Recently, Delaware's new five-year energy plan has been made available for a second round of feedback. A new energy plan is due this year; after all, it has been five years since the last one was implemented. Five-year plans will sound familiar to those of you who remember the old Soviet “five-year plans for the development of the national economy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.” Other communist nations, such as the People’s Republic of China, also adopted five-year plans. The … [Read more...]
The Atmospheric Chicken-or-Egg Question
The question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, is an age-old question. It is a metaphor to describe situations where it isn’t clear which is the cause and which is the effect when two interrelated events are considered. Aristotle first pondered the question in the fourth century B.C. and concluded it was an infinite sequence with no real answer. But Plutarch wrote in the first century A.D. that this question was as important as whether the world had a beginning. But … [Read more...]
‘Consumer Reports’ Jettisons Objectivity on Climate Change
Consumer Reports. You probably have heard of it, as it has been around since 1936. Since then, it has offered valuable information to assess the safety and performance of many products and services, and has come to be widely trusted. So, you can understand why we were intrigued when it issued a blurb in one of its latest newsletters about…climate change. Wait…what? Consumer Reports maintains credibility by conducting its own evaluations based on its in-house testing laboratory and … [Read more...]
Carbon Dioxide and Air Temperature: Who Leads and Who Follows?
In the era of climate change, this age-old question has received a new facelift. Now it becomes—Which came first: The rise in carbon dioxide or the rise in air temperature? Since the dawn of climate change alarmism, we have been told that carbon dioxide is the driver of climate change. Increase carbon dioxide, and consequently, air temperature increases. So, if we decrease the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, it stands to reason that global warming will be abated. It’s just that … [Read more...]
EV Buses—Investors and Taxpayers Beware
Some folks only learn through experience. That can be a tough process. Far better to learn from those who learned the hard way—and gain knowledge from observing others. Your state might want to keep that in mind when it comes to the electric-bus fad. Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash In August, Delaware Governor John Carney (D) signed into law House Bill 10, which “establishes targets for annual purchase of electric school buses through fiscal year 2030.” Like Delaware’s school bus … [Read more...]
Climate Change Papers You Should Read
This is an annotated anthology of published, refereed papers that, in my view, are fundamental to an understanding of the science of climate change. Millions of papers are published each year, and thus it is difficult to reduce the myriad of articles to just forty-four fundamental papers. Moreover, this annotated anthology is compiled from a climate change realist perspective, rather than an alarmist one. Its purpose is to present a list of the cadre of articles that convey the current … [Read more...]
Green Billionaires Bankroll War on Gas Stoves
Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash What is the “Climate Imperative Foundation”? Have you ever heard of it? As Robert Bryce writes on Substack, “The Climate Imperative Foundation is the newest and richest anti-hydrocarbon, anti-natural gas group you’ve never heard of.” I recently discussed the issue related to gas stoves. In my investigation, I found the attack on using natural gas for cooking comes largely from the Climate Imperative Foundation. In its first year of existence, Climate … [Read more...]
Why the Sudden Attack on Gas Stoves?
No doubt you have heard the discussion that gas stoves are evil … because they lead to childhood asthma. I am not talking about “gasoline” stoves—and I do not recommend you cook with gasoline—but gas stoves that run on natural gas. You might have one of these “anti-children” appliances in your kitchen. I recently moved from a home that had a gas stove to one where I now cook with electricity … not because I have children who are likely to develop asthma but because … well, the new house does not … [Read more...]
Yes, It’s Hot—It’s Summer!
It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and America’s mainstream media once again are blaming summer heat waves on anthropogenic global warming. Are they right? We recognize that climate changes, because climate always changes. Characteristics of one year may make it warmer, or cooler, than other years. This year, we are experiencing our third consecutive year of La Niña—a substantial cooling of waters in the central Pacific Ocean due, in part, to an increase in winds across the tropical … [Read more...]
Will Greenland Ever Be “Green” Again?
It’s that time of year again. The heat of the summer has practically ended and now all the summer melt statistics can be released. This is a perfect time to scare the populace once again that Greenland will melt at an alarming pace and that coastal states will be inundated. In states like Iowa and Missouri, few take notice. But in the state with the lowest mean elevation—Delaware—such proclamations are not taken lightly. That is why my fellow citizens of the … [Read more...]
