David Blackmon at Forbes describes likely impacts on the oil and gas industry. He writes: “Those likely executive order reversals include: Re-entry of the United States into the Paris Climate Accords; Re-entry of the United States into the Obama-era Iran deal, which would free up Iran to dramatically increase its exports and potentially impact crude prices;…
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When the Wind Doesn’t Blow . . . Coal Steps In
The United Kingdom’s growing reliance on renewable energy may be setting it up for electricity shortages. For two days (Nov. 4 and 5), the UK ‘s margin of electricity was dangerously low, says John Constable of the Global Warming Policy Forum. The National Grid (which manages supply) had to bring in one of the country’s…
Latino Activists in California Call Out the Sierra Club
IMPORTANT LINKS: Latino activists in California tell Sierra Club its policies are hurting low- and middle-income families, says Robert Bryce in Forbes. . . The troubling subject of children mining cobalt, a growing business because of electric vehicles. At Steve Milloy’s JunkScience.com. HT: Myron Ebell . . . What Covid-19 and climate change have in…
It’s a Strange World, Environmentally Speaking
A FEW HEADLINES: Dubai, a member of the United Arab Emirates and part of OPEC, is building its first—what? A coal-fired power plant . . . The one-hour dishwasher is back, says the Dept. of Energy. CEI declares victory; Consumer Reports is unhappy . . . William Happer and William van Wijngaarden: CO2 is saturated…
What in the World Are Net-Zero Carbon Emissions?
They are all the rage in corporate America and on Wall Street. The idea is to express your commitment to ecological goals through decisions that reduce carbon dioxide emissions in order to reduce global warming. Morgan Stanley, a leading investment bank, has just committed itself to “net-zero financed emissions by 2050,” And “net-zero carbon emissions”…
Last Oregon Coal-Fired Plant Closes . . . Trump’s Valuable Changes to ‘Habitat’
HEADLINES: The last coal-fired power plant operating within Oregon has closed down (20 years ahead of schedule). OPB News. HT-E&E News . . . Why President Trump’s revisions of “critical habitat” matter. At CEI . . . Are we getting closer to a carbon tax? FERC indicates it is open to approving a tax if…
Stealth Data Changes by NASA. . . Lessons from Covid-19 . . . California Bans Cosmetic Chemicals
Today’s Links: NASA has made stealth changes in temperature history, reports Tony Heller on Real Climate Science. (HT-Myron Ebell) . . . Matt Ridley discusses what Covid-19 has taught us about science and scientists. In the Wall Street Journal (paywall), summarized by the Science and Environment Policy Project. . . . California continues to look out…