Shortly after naming Claire Coutinho (above) as secretary of state for energy security and net zero on Aug. 31, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a plan to accelerate the approval process for onshore wind projects. Previously, a 2015 ruling allowed a single complaint within a community to halt an onshore wind program and fully stopped subsidies for such … Read more
Have you heard of the C40Cities? It calls itself “a global network of mayors of the world’s leading cities that are united in action to confront the climate crisis.” Anyone recall voting for it? Even the Foreign Office is on on it – as is George Soros. Look at the website. There is no area … Read more
Did you see this? It was made in 2007 and makes some amazing points – most of which have since been silenced. The Great Global Warming Swindle caused controversy in the UK when it premiered March 8, 2007 on British Channel 4. A documentary, by British television producer Martin Durkin, which argues against the virtually … Read more
It would appear that the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police made the decision that whining “we are environmental protestors” were creating a nuisance and needed to be stopped. As James Woods points out in his X (below), the heat index in the Nevada desert would cause great problems for stopped cars. These climate and anti-capitalist … Read more
The closure of Britain’s last Haber-Bosch plant, which produced ammonia vital for the creation of fertilisers and explosives, symbolises the country’s growing dependence on imports and the broader trend of deindustrialization, says Ed Conway in the Times. Here’s an excerpt: What is the single most consequential invention in modern human history? It’s tempting to vote for the … Read more
Climate change is real and its impacts are mostly negative, but common portrayals of devastation are unfounded. Scenarios set out under the UN Climate Panel (IPCC) show human welfare will likely increase to 450% of today’s welfare over the 21st century. Climate damages will reduce this welfare increase to 434%. See what didn’t come stop? … Read more
Finland’s OL2 nuclear reactor was shut down early on Friday and will remain off the electricity grid for an indefinite period due to problems caused by increased moisture in the facility’s turbine, operator TVO said. The nuclear power plant units Olkiluoto 1 and Olkiluoto 2 (OL1 and OL2) plant units are identical: they are boiling … Read more
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has moved to rule out the possibility of a referendum on the UK’s commitments to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, as former home secretary Priti Patel called for the government to “review and reflect” on its approach. Speaking to ITV on Wednesday during a visit to Leicester, Mr. Sunak … Read more
Whoops! Scottish Power has admitted that 71 of its windmills were hooked up to the fossil fuel supply after a fault developed within their power supply. Dozens of giant turbines on Scotland’s windfarms have been powered by diesel generators, the Sunday Mail can reveal. The firm said it was forced to act in order to … Read more
A Lone And Obstinate Italian Data Crusader The China-sized black hole at the heart of the world’s photovoltaic data might, in the context of the industry, seem obvious. That didn’t make it any easier for Enrico Mariutti, an introspective but compulsive 37-year-old Italian from Rome, to convince others in the field there might be a … Read more