Millions of wood pellets from trees grown in North Carolina are providing fuel for the United Kingdom. Under current international climate-change rules, burning wood does not produce carbon-dioxide emissions. Of course it does, but the claim is that it is offset by carbon sequestration when the trees are replaced. “Billed as a clean fuel that…
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The ‘Academic Mobbing’ of a Senior Climate Scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder
I recently wrote a post about a lecture given by Roger Pielke Jr., a professor of environmental sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. The lecture was based on the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and indicated that carbon dioxide emissions are less than previously expected and that most kinds…
‘Elites Are Using Climate Hysteria to Immiserate the Working Class’
In a hard-hitting Newsweek commentary on the publicity surrounding the Glasgow summit on climate change (currently underway), Joel Kotkin lambastes western elites for their hypocrisy, their rhetoric, and failure to appreciate the world’s ability to adapt. “The climate industrial complex, as economist Bjørn Lomborg has aptly called the climate doomsday crowd, has persuaded the media to…
It’s Official. Google and YouTube Crack Down on Climate Skeptics
“Google and YouTube on Thursday announced a new policy that prohibits climate deniers from being able to monetize their content on its platforms via ads or creator payments.,” writes Sara Fischer on Axios. “It’s one of the most aggressive measures any major tech platform has taken to combat climate change misinformation.” “Google advertisers and publishers,…
More Voices Speak Out Against Climate Panic
Now that the Biden administration calls climate change an “existential crisis,” and the UN Secretary-General warns that the world has reached a “tipping point on the need for climate action,” more temperate voices are beginning to speak up. People known for their expertise in economics are puncturing glib statements by politicians and the media. They…
Why Is the Economist Magazine Pessimistic about Agriculture when the Climate News Is Good?
According to the Economist, some investors are betting that, as the climate warms, agriculture will become more profitable in high-latitude regions such as Canada’s Manitoba. Russia is already leasing uncultivated acreage on its eastern edge to Asian investors to produce soybeans. Furthermore, more carbon dioxide (the supposed cause of warming) helps vegetation grow. “The buildup…