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Big hat tip to Yan Attias on Facebook for this gem:…
CNN: “The pandemic didn’t solve climate change. This week’s disasters are proof”
CNN laments that Covid-19 didn’t mess up the economy or frighten people enough to bring lasting change. But some see the lockdowns as a “test run”, which may help shape future climate policies.…
Wildfires offsetting California’s expensive cap-and-trade emissions cuts
California’s failure to manage its forests so as to limit wildfires offset much if not all of the state’s expensive efforts to reduce its greenhouse emissions. Three charts from the California government and some back-of-the-envelope calculations indicate this.…
Rep. Liz Cheney Asks The DOJ To Investigate Whether China, Russia Are Infiltrating US Environmental Groups
Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming asked the Department of Justice in September to investigate whether Russia and China are working to infiltrate environmental groups to influence U.S. environmental policy, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.…
In Defence of Plug-in Hybrids
The greens (Transport and Environment and Greenpeace) are now attacking plug-in hybrids, and calling for them to be banned, saying “false claims of lower emissions are a ploy by car manufacturers to go on producing SUVs and petrol and diesel engines.”.…
Is the Official Covid-19 Death Toll Accurate?
Roughly two-thirds of U.S. residents don’t believe the CDC’s official tally for the number of Covid-19 deaths. This distrust, however, flows in opposing directions. A nationally representative survey conducted by Axios/Ipsos in late July 2020 found that 37% of adults think the real number of C-19 fatalities in the U.S. is lower than reported, while 31% think the true death toll is greater than reported.…
Connecticut strives for highest electricity rates in the USA
Guest “I can’t believe I was educated there” by David Middleton I was born in Connecticut. I was educated in Connecticut. I have never regretted emigrating to Texas nearly 40 years ago… Connecticut’s offshore wind deals may drive up electricity costs for consumersENERGYMARC E. FITCH SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 As Connecticut lawmakers and Eversource executives battle……