Tag: Science

So I tried to write a column about dog rape. I couldn’t do it. Despite my fear of losing the last of my Substack subscribers, going broke, getting evicted from my apartment, and moving in next to the homeless guy who lives outside the doorway of the grocery store across the street, I could not… Read More The Beast

OK, here’s the first chapter of Strangers in a Strange Homeland, the USA road-trip book, which will be published by Arcade Publishing later this year, hopefully. I don’t usually publish drafts of work in progress, but, as my regular readers know, I’ve been more or less totally out of commission for the last four months… Read More The Map is Not the Territory

This will be a very brief update on my health and legal battles for subscribers. There won’t be any opining on Iran or Epstein or Trump or anyone or anything else. First, my heartfelt thanks to all the paid subscribers who have hung in there with me during these last few months of non-activity. I’m… Read More No Robots

I’m going to be out of commission for a while. I’ll spare you (or deny you) the gory details. The short version is, I am in pretty bad shape, and, after a couple more unpleasant diagnostic procedures, I’m going to get operated on by a big, scary-looking robot like the one in the photo above.… Read More Medical Leave

Has America been made great again enough for you yet? I asked that question back in May of last year in a column titled The Godzilla Window. It didn’t go over very well at the time, at least not with my conservative readers. Here are a couple excerpts … Personally, I don’t know how much… Read More The Golden Age of America Made Great Again

Three armed Berlin police officers arrived at my door this morning with a warrant to search my apartment. They conducted the search, interrogated me and my wife, and confiscated my computer. The search warrant was issued in connection with a new criminal investigation of me by the Berlin State Prosecutor. Once again, as in 2023,… Read More A Visit by the German Thought Police

OK, I’m not back in the U.S.S.A. quite yet, but I’ll be there Sunday night, assuming (a) the German officials allow me to leave, and (b) the Guardians of American Greatness at JFK Airport let me into the country. I think they have to let me in. I’m still a U.S. citizen, after all, so… Read More Back in the U.S.S.A.

Here comes Road Trip Update No. 4. Road Trip Update No. 4 will probably be the second to last update before the road trip begins on September 11th. It includes a few exciting additions and adjustments to our ever-evolving itinerary, and some other details that you might find interesting. Before we get into Road Trip… Read More All Apologies

OK, here comes America Road Trip Update No. 3. America Road Trip Update No. 3 is going to be predominantly promotional. It’s also going to be a little sappy, probably, which I know is out of character for me, but I’m extremely grateful to all the kind readers who are organizing gatherings and dinners and… Read More The Kindness of Strangers

Here comes Road Trip Update No. 2. It’s a bit of a weird update, as you are about to discover. Before we get into it, I want to convey my heartfelt thanks to all the kind readers who have invited us into their homes, and are organizing gatherings of people to come talk with us,… Read More Epistle to the Wokians

With young people facing an existential threat and the need to support – try indoctrinate – them in the political dilemmas involved (full steam ahead, Net Zero), it seems, alas, more than likely that students will continue be taught with implausible Met Office data come the new term. The post Massive Curriculum Changes Required for UK School Geography After Met Office Climate Projections Ruled “Implausible” appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

Dr. Zeke Hausfather, climate scientist Berkeley Earth, equates the stream of ccritical comments made by readers to harassment. “Most of the harassment, fortunately, consists of people throwing insults at me online. However, many of my colleagues, especially women, experience significantly worse.” The post Women Climate Scientists Being Harassed, Insulted By Skeptics, Claims Berkeley Earth Researcher appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

The country is moving toward a better energy future: lower prices, more production, more reliability and less punishment for the people who keep America moving. But these six states are choosing a different path. The post Meet the Six States Celebrating America 250 by Raising Your Gas Tax appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

The apparent exemption of the battery industry from regulations that would apply to every other industry is now presenting major complications for the people of NY State.  How much environmental damage must be done before government officials start doing their job of protecting their constituents, instead of trying to put band-aids on the wounds caused by their energy system mismanagement? The post Bonfires of the Batteries appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

Our 21st-century AI buildout cannot pause for permitting reform, and national security infrastructure cannot wait to litigate pipelines. The economic opportunity of leading the digital economy belongs to those willing to power it. Right now, that means keeping coal in the conversation. The post The Coal Conversation appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

I believe that RGGI now poses unacceptable affordability and reliability risks and needs immediate, fundamental revision.  The RGGI states must acknowledge the enormity of the risks and engage regulators, system operators, and state lawmakers to consider substantive changes rather than the incremental tinkering contemplated in recent RGGI communications.  The post Implications of the Quarter 2 2026 RGGI Auction appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

It is worth remembering that Miliband’s decision to roll these plug-in panels out did not make them legal – they already were. It was to allow them to be installed without a qualified electrician. The post Safety fears raised over plug-in solar appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

China undercut the world's industries with gross human rights abuses, but Mann thinks China is the world's climate leader. The post Michael Mann Celebrates China’s “Hub of Technological Innovation” Forced Labor Green Economy appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

The first time in roughly four decades that a privately developed, non‑light‑water advanced reactor has gone critical in the U.S. The post U.S. Nuclear Acceleration Effort Hits Milestone with Antares Criticality Test appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

Climate models rely very heavily on moist adiabatic assumptions, which contributes to the persistent model-observation mismatch in the tropics, why? The post The Moist-Adiabatic Theory vs. Reality appeared first on Watts Up With That?.