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therightinsight.org/Bootleggers-Baptists-and-The-Jones-Act
Suppose that a freak Atlantic storm pummels the city of Boston, leaving it flooded for days and cut off from services by land and air—trucks cannot reach it and planes cannot land. But a Canadian transport ship happens to be passing ...
therightinsight.org/Building-Anxiety
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7/23/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The consensed climate science community, the media and progressive politicians are experiencing high anxiety regarding climate change. However, they have been relatively unsuccessful in building similar high anxiety among voters in the US, ...
therightinsight.org/Californias-Drought
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4/18/17 at 7:10 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The past several years featured a never-ending stream of stories about California’s never-ending drought and its supposed roots in climate change. The past few weeks have featured a stream of stories about California’s experience with an ...
therightinsight.org/Call-that-science
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7/4/24 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
From: Climate Discussion Nexus
By: OP ED Watch
Date: June 5, 2024
Call that science?
A correspondent recently sent us a poster “A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science” that we found very interesting because it wasn’t...
therightinsight.org/Capacity-Factors
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5/2/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The US Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration chart below is arguably accurate but inarguably misleading.

The capacity factors shown for both wind and solar, while they are the actual percentage...
therightinsight.org/Capacity-Factors-2024-10-01
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10/1/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Capacity factor: The ratio of the electrical energy produced by a generating unit for the period of time considered to the electrical energy that could have been produced at continuous full power operation during the same period. (EIA...
therightinsight.org/Cautionary-Tales
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2/24/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The consensed climate science community and their allies in government, environmental organizations and the media are focused on Net Zero by 2050. They assert that solar and wind can power an economical, stable and reliable electric ...
therightinsight.org/China-Paris-Accords
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3/2/21 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
China is the most populated nation on earth. China also has the second largest economy among the nations of the earth. China is a signatory to the Paris Accords, which recognize it as a developing nation. China is also earth’s largest...
therightinsight.org/Chinas-Long-Game
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9/6/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
China is aggressively pursuing economic development, including construction of numerous coal generating stations, steelmaking facilities and cement kilns. These actions, while inconsistent with the goal of the Paris Accords, are consistent ...
therightinsight.org/Chinese-Climate-Leadership
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8/15/17 at 6:52 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Numerous recent articles have asked questions in this general form: “Will America Let China Lead the World?” These articles suggest that the US had the leadership role on climate change and that US withdrawal from the Paris ...
therightinsight.org/Class-is-In-Know-the-Facts-on-Extreme-Weather-and-Climate-Module-1-of-3
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9/26/24 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Class-is-In-Know-the-Facts-on-Extreme-Weather-and-Climate-Module-2-of-3
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10/3/24 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Class-is-In-Know-the-Facts-on-Extreme-Weather-and-Climate-Module-3-of-3
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10/10/24 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Classes-of-DEFRs
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9/24/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
It is broadly, though not universally, acknowledged that a Net Zero electric grid powered predominantly by intermittent renewable generation sources such as wind and solar would require support from dispatchable generation sources to &ldquo...
therightinsight.org/Clean-Power-Plan-Redux
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11/14/17 at 6:04 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has signed an order rescinding the Clean Power Plan. This action will trigger an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding potential future emissions reductions and reduction strategies. This action ...
therightinsight.org/Climaskeptiphobia
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2/25/20 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
-phobia (noun combining form) (Merriam Webster)
- exaggerated fear of
- intolerance or aversion for
The consensed climate science community has not been particularly congenial to, cooperative with or even tolerant ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-and-Fairy-Tales
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5/16/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Discussions of climate and climate change frequently call to mind several children’s fairy tales and the story of a fairy tale kingdom. This suggests a lack of seriousness in these discussions, though the participants frequently view ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Insensitivity
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12/1/20 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The consensed climate science community has consensed on the hypothesis that anthropogenic CO2 emissions are largely or totally responsible for the recent increase in global average surface temperature. Some even refer to CO2 as the climate...
therightinsight.org/Climate-equals-Sum-of-Weather
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8/22/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Climate characterizes the average weather conditions for a particular location over a long period of time (usually 30 years). World Meteorological Organization
Weather is a series of events occurring at a specific location at a specific ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Alarmism-or-Realism-Bjorn-Lomborg
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11/17/22 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Climate-Alarmist-Creed
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11/20/18 at 6:18 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
We believe in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (the founder of global warming / climate change alarmism).
We believe in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (the aggregator and promoter of consensus ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-and-Climate-Model-Observations
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5/8/18 at 7:08 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
“Anybody having to make a decision about climate science needs to understand the full spectrum of what we know and what we don’t know.” Dr. Steven E. Koonin, former Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy
&...
therightinsight.org/Climate-and-Game-Theory
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7/28/20 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Zero-sum, positive-sum, and negative-sum are all game theory terms that refer to the outcomes of a dispute or negotiation. They refer to the actual amount of wealth (money, land, vacation time) -- measurable rewards -- that each party ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-and-the-First-Amendment
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2/20/18 at 6:15 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Anticipation
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11/24/20 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The UN, the signatories to the UN FCCC, the parties to the Paris Accords, the administrators of the Green Climate Fund, the IPCC, the consensed climate science community, climate activists, developing nations, not-yet-developing nations, ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-and-Weather
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9/5/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-2017-Year-in-Review
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12/19/17 at 6:21 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The year 2017 was a good year regarding climate change in the US, at least from the perspective of this skeptic. The US inaugurated a President with a healthy skepticism regarding CAGW (catastrophic anthropogenic global warming) and climate...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Attribution
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6/5/18 at 6:15 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Earth’s climate system is extremely complex, chaotic and not particularly well understood. The factors which have caused climate change over the past millennia continue to cause climate change today and will likely continue to cause ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Commune-ification
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1/23/18 at 7:09 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The ultimate goal of those promoting the catastrophic anthropogenic global warming meme is the establishment of a global vegan commune of approximately 1 billion souls, run by some subset of the tinpot despots represented in the United ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Debate
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11/7/17 at 8:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Professor Michael E. Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University, creator of the (in)famous hockey stick and self-appointed spokesperson of the consensed climate science community, apparently has no ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Debate-Year-in-Review-2018
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12/18/18 at 5:39 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The United States has still not terminated its participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as required by current US law, as the result of the UNFCCC granting state-level recognition to the ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Dissension
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4/17/18 at 8:59 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The consensed climate science community and the globalist political community have been partners in a mutual adoration society for several decades. This relationship culminated in the signing of the Paris Accords, which committed the ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Dissonance
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9/19/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Dissonance: lack of agreement (the dissonance between the truth and what people want [you] to believe) – Merriam-Webster
Statements of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regarding climate change:
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Extremes
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2/7/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
They're rioting in Africa
There's strife in Iran
What nature doesn't do to us
Will be done by our fellow man.
The Merry Minuet, Sheldon Harnick
Mother Nature has been providing the earth with numerous types of severe weather ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Fascism
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11/29/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Fascism
1: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Fears-of-Teen-Activist-Are-Empirically-Baseless
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6/29/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Goes-to-Court
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2/6/18 at 6:35 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Several lawsuits filed by California cities and counties and a similar lawsuit filed by New York City against major oil companies seek billions for current and potential future damages resulting from climate change caused by CO2 emissions ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Highlights-and-Lowlights
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4/24/18 at 7:55 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Recent research suggests far lower climate sensitivity to CO2 doubling.
Temperature anomaly producers still “adjusting” flawed temperature measurements.
Climate modelers finally acknowledge that models are “running hot&...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Humpty-Dumptyism
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3/13/18 at 6:53 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
“When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”, Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumptyism: The practice of insisting that a word means whatever one wishes it to.
Fact: Something that has actual existence; an ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Messaging
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6/12/18 at 6:57 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The consensed climate science community continues to search for an effective messaging approach which would convince the general public of the rightness and urgency of its cause and propel a concerted public effort to control the climate. ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Myth-The-Crusade-to-Restore-Camelot
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2/13/18 at 6:15 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The title of this commentary is the subtitle of the paper “Climate and Climate Change” on this site. The lyrics of the song “Camelot”, from the Broadway show of the same name, composed by Alan Jay Lerner and ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Perversion
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12/12/17 at 6:32 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
“Climate Change Skepticism is “Perverse”, Pope Francis
Perverse: turned away from what is right or good: corrupt (Merriam-Webster)
There is ample historical evidence for climate change. Therefore, while false skepticism ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Playbook
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7/12/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
It appears that the White House and at least two of the Executive Branch Agencies are not on the same page of the climate change “playbook”. The Administration has clearly enunciated goals of eliminating coal use by 2030, ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Questions
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5/1/18 at 6:53 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Judge William H. Alsup of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division will hear the case “The People of the State of California vs. B.P. P.L.C., et al. This case is a civil suit ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-an-Emergency-or-Not
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3/10/22 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-Predictions-are-hard
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5/29/18 at 6:52 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
“Predictions are hard, especially about the future.” Yogi Berra, American philosopher
The consensed climate science community and its animated spokespersons ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Change-A-Curious-Crisis
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11/9/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Climate-Dichotomies
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1/28/20 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The UNFCCC program objectives center on stabilizing and ultimately reducing global annual CO2 emissions. The Kyoto Accords and the Paris Accords place great emphasis on developed country reductions in annual emissions. However, over the ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Events-and-Weather
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8/29/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) defines climate as the sum of weather events over 30-year periods, which they refer to as climate normals. Many nations update their climate normals on a 10-year cycle, as recommended by WMO. ...
therightinsight.org/Climate-Experiment
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12/20/16 at 6:14 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Many people will be traveling over the coming Christmas and New Years holidays. Most probably have all the equipment required to conduct a rudimentary climate experiment – a vehicle with a digital thermometer which measures outside ...
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