That ‘70’s Show (Again) Via Committee to Unleash Prosperity: We warned last week that the doubling in global oil prices would incite a new round of crazy remedies ranging from Stalinistic energy consumption rationing to a repeat of the idiocy
Prepare for ‘Energy Lockdowns’… Just in Case By Javier Villamor Excerpt: What if the next major restriction does not come from a virus but from a lack of energy? In Brussels, nobody wants to utter the term yet. The European
The Bottom Line – Fox Business Network – Broadcast March 31, 2026 Marc Morano criticizes IEA’s fuel consumption reduction guidance as ‘climate agenda’ – ClimateDepot.com executive editor Marc Morano discusses the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) new guidance on reducing fuel
Watch: Morano on OAN TV: Climate Activists Exploit Iran War to Resurrect Climate Agenda – Tout imposing COVID-style energy lockdowns Morano: “Just when you think you are out, they pull you back in!” pic.twitter.com/rMm57qG2r5 — Marc Morano (@ClimateDepot) March 26,
IEA energy plan sparks concerns over ‘Covid Lockdowns 2.0’ A recent International Energy Agency (IEA) report outlines measures aimed at reducing fuel consumption during global oil shocks. By DAILY TELEGRAPH NZ The plan titled “Sheltering from Oil Shocks,” proposes a series
https://irrationalfear.substack.com/p/climate-lockdowns DR. MATTHEW WIELICKI Excerpt: This month, Canadians learned that a walk in the woods could cost more than a speeding ticket. Nova Scotia barred hiking, biking, fishing, and even picnics on forested land and advertised fines up to $25,000 for violators.
https://www.facebook.com/share/18vgnMrD4m/?mibextid=oFDknk By Jennifer Marohasy Covid lockdowns had a significant impact on carbon dioxide emissions. But not on the annual rate of increase as measured at Mauna Loa, because the increase is from natural sources. Shhh. The amount of carbon in
Former central banker Mark Carney to become Canada’s next prime minister after governing Liberals elect him party leader Liberal Party Chooses Mark Carney As New Canadian PM As Trudeau Era Closes Incoming Canadian Prime Minister Says He’s Ready For ‘Fight’ With Trump Mark
UK Guardian: Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods – Government approves up to four days of paid leave so workers can avoid travelling during weather emergencies – Spain’s leftwing government has approved “paid climate leave” of up to four days to allow workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month after floods killed at least 224 people. …
The new measure aims to “regulate in accordance with the climate emergency” so that “no worker must run risks”, labour minister Yolanda Díaz told public broadcaster RTVE. If emergency authorities raise the alarm about a risk, “the worker must refrain from going to work”, said Díaz. Employees can resort to a reduced working day beyond the four-day period, a mechanism that already exists for emergencies, the government said. The legislation was inspired by similar laws in Canada, RTVE reported. “In the face of climate denialism from the right, the Spanish government is committed to green policies,” Díaz said, according to a report in El País.
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Reality Check: Flooding Facts Drowned by Climate Hysteria: The BBC Ignores Spain’s Weather History
Wash Post: – September 24, 2024: Ada Garcia, a Houston homeowner, didn’t have to touch her thermostat to pitch in. Her utility company remotely shut off her air conditioner nine times that day as part of a power-saving strategy that is already propping up grids around the country as they deal with booming demand and a growing share of unpredictable wind and solar power. …
Garcia, who was working in her home office, had no idea that Texas was teetering on the edge of an energy crisis that evening or that Octopus Energy, her power company, was waging a battle in her living room to save the grid. …
Around the state of Texas, Octopus and other power companies raised thermostats, paused electric car chargers and tapped into home batteries in thousands more of their customers’ homes. They also paid stores, data centers and office towers to shut off lights and air conditioners and slow down their computers.
All told, Texas utilities made 2.6 gigawatts of electricity demand disappear in the critical moments when the grid was in crisis — the equivalent of a large nuclear power plant. That’s why programs like this one are called “virtual power plants.” …
Meanwhile, supply is becoming less predictable as power companies replace polluting fossil fuel plants with wind turbines and solar panels that only make electricity when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining.
Tripling the current capacity of virtual power plants by 2030 would help the U.S. grid meet rising electricity demand in a faster, cheaper, and cleaner way than just building new power plants, according to a recent report from the Energy Department. But for that to happen, millions more people would have to give companies power to fiddle with their thermostats and appliances.
