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Climate Change / Check out this climate fact check
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 11:10:58 am »Check out this climate fact check
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CFACT Ed
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May 10th, 2024
Global temperature, Kenyan rain, Antarctic meteorites, Coral, Atmospheric rivers, Indian floods, and more.
Read the full climate fact check here
https://www.cfact.org/2024/05/10/check-out-this-climate-fact-check/
By
CFACT Ed
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May 10th, 2024
Global temperature, Kenyan rain, Antarctic meteorites, Coral, Atmospheric rivers, Indian floods, and more.
Read the full climate fact check here
https://www.cfact.org/2024/05/10/check-out-this-climate-fact-check/
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Climate Change / The Looking Glass World of "Climate Injustice"
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 11:05:42 am »The Looking Glass World of "Climate Injustice"
When Alice went through the looking glass, she found a world where things were completely the reverse of what they are in the real world. Of course, Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece was intended as a parody of the mendacious politicians of the day.
Today we have something beyond parody, and that is the U.N. climate bureaucracy and its acolytes. Because the U.N. agencies are bureaucracies, it is perhaps understandable that they should seek at all times to increase their own power and control over the world’s people. But what is not understandable is when that quest turns into a campaign to keep the poor people of the world in poverty. Yet that is exactly where the U.N. now finds itself with the campaign for what it calls “climate justice.” That campaign is based on completely false premises, and could not have been better designed to keep the poor poor than if that had been the principal and only purpose. The advocates of so-called “climate justice” seem to be totally unaware of the reprehensible morality of their campaign. Instead, they flaunt their own high levels of consumption, and look to as leaders those at the very most extreme levels of high consumption.
Poverty, in the sense of deprivation of basic goods and services, in very large part is a result of insufficient access to energy. Access to energy means electricity for our homes, businesses and computers; it means transportation, in the form of automobiles, trains and planes; it means heating in cold weather and cooling in hot weather; it means functioning hospitals and health care facilities; it means mechanized agricultural methods that ameliorate the effects of bad weather and pests; it means access to information; and many other things equally important. Without access to energy, people are trapped in local areas to lead a life of basic subsistence if not periodic hunger and starvation.
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/the-looking-glass-world
When Alice went through the looking glass, she found a world where things were completely the reverse of what they are in the real world. Of course, Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece was intended as a parody of the mendacious politicians of the day.
Today we have something beyond parody, and that is the U.N. climate bureaucracy and its acolytes. Because the U.N. agencies are bureaucracies, it is perhaps understandable that they should seek at all times to increase their own power and control over the world’s people. But what is not understandable is when that quest turns into a campaign to keep the poor people of the world in poverty. Yet that is exactly where the U.N. now finds itself with the campaign for what it calls “climate justice.” That campaign is based on completely false premises, and could not have been better designed to keep the poor poor than if that had been the principal and only purpose. The advocates of so-called “climate justice” seem to be totally unaware of the reprehensible morality of their campaign. Instead, they flaunt their own high levels of consumption, and look to as leaders those at the very most extreme levels of high consumption.
Poverty, in the sense of deprivation of basic goods and services, in very large part is a result of insufficient access to energy. Access to energy means electricity for our homes, businesses and computers; it means transportation, in the form of automobiles, trains and planes; it means heating in cold weather and cooling in hot weather; it means functioning hospitals and health care facilities; it means mechanized agricultural methods that ameliorate the effects of bad weather and pests; it means access to information; and many other things equally important. Without access to energy, people are trapped in local areas to lead a life of basic subsistence if not periodic hunger and starvation.
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/the-looking-glass-world
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Climate Change / Ford explains it will have to stop selling petrol cars to poor people so it can meet government EV r
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 11:00:32 am »Ford explains it will have to stop selling petrol cars to poor people so it can meet government EV rules
By Jo Nova
Call it an anti-subsidy to kill the product the customers want, and call it an anti-tariff to help foreign manufacturers
The Suicide of The West continues apace.
All around the West governments are concocting rules that force car manufacturers to sell a certain ratio of EV’s to petrol cars. In the UK if they breach the ratio they’ll be fined a savage £15,000 for every petrol car. In other words, if customers don’t voluntarily want to buy as many EV’s as the government thinks they should, the rules will force the car manufacturers to restrict the petrol car sales. Obviously, what’s left of the free market will pay big money for the rare and desirable petrol cars that are permitted to be sold. Soon only the wealthy will be able to afford them, while the riff raff have to catch a bus.
One Ford manager is helpfully telling the world what these rules mean:
Ford threatens to restrict petrol car sales to meet the UK’s EV targets
By Tom Jervis, Auto Express
Introduced at the start of this year, the ZEV mandate requires manufacturers to ensure that a minimum percentage of their overall sales are battery-powered, or face fines of up to £15,000 for every ICE car sold over the limit. This year, the target is set at 22 per cent, however, while EV sales continue to grow due to fleet demand, private buyers are proving reluctant to make the transition and EV targets are looking hard to meet. According to the latest industry figures, fewer than 17 per cent of models registered in April boasted zero-emissions powertrains.
Martin Sander, told the Financial Times’ Future of the Car Summit: “We can’t push EVs into the market against demand. We’re not going to pay penalties. We are not going to sell EVs at huge losses just to buy compliance. The only alternative is to take our shipments of [engine-powered] vehicles to the UK down, and sell these vehicles somewhere else”.
https://joannenova.com.au/2024/05/ford-explains-it-will-have-to-stop-selling-petrol-cars-to-poor-people-so-it-can-meet-government-ev-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ford-explains-it-will-have-to-stop-selling-petrol-cars-to-poor-people-so-it-can-meet-government-ev-rules
By Jo Nova
Call it an anti-subsidy to kill the product the customers want, and call it an anti-tariff to help foreign manufacturers
The Suicide of The West continues apace.
All around the West governments are concocting rules that force car manufacturers to sell a certain ratio of EV’s to petrol cars. In the UK if they breach the ratio they’ll be fined a savage £15,000 for every petrol car. In other words, if customers don’t voluntarily want to buy as many EV’s as the government thinks they should, the rules will force the car manufacturers to restrict the petrol car sales. Obviously, what’s left of the free market will pay big money for the rare and desirable petrol cars that are permitted to be sold. Soon only the wealthy will be able to afford them, while the riff raff have to catch a bus.
One Ford manager is helpfully telling the world what these rules mean:
Ford threatens to restrict petrol car sales to meet the UK’s EV targets
By Tom Jervis, Auto Express
Introduced at the start of this year, the ZEV mandate requires manufacturers to ensure that a minimum percentage of their overall sales are battery-powered, or face fines of up to £15,000 for every ICE car sold over the limit. This year, the target is set at 22 per cent, however, while EV sales continue to grow due to fleet demand, private buyers are proving reluctant to make the transition and EV targets are looking hard to meet. According to the latest industry figures, fewer than 17 per cent of models registered in April boasted zero-emissions powertrains.
Martin Sander, told the Financial Times’ Future of the Car Summit: “We can’t push EVs into the market against demand. We’re not going to pay penalties. We are not going to sell EVs at huge losses just to buy compliance. The only alternative is to take our shipments of [engine-powered] vehicles to the UK down, and sell these vehicles somewhere else”.
https://joannenova.com.au/2024/05/ford-explains-it-will-have-to-stop-selling-petrol-cars-to-poor-people-so-it-can-meet-government-ev-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ford-explains-it-will-have-to-stop-selling-petrol-cars-to-poor-people-so-it-can-meet-government-ev-rules
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World News / Video: The “Asylum Seeker” Robs An Old Italian Woman In Wrong Neighborhood of Rome and Finds Out
« Last post by American Girl on Today at 10:58:53 am »Third worlders are not compatible with Western society
Finally, some of us are fighting back!
https://conservativeus.com/video-the-asylum-seeker-robs-an-old-italian-woman-in-wrong-neighborhood-of-rome-and-finds-out/
Finally, some of us are fighting back!
https://conservativeus.com/video-the-asylum-seeker-robs-an-old-italian-woman-in-wrong-neighborhood-of-rome-and-finds-out/
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Climate Change / Re: Eco-friendly brake cables eaten by foxes after switch to soy insulation
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:58:02 am »
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Climate Change / Eco-friendly brake cables eaten by foxes after switch to soy insulation
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:57:39 am »Eco-friendly brake cables eaten by foxes after switch to soy insulation
The animals are attracted to the green material which insulates cables and other car parts, causing hundreds of pounds of damage
Blathnaid Corless
10 May 2024 • 7:14pm
Eco-friendly brake cables are being eaten by foxes, after manufacturers switched from petroleum-based insulation to soy, forcing owners to wrap their cars in tarpaulins.
Recent photos show multiple cars covered in blue plastic for protection after a spate of attacks in Worthing, West Sussex, with locals claiming at least 20 vehicles were targeted by foxes.
Jack Cousens, the AA’s head of roads policy, said the animals may be attracted to the soy-based insulation on brake wires.
Since 2000, peanut and soy-based oils and waxes have been used on car parts including gearbox insulation, primer bulbs and diesel injector wires, instead of petroleum-based coverings.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/10/eco-friendly-brake-cables-eaten-by-foxes-after-soy-switch/
The animals are attracted to the green material which insulates cables and other car parts, causing hundreds of pounds of damage
Blathnaid Corless
10 May 2024 • 7:14pm
Eco-friendly brake cables are being eaten by foxes, after manufacturers switched from petroleum-based insulation to soy, forcing owners to wrap their cars in tarpaulins.
Recent photos show multiple cars covered in blue plastic for protection after a spate of attacks in Worthing, West Sussex, with locals claiming at least 20 vehicles were targeted by foxes.
Jack Cousens, the AA’s head of roads policy, said the animals may be attracted to the soy-based insulation on brake wires.
Since 2000, peanut and soy-based oils and waxes have been used on car parts including gearbox insulation, primer bulbs and diesel injector wires, instead of petroleum-based coverings.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/10/eco-friendly-brake-cables-eaten-by-foxes-after-soy-switch/
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Climate Change / Globally, The Green Energy Transition Is On The Skids As Costs Wallop Households
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:53:30 am »Globally, The Green Energy Transition Is On The Skids As Costs Wallop Households
by Stacy Meichtry, Bertrand Benoit, and Phred Dvorak 2 hours ago
…Consumers are starting to pay for the energy transition, and they aren’t happy about it. [emphasis, links added]
Governments that were among the earliest in the world to adopt climate legislation tried to take the sting out of the transition by motivating consumers with subsidies.
Now, however, the same capitals are cash-strapped and many are passing the bill to the consumer.
Subsidies are being scaled back, taxes tied to carbon emissions are being phased in, and rules requiring expensive renovations are starting to bite.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/globally-the-green-energy-transition-is-on-the-skids-as-costs-wallop-households/
by Stacy Meichtry, Bertrand Benoit, and Phred Dvorak 2 hours ago
…Consumers are starting to pay for the energy transition, and they aren’t happy about it. [emphasis, links added]
Governments that were among the earliest in the world to adopt climate legislation tried to take the sting out of the transition by motivating consumers with subsidies.
Now, however, the same capitals are cash-strapped and many are passing the bill to the consumer.
Subsidies are being scaled back, taxes tied to carbon emissions are being phased in, and rules requiring expensive renovations are starting to bite.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/globally-the-green-energy-transition-is-on-the-skids-as-costs-wallop-households/
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Climate Change / 25 States Sue EPA Over Unachievable Power Plant Regulations
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:49:46 am »25 States Sue EPA Over Unachievable Power Plant Regulations
by Jon Styf 11 hours ago
West Virginia and Indiana are leading a group of 25 states asking for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to declare the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule on coal, natural gas, and oil power plants to be declared unlawful. [emphasis, links added]
The new EPA rule will require coal and natural gas power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shutter.
“The EPA continues to not fully understand the direction from the Supreme Court—unelected bureaucrats continue their pursuit to legislate rather than rely on elected members of Congress for guidance,” West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey said.
“This green new deal agenda the Biden administration continues to force onto the people is setting up the plants to fail and therefore shutter, altering the nation’s already stretched grid.”
https://climatechangedispatch.com/25-states-sue-epa-over-unachievable-power-plant-regulations/
by Jon Styf 11 hours ago
West Virginia and Indiana are leading a group of 25 states asking for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to declare the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule on coal, natural gas, and oil power plants to be declared unlawful. [emphasis, links added]
The new EPA rule will require coal and natural gas power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shutter.
“The EPA continues to not fully understand the direction from the Supreme Court—unelected bureaucrats continue their pursuit to legislate rather than rely on elected members of Congress for guidance,” West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey said.
“This green new deal agenda the Biden administration continues to force onto the people is setting up the plants to fail and therefore shutter, altering the nation’s already stretched grid.”
https://climatechangedispatch.com/25-states-sue-epa-over-unachievable-power-plant-regulations/
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Climate Change / ClimateTV – CLIMATE CULT COLLAPSE? – The People and the Market Speak Their Mind
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 10:47:27 am »ClimateTV – CLIMATE CULT COLLAPSE? – The People and the Market Speak Their Mind
18 hours ago Anthony Watts 6 Comments
On episode 109 of The Climate Realism Show, we look at two recent polls that show climate change opinion is sharply waning in its perception as a threat to the public. At the same time, ESG funds have essentially collapsed as investors pull their money.
Joining us to discuss these issues is Donald Kendal deputy director of Heartland’s Socialism Research Center, and video host of the In the Tank weekly podcast.
Plus, host Anthony Watts, The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken analyze this downturn. And, as always, we have the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.
WATCH LIVE (OR RECORDED LATER) HERE
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/10/climatetv-climate-cult-collapse-the-people-and-the-market-speak-their-mind/
18 hours ago Anthony Watts 6 Comments
On episode 109 of The Climate Realism Show, we look at two recent polls that show climate change opinion is sharply waning in its perception as a threat to the public. At the same time, ESG funds have essentially collapsed as investors pull their money.
Joining us to discuss these issues is Donald Kendal deputy director of Heartland’s Socialism Research Center, and video host of the In the Tank weekly podcast.
Plus, host Anthony Watts, The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken analyze this downturn. And, as always, we have the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.
WATCH LIVE (OR RECORDED LATER) HERE
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/10/climatetv-climate-cult-collapse-the-people-and-the-market-speak-their-mind/
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