Scientists at the CO2 Coalition say a fuss over the greenhouse-warming effect of anesthetic gases is much ado about something so close to nothing as be undetectable -- tiny fractions of degrees in temperature. In fact, we would add, compared to the stakes at risk in many surgical procedures, fretting over climate change in an operating room is frivolous at best.Anybody being “put under” for surgery is likely to wonder about the competency and focus of the anesthesiologist. Questions about … [Read more...]
How to Drive a Silver Stake Through the Heart of the Paris Climate Accord
President Trump should present the Paris Climate Accord to the Senate as a treaty---where it would crash and burn, never to suck the blood out of Americans again.Illustration by OpenAI/ChatGPT.Fragile, but off to a good start.That’s my assessment of President Donald J. Trump’s initial actions regarding environment, climate change, and energy.On the first day of his return to the White House, President Trump signed nine executive orders related to the environment, climate change, and energy.He … [Read more...]
Your Cappuccino Is Safe Despite Climate Fearmongering
Coffee plantation in Quimbaya, Quimbio, Colombia. (Photo in public domain under Creative Commons.)A few hundred years ago, coffee was almost an unknown commodity with hardly a handful of countries consuming it at a commercial scale. But today, it is a sought-after drink that drives multiple companies to compete for the world’s best beans.An estimated 21 billion pounds of green coffee are produced annually across more than 25 million acres worldwide. U.S., Brazil, and Japan are the top … [Read more...]
The California Fires Were Not Caused By Climate Change
The following is a guest article by Chris Martz.To Senator Sanders:Hi there Colonel Sanders. Do you like facts? I hope you do, because you’re about to be sacked with some. Here we go. . . First, climate change does not cause forest fires. That isn’t how this works. Fires require an ignition source and fuel. Ignition sources may be natural (e.g., lightning) or it can be man-made (e.g., by accident from improperly disposed cigarette butts, improperly discarded pellet / wood … [Read more...]
Scientific Societies Err on ‘Climate Change’
Major scientific organizations’ statements on “climate change” and the conclusions therein form the basis of much of the scientific foundation for governmental, scientific, media, and public concerns on the use of fossil fuels. Trillions of public and private dollars are currently being spent on alternative fuels to “save the planet” from the alleged harm of increasing CO2, a gas which is vital for life on earth. If the evaluations of these societies are erroneous, these measures could … [Read more...]
Manufacturing Consensus on Climate Change
Modern political movements have not infrequently laid claim to being based in science, from immigration restriction and eugenics (in the U.S. after WWI), to antisemitism and race ideology (in Hitler’s Germany), to Communism and Lysenkoism (under Stalin). Each of these falsely invoked a scientific consensus that convinced highly educated citizens, who were nonetheless ignorant of science, to set aside the anxieties associated with their ignorance. Since all scientists supposedly agreed, there was … [Read more...]
On Permitting Reform, More Later Beats Less Sooner
The Cornwall Alliance has joined 25 other free-market and conservative organizations in issuing an open letter urging United States Senators and Representatives to delay legislation on permitting reform until after the new Congress is seated in January.The Competitive Enterprise Institute, which produced the letter, issued this press release December 13, 2024:The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and 25 free market and conservative groups sent a letter to Congress urging Senators … [Read more...]
Resolving the Dissonance Regarding Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels are destroying our planet. Big oil is evil. Coal is an addiction. These are hyperbolic statements uttered without basis in the public square as we continue with lifestyles dependent on hydrocarbons and their derivatives. This dissonance exists cognitively in individuals whose choices are inconsistent with their thinking. Another dissonance manifests itself as elites who are wedded to an apocalyptic climate vision fearmongering to people who are just fine with their … [Read more...]
The Folly of Electrifying America’s Military Forces
Have you seen the viral video of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg calling for “vegan grenades,” “battery-powered fighter jets,” “biodegradable missiles”?It’s a deep-fake parody, a satire. But, sad to say, it’s not that far from reality in the minds of some U.S. military policymakers.Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin said in 2021, “We face all kinds of threats in our line of work, but few of them truly deserve to be called existential. The climate crisis does.”The climate … [Read more...]
Frivolous Climate Diversion in the Face of Real Disaster
Before Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, the media chorus linked “an historic” storm to climate change and warned of even greater catastrophes in the future. For all the noise, Hurricane Milton was downgraded to a Category 3 storm that was bad enough if not apocalyptic for most. Nonetheless, the media rant about a climate crisis will not stop. This alarmism feeds off the emotional intensity inherent to a human response to natural disasters. But this knee-jerk … [Read more...]
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