Report says climate change endangers future crops in California, but crop production is setting records, says James Taylor . . . California’s blackouts caused by its climate policies, says Michael Shellenberger in Forbes . . . EPA ex-administrators cite “virtually meaningless” statistics to condemn the Trump administration, says Rich Trzupek of the the Pipeline. ….
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Where Will the ‘Green’ Materials Come From?
Renewable energy advocates are ignoring the enormous amount of minerals required for the construction of renewable energy projects, says Mark Mills of the Manhattan Institute. (HT-RealClearEnergy.) “[A]ll energy-producing machinery must be fabricated from materials extracted from the earth. No energy system, in short, is actually “renewable,” since all machines require the continual mining and processing of…
EPA Responds Bluntly to Former Administrators
Six former administrator of the EPA, sensing a chance for a Democratic victory in November, have written a letter telling the EPA they want a “reset” in the way the EPA is operating. Obliquely criticizing the current administration, they write: “While we are concerned about the current state of affairs at EPA, we are hopeful…
‘Natural Gas Bans Will Worsen California’s Poverty Problem’
California already has more people under the poverty line than any other state, says Robert Bryce in RealClearEnergy. And bans on natural gas will make life harder for the poor.
And Why Does Electricity Cost 46% More in California?
Not only do Californians pay 46 percent more for electricity than the national average, but gasoline in California cost 37 percent more until the pandemic and then it rose to 55 percent above the national average. Tim Benson of the Heartland Institute explains why and what Californians can do about it.
Imprison Climate Realists? . . . You’re Optimistic, You Must Be Pro-Trump . . . Another Solar Bust. . .
News about the Environment: ‘Climate Activists Step Up Calls for Imprisoning Climate Realists,” says Anthony Watts on ClimateRealism.com. “Optimism, whether toward the pandemic or global warming, is viewed as a conservative, pro-Trump position. Now more than ever, political polarization makes it hard to have a rational argument about scientific issues.” So writes John Horgan in…