Theatrics & buffoonery –ditch them, OPTICS MATTER!
In his previous tenure in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump was given to overstatements, exaggerations and outright lies. Unfortunately, he still is. He entered his second term on a wave of sympathy and a modicum of enthusiasm after the torpid disgrace of the Biden/Harris debacle. Mr. Trump appears to have surrounded himself with a cabinet.. read more →
Oblivion Beckons — Part II of II
In Part I misguided administration actions on all things climate change were partially listed. These paint the picture of incoherence and misdirection — efforts to hide the ball and deceive the public appear to be the every day mission of the Biden Administration. One cannot help but draw that conclusion as the administrative state seeks.. read more →
Final Stop, Oblivion
Part I of II John Kerry relinquishes Special Climate Envoy post to accept role in Biden presidential campaign — modern record for consecutive political failures within reach! Following the climate confab — COP28 — in Dubai late last year, John Kerry celebrated the “transition from fossil fuels” signed by 200 countries. It was the latest.. read more →
Paris Climate Accords: Paving the Road to Hell
Among the most shopworn and tired of aphorisms, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” quote is credited variously to Sant Bernard of Clairvaux around 1150, to Karl Marx among others, and a song by that title was penned by Chris Rea and released in 1989. A babe in the woods (and green.. read more →
Treaties, Accords & Agreements — Disgraceful History of Deliberate Deceit
Two “diplomatic” events early in the Biden presidency characterize the bald cynicism and deceit in diplomatic “agreements, accords and treaties.” An examination of the cancellation of the Keystone pipeline and the rejoining of the Paris Climate Accords define the U.S. decline in international standing. Both political moves are just that, nothing more. No wait, they’re.. read more →
The Carbon Capture Fantasy
Questions about emissions, the electric grid, fossil/organic fuels, the economics and governmental policies of all the above swirl around day after day with different actors waxing and waning on the carousel that is “climate.” Or CLIMATE! From Al Gore, The Science Guy, Greta Thunberg, John Kerry, Rachel Carson, Paul Ehrlich and carbon tax fans et.. read more →
A Nuclear Phoenix Arises from Clinch River Ashes
“Nuclear energy is a baseload — meaning its power that you can run anytime you want, day or night — and its carbon free.” Nathan Mhyrvold, co-founder Intellectual Ventures and climate change policy skeptic When all else fails, the U.S. turns to the right thing. For decades the NRC — the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (otherwise.. read more →
Part II of II — How did we get here? Presidents Trump and Biden — Good Grief!!
Past is prelude to the chaos of the Trump years and the driving into the ditch by, as Joe Biden declared to one and all, the “adults are back in charge and the competence is breathtaking.” That statement followed the 2020 defeat of Donald Trump, bringing four years of tweets, petulance, bravado and misstatements to.. read more →
Carbon Tax Follies
The PolicySmith has long admired the conservative commentariat that frequents the pages of the Wall Street Journal, National Review and the late Weekly Standard. New conservative voices, among them Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk, assure conservative perspectives will be given voice long into the future. Surgical skewering of the Left by Rich Lowry, Jonah Goldberg,.. read more →
Moving Past Climate Derangement Syndrome
This site has discussed at length chicanery, hypocrisy and distortions of all stripes in the free-for-all on climate. This blog entry was to be another revelation of more drivel from news sources, more science grist for the mill and so on. That is until my editor, my son with whom I am well pleased, pointed.. read more →