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A potpourri of stories . . . Image of grizzly bear by Jdaypix on Pixabay.
12/07/2023

A potpourri of stories . . .

Image of grizzly bear by Jdaypix on Pixabay.

Bears are all over Yellowstone. Are the Northern Cascades next? What's wrong with COP28? A lot. "Old gas-burning power plants may have to operate longer than expected until new sources like solar or wind are fully developed." Surprise? Austin Texas, tries to switch to EV buses. It's not that easy.

They're buried, but they are there . . .
12/04/2023

They're buried, but they are there . . .

In November, the United States issued its Fifth Assessment on Climate Change. You may have missed it. It's a "congressionally approved interagency effort"

Barbed wire made it possible to settle the West, but . . .
12/01/2023

Barbed wire made it possible to settle the West, but . . .

PERC (the Property and Environment Research Center) is pioneering a virtual boundary that will allow elk and other wild species to follow their traditional

Good and bad news, as usual.
11/29/2023

Good and bad news, as usual.

A vivid reminder: The Earth is getting greener . . . thanks to rising CO2. Here's why lithium prices have fallen. The new advanced nuclear reactors are "not on track." And yet . . . China, India, and Russia are building nuclear power plants. Everything you need to know to navigate the COP meeting st...

We report; you decide.
11/27/2023

We report; you decide.

Offshore wind power is faltering," local resistance to "Big Wind and Big Solar" is mounting, and electric vehicles are clearly struggling. But Ed Ballard of

Another reason to question buying an EV.
11/21/2023

Another reason to question buying an EV.

Reporter Joanna Stern visited 126 non-Tesla EV charging stations (in 30 different locations) in the Los Angeles area. Her story is behind a pay wall but here's

Carelessness?
11/17/2023

Carelessness?

The Washington Post disparages a Nobel Prize winner, John Clauser, for saying "there is no climate crisis." The article by Maxine Joselow reveals two serio

A recent study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society reported that the temperature in West Antartica ha...
11/15/2023

A recent study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society reported that the temperature in West Antartica has been falling over the past 20 years. Chris Morrison of the Daily Sceptic points out that this cooling challenges widespread assumptions. But he predicts that this version of climate change will not get a lot of attention,. So far, he is right.

A recent study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society reported that the temperature in West Antartica has been falling over the past 20 years. C

Winter in New Delhi: miserable.
11/10/2023

Winter in New Delhi: miserable.

Did you know that in parts of India the air pollution is so bad in winter that schools close? An amazing story by Vibhuti Agarwal in the Wall Street Journal exp

Very useful . . . also scary.
11/06/2023

Very useful . . . also scary.

Investment is supposed to take on a new, more humane dimension. Sounds good, but watch for "bait and switch." Paul Mueller of AIER explains what "Environ

Republicans are making a misstep on a carbon tariff . . .
11/04/2023

Republicans are making a misstep on a carbon tariff . . .

Republican senator Bill Cassidy proposes a "carbon tariff"—a tax on imports of products that emit a lot of carbon dioxide. A step on a slippery slope, says Travis Fisher at Cato. Dept of Energy subsidizes utility projects by buying their power—to spur transmission of "clean energy." East coast o...

Two for-profit utilities in Maine may be sold to "consumers" (i.e., the state)
10/31/2023

Two for-profit utilities in Maine may be sold to "consumers" (i.e., the state)

An unusual battle is unfolding in Maine. Voters will decide on Nov. 7 whether the state can buy the state's two for-profit utilities and turn them into a publi

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