There’s little doubt that California is suffering blackouts due to its climate change policies. Christopher C. Horner, long-time policy analyst, says California’s policies were designed to create “energy scarcity.” “The climate agenda is not an agenda that claims it will impact the climate, so let’s get that out of the way up front. ‘Climate’ in…
Headlines: California Climate Spurs Crops . . . but Climate Policies Cause Blackouts
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. ….
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…
Climate Change Sinks as an Issue . . . Nuclear Energy Just Around the Corner?
Gallup poll: Only one percent of Americans think climate change is the biggest issue today. On Climate Change Dispatch. HT: Benny Peiser . . . Ditto Harris poll, and the Harris CEO is unhappy about it, he writes in Fortune . . . Biden plan would start U. S. on ‘road to serfdom,’ says Sterling…
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.