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2 weeks ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy released his report Wednesday into California’s troubled high-speed rail project, concluding that it was a waste of money and presented “no viable way forward” to completion. [emphasis, links added]In a press release, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said:U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P.
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2 weeks ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
The New York Times (NYT) claims in its recent article, by Rebecca Dzombak, “It’s Not Just Poor Rains Causing Drought. The Atmosphere Is ‘Thirstier,’” that global warming is intensifying droughts by creating a “thirstier atmosphere” that sucks more moisture from the land. [emphasis, links added]This assertion is false, clearly debunked by real-world data.
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3 weeks ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
The Earth’s climate changes. The historical record is pretty clear on this reality, and thanks to modern equipment and greater proliferation of temperature-recording devices, information on the current changing climate is being gathered and studied. [emphasis, links added]The problem lies in the assumption that with this greater ability to track and gather global climatic information, humanity can completely determine how and why the climate changes.
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3 weeks ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
With climate activists increasingly warning of killer heat waves every summer in Europe, the German government has drawn up a heat-wave protection plan that calls for more draconian guidelines and bans on sports events on hot days. [emphasis, links added]Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) is presenting three new heat-wave safety plans to better respond to the health effects of heat waves.
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3 weeks ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
Putting all the hype and hallucinations about any transition to a net-zero green energy paradise aside, global population growth and increased vehicular electrification, coupled with the enormous demands for reliable power for new artificial intelligence and mega data centers, are driving the need for reliable energy and transmission infrastructure from all practical sources, including coal.
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3 weeks ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) released its portion of the GOP’s reconciliation bill text late on Wednesday, which includes major cuts to green energy tax credits and initiatives enacted under former President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). [emphasis, links added]The bill text calls for the repeal of unobligated IRA funds under the EPW’s purview.
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3 weeks ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
In the early 1970s, I went to an Earth Day gathering near the Charles River in Boston. I got into a short line, probably to get something to eat or drink. Someone in front of me turned around, and a voice from behind asked, “Since when are you an environmentalist?” [emphasis, links added]The guy in front replied, “As long as they can be co-opted for the movement.” I got on my bike and went home and never took environmentalism seriously, nor should you.
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3 weeks ago | 
yourvalley.net | Thomas Richard
Metro Creative Connection By Thomas Richard | Sun City West The U.S. deficit as of 2024 was over $36 trillion. Here is a short list of actions that could help solve the waste of government spending. First, stop the bleeding. Pass an amendment to balance the budget that requires that revenue equal or exceed spending. Give a two- or three-year period to get into compliance. Reduce overspending by 50% the first year, 50% the second year and entirely the third year. Second, work to lower the...
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3 weeks ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D., Texas) accused Republicans of scrutinizing a $2 billion Biden-era grant benefiting a nonprofit linked to Stacey Abrams to keep a “strong black woman down.” [emphasis, links added]Crockett’s comments came during a DOGE subcommittee hearing examining how nonprofits may abuse government funds in pursuit of far-left initiatives.
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3 weeks ago | 
climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard
A Storm Surge of MisinformationJune 1st has arrived, marking the official start of hurricane season… and, like clockwork, the beginning of another season of climate propaganda. [emphasis, links added]For the media and the climate-industrial complex, every low-pressure system is an opportunity to push a fear-driven narrative: that hurricanes are getting stronger, more frequent, and more deadly due to human-caused climate change. But here’s the problem: warming itself is not especially dangerous.
