Climate Science

Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

The last couple of messages weren’t particularly encouraging.  This one brings a better message:  The message is getting through.   The message is that climate change is REAL, something to be concerned about and will have a personal impact.     “Nearly three-quarters of respondents also said they were worried about the current global climate, with 34 percent saying they…

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The Big Gamble:  Betting Our Future on Ignorance?

The Big Gamble: Betting Our Future on Ignorance?

The following Newsweek opinion piece’s principal message is that the current COVID-19 pandemic should teach us the lesson about the cost of failing to recognize foreseeable disasters and take actions to mitigate them.  Denying the science behind pending catastrophes doesn’t make them go away.   “The real discussion we should be having is not about the age-old debate of big government versus small…

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Is Oil Finally Burnt Out?

Is Oil Finally Burnt Out?

I have been warning of the impending collapse of the fossil fuel business especially oil.  And, with it the devaluation of value of the oil companies’ stock price.  I expected it to happen quickly when it occurred but I certainly didn’t expect it to happen due to a global pandemic.  But here we are. As predicted, it ain’t pretty.  And after we get past…

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Could Climate Change Modeling be Wrong?

Could Climate Change Modeling be Wrong?

Several of my recent posts have been focused mostly on renewable energy.  Today, I am going back to what we can expect from a warming climate and the implications thereof.  As readers you know that I have been preaching about how projections of the horrid outcomes of warming the atmosphere of our planet will be much worse and come faster than the “experts”…

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The Bee Gees Understood the Winds of Change

The Bee Gees Understood the Winds of Change

First of all, click on the video below and enjoy some Bee Gees music while you read this.  You’ll get the connection.   As I wrote about in my last post, renewable energy is blowing away fossil fuels.  It’s not only a prediction any more.  It’s reality.   “Renewable energy beat coal for generating electricity for the first quarter of…

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The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing In The Wind (Credit to Bob Dylan)

The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing In The Wind (Credit to Bob Dylan)

The winds of change are blowing.   I’ve alerted you too many times to count that the energy industry is changing rapidly and is nearing a tipping point.  Actually, given the current situation, may have been pushed permanently beyond the tipping point and into a new reality.   Here’s some more evidence of how the rapidly evolving future is currently…

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