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Fact or Fancy - ORIGINAL CONTENT

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  • 5/3/22 at 7:00 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

Simple Definition of fact

: something that truly exists or happens
: something that has actual existence
: a true piece of information

Simple Definition of fancy

: to believe mistakenly or without evidence
: to believe without being ...

Factual?

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  • 8/11/20 at 3:00 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid
  • factual: of or relating to facts; restricted to or based on fact (Merriam-Webster)
  • nonfactual: not relating to, concerned with or based on facts (Merriam-Webster)
  • counterfactual: contrary to fact (Merriam-Webster)
  • deceptive: tending or...

False Energy Transition: The View from Australia (Nick Cater, Menzies Research Centre) - Highlighted Article

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  • 5/16/24 at 6:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change

 

From: Master Resource

By: Robert Bradley Jr.

Date: April 24, 2024


False Energy Transition: The View from Australia (Nick Cater, Menzies Research Centre)
 

“Previous energy transitions adopted energy sources of ...

Full Disclosure of Climate Research

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  • 6/19/18 at 7:17 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

One of the hallmarks of scientific research is the reproducibility of research results by other researchers. However, reproducibility is extremely difficult, if not impossible, if all of the data, all of the analytical approaches, all of ...

Full Posting of: A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate

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  • 8/15/25 at 6:00 AM

 

From: Watts Up With That

By: DOE

Date: July 31, 2025


Full Posting of: A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate


Background

On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report...

Funding Pauses - ORIGINAL CONTENT

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The Trump Administration has paused funding of climate change research and of numerous climate related initiatives and incentives. The pauses are intended to permit the new department and agency leadership to identify how the funding is ...

Future Grid - ORIGINAL CONTENT

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  • 1/24/23 at 7:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

 

"The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots."    Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny

It currently appears that the Administration’s vision of the future US electric grid, supplied ...

Future World – How Many Windmills Would We Need?

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  • 6/6/17 at 8:51 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The US currently consumes approximately 97 quadrillion British Thermal Units (BTU) of energy in all forms each year (97 Quads). Since this quantity of energy and the forms of energy which constitute it vary over time, this analysis will use...

Gas Generation Phaseout

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  • 1/18/22 at 7:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The US currently generates more than 500,000,000 Megawatt-hours, or approximately 25% of electric utility annual electricity production, in coal-fueled generating stations, which the Administration has said will all cease operation by 2030....

Global Greening

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  • 9/4/18 at 6:00 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

A recent study by a multinational group of scientists has determined that: “From a quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric ...

Graphical Misinformation - ORIGINAL CONTENT

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  • 8/15/23 at 7:00 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The UN recently reported that “extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over the last 50 years”.

The graph below, prepared by Bjorn Lomborg, plots annual deaths, averaged by decade, from extreme weather and ...

Great Green Challenges - ORIGINAL CONTENT

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  • 7/9/24 at 6:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

Many in the climate change alarmist community view green Hydrogen as the Great Green Hope. The previous commentary, Great Green Hope, dealt with the steps necessary to produce green Hydrogen and their current costs. However, that is only ...

Green New Dangers - ORIGINAL CONTENT

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  • 3/5/24 at 6:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

Much has been written regarding the effects of the “energy transition” on energy cost, availability, reliability and the structure and operation of the electric grid. Those are all important issues. All are fraught with degrees ...

Green New Deal - High Speed Rail #2

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  • 2/28/19 at 7:00 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

A previous commentary discussed: the requirements for a high speed rail system; an approach to designing such a system; and, the US High Speed Rail Plan (HSRP) system design developed by the US High Speed Rail Association. The GND approach ...

Grid Balancing - ORIGINAL CONTENT

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  • 4/12/22 at 7:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The electric utility grid requires instantaneous balancing of demand and supply. Historically, most fluctuations on the grid were the result of changes in customer demand. However, as intermittent renewable sources of generation are added ...

Grid Reliability - ORIGINAL CONTENT

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  • 9/20/22 at 7:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The reliability of the electric utility grid depends upon the availability of generation output equal to grid demand at all times. Historically, this has been accomplished by operating numerous generators at somewhat below full capacity, so...

Ground Rules for a Red Team / Blue Team Climate Debate

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  • 9/26/17 at 6:15 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

There is growing interest in a very public “Red Team / Blue Team” evaluation of the current state of climate science. The EPA Administrator has recently suggested that climate scientists participate in a televised debate ...

High Anxiety

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  • 7/16/19 at 6:00 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

Numerous factors are causing high anxiety in the climate science and environmental communities and among US politicians:

  • the current US Administration’s skepticism regarding climate change;
  • the impending 2020 elections in the US;
  • ...

Highlighted Article: 2019 Science Data Refutes Climate Alarm On Every Front

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  • 1/16/20 at 6:00 AM
  • Climate Change

 

From: Climate Change Dispatch

By: Pierre Gosselin

Date: January 2, 2020

 

2019 Science Data Refutes Climate Alarm On Every Front

 

"No alarm on every aspect: stable polar ice, normal sea-level rise, no consensus...

Highlighted Article: A Short History of CLIMATE ALARM!

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  • 3/11/21 at 3:00 AM
  • Climate Change

 

From: GWPF

By: Paul Homewood

Date: March 2021

 

A Short History of CLIMATE ALARM!

 

"1970s Ice Age scare

Numerous reports in the 1970s reflected concern that the Earth was heading towards a new ice age. These ...

Highlighted Article: Do We Really Have Only 12 Years to Live?

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  • 2/27/20 at 6:00 AM
  • Climate Change

 

From: Watts Up With That?

By: Andy May

Date: February 23, 2020

 

Do We Really Have Only 12 Years to Live?

 

"Why have uninformed celebrities and politicians been telling everyone, who will listen, we are all ...

Highlighted Article: IPCC AR6: Breaking the hegemony of global climate models

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  • 10/14/21 at 7:00 AM
  • Climate Change

 

From: Climate Etc.

By: Judith Curry

Date: October 6, 2021

 

IPCC AR6: Breaking the hegemony of global climate models

 

"A rather astonishing conclusion drawn from reading the fine print of the IPCC AR6 WG1 ...

Highlighted Article: July 2019 Was Not the Warmest on Record

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  • 8/15/19 at 8:53 AM
  • Climate Change

From: www.drroyspencer.com

By: Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.

Date: August 2, 2019

 

July 2019 Was Not the Warmest on Record

 

July 2019 was probably the 4th warmest of the last 41 years. Global “reanalysis” ...

Highlighted Article: Memo to Biden

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  • 7/30/20 at 3:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change

Highlighted Article: Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth

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  • 3/29/17 at 10:12 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

 

Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth

- - - - - - -

By the authority vested in me as President by...

Highlighted Article: Preventing Future Forest Infernos

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  • 12/3/20 at 3:00 AM
  • Climate Change

 

From: Watts Up With That

By: Paul Driessen

Date: November 22, 2020

 

Preventing Future Forest Infernos

 

"The 2020 fire season is nearing its end. But monstrous wildfires continue to rage across America’s ...

Highlighted Article: Propagation of Error and the Reliability of Global Air Temperature Projections, Mark II.

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  • 9/19/19 at 6:00 AM
  • Climate Change

 

From: Watts Up With That?

By: Pat Frank

Date: September 7, 2019

 

Propagation of Error and the Reliability of Global Air Temperature Projections, Mark II.

 

... "Climate modelers are evidently not trained in the...

Highlighted Article: Putting Climate Change Claims to the Test

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  • 10/24/19 at 6:00 AM
  • Climate Change

 

From: The Global Warming Policy Foundation

By: Dr John Christy

Date: June 18, 2019

 

Putting Climate Change Claims to the Test

 

"When I grew up in the world of science, science was understood as a method of ...

Highlighted Article: Sea level rise acceleration (or not)

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  • 3/29/18 at 7:45 AM
  • Climate Change

This is a multi-part series by Judith Curry posted on her blog, Climate Etc.

 “I have several clients that are interested in the issue of sea level rise, from a range of perspectives (insurance, engineers, city and regional ...

Highlighted Article: The Democrats’ Climate Platform Belongs In Neverland

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  • 9/17/20 at 3:00 AM
  • Climate Change


From: America Out Loud

By: Dr. Jay Lehr & Tom Harris

Date: September 9, 2020


The Democrats’ Climate Platform Belongs In Neverland


"The Democratic Party has abandoned rational thought about climate change. Rather than ...

Highlighted Article: The Global Warming Alarmists Really Do Have A Plan

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  • 1/30/20 at 6:00 AM
  • Climate Change

 

From: Climate Change Dispatch

By: J. B. Shurk

Date: January 13, 2020

 

The Global Warming Alarmists Really Do Have A Plan

 

"There is a credibility crisis for Western governments. For too many years, their ...

Highlighted Article: The Water Planet Earth And Its Climate

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  • 3/18/21 at 3:00 AM
  • Climate Change

 

From: Watts Up With That

By: Boris Winterhalter

Date: March 16, 2021


The Water Planet Earth And Its Climate


Introduction

Many years ago I happened to read a paper by Willis Eschenbach introducing his Water Thermostat. I have ...

Highlighted Article: Understanding the Climate Movement

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  • 10/17/19 at 6:00 AM
  • Climate Change

From: Watts Up With That?

By: Dr Paul Rossiter

Date: September 26 - October 6, 2019

 

Understanding the Climate Movement:

  1. The Impotence of Science

  2. Noble Cause Corruption

  3. Follow the Money

 

"Like many ...

Home Sweet Decarbed Home - ORIGINAL CONTENT

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  • 10/15/24 at 6:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The US Department of Energy (US DOE) has published Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy by 2050: A National Blueprint for the Buildings Sector, which contains a link to the full study. The blueprint’s objectives include increasing energy ...

How Much Storage?

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  • 10/26/21 at 7:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The US electric grid was built around a combination of baseload, load following and peaking generating plants. The US nuclear generating fleet has been used primarily for baseload service because the plants were reliable, and their design ...

How Much Warming Would Net Zero By 2050 Prevent? - Highlighted Article

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  • 7/18/24 at 6:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change


From: Watts Up With That

By: Christopher Monckton of Brenchley

Date: June 13, 2024


How Much Warming Would Net Zero Prevent?


Some time ago, I sent Professor Richard Lindzen an estimate of how much warming a straight-line progress to ...

How the Green Energy Narrative confuses things - Highlighted Article

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  • 3/7/25 at 6:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change


From: Climate Etc.

By: Russ Schussler

Date: January 30, 2025

 


How the Green Energy Narrative confuses things


Prequel to “Unravelling the narrative supporting a green energy transition.”


There is a powerful but ...

Hyperbolic Reaction to Trump’s Executive Order

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  • 5/16/17 at 8:04 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The general reaction of the consensed climate science community, the environmentalist community, the progressive political class, and the “mainstream” media to the Trump Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy ...

Implied Warranty and Climate Research

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  • 12/4/18 at 5:49 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

 

The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) recognizes the existence of an implied warranty of fitness for particular purpose in commercial sales contracts, which it defines as follows:

 

        ...

In Praise of Global Oil Markets: Will the Idiocy End?

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Two days in October 1973 (16th and 17th) marked the most important turning point for US energy policy.  That is when energy policy idiocy began and despite all evidence to the contrary continues to this day.  When will it end?

...

Independence Day 2019

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  • 7/4/19 at 6:00 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

“We hold these truths to be self-evident…”

 

Weather

Weather characteristics can be measured.

Weather events can be counted.

Weather event impacts can be measured.

Weather event frequency and severity can be ...

Introductory Energy Post and the Clean Power Plan

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Hi.  My name is Ken Malloy and I am a Senior Scholar with the Mark H.  Berens Family Charitable Foundation, the non-profit organization that publishes this website, TheRightInsight.org.

 

My expertise is in the ...

IPCC Confidence Game

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  • 9/14/21 at 5:00 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

Definition of confidence (Entry 1 of 2)

: a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances

Definition of confidence (Entry 2 of 2)

: of, relating to, or adept at swindling by false promises

IPCC ...

Irreproducibility and Climate Science (NAS)

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  • 5/22/18 at 8:25 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

REPRINT (with permission) from National Association of Scholars (NAS)

Edward A. Reid, Jr. has fifty years of experience in the energy industry in technical research and development, market development, marketing and consulting. He writes ...

Looking For The Official Party Line On Energy Storage - Highlighted Article

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  • 12/29/22 at 7:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change

 

From: Manhattan Contrarian

By: Francis Menton

Date: December 8, 2022


Looking For The Official Party Line On Energy Storage


If you’ve read my energy storage report, or just the summaries of parts of it that have appeared ...

Media Visibility

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  • 10/8/19 at 6:00 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The journal Nature Communications recently published a study (Discrepancy in scientific authority and media visibility of climate change scientists and contrarians) conducted by researchers at the University of California Merced. The ...

More Anomalous Anomalies

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  • 3/7/17 at 8:32 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The three primary producers of global near-surface temperature anomalies, NASA GISS(Goddard Institute for Space Studies), NOAA NCEI(National Centers for Environmental Information) and HadCRUT all begin the process with access to the same ...

My Energy Storage Report: Hydrogen As An Alternative To Batteries - Highlighted Article

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  • 12/22/22 at 7:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change

 

From: Manhattan Contrarian

By: Francis Menton

Date: December 4, 2022

 

My Energy Storage Report: Hydrogen As An Alternative To Batteries

 

As mentioned in the last post, my new energy storage report, The Energy ...

Natural vs. Unnatural Temperature Change

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  • 3/20/18 at 6:44 AM
  • Climate Change
  • Ed Reid

The graph below shows the satellite lower troposphere temperature anomaly from inception through January 2018, as prepared by Drs. Roy Spencer and John Christy of the University of Alabama – Huntsville (UAH).

UAH Satellite-Based Temperature Graph

The graph has been ...

Navigating America’s net-zero frontier: A guide for business leaders - Highlighted Article

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  • 5/19/22 at 7:00 AM
  • Energy Policy,Climate Change

 

From: McKinsey Sustainability

By: Rory Clune, Laura Corb, Will Glazener, Kimberly Henderson, Dickon Pinner, and Daan Walter

Date: May 5, 2022


Navigating America’s net-zero frontier: A guide for business leaders


With the ...