Google has demonetized skeptical meteorologist Dr. Roy Spencer’s website for allegedly ‘unreliable & harmful’ climate information
https://www.drroyspencer.com/2022/01/unreliable-and-harmful-claims-this-website-has-been-demonetized-by-google/ “Unreliable and harmful claims”: This website has been demonetized by Google by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. DrRoySpencer.com has been demonetized by Google for “unreliable and harmful claims”. This means I can no longer generate revenue to support the website using the Google Adsense program. From a monetary standpoint, it’s not a big deal […]
Biden Administration Moves to Restrict Oil Leasing in Alaska – ‘Would put 11 million acres on the North Slope off limits to new oil & gas leases’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-moves-to-restrict-oil-leasing-in-alaska-11641867277?st=45jv4vrp392x5gj&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter The Interior Department said Monday that it plans to block oil and gas leasing on about 11 million acres on Alaska’s North Slope, or roughly half of a 23-million acre reserve set aside for energy development decades ago. The action, announced in connection with a federal lawsuit brought by environmentalists, would reverse a Trump […]
10 energy myths revealed about on solar, wind, nuclear & electric cars
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1479161033650409474.html By Brian Gitt Feeling like you’re doing the right thing doesn’t mean you are. For years, I felt like I was protecting the environment. I was wrong! But I couldn’t admit it. My sense of identity was tied to false beliefs about energy–myths that blinded me to what *does* help the planet: 🧵👇 2/ MYTH: […]
Michael Shellenberger: ‘Progressive policies resulted in a 30% increase in natural gas prices & rising emissions from more coal-burning’
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1480620289088176135.html Progressive Democrats say they care about working people & the climate more than moderates and Republicans, but progressive policies resulted in a 30% increase in natural gas prices and rising emissions from more coal-burning. Why is that? Why Democrats Make Energy Expensive (And Dirty)Progressives say they care more about working people and climate change […]
Report details how billionaire George Soros is ‘battling the climate crisis’ with his money
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2022/01/10/americas-most-notorious-billionaire-leaves-his-mark-world By Joseph Vazquez Excerpts: Billionaire George Soros said he is working to “bend” the arc of history “in the right direction.” In Soros’ case, that direction is far to the left. To do it, he donated over $32 billion to his Open Society Foundations since 1984, to further leftist ideology and activism well beyond his own lifetime. […]
Foreign Policy mag: ‘What if Democracy & Climate Mitigation Are Incompatible?’ – Democracy ‘is not necessarily the path to a solution. It might, instead, be part of the problem’
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/07/climate-change-democracy/ By Cameron Abadi – A deputy editor at Foreign Policy. Excerpt: Democrat Joe Biden’s election platform vowed that the country’s electricity sector would be carbon-free by 2035 and that the entire U.S. economy would achieve full carbon neutrality by 2050—promises that the Biden administration has never disavowed. But the central policies intended to achieve those […]
Sudden Changes in Ocean Currents Warmed Arctic, Cooled Antarctic in Past
https://www.scienceunderattack.com/blog/2021/12/27/sudden-changes-in-ocean-currents-warmed-arctic-cooled-antarctic-in-past-93 By Physicist Dr. Ralph Alexander Abrupt changes in ocean currents – and not greenhouse gases – were responsible for sudden warming of the Arctic and for sudden cooling in the Antarctic at different times in the past, according to two recent research studies. The Antarctic cooling marked the genesis of the now massive Antarctic […]
No Evidence That Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica Is about to Collapse
https://www.scienceunderattack.com/blog/2022/1/10/no-evidence-that-thwaites-glacier-in-antarctica-is-about-to-collapse-94 By Physicist Dr. Ralph Alexander Contrary to recent widespread media reports and dire predictions by a team of earth scientists, Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier – the second fastest melting glacier on the continent – is not on the brink of collapse. The notion that catastrophe is imminent stems from a basic misunderstanding of ice sheet […]
Seven in ten people unwilling to eat insects such as mealworms – in order to save the planet, study finds
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10388861/Seven-ten-people-unwilling-eat-edible-insects-order-save-planet-study-finds.html Seven in ten people are unwilling to adopt a ‘bushtucker trial’ diet – including insects such as mealworms – in order to save the planet. The findings come from a study into alternative foods such as insects, meat grown in a laboratory and plant-based proteins, that are seen as better for the environment than […]
UK energy supplier tells families to ‘cuddle a cat’ as heat bills rise – Forced to apologize
https://www.gbnews.uk/news/british-energy-supplier-tells-families-who-cant-afford-to-heat-their-houses-to-cuddle-a-cat-as-bills-to-rise/202576 Samantha Haynes DIGITAL PRODUCER PUBLISHED Tuesday 11 January 2022 – 10:33 Britain’s third largest energy supplier has apologised after it advised customers to “have a cuddle with your pets” to stay warm and save on heating bills. Ovo Energy last week emailed customers a list of 10 “simple and cost-effective ways to keep warm this winter”. […]