Category: Climate Cult

Dear Ursula

Climate Cult Ukraine Wuhan Flu 23 Comments

Eurometaux- Europe’s non-ferrous metals producers call for emergency EU action

50% of the EU’s aluminium and zinc capacity has already been forced offline due to the power crisis, as well as significant curtailments in silicon and ferroalloys production and further impacts felt across copper and nickel sectors. In the last month, several companies have had to announce indefinite closures and many more are on the brink ahead of a life-or-death winter for many operations. Producers face electricity and gas costs over ten times higher than last year, far exceeding the sales price for their products. We know from experience that once a plant is closed it very often becomes a permanent situation, as re-opening implies significant uncertainty and cost.

Y2Kyoto: Blame Game

Climate Cult Democrats Y2Kyoto 15 Comments

Michael Shellenberger:

Scientists claimed the algae bloom in the San Francisco Bay, which killed over 10k fish, was due to climate change. But it’s now clear that it is due to the failure of local governments to upgrade the region’s antiquated sewage treatment plants.

It’s true that the Bay Area is experiencing high temperatures, but algae blooms are the direct result of the failure of governments to upgrade plants so they remove the nutrients that the algae need in order to grow and bloom in the water.

The rush to blame the climate for environmental change is a prime example of what psychologists call ideologically-motivated cognition.

Net Zero

Climate Cult Putin Ukraine 23 Comments

Financial Times- Russia switches off Europe’s main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted

Russia’s gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not resume in full until the “collective west” lifts sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has said.

Dmitry Peskov, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, blamed EU, UK and Canadian sanctions for Russia’s failure to deliver gas through the key pipeline, which delivers gas to Germany from St Petersburg via the Baltic sea.

Then there’s OPEC…

ZeroHedge- Oil Surges After OPEC+ Agrees On 100Kb/d Production Cut

Schadenfrozen

Alternative Subsidy Climate Cult 24 Comments

Bloomberg;

Soaring energy costs are fueling inflation, undermining the euro currency, and disrupting factories as Russia squeezes supplies to the continent amid its six-month war on Ukraine. With Europe already heading toward recession, failure to contain the crisis threatens to spur social unrest and political upheaval if the supply crunch prompts blackouts and cold homes this winter.

The continent relies heavily on liquefied natural gas imports to fill the gap left by Russia, but competition for the fuel with Asia has intensified after a relative lull earlier this summer. Asian prices are also surging as utilities there rush to secure supplies ahead of the cold season.

European Union energy ministers may hold an emergency meeting to discuss price spikes as leaders strike a more urgent tone. Member states have already earmarked almost $280 billion to ease the price burden but that is unlikely to be enough, while more than half of UK households risk being pushed into energy poverty with bills likely to rise by roughly 80% from October. […]

The rally is being accelerated by Electricite de France SA’s announcement that more of its reactors will take longer to come back online after halts. Coupled with tighter hydropower supplies, that means higher demand for gas in power generation.

SchadenFrozen

Climate Cult Putin Ukraine 60 Comments

Behave yourselves in the comment section I’ll be checking in now and then to make sure things don’t get out of hand. Vigorous debate is fine, but let’s keep the insults and dehumanizing stuff down to a dull roar.

Global- Russia’s Gazprom extends Nord Stream 1 shutdown, citing faulty turbine

It said the turbine could not operate safely until the leak was repaired, and gave no timeframe for the resumption of gas supplies via the pipeline, which had been due to return to operation early on Saturday after a three-day maintenance break.

Addendum, from Kate: Francisco has my full backing. I’ve considered closing comments here recently due to the repeated abuse of this platform by a handful of people who use it as their private pissing match game board. Remember that everyone who posts and curates this blog is a VOLUNTEER. We all have real lives and real livelihoods to pursue. Don’t be a net drag on this blog. If you haven’t anything relevant and on topic to add, then keep your fingers off the keyboard.

The Babylon Bee May Be Running Out of Preposterous Story Lines

Baiting The Left Climate Cult Democrats Insufferable Twits 43 Comments

Direct from the Not–So-Golden State is this headline:

California Urges Avoiding Charging Electric Cars to Ward Off Blackouts in Heatwave Because State Loses Solar Power When the Sun Goes Down

Just days after passing a law banning new sales of gasoline powered cars by 2035, California is urging residents to avoid charging their electric vehicles during peak hours in the coming week to help ward off blackouts during an expected heatwave.

“During a Flex Alert, consumers are urged to reduce energy use from 4-9 p.m. when the system is most stressed because demand for electricity remains high and there is less solar energy available. The top three conservation actions are to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, avoid using large appliances and charging electric vehicles, and turn off unnecessary lights.“

Not a Square to Spare

Climate Cult Ukraine 25 Comments

A sticky situation.

YLE News- Finnish firm warns of toilet paper shortage as energy costs wipe out production

Metsä Tissue has previously announced temporary production stoppages at its plants in Germany and Slovakia earlier this year, and the situation has deteriorated further since then.

The company sells its products under various brands — including Lambi and Serla — and has a total of nine paper mills in Europe.

Y2Kyoto: Don’t Get Blown Away

Climate Cult Y2Kyoto 8 Comments

Roger Pielke Jr;

1. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in its latest report, concluded that there remains “no consensus” on the relative role of human influences on Atlantic hurricane activity.

Here is what the IPCC says exactly:

“[T]here is still no consensus on the relative magnitude of human and natural influences on past changes in Atlantic hurricane activity, and particularly on which factor has dominated the observed increase (Ting et al., 2015) and it remains uncertain whether past changes in Atlantic TC activity are outside the range of natural variability.”

Schadenfrozen

Alternative Subsidy Climate Cult Y2Kyoto 41 Comments

@JavierBlas – Day-ahead electricity prices in Europe are eye-watering, with lots of countries setting record highs for today. Notable to see the Nordics close to €400 per MWh, and Germany at €600. Before 2020, anything above €75-100 was considered expensive

As the Finnish Prime Minister parties into the night: Fingrid has published its first estimate of the adequacy of electricity for the coming winter. The war in Europe and the exceptional situation on the energy market have increased uncertainties related to the availability of electricity. As a result of the great uncertainties, Finns should be prepared for power outages caused by possible electricity shortages this coming winter.

Bloomberg: European Power Prices Surge to Records Yet Again on Wind Dearth

The Euro slowly dying…

Can’t You Smell That Smell?

Climate Cult Great Reset 43 Comments

The smell of greens around you.

Der Spiegel- Even the washcloth is a useful invention

In times of gas shortages and rising prices, Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann sees himself on the right track as an energy saver. “I have an electric car, I have a huge photovoltaic system on the roof,” said the Green politician of the “Südwest Presse”.

Kretschmann’s tip: »We usually only heat one room. It’s also healthier if you don’t have the same temperature everywhere in the house.« In addition, you don’t have to shower all the time. “The washcloth is also a useful invention,” advised Kretschmann.

You’ll probably need to use google translate or something similar to read the whole thing.

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