“Millions of Africans are being systematically forced by the elites of Europe and North America into a future free of fossil fuels and rife with poverty,” writes Vijay Jayaraj in RealClearEnergy. “This is carbon imperialism where Western leaders, who have embraced climate superstitions, control what kind of energy people in Africa use. ” All economic…
Tag: Climate Change
Another Way to Look at Global Warming: Follow the Money
Here’s a down-to-earth perspective on the global warming “apocalypse.” Norman Rogers, writing in American Thinker (he’s proud to be a “denier”): “Since World War II, the increasing flow of big money from Washington has contributed to a gradual change in the character of research universities. Money became more important than science. Administrators who were focused…
President Biden’s Climate Plans Are Based on Fears, Not Facts
Standing on the site of a demolished coal-fueled power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts, on July 20, President Joe Biden said the world needs immediate action on climate change, and if Congress won’t act, he will. He announced a series of executive actions to prevent the so-called global catastrophe. Biden called climate change “an existential threat…
Tributes to Pat Michaels
Patrick Michaels, scholar, honest commentator on climate change, and a guy with an outstanding sense of humor, died July 16. He was a climate realist, sometimes calling himself a “lukewarmer” —indicating that he recognized the presence of global warming but that it was not an existential threat. Here are recent tributes: From the Competitive Enterprise…
Are Wood Pellets Carbon-Free? Of Course Not, But They Are Defined That Way and Here’s Why
The European Union is considering removing a rule that—in the effort to meet international carbon-reduction goals—has been defining wood pellets as “carbon-free” fuels. That special elevation of wood pellets has made their production a thriving industry in the United States, which exports substantial amounts of wood pellets to England and other parts of Europe. However,…
I’m Fed Up with “Clean” Energy
From a news release: “On June 9, 2021, Governor [Cooper] issued Executive Order No. 218 highlighting North Carolina’s commitment to offshore wind power as the state transitions to a clean energy economy.” “. . . a clean energy economy”? This is a misnomer. Does anybody remember what dirty energy was? Sooty, full of particulates and sulfur dioxide—it…