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Stop worshipping the sun: Biden’s solar power enthusiasm is unmoored from reality

On September 13, the New York Daily News ran my piece on the Biden Administration’s recent report which claimed the US could be getting 45 percent of its electricity from solar by 2050. (Never mind that Biden has said he wants to decarbonize the electric grid by 2035). In any case, I began the piece:  Hyping solar energy

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Climate Lockdowns, CO2 Social Credits, Carbon Footprint Tracking by Credit Card—Big Brother Is Growing!

Climate Lockdowns: New CO2 monitoring credit card enables tracking of ‘carbon footprint on every purchase’ – ‘Monitors & cuts off spending when we hit our carbon max’ – Mastercard & UN join forces Get ready for a Chinese-style social credit system scoring when it comes to your personal spending habits and how they impact “climate change.” A

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A Simple Explanation of Why Climate Models “Run Hot”

The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR6) has been released, much to the excitement of and fanfare from the mainstream media.  It was expected that gloom and despair would permeate the document – unless, of course, we adopt a draconian carbon-dioxide-reduction strategy – and the IPCC did not fail

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Is Religious Environmentalism an Evidence-Free Zone? Is Christianity?

I object to the notion, common as it is, that “claims not backed by evidence” are characteristic specifically of Christianity. by E. Calvin Beisner The headline caught my attention: “Environmentalism as Religion: Unpacking the Congregation,” by Ryan M. Yonk and Jessica Rood of the American Institute for Economic Research. Having studied and written about environmentalism

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The Perils of Idolizing Organic Farming in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is on a path to agricultural collapse. Its president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, declared an economic emergency on August 31, 2021. Why? One reason is a bizarre agricultural policy. In April, Sri Lanka’s cabinet “approved a ban on importation of chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals in the bid to become the first country ever to

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