The island of El Hierro only has about 11,000 people, but in 2008 it set out to show the world how to do a full transition to an electric system powered only by wind turbines backed up by a hydro-electric energy storage system. Francis Menton wonders what has happened since. The post Ideologues try a grid powered only by “renewables” appeared first on Clintel.

It is impossible not to notice the analogy between the events that led to China’s Great Famine in 1958-1962 and the ongoing energy disaster being imposed on various U.S. states and other Western countries by an equally ignorant clique of political ideologues, says Francis Menton. The post The analogy between Chairman Mao and current Western leaders appeared first on Clintel.

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Among voters backing Democratic House candidates, 66% still call environment and climate policy very important. Among Republican backers, 15% do, says Charles Rotter. The post Climate Splits Voters by 51 Points, but Economy Ranks Higher appeared first on Clintel.

There is turmoil at the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). There is disagreement over deadlines, and with the loss of US support, a serious financial shortfall looms. To put it in the IPCC’s own terms: if we do nothing, the IPCC will be bankrupt in a few years’ time. The post Under a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario, the IPCC will soon be bankrupt appeared first on Clintel.

Jennifer Marohasy ofrece una actualización sobre el escándalo relacionado con los registros de temperatura de la Oficina de Meteorología de Australia. Su archivo digital mostraba que agosto de 1867 y agosto de 1907 eran idénticos en los 31 días del mes, hasta la décima de grado. Pero ese no es el único problema. The post La Oficina de Meteorología de Australia está en problemas por copiar y pegar registros de temperatura appeared first on Clintel.