Commentary
Those Global Warming Temperatures
I have written previously about faulty climate models being used by scientists and academics to study global warming, the results of which are used by academics and eventually activists and politicians to scare the public.
Another major survey into the accuracy of climate models has found that all of the past temperatures between 1980 and 2021 were excessive compared with accurate satellite measurements, according to Professor Nicola Scafetta, a physicist at the University of Naples.
Scafetta attributes the inaccuracies to a limited understanding of Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS), the number of degrees centigrade the Earth’s temperature will rise with a doubling of carbon dioxide.
Scientists have spent decades trying to find an accurate ECS, to no avail, he reports. “Without knowing this vital figure, the so-called “settled” science narrative around human-caused climate change remains a largely political invention, not a credible scientific proposition.”
You may recall my post, “Telling Us What Most of Us Already Knew,” on August 24, 2022, in which I wrote about the World Climate Declaration reporting that “There is no climate emergency.”
Professor Scafetta was one of the over 1,100 scientists and professionals who signed on to that document, which noted that climate models are “not remotely plausible as global tools.”
“Recent suggestions that modelers can attribute single weather events – like Hurricane Ian – to human-caused climate change are unprovable,” writes Chris Morrison in the Daily Sceptic in his reporting on Scafetta’s work.
More Opposition to Solar Farms
In my last post on energy, I wrote about the increasing cost of energy that European nations are encountering in their effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The Wall Street Journal, in a brief recap of what’s happening in EU country’s attempting to reach 45 percent energy from renewable sources by 2045, reports of facing bureaucratic hurdles.
In France, rulebooks outline where solar farms can be built and covers the years of delay before construction can begin. In Spain, the spread of solar farms is being slowed for fear that they could scar the countryside. In Italy, developers must clear layers of bureaucracy and avoid ancient ruins to build solar farms in rural areas.
Abortion Update
Abortion has become an issue that could have an effect on the midterm election, however, it generally ranks below the economy, crime, and immigration; eighth in a Pew Research Survey.
Regular readers may recall that I am pro-life and believe that the abortion issue must now be dealt with by each state. Further, the cost of an abortion should not be paid for with taxpayer funds.
I understand that 14 states currently lack abortion services, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin. It has been reported that there were 125,780 abortions in those states in 2020.
Dr. Oz Closes in on Fetterman
There are new polls, but one gets a positive feeling when reading the reporting of one of the nation’s best grassroots journalists, Salena Zito, reporting in the New York Post and the Washington Examiner.
Oz has visited nearly every county in Pennsylvania in his campaign against Democrat John Fetterman. Zito writes of Oz’s small gatherings in coffee shops to large townhalls, where he has faced questioning for 90 minutes, leaving only when there are no more questions.
It seems to have paid off because RealClearPolitics now has the race a statistical tie, while Cook Political Report has it a toss-up. Not bad for a guy who was trailing by double digit figures not that long ago.
Although there are currently four Republican Senators who are physicians, Oz has faced criticism over his TV celebrity status.
What Crime Crisis?
You’ve seen the crash, grab and dash of drug stores and other businesses, car-jacking, and the vicious attacks on individuals walking down the street or waiting for a subway.
New York City has had its subway turnstile jumpers, but Washington DC is experiencing fare evaders on its buses. Once a criminal offense, the DC city council decriminalized fare evasion. Over a mayoral veto, I might add.
As a result, riders have skipped payment on some nine million bus trips.
With a $185 million budget shortfall, the Metro Area Transit Authority plans to drop the hammer on evaders beginning in November.
The Midterms
With just 27 days before the midterms, I’m hoping early mail-in voters are restraining themselves, remembering the Hunter-Biden news blackout in October 2020, and what Democrat/Biden issue could rear its ugly head before November 8, 2022.
May God continue to bless the United States of America.
