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Climate Change / Re: So much for going green! Fuel for SNP’s ‘eco-ferries’ has to be transported 8000 miles
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:19:45 am »It sounds like something Mejifornia would be interested in pursuing. 
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Climate Change / So much for going green! Fuel for SNP’s ‘eco-ferries’ has to be transported 8000 miles
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:18:49 am »So much for going green! Fuel for SNP’s ‘eco-ferries’ has to be transported 8000 miles
MAY 5, 2024
By Paul Homewood
h/t Doug Brodie
You just could not make this up!
The SNP’s delayed ferries have been hit by a new farce after it emerged that their special ‘green’ fuel must be imported 8,000 miles from Qatar then driven thousands more miles each year by road.
The vessels were designed with ‘dual-fuel’ engines which can run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), designed to cut emissions, as well as conventional diesel.
However, eight years after work began on the ferries Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa, the Scottish Government says there is no clear date for when LNG tanks, known as a bunkering facility, will ever be built here.
As a result, LNG must be imported in diesel-powered ships from Qatar to a terminal in England and then driven 450 miles to Scotland.
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2024/05/05/so-much-for-going-green-fuel-for-snps-eco-ferries-has-to-be-transported-8000-miles/
MAY 5, 2024
By Paul Homewood
h/t Doug Brodie
You just could not make this up!
The SNP’s delayed ferries have been hit by a new farce after it emerged that their special ‘green’ fuel must be imported 8,000 miles from Qatar then driven thousands more miles each year by road.
The vessels were designed with ‘dual-fuel’ engines which can run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), designed to cut emissions, as well as conventional diesel.
However, eight years after work began on the ferries Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa, the Scottish Government says there is no clear date for when LNG tanks, known as a bunkering facility, will ever be built here.
As a result, LNG must be imported in diesel-powered ships from Qatar to a terminal in England and then driven 450 miles to Scotland.
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2024/05/05/so-much-for-going-green-fuel-for-snps-eco-ferries-has-to-be-transported-8000-miles/
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Climate Change / How AI is outsmarting Green energy, zero carbon fantasies
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:14:58 am »How AI is outsmarting Green energy, zero carbon fantasies
By
Larry Bell
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May 6th, 2024
Big artificial intelligence-related companies are soon coming to realize that net-zero emissions plans to kill and replace fossil energy with wind and solar is a dumb notion that will leave them and American power consumers competing in the dark.
As noted by Wall Street Journal writers Jennifer Hiller and Scott Patterson, giant data centers providing computing power needed for artificial intelligence are setting off a four-way battle among electric utilities trying to keep the lights on, tech companies that like to tout their climate credentials, consumers angry at rising electricity prices, and regulators overseeing investments in the grid and trying to turn it green.
Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon, three of the largest AI data center users, have previously criticized a proposal by utility company Georgia Power to expand natural gas use at the expense of hurting their renewable energy programs.
The problem is that those centers require huge amounts of reliable electricity to operate, and no nearly adequate hydrocarbon replacement exists.
https://www.cfact.org/2024/05/06/how-ai-is-outsmarting-green-energy-zero-carbon-fantasies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-ai-is-outsmarting-green-energy-zero-carbon-fantasies&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-ai-is-outsmarting-green-energy-zero-carbon-fantasies
By
Larry Bell
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May 6th, 2024
Big artificial intelligence-related companies are soon coming to realize that net-zero emissions plans to kill and replace fossil energy with wind and solar is a dumb notion that will leave them and American power consumers competing in the dark.
As noted by Wall Street Journal writers Jennifer Hiller and Scott Patterson, giant data centers providing computing power needed for artificial intelligence are setting off a four-way battle among electric utilities trying to keep the lights on, tech companies that like to tout their climate credentials, consumers angry at rising electricity prices, and regulators overseeing investments in the grid and trying to turn it green.
Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon, three of the largest AI data center users, have previously criticized a proposal by utility company Georgia Power to expand natural gas use at the expense of hurting their renewable energy programs.
The problem is that those centers require huge amounts of reliable electricity to operate, and no nearly adequate hydrocarbon replacement exists.
https://www.cfact.org/2024/05/06/how-ai-is-outsmarting-green-energy-zero-carbon-fantasies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-ai-is-outsmarting-green-energy-zero-carbon-fantasies&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-ai-is-outsmarting-green-energy-zero-carbon-fantasies
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Climate Change / Germany accused of ‘policy madness’ after hiking airline passenger tax
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:11:49 am »Germany accused of ‘policy madness’ after hiking airline passenger tax
Jump in aviation levies could hamper industry’s net zero goals, warns IATA boss
Melissa Lawford
2 May 2024 • 11:32am
Willie Walsh claims Germany's 'short-term cash grab' will damage the economy's long-term growth CREDIT: Reuters/Dilara Senkaya
Germany has been accused of “policy madness” over its decision to increase airline passenger taxes by nearly a fifth.
A group of the world’s largest airlines have warned that a 19pc jump in Germany’s aviation levies will damage the country’s economy and erode the industry’s ability to hit net zero.
The change, which came into force on Wednesday, will mean that each passenger flying to and from German airports must now pay between €15.53 (£13.28) and €70.83 in tax on their fares.
Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) lobby group and former boss of British Airways, said: “When Germany’s economic performance is anaemic at best, denting its competitiveness with more taxes on aviation is policy madness.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/05/02/germany-policy-madness-hiking-airline-passenger-tax/
Jump in aviation levies could hamper industry’s net zero goals, warns IATA boss
Melissa Lawford
2 May 2024 • 11:32am
Willie Walsh claims Germany's 'short-term cash grab' will damage the economy's long-term growth CREDIT: Reuters/Dilara Senkaya
Germany has been accused of “policy madness” over its decision to increase airline passenger taxes by nearly a fifth.
A group of the world’s largest airlines have warned that a 19pc jump in Germany’s aviation levies will damage the country’s economy and erode the industry’s ability to hit net zero.
The change, which came into force on Wednesday, will mean that each passenger flying to and from German airports must now pay between €15.53 (£13.28) and €70.83 in tax on their fares.
Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) lobby group and former boss of British Airways, said: “When Germany’s economic performance is anaemic at best, denting its competitiveness with more taxes on aviation is policy madness.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/05/02/germany-policy-madness-hiking-airline-passenger-tax/
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Climate Change / Re: Biden EPA Rolls Out Reams Of Regs Aimed At Destroying America’s Coal Industry
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:06:57 am »The Joe Biden regime has approved 681 pages of new coal power regulations
681 PAGES???? Talk about overkill!
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Climate Change / Biden EPA Rolls Out Reams Of Regs Aimed At Destroying America’s Coal Industry
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:03:16 am »Biden EPA Rolls Out Reams Of Regs Aimed At Destroying America’s Coal Industry
by Jack Montgomery 2 hours ago
The Joe Biden regime has approved 681 pages of new coal power regulations likely to strangle coal-focused energy companies and the mines that supply them. [emphasis, links added]
Demands in new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations include requiring coal power stations to install carbon capture systems that do not exist commercially at scale.
Along with new baseload gas-fired plants, coal power stations must slash emissions by 90 percent.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden-epa-rolls-out-reams-of-regs-aimed-at-destroying-americas-coal-industry/
by Jack Montgomery 2 hours ago
The Joe Biden regime has approved 681 pages of new coal power regulations likely to strangle coal-focused energy companies and the mines that supply them. [emphasis, links added]
Demands in new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations include requiring coal power stations to install carbon capture systems that do not exist commercially at scale.
Along with new baseload gas-fired plants, coal power stations must slash emissions by 90 percent.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden-epa-rolls-out-reams-of-regs-aimed-at-destroying-americas-coal-industry/
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Politics/Government / Re: "We know Fauci lied, we know the CDC lied."
« Last post by kevindavis007 on Today at 10:01:54 am »And yet no one is held accountable.
Will that include Trump? Don't you think he should be held accountable?
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Climate Change / The High Price of Climate Alarm
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 09:59:13 am »The High Price of Climate Alarm
It is with no small amount of pleasure that I found a media outlet acknowledging President Joe Biden’s energy and climate policies have increased American’s energy costs. The Dallas Express, a local online alternative news outlet, published a story titled “Energy Prices 30% Higher Under Biden Admin.” Unlike so much of the mainstream media, The Dallas Express didn’t expend ink trying to explain how consumers really don’t realize that the economy and their lives are better despite the higher prices, or that the costs Biden and company have added to peoples’ power bills are justified as a means of fighting climate change. Rather, the Express took a Joe Friday, “just the facts” approach, explaining:
Energy prices in the United States are wreaking havoc on budget-sensitive households, making it harder for families to save money or get ahead financially.
Since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, Americans’ electricity bills have skyrocketed nearly 30%, or 13 times faster than in the previous seven years, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of the latest consumer price index data.
Despite the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady since July 2023, inflation continues to pose a problem for policymakers and households.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/04/climate-change-weekly-505-the-high-price-of-climate-alarm/
It is with no small amount of pleasure that I found a media outlet acknowledging President Joe Biden’s energy and climate policies have increased American’s energy costs. The Dallas Express, a local online alternative news outlet, published a story titled “Energy Prices 30% Higher Under Biden Admin.” Unlike so much of the mainstream media, The Dallas Express didn’t expend ink trying to explain how consumers really don’t realize that the economy and their lives are better despite the higher prices, or that the costs Biden and company have added to peoples’ power bills are justified as a means of fighting climate change. Rather, the Express took a Joe Friday, “just the facts” approach, explaining:
Energy prices in the United States are wreaking havoc on budget-sensitive households, making it harder for families to save money or get ahead financially.
Since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, Americans’ electricity bills have skyrocketed nearly 30%, or 13 times faster than in the previous seven years, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of the latest consumer price index data.
Despite the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady since July 2023, inflation continues to pose a problem for policymakers and households.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/04/climate-change-weekly-505-the-high-price-of-climate-alarm/
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Climate Change / SEA LEVEL! EVERYONE PANIC!
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 09:56:25 am »SEA LEVEL! EVERYONE PANIC!
17 hours ago Willis Eschenbach
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach
Well, I see that the climate hypemeisters are at it again. Here’s Google News on the subject.
Figure 1. The usual, from the usual suspects.
So I thought I’d take a look at some of the claims. To start with, here’s an overview of the sea level rise around the US coasts.
Figure 2. US relative sea level trends. Red is fastest rising, then orange, yellow, green, and finally blue for areas where relative sea level is falling. SOURCE: NOAA
A few notes of interest. First, look at the east coast / west coast differences in relative sea level rise. This is generally not because sea levels are rising at different rates on the east and west coasts. It’s because the land is generally sinking on the east coast and rising on the west coast. Nothing to do with the ocean.
Next, check out the local differences. At Grand Isle, Louisiana, the big red arrow in the Gulf of Mexico, the relative sea level is rising at 9.2 mm per year … while only a short distance away, the green arrow to the right of Grand Isle shows that Pensacola, Florida has a relative sea level rise less than a third of that, 2.7 mm per year.
Why different sea level rise rates? Again, it has nothing to do with the ocean. It’s because Grand Isle is a silty barrier island in the Mississippi Delta, and like all such islands, it’s slowly sinking into the briny blue.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/05/sea-level-everyone-panic/
17 hours ago Willis Eschenbach
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach
Well, I see that the climate hypemeisters are at it again. Here’s Google News on the subject.
Figure 1. The usual, from the usual suspects.
So I thought I’d take a look at some of the claims. To start with, here’s an overview of the sea level rise around the US coasts.
Figure 2. US relative sea level trends. Red is fastest rising, then orange, yellow, green, and finally blue for areas where relative sea level is falling. SOURCE: NOAA
A few notes of interest. First, look at the east coast / west coast differences in relative sea level rise. This is generally not because sea levels are rising at different rates on the east and west coasts. It’s because the land is generally sinking on the east coast and rising on the west coast. Nothing to do with the ocean.
Next, check out the local differences. At Grand Isle, Louisiana, the big red arrow in the Gulf of Mexico, the relative sea level is rising at 9.2 mm per year … while only a short distance away, the green arrow to the right of Grand Isle shows that Pensacola, Florida has a relative sea level rise less than a third of that, 2.7 mm per year.
Why different sea level rise rates? Again, it has nothing to do with the ocean. It’s because Grand Isle is a silty barrier island in the Mississippi Delta, and like all such islands, it’s slowly sinking into the briny blue.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/05/sea-level-everyone-panic/
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Climate Change / Climate Ideology Ignores Science, Threatens Humanity
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 09:53:06 am »Climate Ideology Ignores Science, Threatens Humanity
13 hours ago Guest Blogger 24 Comments
By Lee Gerhard
Climate scientists would be less likely to issue dire warnings of planetary doom if they gave more credence to the geological history of the past several million years. Instead, they rely on computer models that are biased by the preconceptions of their manipulators and incapable of accounting for the myriad factors influencing global temperatures.
Minuscule recent warming, whatever the cause, is inconsequential in light of the long record of data found in Antarctica ice cores that go back 800,000 years. The bottom line is that Earth is colder by nearly 3 degrees Celsius than it was 3,000 years ago and is just now climbing out of its longest cold spell of the last 10,000 years. Blaring headlines about record heat waves of the past 100 years are meaningless, hysterical blather.
A deeper dive into geologic history — based partly on the record stored over millions of years in deep-ocean sediments — shows that today’s carbon dioxide concentrations of 420 parts per million are a fraction of past levels that reached 5,000 ppm and more. Carbon dioxide is nearly at its lowest level ever since plant life began so many millions of years ago and well below the optimum amount for the health of most vegetation.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/05/climate-ideology-ignores-science-threatens-humanity/
13 hours ago Guest Blogger 24 Comments
By Lee Gerhard
Climate scientists would be less likely to issue dire warnings of planetary doom if they gave more credence to the geological history of the past several million years. Instead, they rely on computer models that are biased by the preconceptions of their manipulators and incapable of accounting for the myriad factors influencing global temperatures.
Minuscule recent warming, whatever the cause, is inconsequential in light of the long record of data found in Antarctica ice cores that go back 800,000 years. The bottom line is that Earth is colder by nearly 3 degrees Celsius than it was 3,000 years ago and is just now climbing out of its longest cold spell of the last 10,000 years. Blaring headlines about record heat waves of the past 100 years are meaningless, hysterical blather.
A deeper dive into geologic history — based partly on the record stored over millions of years in deep-ocean sediments — shows that today’s carbon dioxide concentrations of 420 parts per million are a fraction of past levels that reached 5,000 ppm and more. Carbon dioxide is nearly at its lowest level ever since plant life began so many millions of years ago and well below the optimum amount for the health of most vegetation.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/05/climate-ideology-ignores-science-threatens-humanity/
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