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1 week ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
The Associated Press (AP) claims in a post, “Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too,” that climate change, in the form of severe weather like drought, is making coffee more expensive by suppressing yields. This is false. [emphasis, links added]There is no evidence that severe weather is getting worse. In fact, coffee production is rising, and the AP itself suggests some alternative reasons that are far more likely for any rise in coffee prices.
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1 week ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
President Trump campaigned on “ending the Green New Scam.” That’s the trillion-dollar-plus climate spending in Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The repeal of the pointless and inflationary subsidies should be a no-brainer layup for congressional Republicans. [emphasis, links added]The opportunity to do so is coming up as part of the President’s much-anticipated Big Beautiful Bill. But now there’s drama. The Inflation Reduction Act was passed in August 2022.
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1 week ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
Mass changes across the Antarctic ice sheet have been detected using satellite gravimetry, revealing significant instabilities in major glacier basins of East Antarctica as well as across the entire ice sheet. [emphasis, links added]The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) plays a major role in global sea-level rise.
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1 week ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
The Trump administration is starting to deal with the climate/net-zero fraud by cancelling government contracts and rolling back government regulations. [emphasis, links added]However, it has not yet addressed the root cause of the climate scam: The use of fraudulent climate models to create the illusion of CO2-induced global warming, now rebranded as climate change/extreme weather.
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1 week ago | 
systemsintegrationasia.com | Thomas Richard
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, corporate organisations are increasingly relying on high-quality visual content to communicate their brand story, engage employees, and connect with customers. Establishing an in-house production studio can offer greater creative control, cost-efficiency over time, and faster turnaround for content creation.
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1 week ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
Hawaii Governor Josh Green officially announced plans to sue oil and gas companies for alleged climate damages, just months after his administration endorsed liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a critical tool to reduce emissions and keep energy costs down. [emphasis, links added]In a Monday interview, Gov.
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1 week ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
House GOP lawmakers, joined by 35 Democrats, voted on Thursday to reverse a Biden-era rule that effectively allows California to impose a national electric vehicle (EV) mandate. [emphasis, links added]In a 246-164 vote, House lawmakers voted to roll back California’s plan to transition away from gas-powered cars.
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1 week ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
Once considered a key technology in the green energy transition, companies are waking up and finding out that hydrogen isn’t the answer to the challenges posed by renewable energies such as wind and sun. [emphasis, links added]“Instead of progress, disillusionment dominates. The EU, in particular – especially Germany – is increasingly being criticized for its costly projects,” reports German online Blackout News. “Companies are pulling out”.
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1 week ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
Having abandoned objective reporting, the mainstream media’s refusal to adopt a neutral stance on climate change has transformed a complex scientific debate into a monolithic narrative of impending catastrophe. [emphasis, links added]Far from being impartial arbiters, media outlets are enthusiastic propagandists recycling doomsday predictions that consistently fail to materialize while ignoring a wealth of scientific research that challenges the narrative of disastrous warming.
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1 week ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
The Trump administration is suing both Michigan and Hawaii over the states’ plans to take oil companies to court over their alleged role in causing global warming and environmental damage. [emphasis, links added]In complaints filed late Wednesday, federal prosecutors said the two states’ planned actions against the oil and gas industry would directly counter the Trump administration’s efforts to boost domestic energy production, enforce federal emissions laws, and conduct foreign affairs.
