michael D Higgins is to call for a new approach to economics that incorporates the “ radicalism ” of climate activism .
Mr Higgins is due to make the comments as part of his keynote address to a conference on climate change on Wednesday .
Part of the worldwide response to climate change should be framed around the principles of “ redistribution , social consumption and social investment ” , the president will say in his speech .
Mr Higgins will deliver the keynote address at the Engineers Ireland annual conference .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not continue with the mere placing of a green lens on economic policies… policies that have failed manifestly and are continuing to cause damaging ecological impacts.
” Mr Higgins will call for a new approach to economics , one that is based on a connection between ecology , economics and society .
One that “ combines the radicalism that is in the consciousness of climate activism , with the consciousness of egalitarianism and the programmes of inclusion activists ” .
It should be “ framed around the three implicit goals of welfare states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investment and characterised by gender equality , income redistribution , a reconfigured social consumption , ” he will say .
Mr Higgins believes a transfer of resources and technology from rich countries to the developing world will assist in dealing with the challenges of climate change and enable them to follow a path of sustainable development .
The central theme of the president ’ s address will be “ the fruits of science and technology for universal social benefit ” .
He calls climate change “ the greatest contemporary challenge facing us as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The president believes that the economic policies of recent decades that neglected environmental impacts have brought humanity to “ an ecological precipice ” .
Wednesday ’ s conference , entitled Engineering Climate Action : Solutions To Combat Climate Change In Ireland will provide a forum for engineers , business leaders and policymakers to discuss climate action .
It will also focus on the leadership role engineers have in addressing climate breakdown and in helping communities to transition to a more resilient society .
The conference will take place as a virtual event @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in light of Covid-19 restrictions .


climatedepot--2020-10-22--Media Promote Maine Shellfish Scare – As Harvests Set Records

Google News is promoting claims that global warming is killing off Maine ’ s shellfish .
However , objective data show that Maine is producing a record aquaculture harvest and Maine ’ s lobster catch is also setting records .
At the top of search results today for “ climate change , ” Google News is promoting a Sci-Tech Daily article titled , “ Iconic Food Web Threatened by Climate Change.
” The article cites a dubious new study asserting a decline in Maine shellfish during the past 20 years .
“ A dataset collected over two decades , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barnacles , and snails , shows that all have been experiencing declines , ” claims the article .
As the title of the article makes clear , the article blames the decline on climate change .
Nevertheless , the authors speculate many factors may be causing the asserted decline , including invasive crabs that feed on shellfish , pollution , and overharvesting .
Data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources ( DMR ) throws cold water on the assertion that global warming is killing off Maine ’ s shellfish .
The Maine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aquaculture harvest value set a new record last year .
The same is true for blue mussels , which were featured in the Sci-Tech Daily article .
The same is true for Maine oysters .
Some people may argue that aquaculture harvests are not necessarily an apples-to-apples comparison with the number of wild marine animals .
However , if global warming were imposing stress on wild marine-life populations , that same temperature stress should show up in marine aquaculture production .
Instead , Maine aquaculture production is setting records .
Indeed , Maine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was just a decade ago .
Maine oyster production is quadruple what it was a decade ago .
That is not what one would expect in increasingly temperature-stressed conditions .
Also , while the study promoted by Google News and Sci-Tech Daily relies on a speculative assessment of shellfish numbers , Maine ’ s wild lobster catch is also setting records .
The Maine DMR reports that each of the 10 highest annual lobster catches occurred during the past 10 years .
Lobster catches in Maine are presently double what they were just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is decimating Maine ’ s shellfish and other marine life , Mother Nature sure has a strange way of showing it .
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climatedepot--2020-10-22--Man-made Policies, Not Man-Made Climate Change, Fueling Wildfires, Says Myron Ebell

Man-made Policies , Not Man-Made Climate Change , Fueling Wildfires , Says Myron EbellCompetitive Enterprise Institute / by PhoebeGersten / 13minIs this article about agriculture ?
YESNO The catastrophic wildfires raging up and down the West Coast should force a radical reversal of 30 years of disastrous government policies .
Instead , the politicians and environmental pressure groups who gave us these policies are using climate change as a smokescreen to avoid blame and to prevent the change of direction in management needed to restore health to our forests and thereby reduce fire risks .
We might be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee Joe Biden , know nothing about what they are talking about when they blame the fires on climate change .
It is enough to point out that the big fires are occurring almost exclusively on public land — national forests , Bureau of Land Management forests and rangelands , and state forests — and not on privately owned forests .
But the Sierra Club , founded by John Muir in 1892 to protect Yosemite National Park and other wonders in California ’ s Sierra Nevada Mountains , should know better .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end active management of public lands and since 1996 has officially opposed commercial logging in all national forests .
Yet here is a statement published on Aug. 27 by the Sierra Club ’ s executive director , Michael Brune : “ If any good can come from this fire season , let it be that it serves as a wake-up call for our politicians .
We must end the cycle of putting fossil fuel interests before public health and safety — right here , and right now .
… California can set the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If we sharply reduce emissions , we show the rest of the US what ’ s possible.
” While Congress has not legally banned commercial logging , Sierra Club allies like Reps. Peter DeFazio , D-Ore. , and Jared Huffman , D-Calif. , who represent two of the districts hardest hit by this year ’ s fires , have successfully pushed for management changes that come pretty close to a ban .
Timber production from national forests averaged 12 billion board feet per year in the 1980s .
As a result of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most notably included listing of the spotted owl as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 1990 , timber production declined precipitously through the 1990s and has averaged between 2 and 3 billion board feet since 2000 .
The Trump administration , to its credit , has tried to increase the cut to at least 4 billion board feet in the face of fierce opposition from Congress and the environmental movement .
Read the full article at The Press of Atlantic City.Image : Date : Sunday , September 27 , 2020Source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Energy and EnvironmentSearch Keywords : firesenergyenvironmentMedia appearance type : Op-Eds and ArticlesTeaser : The catastrophic wildfires raging up and down the West Coast should force a radical reversal of 30 years of disastrous government policies .
Instead , the politicians and environmental pressure groups who gave us these policies are using climate change as a smokescreen to avoid blame and to prevent the change of direction in management needed to restore health to our forests and thereby reduce fire risks.SHAREVISIT WEBSITE


climatedepot--2020-10-22--Contrary To Media Hysteria, Climate Change Is Helping End World Hunger

At the top of search results today for “ climate change , ” Google News is promoting an article claiming climate change is causing world hunger .
However , data from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) clearly show global crop production and food stocks have increased significantly and steadily during recent years and decades as the Earth modestly warms .
The Google-promoted article , published by InkStick Media , is titled “ Climate Change Is Hampering Our Ability to Combat World Hunger.
” The article claims there has been an increase in world hunger since 2014 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change .
The author quotes Swedish diplomat Jan Eliasson saying the world needs to “ make peace with nature.
” Unless we do so , the author warns , “ Today , without a global effort we will certainly lose the battle for survival.
” Even if it were true that there has an increase in world hunger since 2014 , the blame would be on political instability and corrupt centralized governments in Third World countries , not crop production or climate change .
The FAO ’ s recent “ Cereal Supply and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crop production and cereal stocks have steadily increased since 2014 , and have increased dramatically since 2010 ( See the figure below ) .
Cereal grains include the Big Three food staples of corn , wheat , and rice , as well as some similar crops .
Corn ( maize ) , rice , and wheat by comprising 66 percent of global human food consumption .
Also , just 15 crops provide 90 percent of humanity ’ s food energy intake .
Cereal grains make up nine of those 15 crops .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grain production set new records seven of the past 10 years .
Looking ahead , the online agriculture news service World-Grain.com recently published a story , “ IGC projects record output for corn , wheat , and soybeans , ” highlighting the International Grains Council ’ s findings that it expects global yields of corn , rice , soybeans , and wheat to set new records again in 2020 , despite the pandemic .
Global warming lengthens growing seasons , reduces frost events , and makes more land suitable for crop production .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ fertilizer for plant life .
These factors combined have resulted in the largest decline in hunger , malnutrition , and starvation in human history .
Although 700 million people worldwide still suffer from persistent hunger , the United Nations reports the number of hungry people has declined by two billion people since 1990 .
To the extent hunger has increased some over the past few years , poor infrastructure , political corruption , internal conflicts , and war – not long-term human-caused climate change – is to blame .
As much as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equate climate change with crop failures and hunger , the fact is global crop yields set new records virtually every year in response to beneficial ongoing warming .
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climatedepot--2020-10-22--Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus: Study: Lockdowns ‘cost 29 lives for every one life

Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus: Study: Lockdowns ‘cost 29 lives for every one life saved’

It is Biden ’ s choice to pick advisors like Dr. Zeke Emanuel , who would have us locked down until the coronavirus has effectively disappeared and who makes money off of lockdown consulting .
Attempts have been made to pull these diverse causalities into one model .
A group of South African actuaries advised their government that a lockdown would cost 29 lives for every one life saved from the virus .
A U.K. government study estimated more conservatively that the ratio would be four-to-one — with lockdowns causing 200,000 fatalities while saving only 50,000 people from death by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night on the news : a ticker with the cumulative death toll from the coronavirus .
Yet you don ’ t see the other side of the equation : the number of deaths resulting from the lockdowns imposed ostensibly to fight the coronavirus .
More and more medical professionals are recognizing the severe damage the lockdowns have caused to present and future public health .
A worldwide collection of medical and public health experts has just issued a declaration stating that current “ lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and long-term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ these measures in place until a vaccine is available will cause irreparable damage , with the underprivileged disproportionately harmed.
” This Great Barrington Declaration argues that public health policy should instead focus on protecting vulnerable parts of the population , such as the elderly and infirm while allowing the rest of the public to return to normal life to build up herd immunity .
Within a few days , almost 32,000 medical and public health professionals had signed the declaration .
Its authors ’ argument is reinforced by increasing evidence that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reducing deaths from the coronavirus , and may in fact increase the number of coronavirus deaths by delaying the point at which enough people have built up an immune response to slow its spread .
Even the World Health Organization is now admitting lockdowns are rarely an effective response to the pandemic .
This critical information does not seem to have permeated the larger public , however .
No news ticker will display the number of lockdown-induced fatalities .
In part , this is due to the pervasive bias of the mainstream media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it is also due to the nature of the message .
Deaths from the Wuhan virus are a single number from a single cause , but deaths due to the lockdowns come from many different sources , such as : • Delays in preventative medical care , including deaths from cancer and postponed vaccinations • Reduced average life span from other causes due to unemployment • Multi-causal mortality increases from recession and poverty in general To get this message across , we need such a number for the United States .
To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miasma about this disease , we need to be able to present this formulation : For every X lives that continued lockdowns might save , X + Y lives will be lost due to those very lockdowns .
Fortunately , there is someone in the White House now who knows exactly what is needed .
In May , before he joined the COVID-19 task force , Dr. Scott Atlas and several colleagues published an excellent article in The Hill surveying the extensive public health costs of the economic collapse resulting from the lockdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Atlas noted that he and his colleagues did “ not do any sort of model or complex hypothetical projection .
We looked at established retrospective data that has been done that is empirical that correlates loss of economic productivity , unemployment , and similarly , the health care losses that we went through.
” Now we need a model that will pull together all the factors to let us make a life-for-life , death-for-death comparison of the threat of this disease versus the horrific costs of lockdowns as a therapy .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good is no therapy at all , but we need a number to make that salient to the public .
Enough with the Partisan ‘ Experts ’ Of course , the left and the media will attack any number put forward by Atlas or anyone else who does not openly despise President Donald Trump .
Of necessity , any such model will be based on estimates and assumptions , and it will require projections since the lockdown-related health damage will continue for years and decades .
It will , however , get the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public consciousness .
This will have another effect on the conversation .
Joe Biden has declared he will impose a national lockdown if “ that ’ s what the scientists say ” we need .
A debate over the public health costs of the lockdowns will vividly demonstrate how little Biden and his fellow Democrats understand science .
Science requires many points of view , rigorously tested , and challenged to arrive at any type of conclusion .
A “ science ” of politically correct groupthink is worthless and not real science at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abdicate their responsibilities to “ experts.
” Experts disagree , as they should .
It is Biden ’ s choice to pick advisors like Dr. Zeke Emanuel , who would have us locked down until the coronavirus has effectively disappeared and who makes money off of lockdown consulting .
Biden bears responsibility for heeding those partisans rather than the thousands of signatories of the Great Barrington Declaration .
These blindered public health “ experts , ” such as Dr. Anthony “ hunker down ” Fauci , see nothing but the coronavirus death numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Democrats ’ lockdowns .
While the left continues to fetishize technocratic expertise , blindly deferring to those elites rather than accepting democratic accountability for their policy choices , their lockdowns continue , leaving a rising death toll in their wake .


climatedepot--2020-10-22--Biden’s Climate Hustle? No Thanks, Joe!

Biden’s Climate Hustle? No Thanks, Joe!

Marc Morano , publisher of the influential Washington DC-based Climatedepot.com , responds , “ Joe Biden ’ s version of the Green New Deal will include a redux from the Obama Administration of ‘ investing ’ in ‘ green ’ energy .
This will once again sink billions of taxpayers ’ dollars into picking winners and losers in the energy industry .
We can expect a new round of boondoggles like the failed Solyndra ‘ investments ’ .
More money pumped into a future attempt to alter the climate .
The only thing we can be certain of is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ... “ Having wealthy nations ‘ pay ’ poor nations not to develop their natural resources as the countries see fit is not something to brag about being a ‘ champion ’ of .
In many cases , paying off countries not to develop their natural resources also leads to enriching politicians while the citizens continue to suffer from lack of development and economic growth.
” The Biden Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice is nothing but pure hustle , an attempt to boost Joe ’ s election chances by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s unjustified fears about a ‘ climate emergency.
’ Bishop Harry Jackson , Senior Pastor , Hope Christian Church in Washington D.C. , summed up the situation well in Marc Morano ’ s new film , Climate Hustle – 2 – Rise of the Climate Monarchy , “ I ’ m convinced that what ’ s really at root is a desire for other governments to impose control in an almost one-world government upon America and the rest of the nations of the world.
” Or , as Canada ’ s Rebel News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 editorial , “ As opposed to President Donald Trump ’ s successful America First agenda , it looks like Democrat Candidate for President , Joe Biden , is running on a ‘ United Nations First , America Last ’ vision of the United States.
” Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s climate change plan is riddled with mistakes .
Some are so serious that , if the United States ever followed his recommendations , the nation would be bankrupted for no environmental benefit .
In last week ’ s America Out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this piece , it was shown how Biden is advocating preferential treatment for China in international climate change negotiations .
The only possible outcome of fulfilling his promise to bring America back into the Paris climate accord is a further crippling of the U.S. as yet millions more American jobs will be exported to China .
I am sure the Communist Party of China , which has effectively endorsed Biden for president , is very appreciative .
Thanks , Joe .
But this is only the tip of the iceberg when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blunders in “ The Biden Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice.
” Let ’ s look at just ten examples of these deceptions and mistakes : The first deception is a form of ‘ Newspeak ’ taken right out of George Orwell ’ s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four .
Throughout his ten thousand-word climate change plan , Biden uses misleading words and phrases which are obviously chosen to encourage readers to think in the way he and climate activists want .
Besides using the ridiculous phrase “ climate emergency ” nine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person considers the Earth ’ s beneficial one-degree Celsius warming in the past century an “ emergency ” ) , he calls carbon dioxide ( CO ) “ carbon pollution ” four times in his plan .
Yet every school child knows that CO is plant food , without which there would be no life on this planet .
Biden also refers to this beneficial gas as “ climate pollution ” three times in the document and calls it “ carbon ” on numerous other occasions .
The CO -driven greening of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge increases in food crop yields in many countries , as well as generally improving life on Earth .
But Biden apparently wants to stop all that .
Thanks again , Joe .
To ensure that readers get the message loud and clear , the former vice-president calls energy sources which have low CO emissions , such as wind and solar power , as “ clean energy.
” Biden must be hoping that readers have not seen Michael Moore ’ s new documentary PLANET OF THE HUMANS .
The film shows how wind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Moore demonstrates that , when one considers the materials that are required to build these massive facilities , they produce huge amounts of toxic waste .
The award-winning producer also dispels another myth promoted by Joe , namely that we can solve the energy storage problems of intermittent sources like wind and solar power through the use of batteries .
Joe is apparently unconcerned that China controls most of the lithium and cobalt needed to produce batteries and they are often produced with child labor and near-slave labor , and with practically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But then , the Biden family has been heavily invested in China , so perhaps they have a financial stake in this too .
The former-VP boasts in his climate plan : “ Biden believes the Green New Deal is a crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges we face.
” “ Joe Biden ’ s version of the Green New Deal will include a redux from the Obama Administration of ‘ investing ’ in ‘ green ’ energy .
This will once again sink billions of taxpayers ’ dollars into picking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We can expect a new round of boondoggles like the failed Solyndra ‘ investments ’ .
More money pumped into a future attempt to alter the climate .
The only thing we can be certain of is that the climate will not be impacted.
” Indeed , and drop America ’ s standard of living back to that of the mid-19th century with millions dying of starvation as a consequence .
Thanks for reducing us to nothing , Joe !
3 – Joe ’ s Plan will Make Life Worse for our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 % clean energy economy is not only an obligation , it ’ s an opportunity .
We should fully adopt a clean energy future , not just for all of us today , but for our children and grandchildren , so their tomorrow is healthier , safer , and more just.
” If Joe becomes president , he will be securing a future for the nation ’ s children without the inexpensive energy that their parents enjoyed which raised everyone ’ s standard of living light years beyond that of their grandparents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his plan will lead to : “ Accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles… [ and ] developing rigorous new fuel economy standards aimed at ensuring 100 % of new sales for light- and medium-duty vehicles will be electrified and annual improvements for heavy duty vehicles…he will work to develop a new fuel economy standard that goes beyond what the Obama-Biden Administration put in place.
” Besides the fact that we will not have enough power plants to power a huge increase in electric cars , promoting the expansion of electric vehicles when average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most people to keep their old vehicles beyond their safe life .
In fact , fuel economy standards brought on by the Obama/Biden administration led to lighter weight and less safe vehicles .
As we explained in our April 7th America Out Loud article , “ Trump Administration Overturns Unsafe Obama Automobile Standards , ” “ Obama ’ s approach was never about making driving less expensive or safer .
It was always about getting gasoline-powered cars off the road , to be replaced by electric cars , and , in the process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Underlying all of this was , of course , their belief that CO produced by human activity was causing dangerous climate change .
The Obama administration was effectively in partnership with overzealous environmental groups who never cared about public safety or economics .
The long-term goal was simply to eliminate the use of fossil fuels at all costs.
” Well , thanks , Joe .
Why would we want even more of that , especially now that the U.S. has become the biggest producer of oil in the world ?
Biden responds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America , “ using renewables to produce carbon-free hydrogen at the same cost as that from shale gas , ” which is absolutely impossible .
But then Joe never let the laws of physics or the realities of economics and engineering get in the way of political correctness .
The idea of having hydrogen fuel cells run automobiles was shelved years ago when the incredibly explosive hazard of the compressed hydrogen was recognized .
Biden tells us that he will work to encourage pumping CO underground and , in particular : “ Accelerate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sequestration technology ” Biden says he shares the Carbon Capture Coalition ’ s goal “ to make CCUS [ carbon capture , use , and storage ] a widely available , cost-effective , and rapidly scalable solution to reduce carbon emissions to meet mid-century climate goals.
” Dr. David Wojick , an independent analyst working at the intersection of science , technology and policy , counters this by saying : “ Large scale deployment of CCUS is completely unrealistic…The energy required to get the CO out of the combustion exhaust stream , concentrate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then after you have it , no one wants billions of tons of CO deep well injected under their house .
Concentrated CO is heavier than air so , if it leaks , it could be deadly .
Adding the “ U ” to pretend that we will not have to store the stuff is even more unrealistic.
” 6 – Biden Plans to Waste Trillions on Plans the Public does not Care About “ Biden ’ s climate and environmental justice proposal will make a federal investment of $ 1.7 trillion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional private sector and state and local investments to total to more than $ 5 trillion.
” Biden throws around trillions as others once talked of billions .
While every single poll taken of public concerns for our nation ranks climate change at the bottom of the list , with health and safety always taking the top dozen spots , Biden intends to squander the nation ’ s resources on problems that are not real .
“ Climate change is a global challenge that requires decisive action from every country around the world.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it makes absolutely no sense in the real world , of course .
Climate change is a local problem to be solved by local adaptation measures .
The fact that average global sea level or temperature may be rising obviously means nothing to people in a jurisdiction in which sea level and temperatures are actually falling , something that is happening in many places around the world .
8 – Joe ’ s ‘ Environmental Justice ’ will Cause Power Prices to Soar Biden promises to stand up for the little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Stand up to the abuse of power by polluters who disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income communities.
” If Joe were a true social justice warrior for the poor , then he would boost the most inexpensive and reliable electricity sources .
That would be fossil fuel power , not wind and solar power , the most costly and unreliable sources .
9 – Biden Wants America Back in the Corrupt Green Climate Fund Joe tells us in his plan that : “ Biden will recommit the United States to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s pledge and enhancing our security by helping developing countries better manage the adverse effects of climate change , including conflict , migration , and state fragility.
” “ The Green Climate Fund is a scam , taking billions from the poor and middle class in developed countries and delivering to the relatively wealthy politically connected people and corrupt politicians in developing countries .
Almost all of the money is funneled through politically connected non-profits to study or impose renewable energy systems on the poor , with almost none being spent on projects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the need on the ground today to adapt to climate changes or to reduce energy poverty and economic opportunities so poor households and societies become more resilient in the face of climate change.
” 10 – Joe was Wrong in the Past About Climate and the Environment Joe next boasts in his climate plan that “ In 1986 , he introduced one of the first-ever climate bills in Congress.
” In that bill , the Global Climate Protection Act , it was claimed : “ ( 2 ) By early in the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could— “ ( A ) so alter global weather patterns as to have an effect on existing agricultural production and on the habitability of large portions of the Earth ” Dr. Craig D. Idso , Chairman , Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change , in Tempe , Arizona responds : “ For once Joe Biden was right , just not in the way he imagined .
Since 1986 net ecosystem productivity , a measure of the growth and vitality of planetary vegetation ( including agriculture ) , has increased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the forces driving this increase are the very factors he and other climate alarmists have claimed should be decimating the biosphere—a slight enhancement of global temperature and a concomitant rise in atmospheric CO .
Joe Biden could not be more wrong about the true impact of these ‘ twin evils ’ of the radical environmental movement on the biosphere.
” “ In 1998 , he was a key champion for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act , which allowed the U.S. to reach agreements with foreign governments to conserve tropical forests in exchange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as debt-for-nature swaps ) .
” “ Having wealthy nations ‘ pay ’ poor nations not to develop their natural resources as the countries see fit is not something to brag about being a ‘ champion ’ of .
In many cases , paying off countries not to develop their natural resources also leads to enriching politicians while the citizens continue to suffer from lack of development and economic growth .
”


climatedepot--2020-10-23--Watch: Trump & Biden debate ‘climate change’ – Read the facts on tipping point, energy, & Green New

Watch: Trump & Biden debate ‘climate change’ – Read the facts on tipping point, energy, & Green New Deal & UN Paris pact

Noam Chomsky : Biden on climate is ‘ farther to the left than any Democratic candidate in memory ’ – Biden ’ s climate agenda was ‘ largely written by the Sunrise Movement ’ When Biden ’ s revised climate policy was unveiled , it was celebrated by many progressives as a real shift .
Noam Chomsky declared Biden on climate as “ farther to the left than any Democratic candidate in memory , ” because , he said , the agenda was “ largely written by the Sunrise Movement and strongly endorsed by the leading activists on climate change.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ solar met 3 % of U.S. energy after $ 50 billion in subsidies – Fossil Fuels 81 % More solar jobs is a curse , not a blessing – ‘ Underscores how wasteful , inefficient & unproductive solar power is ’ ( This tally does not include electricity generated by nuclear , hydroelectric and geothermal power plants . )
* 398,000 natural gas workers = 33.8 % of all electricity generated in the United States in 2016 It ’ s even more glaring when you look at the amount of electricity generated per @ @ @ @ @ @ @ megawatt-hours of electricity per worker ; natural gas 3,812 MWH per worker ; wind a measly 836 MWH for every employee ; and solar an abysmal 98 MWH per worker .
In other words , producing the same amount of electricity requires one coal worker , two natural gas workers – 12 wind industry employees or 79 solar workers .
Time Magazine ‘ Hero of the Environment ’ Michael Shellenberger exposes wind/solar power : ‘ Why Renewables Can ’ t Save the Planet ’ Shellenberger : “ I came to understand the environmental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In order to produce significant amounts of electricity from weak energy flows , you just have to spread them over enormous areas .
In other words , the trouble with renewables isn ’ t fundamentally technical—it ’ s natural .
Dealing with energy sources that are inherently unreliable , and require large amounts of land , comes at a high economic cost.
” Bird Blenders : “ As for house cats , they don ’ t kill big , rare , threatened birds .
What house cats kill are small , common birds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What kills big , threatened , and endangered birds—birds that could go extinct—like hawks , eagles , owls , and condors , are wind turbines .
In fact , wind turbines are the most serious new threat to important bird species to emerge in decades .
The rapidly spinning turbines act like an apex predator which big birds never evolved to deal with.
” “ In order to build one of the biggest solar farms in California the developers hired biologists to pull threatened desert tortoises from their burrows , put them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transport them , and cage them in pens where many ended up dying.
” Green New Deal Could Cost $ 93 Trillion , Group Says The so-called Green New Deal may tally between $ 51 trillion and $ 93 trillion over 10-years , concludes American Action Forum , which is run by Douglas Holtz-Eakin , who directed the non-partisan CBO from from 2003 to 2005 .
That includes between $ 8.3 trillion and $ 12.3 trillion to meet the plan ’ s call to eliminate carbon emissions from the power and transportation sectors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 80.6 trillion for its economic agenda including providing jobs and health care for all .
Earth ‘ serially doomed ’ : The official history of climate ‘ Tipping Points ’ began in 1864 – A new ‘ global warming ’ 12-year deadline from Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Climate Tipping Points date back to at least 1864 “ As early as 1864 George Perkins Marsh , sometimes said to be the father of American ecology , warned that the earth was ‘ fast becoming an unfit home for its “ noblest inhabitant , ” ’ and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be reduced ‘ to such a condition of impoverished productiveness , of shattered surface , of climatic excess , as to threaten the depravation , barbarism , and perhaps even extinction of the species.
’ ” —MIT professor Leo Marx Marc Morano , publisher of the influential Washington DC-based Climatedepot.com , responds , “ Joe Biden ’ s version of the Green New Deal will include a redux from the Obama Administration of ‘ investing ’ in ‘ green ’ energy .
This will once again sink billions of taxpayers ’ dollars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy industry .
We can expect a new round of boondoggles like the failed Solyndra ‘ investments ’ .
More money pumped into a future attempt to alter the climate .
The only thing we can be certain of is that the climate will not be impacted.
” … “ Having wealthy nations ‘ pay ’ poor nations not to develop their natural resources as the countries see fit is not something to brag about being a ‘ champion ’ of .
In many cases , paying off countries not to develop their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while the citizens continue to suffer from lack of development and economic growth.
” How Biden Will End Fracking Without a Ban – He will ‘ kill the energy industry by a thousand regulatory cuts ’ Steve Milloy : “ The only hope the oil-and-gas industry would have in a Biden administration is that there is no substitute for fracking .
Power plants could switch out of coal and into natural gas during the 2010s , but they won ’ t be able to switch out of natural gas and back into coal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand , American politics are more irrational now than they were during the Obama years .
And it isn ’ t clear that Biden administration regulators would care about relevant realities .
A fracking ban ?
No .
Death by a thousand cuts ?
Bank on it.
” Bloomberg News : Biden ’ s green energy plan seeks to end natural gas use within 15 years “ During a town hall meeting Thursday , Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden again assured shale producers that he wouldn ’ t ban fracking if elected .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he touted his $ 2 trillion clean-energy plan , which aims to edge natural gas out of the power mix within 15 years…Biden has been careful not to make an enemy of the industry , especially in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania , home to the largest U.S. shale-gas field .
His policies may even , in the short-term , support the gas market.
” “ Biden ’ s goal of a carbon-neutral grid would severely curb , if not destroy , gas ’ s share of the pie in favor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LOMBORG : TRUMP IS RIGHT TO REJECT PARIS CLIMATE DEAL : IT ’ S LIKELY TO BE A COSTLY FAILURE Lomborg : The Paris Treaty will be the most expensive global agreement in world history .
It is foolhardy and foolish for world leaders to stay fixated on Paris – not only will it likely falter , but it will be hugely costly and do almost nothing to fix climate change .
After hundreds of billions of dollars in annual subsidies , we only get , according to the International Energy Agency , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s energy needs from wind , and 0.1 per cent from solar PV .


climatedepot--2020-10-23--Video: Biden & Harris boasting how they will ban fracking & end fossil fuels


climatedepot--2020-10-23--EPA touts achievements: ‘The U.S. became the number one energy producer in the world’ under Trump ad

EPA touts achievements: ‘The U.S. became the number one energy producer in the world’ under Trump admin

EPA October 2020 : From 2005 to 2018 , total U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions fell by 12 percent .
And while the U.S. became the number one energy producer in the world .
In contrast , global energy-related CO2 emissions increased over 23.8 percent .
And since 1990 , U.S. natural gas production has increased by 71 percent .
Over that period , methane emissions across the natural gas industry have fallen by 24 percent .
The United States saw the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 on a country basis .
In fact , U.S. emissions are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peak in 2000 , marking the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions by any other country over that period ( International Energy Agency ) .
Overall , U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) emissions declined by 2.8 % in 2019 ( EIA ) .
• Exceeded the deregulatory goals of the two-for-one Executive Order by finalizing more than 4 deregulatory actions for every regulatory action under the EO .
• ACE will reduce CO by 34 % by 2030 , compared to the former administration ’ s Clean Power Plan , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law and was prevented from going into effect by the Supreme Court .
• The State Implementation Permit ( SIPs ) backlog in January 2013 was 699 .
By July 2020 , the SIP backlog had fallen to 350 , a roughly 50 % decrease .
During this same period , the historic backlog ( SIPs backlogged as of 2013 ) has decreased from 699 to 68 ; a 90 % decrease .
• Over the past three years , we have : • approved over 1200 SIPs , both new and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with state partners , we are on track to re-designate at least 25 additional areas .
• Thanks to the efforts of the states , in collaboration with EPA , America is a global leader on clean air progress and carbon dioxide reductions .
• The reductions have continued in the past 3 years .
From 2017 to 2019 , the combined emission of criteria pollutants and their precursors dropped 7 percent .
• As a result of these falling emissions , in 2019 we saw a significant improvement in air quality .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ amount of criteria pollutants in our air continued to fall : • Lead ( 3-month average ) fell 28 percent .
• Since 2010 , lead concentrations in the air have fallen by 85 percent .
• From 1970 to 2019 , combined emissions of criteria air pollutants and their precursors fell by 77 percent while the economy grew 285 percent .
• Since 2000 , fine particulate matter concentrations in the U.S. have dropped by roughly 40 percent .
• The U.S. now has some of the lowest fine particulate matter levels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ below the global average .
• Based on the most recent monitoring data , over 80 percent of that population is breathing air that meets EPA ’ s 2012 annual or 2006 24-hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards , compared to only 43 percent in 2008 .
• From 2005 to 2018 , total U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions fell by 12 percent .
• And while the U.S. became the number one energy producer in the world .
• And since 1990 , U.S. natural gas production has increased by 71 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emissions across the natural gas industry have fallen by 24 percent .
• The United States saw the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 on a country basis .
In fact , U.S. emissions are now down almost 1 gigaton from our peak in 2000 , marking the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions by any other country over that period ( International Energy Agency ) .
• Overall , U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) emissions declined by 2.8 % in 2019 ( EIA ) .
• The final @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the environment , the auto industry , the economy , safety and families by improving fuel economy , continuing to reduce air pollution , and making new vehicles more affordable for all Americans .
• The benefits of the final SAFE rule outweigh the costs and will result in thousands of lives saved .
Specifically , the final rule will result in : • A $ 200 billion-dollar reduction in total costs over the lifetimes of vehicles through Model Year 2029 .
This includes the value of increased safety .
• Half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion dollars – is saved in regulatory costs .
• Most importantly , the final SAFE rule will save lives , with : • 46,000 fewer hospitalizations after serious crashes projected over the lifetimes of vehicles built through Model Year 2029 .
• Safety will increase with consumers purchasing newer , safer vehicles because they are more affordable .
• Consumers will see a $ 1,400 reduction in the total cost of owning a new vehicle , • a more than $ 1,000 reduction in the up-front sales price per new vehicle , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the road today is at a record high 12 years .
In 1990 , the average age was eight years .
By reducing regulatory burdens , thereby reducing manufacturing costs , we will get more Americans into newer , safer , cleaner vehicles .
• The final SAFE rule will actually reduce emissions compared to the previous administration ’ s standards , which allowed companies to “ comply ” through credits related to actions that didn ’ t really impact emissions and/or through penalties to the companies .
• EPA continues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the ag community and foster relationships with rising leaders in the industry .
• In June 2020 , we announced new members of the Farm , Ranch , and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee , each serving a two-to-three-year term , who will provide input on a variety of agricultural topics .
• In 2019 , Administrator Wheeler signed a first-time MOU with National Future Farmers of America , which has over 700,000 student members throughout its 8,612 chapters in all 50 states , Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approximately $ 295 million in Brownfields grants directly to communities and non-profits in need .
• In FY2020 , 151 communities were selected to receive 155 grants totaling $ 65.6 million in EPA Brownfields funding through our Assessment , Revolving Loan Fund , and Cleanup ( ARC ) Grants .
• Of the selected communities , 118 can potentially assess or clean up brownfield sites in census tracts designated as federal Opportunity Zones .
• In FY2020 , EPA announced $ 6.9 million in supplemental funding for 25 current successful Brownfields Revolving Loan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grantees .
• All communities receiving supplemental funds have census tracks designated as federal Opportunity Zones within their jurisdiction .
• To date , communities participating in the Brownfields Program have been able to attract more than $ 32.6 billion in cleanup and redevelopment funding after receiving Brownfields funds .
• This has led to over 167,487 jobs in cleanup , construction , and redevelopment .
• Through fiscal year 2019 , on average , $ 17.45 was leveraged for each EPA Brownfields dollar and 9 jobs leveraged per $ 100,000 of EPA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and revolving loan fund cooperative agreements .
• One study of 48 brownfields sites found $ 29 million to $ 97 million in local tax revenue was generated in one year after cleanup .
• Two to seven times more than the $ 12.4 million EPA contributed .
• And thanks to EPA ’ s Environmental Workforce and Job Training Program , many of those jobs have been filled by people living near the site being cleaned up , with the majority of those people going on to find full-time employment after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefits of Brownfields extend to neighboring residents as well .
• One study found that property values of homes near revitalized Brownfields sites increased between 5 percent and 15 percent following cleanup .
• In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency , the pesticides program developed List N : Surface Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 .
• This is a list of 470+ products that meet EPA ’ s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2 , the virus that causes COVID-19 .
• Launched in early March 2020 , EPA updates the list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that meet our criteria .
• Over the last four fiscal years , EPA has fully or partially delisted 82 sites from the National Priorities List .
• By comparison , in the entire first term of the previous administration , 47 sites were delisted ( 82 total during the past administration ) .
• Finishing the job by deleting all or part of 27 sites from the NPL , the largest number of deletions in a single year since 2001 .
• Targeting sites for the Administrator ’ s immediate and intense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Emphasis List to resolve issues delaying cleanups and spur action at sites , that in many cases have been waiting idle amid uncertainty for years .
• Completing 233 removal actions to address imminent and substantial threats to human health and the environment .
• Securing more than $ 570 million from Potentially Responsible Parties to clean up Superfund sites and reimburse the Agency by more than $ 280 million .
• Celebrating 20 years of redeveloping more than 1,000 Superfund sites that now support 9,180 businesses generating $ 58.3 billion in sales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a combined income of more than $ 14.4 billion .
• Expanding the charge for the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council to identify additional opportunities for EPA to engage with communities , expedite cleanups and return sites to productive use .
Water issues are the largest and most immediate environmental and public health issues affecting the world right now .
This includes ( 1 ) access to safe drinking water , ( 2 ) water infrastructure , and ( 3 ) marine plastic debris .
• Over 2 billion people around the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as a result , proper sanitation , leading to anywhere from one to three million deaths every year .
• According to the United Nations , nearly a thousand children die each day due to preventable water and sanitation-related diseases .
• In the 1970s , more than 40 percent of our nation ’ s drinking water systems failed to meet even the most basic health standards .
• Today , over 92 percent of community water systems meet all health-based standards , all the time , 24 hours a day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Protection Rule protects the nation ’ s navigable waters while rebalancing the relationship between the federal government and the states in managing land and water resources .
• Together with existing state and tribal regulations and local government programs , our rule provides a network of coverage for our nation ’ s water resources in accordance with the Clean Water Act ( CWA ) .
• This rule respects the limited powers that the executive branch has under the Constitution and the CWA to regulate navigable waters ; we also took into consideration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent of marine plastic litter is a result of insufficient solid waste management .
• Six countries account for over half of the plastic waste in the oceans : China , Indonesia , the Philippines , Sri Lanka , Thailand , Vietnam .
• A recent study estimates up to 95 percent of plastic waste transported by major rivers starts from just 10 rivers , eight of them located in Asia .
• EPA ’ s main program here is our Trash Free Waters Program , which is focused on preventing trash from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• We have over 50 partnership projects across the country , and we are scaling up this program internationally .
• Under President Trump , EPA has issued 28 WIFIA loans totaling more than $ 6 billion in credit assistance to help finance $ 40 billion for water infrastructure projects while saving ratepayers nearly $ 3 billion over traditional financing tools and creating 27,000 jobs .
• Since the beginning of March 2020 , the WIFIA program has closed twelve loans and updated three existing loans with lower interest rates .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 billion compared to typical bond financing .
EPA is doing five things that are changing the way the agency operates today .
• We are creating cost-benefit rules for every statute that governs EPA .
• We are creating science transparency rules that are applied consistently .
• We have already published new guidance policy procedures that brings all of our guidance documents to light .
• We have reorganized regional offices that make it much easier for community members to interact with the agency .
• And we ’ ve implemented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to improve the way we operate .
In President Trump ’ s second term , we will help communities across this country take control and reshape themselves through the following five priorities .
• And , Creating a Holistic Pesticide Program for the Future .


climatedepot--2020-10-23--Biden Promises to Shut Down the US Oil Industry: ‘I would transition from the oil industry, yes.’ –

Biden Promises to Shut Down the US Oil Industry: ‘I would transition from the oil industry, yes.’ – ‘It has to be replaced by renewable energy over time’

During Thursday ’ s Presidential debate , President Biden made a clear statement that he intends to transition away from the oil industry .
My question – what part does Burisma play in this plan ?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP : Would you close down the oil industry ?
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN : I would transition from the oil industry , yes .
KRISTEN WELKER : Why would you do that ?
BIDEN : Because the oil industry pollutes .
It has to be replaced by renewable energy over time .
And I ’ d stop giving federal subsidies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t give federal subsidies to solar and wind .
Why are we giving it to the oil industry ?
TRUMP : We actually do give it to solar and wind .
And that ’ s maybe the biggest statement , in terms of business , because basically what he ’ s saying is he ’ s going to destroy the oil industry .
Will you remember that , Texas ?
Will you remember that , Pennsylvania ?
Oklahoma ?
Ohio ?
Obviously a scheme to shut down the US fossil fuel industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry might be “ transitioned ” too quickly , that an energy gap might develop as the US fossil fuel industry is decommissioned .
Just speculating here , but perhaps that is why Biden ’ s son built a relationship with Burisma .
Thank ’ s to Hunter Biden ’ s foreign oil and gas industry contacts , if a large transitional energy gap develops as US fossil fuel assets are decommissioned , say if the decommissioning process proceeds too quickly , companies like the Ukrainian gas giant Burisma will be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gap between US supply and demand for energy by selling their product to the USA .


climatedepot--2020-10-23--‘Put them in jail’: Biden demanded fossil fuel execs be locked up in 2019 & Noam Chomsky: Biden on c

‘Put them in jail’: Biden demanded fossil fuel execs be locked up in 2019 & Noam Chomsky: Biden on climate is ‘farther to the left than any Dem candidate in memory’ & Net-Zero = ‘Soviet-style central planning’

‘ Trump was not lying ’ : Shock : CNN fact-checked Biden ’ s stance on fracking : ‘ Trump is correct .
Biden did make anti-fracking comments ’ Watch : Trump & Biden debate ‘ climate change ’ – Read the facts on tipping point , energy , & Green New Deal & UN Paris pact Watch : Video Proof Biden Said He Would Ban Fracking ‘ Put them in jail ’ : Biden demands fossil fuel execs be locked up — But he outspent Dem rivals flying in private jets & continues to fly in them Democratic Presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private jets and be transported in oversized SUV ’ s despite his call in 2019 to put fossil fuel executives “ in jail ” for failing to address climate change .
Biden : “ We ’ re all dead ” if we don ’ t stop using fossil fuels .
Flashback 2019 : CNBC : Joe Biden spent way more on private jets in the third quarter than his top 2020 Democratic rivals ‘ Put them in jail ’ – Joe Biden : Throw Fossil Fuel Execs In Jail – Biden : If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fuels ‘ we ’ re all dead ’ – Dec. 2019 Noam Chomsky : Biden on climate is ‘ farther to the left than any Democratic candidate in memory ’ – Biden ’ s climate agenda was ‘ largely written by the Sunrise Movement ’ – When Biden ’ s revised climate policy was unveiled , it was celebrated by many progressives as a real shift .
– Noam Chomsky declared Biden on climate as “ farther to the left than any Democratic candidate in memory , ” because , he said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sunrise Movement and strongly endorsed by the leading activists on climate change.
” EIA data 2018 : Wind & solar met 3 % of U.S. energy after $ 50 billion in subsidies – Fossil Fuels 81 % More solar jobs is a curse , not a blessing – ‘ Underscores how wasteful , inefficient & unproductive solar power is ’ ( This tally does not include electricity generated by nuclear , hydroelectric and geothermal power plants . )
* 398,000 natural gas workers = 33.8 % of all electricity generated in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even more glaring when you look at the amount of electricity generated per worker .
Coal generated an incredible 7,745 megawatt-hours of electricity per worker ; natural gas 3,812 MWH per worker ; wind a measly 836 MWH for every employee ; and solar an abysmal 98 MWH per worker .
In other words , producing the same amount of electricity requires one coal worker , two natural gas workers – 12 wind industry employees or 79 solar workers .
Joe Biden Doubles Down : Seeks ‘ Net-Zero ’ & End Fossil Fuels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including coal and 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.
” # On March 15 , 2020 , a Democratic presidential debate between Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders was hosted by CNN : Biden : “ No more , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 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.
” Marc Morano , publisher of the influential Washington DC-based Climatedepot.com , responds , “ Joe Biden ’ s version of the Green New Deal will include a redux from the Obama Administration of ‘ investing ’ in ‘ green ’ energy .
This will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollars into picking winners and losers in the energy industry .
We can expect a new round of boondoggles like the failed Solyndra ‘ investments ’ .
More money pumped into a future attempt to alter the climate .
The only thing we can be certain of is that the climate will not be impacted.
” … “ Having wealthy nations ‘ pay ’ poor nations not to develop their natural resources as the countries see fit is not something to brag about being a ‘ champion ’ of .
In many cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their natural resources also leads to enriching politicians while the citizens continue to suffer from lack of development and economic growth.
” Steve Milloy : “ The only hope the oil-and-gas industry would have in a Biden administration is that there is no substitute for fracking .
Power plants could switch out of coal and into natural gas during the 2010s , but they won ’ t be able to switch out of natural gas and back into coal during the 2020s .
On the other hand , American politics are more irrational @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
And it isn ’ t clear that Biden administration regulators would care about relevant realities .
A fracking ban ?
No .
Death by a thousand cuts ?
Bank on it.
” “ During a town hall meeting Thursday , Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden again assured shale producers that he wouldn ’ t ban fracking if elected .
Then , in virtually the same breath , he touted his $ 2 trillion clean-energy plan , which aims to edge natural gas out of the power mix within 15 years…Biden has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the industry , especially in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania , home to the largest U.S. shale-gas field .
His policies may even , in the short-term , support the gas market.
” “ Biden ’ s goal of a carbon-neutral grid would severely curb , if not destroy , gas ’ s share of the pie in favor of cheaper , cleaner renewables.
” Time Magazine ‘ Hero of the Environment ’ Michael Shellenberger exposes wind/solar power : ‘ Why Renewables Can ’ t Save the Planet ’ Shellenberger : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implications of the physics of energy .
In order to produce significant amounts of electricity from weak energy flows , you just have to spread them over enormous areas .
In other words , the trouble with renewables isn ’ t fundamentally technical—it ’ s natural .
Dealing with energy sources that are inherently unreliable , and require large amounts of land , comes at a high economic cost.
” Bird Blenders : “ As for house cats , they don ’ t kill big , rare , threatened birds .
What house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , like sparrows , robins and jays .
What kills big , threatened , and endangered birds—birds that could go extinct—like hawks , eagles , owls , and condors , are wind turbines .
In fact , wind turbines are the most serious new threat to important bird species to emerge in decades .
The rapidly spinning turbines act like an apex predator which big birds never evolved to deal with.
” “ In order to build one of the biggest solar farms in California the developers hired biologists to pull threatened desert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the back of pickup trucks , transport them , and cage them in pens where many ended up dying.
” Green New Deal Could Cost $ 93 Trillion , Group Says Earth ‘ serially doomed ’ : The official history of climate ‘ Tipping Points ’ began in 1864 – A new ‘ global warming ’ 12-year deadline from Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Climate Tipping Points date back to at least 1864 “ As early as 1864 George Perkins Marsh , sometimes said to be the father of American ecology , warned that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home for its “ noblest inhabitant , ” ’ and that unless men changed their ways it would be reduced ‘ to such a condition of impoverished productiveness , of shattered surface , of climatic excess , as to threaten the depravation , barbarism , and perhaps even extinction of the species.
’ ” —MIT professor Leo Marx Marc Morano , publisher of the influential Washington DC-based Climatedepot.com , responds , “ Joe Biden ’ s version of the Green New Deal will include a redux from the Obama Administration of ‘ investing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This will once again sink billions of taxpayers ’ dollars into picking winners and losers in the energy industry .
We can expect a new round of boondoggles like the failed Solyndra ‘ investments ’ .
More money pumped into a future attempt to alter the climate .
The only thing we can be certain of is that the climate will not be impacted.
” … “ Having wealthy nations ‘ pay ’ poor nations not to develop their natural resources as the countries see fit is not something to brag about being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many cases , paying off countries not to develop their natural resources also leads to enriching politicians while the citizens continue to suffer from lack of development and economic growth.
” How Biden Will End Fracking Without a Ban – He will ‘ kill the energy industry by a thousand regulatory cuts ’ Steve Milloy : “ The only hope the oil-and-gas industry would have in a Biden administration is that there is no substitute for fracking .
Power plants could switch out of coal and into natural gas during the 2010s , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to switch out of natural gas and back into coal during the 2020s .
On the other hand , American politics are more irrational now than they were during the Obama years .
And it isn ’ t clear that Biden administration regulators would care about relevant realities .
A fracking ban ?
No .
Death by a thousand cuts ?
Bank on it.
” Bloomberg News : Biden ’ s green energy plan seeks to end natural gas use within 15 years