Oil Refinery Takeovers and the Coming Supply Crisis – Watts Up With That?
California’s energy policies have been walking a tightrope for years, but now, the state is contemplating an extreme measure that could tip it into full-blown crisis mode: taking over oil refineries. According to a recent Los Angeles Times article, California policymakers are seriously considering state ownership of refineries to ensure gasoline supply remains stable as […]
Dog walking forecast 2.6.25 | Weather
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 6 inches with locally higher amounts possible. * WHERE…Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, and western Kentucky. * WHEN…From noon Tuesday to 9 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. […]
‘Climate change is leading to more social media use, as the increase in extreme weather events forces people indoors’ – Watts Up With That?
From CLIMATE DEPOT Bloomberg news: Climate change might make us spend more time on social media. In a new study in Psychological Science, researchers found that extreme weather — hot and cold — led to a significant uptick in how much people posted on Facebook and Twitter. Heavy precipitation did the same. Nick Obradovich, a […]
A simple way to save the grid from more wind and solar – Watts Up With That?
From CFACT The President says he would like to stop new wind power development from wrecking America’s electric power grid. There is a simple and sensible way to do this that stops solar as well. Simply ban hooking these destructively intermittent generators into the grid. The States have the authority to build power generators but […]
Heavy rainfall impacts western Kentucky roadways | News
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 reports several roadways across western Kentucky are experiencing severe flooding due to heavy rainfall passing through the region. WPSD Local 6 activated a Weather Authority Alert for Saturday, Feb. 15, due to the potential for significant flash flooding from heavy rain and a slight chance of a few severe […]
The Academic Who Knows Where the Bodies are Buried – Watts Up With That?
Essay by Eric Worrall Dr. Will Happer served in President Trump’s first administration. Happer once told Al Gore to his face “What you’ve said is absolutely incorrect”. Climate Misinformation by Source: William Happer – a big list of alarmist complaints about Dr. Will Happer. Retired physicist leading new Trump effort to question climate threat to […]
A Bureaucratic Boondoggle Exposed – Watts Up With That?
Ross McKitrick’s Latest Study Shows SCC Manipulation for Political Ends The Biden administration put in a lot hard at work inflating the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC), using exaggerated agricultural damage estimates to justify sweeping climate policies. But in a new study, economist Ross McKitrick—one of the sharpest minds in climate policy skepticism—has taken apart […]
Dog walking forecast 2.17.25 | Weather
…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana…Kentucky… Ohio River at Owensboro, Newburgh Dam, Evansville, Henderson, Mount Vernon, J.T. Myers Dam, Golconda, Smithland Dam, Paducah, Olmsted Lock and Dam and Cairo. .Heavy rainfall over the weekend will continue to causes rises along the Ohio River through the week. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Stay tuned […]
Climate, Class War and the Corruption of Science – Watts Up With That?
From THE DAILY SCEPTIC by Tilak Doshi The UK papers carried stories recently about the punishing penalties that London’s drivers have paid under Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Ulez (ultra-low emission zone) scheme. Under this scheme, a daily fee of £12.50 is charged on older petrol and diesel cars which enter the zone. The GB News headline […]
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #631 – Watts Up With That?
The Week That Was: 2025 02-15 (February 15, 2025)Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org)The Science and Environmental Policy Project Quote of the Week: “We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.” — Carl Sagan […]