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Critically Thinking About Industrial Wind Energy
By John Droz, Jr. One of my faithful readers (W. van Snyder) recently wrote an important book: Where Will We Get Our Energy: A Comprehensive System Examination. As it turned out, another reader here (Dr. Jon Boone) emailed him an insightful and entertaining commentary. I’m reposting this below… Van: Thanks for recommending your book. Over the last month, […]
Hydro Produces Clean Snake River Energy — The Left Wants to Wreck It
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow the Trump administration affirmed its support for the four Lower Snake River hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest. CFACT’s Conservation Country series, particularly our investigative report from September 2024, highlighted the benefits of this energy source, going directly to Ice Harbor Dam in eastern Washington. Energy Secretary Chris Wright […]
Christian Teen Silenced on Zoom — Then the Governor Stepped In
By Majority Report The censorship was swift, but the correction was even swifter once Christians stood up. A junior at Arkansas Connections Academy (ARCA) learned a hard truth this year. In modern America, a young person can say almost anything in school — except the name of Jesus. Every day, students at this online public […]
Give Thanks for the Fossil Fuel Industry
By The Daily Signal Just by living in 21st-century America, you have a lot to be thankful for. You live in the richest country in the history of the world—and one of the freest. Despite what the left claims, the benefits of wealth aren’t limited to the 1%. The amenities most people take for granted—a […]
Interview with Climate Scientist Tom Harris: What was COP30 in Brazil and what will it mean to citizens of Western nations
By Vlad Tepes Blog With the left, the point is never the point, the revolution is always the point. So when politicians have an international conference on an issue which is scientific (or medical) in nature, and what readers of this site know is in fact, a Line of Operation supported not by science, but […]
A Key Energy Perspective: Energy is the Lifeblood of our Society
By John Droz, Jr. What this chart shows are two important things: China is rapidly modernizing their country, as they are very serious about being THE global power. The US is stagnating, as annual electricity generation is a good indicator of industrialization. What this graph does NOT reveal are some additional important matters: Almost all of China’s increase is […]
UN Climate Summit Ends in Failure at Every Level
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Climate campaigners are flying home from Brazil in deep dejection following one of their worst failures ever to exploit a UN climate summit to advance their agendas. Not only did climate radicals fail to get COP30 to agree to eliminate fossil fuels, every mention of fossil fuels and 1.5 […]
Trump ‘Winning The Climate Debate’ — Trump credited for COP-FLOP — ‘The sad, sorry state of COP’ — ‘What the f*ck are we even doing here?’
By Marc Morano from Climate Depot Trump blamed for failure of UN climate summit! Newsweek: ‘Trump May Be Winning the Global Climate Debate’ — POLITICO: ‘The sad, sorry state of COP’ — European Govt official: ‘What the f*ck are we even doing here?’ Morano: ‘Failure of a UN climate summit is great news for humanity!’ Climate […]
A nuclear resurgence, but major obstacles remain
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow The first commercial nuclear plant started operation at Calder Hall in England in 1956. By 1970, reactors were in construction around the world. Many predicted that atomic energy would generate most of the world’s power by 2000. In 1973, President Richard Nixon stated, “It is estimated that nuclear power will […]
BREAKING: Globalist Climate Conference Bursts Into Flames
By The Daily Caller A fire erupted at the United Nations climate conference in Belém, Brazil on Thursday, according to the Brazilian publication GloboNews. Firefighters worked to extinguish the flames engulfing the pavilion roof, and the power was cut off in regions across COP30 as authorities evacuated the section known as the “Blue Zone,” according to GloboNews. One official reportedly told GloboNews […]
Arctic Frost Only The Tip
By Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, revealed Tuesday that the FBI’s election-related investigation into President Donald Trump, launched in 2022, swept in dozens of Republican entities, including the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA. Speaking during a hearing focused on oversight of the FBI, Grassley said the […]
Energy is Power!
By Karen Schoen “Under my plan your energy costs will…necessarily skyrocket.” — Barack Hussein Obama Power to the people . . . NOT. It seems to me that our governmental policies on energy are taking power away from the people. In Florida, those massive PUBLIC utilities, you know the ones that are supposed to provide low-cost energy […]
CRAP30! UN urges delegates ‘not to flush toilet paper…in the toilets at the COP 30′ — Hamburgers sell out at UN! — Gore says Gates fears Trump!
By Marc Morano from Climate Depot Note: COP30 is serving up chicken and Bob’s Burgers & Shakes to UN delegates. No sign of bugs available to eat. Politico reported that Bob’s sold out of hamburgers on Day 2 of the climate summit. CRAP30! Breaking News: UN demands no toilet paper in toilets! Urges delegates ‘not to […]
COP FLOP: Morano to Brazil for UN’s Clear-Cut30 Climate fest as 100k Amazon trees felled for summit — Gates Retreats from Alarmism
By Marc Morano from Climate Depot Morano Note: I will be heading to Belém, Brazil, from November 6 to November 16 for the UN’s COP30 (also known as Clear-Cut30) to provide on-the-ground coverage as a fully UN-credentialed observer. I will be self-declaring myself part of the ‘unofficial’ U.S. delegation. I will be reporting on the reaction […]
What Happened to Climate Change, the “Existential Threat” of our Time?
By John Droz, Jr. Critically Thinking about alarmists. As readers know, I periodically repost another author’s column that I believe is consistent with my Critical Thinking objective. This is a good example from Ron Hart who frequently has good insights. FYI: interestingly, Bill Gates just publicly backed off of his climate alarmist rhetoric. Not surprisingly Bill never had a hard […]
Taking action to defend America from the UN’s first global carbon tax
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Joint Statement by Secretary of State Rubio, Secretary of Energy Wright, and Secretary of Transportation Duffy President Trump has made it clear that the United States will not accept any international environmental agreement that unduly or unfairly burdens the United States or harms the interests of the American people. […]
Trump Administration Is Trying to Kill a UN Carbon Tax on Global Shipping
By Family Research Council The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will vote this week whether to approve new regulations authorizing them to charge maritime shipping companies for their carbon emissions. The measure would be the first ever carbon tax on maritime commerce and the first ever tax collected directly by a U.N. agency, which is unaccountable […]
Energy Department Cuts $7.56 Billion in Green Projects
By Family Research Council The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has terminated nearly $8 billion in green energy projects, it announced Thursday, determining “that they did not meet the economic, national security or energy security standards necessary to justify continued investment.” The cancellations delivered on President Trump’s agenda to “protect taxpayer dollars and expand America’s supply of […]
Trump EPA Putting Black Americans Back in Driver’s Seat
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Take a look at the article CFACT’s Donna Jackson posted on Fox News explaining the benefits to America’s Black community of keeping cars affordable. Donna reports that “EPA has proposed the repeal of new tailpipe standards that would have tacked on an agency-estimated $2,100 to the already-rising sticker prices for new gasoline-powered vehicles.” As […]
TRANSCRIPT: Trump’s Epic UN Climate and Energy Takedown
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow President Trump shocked the UN General Assembly on Tuesday with a speech that presented the raw, unvarnished facts about climate and energy policy. CFACT’s Marc Morano said, “President Trump delivered to the UN a speech that will go down in history as the most powerful, honest, and accurate climate […]
The Harms of AI Chatbots on the Family
By Family Research Council Artificial intelligence shapes our society in numerous ways. It provides easier access to a wide range of information, helps ease the stress of brainstorming, and answers the menial questions we’re too embarrassed to ask an actual person. Despite these common uses of AI, many are completely unaware of the consequences of its […]
Trump flushes climate movement ‘down the toilet’, NYT admits it’s ‘a uniquely bleak time’—Europe sees ‘Tide Turning Decisively Against Net Zero’
By Marc Morano from Climate Depot Morano on Fox talking 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina – Activists keep blaming every bad weather event on ‘climate change’ Watch: Morano on Fox: ‘EPA’s Lee Zeldin has become the most consequential EPA chief in the history of the agency, going back to its creation under Richard Nixon’ […]
Gas Prices Hit 5-Year Low on Labor Day Weekend
By The Geller Report More news the enemedia wont’t cover. The national average was $3.15 per gallon. California remains the big loser in this contest with the highest gas prices in the nation at $4.45 per gallon (EIA). Trump’s Energy Agenda Pays Off: Labor Day Gas Prices Hit 5-Year Low Sarah Arnold This Labor Day, […]
Trump Middle East Peace: Egypt to Invest $400m in Israel Gas Pipeline
By The Geller Report President Trump’s Middle East peace is starting to re-emerge despite the feral efforts of the left/jihadi axis. This is a massive development that much of the mainstream media will ignore. Egypt’s future pipeline will enable Israel to increase natural gas exports to Egypt. In addition, expanded cooperation with Egypt on natural gas will eventually enable Israel to export natural […]
Trump’s “Unleashing American Energy”: America Is Fast Returning as an Energy Superpower
By The Geller Report He saved this country. Trump vows US ban on wind and solar projects as energy bills soar: ‘Days of stupidity are over’ In 2022, The American Energy Alliance began keeping a tally of all the actions Biden and the Democrats had taken to make it harder to produce oil and gas. […]
Scientists Lying About Science II
By John Droz, Jr. This is a follow-up to Part 1 of this important discussion. The National Academies of Sciences (NAS) was originally set up by Abraham Lincoln in 1863! The initial intentions were excellent: to provide objective, Science-based assistance to Americans. This came about as all indications were that increasingly technical matters were beyond the understanding of most citizens, so […]
Center for Security Policy Commends Senator Rick Scott for “PROTECT the Grid” Act
By Center For Security Policy Center for Security Policy President & CEO, Lt. Col. Tommy Waller (USMC Ret.) joined four-time Emmy Award winning investigator Grant Stinchfield to commend Florida Senator Rick Scott’s recent filing of the “PROTECT the Grid” Act. The interview begins at 16:39. As Waller explains, the Preventing Remote Operations by Threatening Entities on […]
“Climate Science is Baaaack!”
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow by Judith Curry Climate science is baaaack Energy Secretary Chris Wright has commissioned a new climate assessment report: A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate From the Secretary’s Foreword: What I’ve found is that media coverage often distorts the science. Many people—even well-meaning […]
Democrat accusses Trump of doing ‘Exactly what Stalin did’ by dismantling climate agenda!
By Marc Morano from Climate Depot Morano on Fox: EPA Chief: ‘Lee Zeldin is the most consequential EPA Chief in the history of the agency’ – ‘He is dismantling the climate agenda.” MUST Watch: British TV show’s dead-on take on ‘climate change’ – The most accurate & funny way of explaining why politicians get involved […]
EPA Releases Proposal to Rescind Obama-Era Endangerment Finding, Regulations that Paved the Way for Electric Vehicle Mandates
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow INDIANAPOLIS — At an auto dealership in Indiana, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released the agency’s proposal to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which has been used to justify over $1 trillion in regulations, including the Biden-Harris Administration’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate. If finalized, the proposal would […]