The following is a guest article by T. M. MooreImage: Creative Commons under Unsplash It was because God so loved the world (the cosmos) that He sent Jesus for its redemption.Psalm 8 reminds us that God has filled the world, from the vault of heaven to the most helpless babe in arms, with His majesty, splendor, glory, and might, the awareness of which is powerful even to silence the adversaries of the Lord.In the midst of this glorious splendor and beauty, God has appointed human beings as … [Read more...]
Michael Bloomberg’s $1 Billion Assault on The Electric Grid
Climate-related philanthropy in America has been hijacked by a radical agenda that will hurt the affordability, reliability, and resilience of the U.S. electric grid.More proof of that hijacking came when mega-billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced that Bloomberg Philanthropies would give $500 million to the Beyond Carbon campaign. The goal of the effort is to shutter the bulk of our most important power plants — the ones that burn coal and natural gas and are therefore dispatchable and … [Read more...]
A New Global Urban Heat Island Dataset: Global Grids of the Urban Heat Island Effect on Air Temperature, 1800-2023
This is the second of a series of articles in which Cornwall Alliance board member and senior fellow Dr. Roy W. Spencer explains the importance of distinguishing urban heat island effect from global temperature increase and of recognizing that by choosing to live in warmer regions of the world and in cities rather than in cooler and rural or wilderness areas, people demonstrate their preference for warmer temperatures. You can find the first article here. As a follow-on to our paper submitted on … [Read more...]
The Ugly Truth Is Out: Climate Scientists Want Power
Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashThe Guardian reports U.N. climate scientists are finally saying the quiet part out loud: they want the authority to prescribe specific climate policies and the ability to track or monitor the compliance of the 195 nations that are signatories to the Paris climate agreement with those prescriptions or mandates. Per The Guardian:Senior climate experts are calling for an overhaul of the structure and powers of the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … [Read more...]
New paper submission: Urban heat island effects in U.S. summer temperatures, 1880-2015
This is the first of a series of articles in which Cornwall Alliance board member and senior fellow Dr. Roy W. Spencer explains the importance of distinguishing urban heat island effect from global temperature increase and of recognizing that by choosing to live in warmer regions of the world and in cities rather than in cooler and rural or wilderness areas, people demonstrate their preference for warmer temperatures.After years of dabbling in this issue, John Christy and I have finally … [Read more...]
Brewing Truth: Climate Doomsayers’ Cooked up Coffee Crisis
Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashEvery day, people across the world wake up to news about climate change affecting their lives. With the seeming randomness of a capricious roulette wheel, the doomsday clique of the climate world daily selects a fresh topic to sow seeds of anxiety among the populace.Popular things easily recognized — even cherished — by people are continually identified as being at risk of being damaged or destroyed by climate change. Coffee, for example, is a commodity … [Read more...]
World Leaders Ignore Growing Safety Issues with Green Energy
The nations of the world are pursuing an unprecedented energy transition. Efforts are underway to force a shift from coal, oil, and natural gas to renewable energy sources by 2050. However, key elements of the proposed transition suffer from major safety issues. These are batteries for electric vehicles and electricity storage and hydrogen fuels for industry. Most energy sources involve safety risks. Gasoline cars can explode or burn, especially after collisions. Natural gas pipelines and … [Read more...]
Electric Truck Conundrums
The California GREEN movement, at any cost, is progressing at warp speed.Image: Creative Commons via UnsplashEarlier this year, California passed regulations that would turn the trucking industry upside down. Zero emission mandates would disrupt the industry, raise shipping costs, and put trucking companies out of business. A group including 19 states and several trucking organizations recently filed suit to block the California regulation.A little background on the EV Truck mandate: … [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 UnsplashIn 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 fleet, … [Read more...]
Legal Hunting Reduces Deer Collisions and Should Be Encouraged
An average American may not realize that the chances of bagging a buck on the highway while driving are much greater than when hunting with a rifle in hand. Deer hunting seasons are now open in a majority of our states. But it is many the unfortunate driver who has already slain a deer with a vehicle. Image: Creative Commons under UnsplashA Cornell University study explored the growing problem of individual or small groups of deer venturing onto our highways. Collisions are usually … [Read more...]
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