The green policies of radical environmentalists and climate alarmists have been plaguing the fastest growing economies and even the established economic powerhouses of Europe.The U.S. has largely evaded the oppressive policies of radical environmentalism, thanks to the pro-development government. However, lawmakers in Congress are becoming increasingly vocal about adopting radical green policies.Citizens should be wary about the dangers of policies that have crippled other economies across the … [Read more...]
No Signs of Slowdown: Australia Approves Country’s Biggest Coal Project
Even as the American media were busy covering the news about Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren’s endorsement of fossil fuel phaseout, other countries across the Pacific embraced fossil fuels in an unprecedented manner.In a big move, Australia’s Queensland province has given the green light to the Adani group’s billion-dollar Carmichael coal mine project.The Queensland Government’s Department of Environment and Science sent the official communique detailing the final environmental … [Read more...]
Cooling Mayhem in May: Nature Continues to Dispel Myth of Inexorable Warming
After a colder than usual 2018, climate alarmists predicted a hot 2019, bearing all the trademarks of extreme man-made global warming. But temperatures this year have been largely normal and, in some places, continue to be below average. Here’s a look at the first five months of the year, especially May, and what they mean for the continuing debate on the supposed dangers of climate change.El Niño—a phenomenon where periodic oscillations cause the sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific … [Read more...]
Battling Thunderstorms and Darkness in a Developing Country
It is the middle of summer here in Southern India. The heat and wind are working together to give sharp spells of thunderstorms in the interiors, while coastal cities remain largely dry.Rain is good. All our cities are highly dependent on monsoon rains, and the pre-monsoon rains are more than welcome. However, not all things work well with rain.Thunderstorms cause regular power interruptions of at least 5 hours a day between 3 and 11 pm in my city, Bangalore. On one particular evening last week, … [Read more...]
Bullying a Generation into Climate Groupthink
A school girl in Sweden was allegedly bullied and branded a “climate denier” by her teachers and peers after she refused to participate in the “climate strike.” Responding to the unfair and abusive treatment of her daughter, the mother of the school girl said, “If you do not hang out on Greta Thunberg and for the climate then you should be singled out and bullied……They should at least be neutral and respect the students who do not want to skip school. There must be different ways we can relate … [Read more...]
Are Voters Finally Approving Climate Skepticism?
The victory of President Trump in 2016 was indicative of a lot of things. From the media’s inability to gauge voter perceptions to the aftermath shock, plenty was going on.The victory also meant that the voters in U.S. chose a candidate who was skeptical about the exaggerated climate doomsday claims we see in our news media these days. In his pre-election rallies, President Trump was clear about his pro-coal stance and questioned the popular theories htat blamed fossil fuels for extreme man-made … [Read more...]
Barking Up the Wrong Tree? Warming-Obsessed UK Independent Goes to the Dogs
It is not uncommon for the mainstream media to use eye-catching news as bait to draw people believe in climate change. Not the climate change that’s happened throughout geologic history, mind you. No, the climate change that’s allegedly manmade and driving the world to catastrophe.Case in point: Three years ago, the UK Independent claimed that global warming is making dogs depressed.The Independent makes this claim based on an opinion about weather from a dog behaviorist.The dog behaviorist … [Read more...]
Is Germany the First Developed Nation Headed Towards Energy Suicide?
Ever since Germany’s announcement that it will go coal-free by 2022, one question keeps popping up in my head: Will mighty Germany be the first developed economy to commit energy suicide?Earlier this year, Germany announced that it will close all of its 84 coal-fired power plants by 2038. Ronald Pofalla, chairman of the government commission that developed the plan, remarked “There won’t be any more coal-burning plants in Germany by 2038”.But are Germany’s aspirations practically achievable? In … [Read more...]
Will My Carbon Footprint Benefit or Harm the Environment?
My cousin in California is excited about buying a Tesla. “It is environmentally friendly” he says. Maybe you agree. My friends in India, too, are excited about buying electric cars. They think doing so will help them prevent global warming.But the evidence suggests otherwise.Almost every environmental policy now makes reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the only way to “go green.” Advocates have even persuaded school children to strike against fossil fuels.But as a climate scientist, I’ve … [Read more...]
The Pop Culture Transition from Population Growth to Global Warming
For many of us Millennials, especially in densely populated developing countries like India and China, it was a no-brainer. Population growth was the world’s biggest problem. At least, so we learned in our schools.But as we grew into our 20s, the focus of the world turned more toward climate change.Was population growth really a problem? Is it still? Why are we now so obsessed with climate change instead?There are always two kinds of environmentalists: those who genuinely care for nature, and … [Read more...]
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