Report: ‘Woke up sweating’: Texas power companies remotely raise temperatures on people using their smart thermostats
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/texas-remote-controlled-smart-thermostats/ By Mikael Thalen Published Jun 18, 2021 Power companies in Texas are remotely raising temperatures inside of some customers’ homes amid the state’s ongoing energy shortage. Houston resident Brandon English, whose home has an internet-connected smart thermostat installed, was shocked to learn of the practice after his wife and infant daughter “woke up […]
New Study Inadvertently Slays The Narrative: Emissions Reductions From Lockdowns Added WARMING!
https://notrickszone.com/2021/06/17/new-study-inadvertently-slays-the-narrative-emissions-reductions-from-lockdowns-added-warming/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-study-inadvertently-slays-the-narrative-emissions-reductions-from-lockdowns-added-warming By Kenneth Richard on 17. June 2021 It has been assumed COVID lockdowns and their associated reductions in human CO2 emissions would be a “step in the right direction” with regard to climate change mitigation. But a new study finds the particulate (aerosol) pollution reductions from less industrial and transportation activity in Europe during the months […]
The California And Texas Greenouts: Renewables Show Again Why They Aren’t Reliable
https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4rUNGyamP_erx6kkdoE2XnOFESPuQWsX The California And Texas Greenouts: Renewables Show Again Why They Aren’t ReliableClimate Change Dispatch / 6hdiablo canyon power plantElectric grid operators in Texas and California are again urging residents to conserve power amid a sweltering heatwave to avoid blackouts. Keeping your thermostat at 78 degrees during the summer may be the green new normal. […]
China Is The Real Winner Of Western Climate Politics
https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4rUNGyamP_cI8TEY39-ig20dX84dnP8Y China Is The Real Winner Of Western Climate PoliticsClimate Change Dispatch / 6hchina coal pollutionThe future of global greenhouse gas emissions will not be determined by G7 countries but by developing countries, which have shown almost no interest in imposing any cost on their development to meet climate targets. The G7 meeting was a […]
Why Was $66 Billion Spent On Renewables Before The Texas Blackouts?
https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4rUNGyamP_dvLNkpFuUcaAVLTsI7B9NX Why Was $66 Billion Spent On Renewables Before The Texas Blackouts?Climate Change Dispatch / 6hwind farmThe oldest maxim in politics is “follow the money.” That maxim also applies to electric grids. Following the billions of dollars that have been spent on the Texas grid explains why the state continues to have electricity shortages. On […]
UN climate summit COP26 heading for the rocks? ‘Rich countries appear to have missed a target of $100bn in annual climate aid by 2020’
https://www.thegwpf.com/un-climate-summit-cop26-heading-for-the-rocks/ COP26 heading for the rocks?The Global Warming Policy Forum / by bennypeiser / As the geopolitical risks and astronomical costs of the West’s unilateral Net Zero agenda become ever more evident the planned UN climate summit later this year (COP26) seems to be heading for the rocks. The failure of the West to deliver […]