Climate Cranks Put Up Anti-Fossil Fuels Billboards

By William Teach August 9, 2024 – 4:05 pm

They are so amusing

‘Make Polluters Pay’: Big Oil Slammed in Satirical US Billboards

Across the United States this week, the climate disasters fueled by Big Oil will be displayed on billboards in California, New York, Arizona, and Philadelphia.

The bold campaign, launched by non-profit organization Fossil Free Media, calls out the decades of misinformation spread by oil and gas companies as they sowed doubt about the environmental dangers of burning fossil fuels while greenwashing their public image.

The Make Polluters Pay campaign captures the devastating impacts of the climate crisis specific to each state: Images depicting the Paradise fire in California, extreme heatwaves in Arizona, and wreckage left behind by widespread flooding triggered by Hurricane Ida in New York are contrasted with the phrases “Brought to you by Big Oil” and “Superstorms: Sponsored by Big Oil.”

The Paradise Fire was caused by a faulty transmission line in an area prone to drought in a state which refuses to allow clear cutting, cleanup of dead brush, backburns, and fire breaks. Hurricanes happen

According to Cassidy DiPaola, the communications director for the Make Polluters Pay campaign, the group faced push back when trying to place billboards in Houston, Texas. “Billboard owners there weren’t willing to work with us, citing concerns about upsetting their oil and gas industry clients,” said DiPaola, adding that the owners even asked if the message could be made “more positive” and avoid using the term “Big Oil.”

“It’s hard to imagine how you can make homes burning down and people dying from extreme heat into something positive,” continued DiPaola. “This pushback shows just how powerful the fossil fuel industry’s influence is and the fear they instill, even in the advertising world.”

What amuses me is that the people who will see these will be mostly be driving fossil fueled vehicles which get them reliably, dependably, and cheaply to work, school, the store, etc, and have no intention of giving them up. Then, that the billboard stands were erected using fossil fueled machines and vehicles, and them the billboards themselves were transported using fossil fuels. If these people do not want to use fossil fuels, have at it. Leave the rest of us alone.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 9, 2024 – 1:53 pm

…is extreme rain from carbon pollution Bad Weather, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Right Scoop, with a post on Gov. Youngkin signing an order requiring paper ballots.

Anyone see any issues? Something went hinky for not reason with SSL code in a WordPress file, causing “too many redirects”. I had to backdoor into the system to remove the code, which has been there for at least 6 years. I made zero changes to plugins or anything else yesterday, could be linked to Cloudfare? No clue.

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Fifteen States Sue To Stop Illegals From Getting Obamacare

By William Teach August 9, 2024 – 10:30 am

Remember this?

Asked by CBS News’ Katie Couric in an exclusive interview whether illegal immigrants should be covered under a new health care plan, President Obama responded simply, “no.” But he said there may need to be an exception to that policy for children.

Yet, lots of American children are not being given free healthcare, and, ever since, Democrats have been trying to give illegals government paid for health insurance and care

15 states sue to block Biden’s effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage

Americans before illegalsFifteen states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act’s health insurance.

The states are seeking to block the rule from taking effect Nov. 1 and providing people known as “Dreamers” access to tax breaks when they sign up for coverage. The Affordable Care Act’s marketplace enrollment opens the same day, just four days ahead of the presidential election.

The states filed suit in North Dakota, one of the states involved. All have Republican attorneys general who are part of a GOP effort to thwart Biden administration rules advancing Democratic policy goals.

The lawsuit argues that the rule violates a 1996 welfare reform law and the ACA. They also said it would encourage more immigrants to come to the U.S. illegally, burdening the states and their public school systems. Many economists have concluded that immigrants provide a net economic benefit, and immigration appears to have fueled job growth after the COVID-19 pandemic that prevented a recession.

Except, so many of these illegals are on the public dole, and take jobs from Americans. Regardless, what part of them “being unlawfully present in the United States” is misunderstood?

“Illegal aliens shouldn’t get a free pass into our country,” Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said in a statement. “They shouldn’t receive taxpayer benefits when they arrive, and the Biden-Harris administration shouldn’t get a free pass to violate federal law.”

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials did not immediately respond Thursday to an email seeking comment about the lawsuit. But Biden said in May in outlining the rule that he was “committed to providing Dreamers the support they need to succeed.” The Biden administration is shielding them from deportation.

The “Dreamers” have been ineligible for government-subsidized health insurance programs because they did not meet the definition of having a “lawful presence” in the U.S. The states filing the lawsuit said declaring their lawful presence by rule is “illogical on its face,” given that they’d face deportation without Biden administration intervention.

Democrats keep looking for ways to help out the invasion.

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Obviously, Hurricane Debbie Was All Your Fault

By William Teach August 9, 2024 – 8:33 am

It’s all so tiresome

Debby drenched the southeast: Climate change is making storms like this even wetter

Tropical Storm Debby, a plodding, waterlogged system that has already saturated four southeastern states, bears many characteristics of a warming planet, climate scientists say. It’s reminiscent of other catastrophic tropical cyclones that have battered the United States over the past eight years.

On Wednesday afternoon, the storm was drifting at 5 mph near the South Carolina coast, about the pace of a monarch butterfly. It is expected to pick up speed today as it heads through North Carolina, where a foot or more of rain could fall in the southeastern part of the state and 6 to 8 inches are anticipated in the central Piedmont. (this cult piece was published the 8th at 11:55am)

A warmer atmosphere holds more water; likewise, warmer temperatures accelerate evaporation. “There’s a lot of water in this system that’s just ready to come out,” North Carolina’s state climatologist, Kathie Dello, said. “We’re pulling more of that moisture into the air and essentially supercharging the atmosphere. Or, as I like to say, get a cup of coffee and pour in a few shots of espresso.”

Tropical Storm Debby has arrived in what is on track to be one of the top 10 warmest years on record in North Carolina. As recently as late June, 99 of the state’s 100 counties were experiencing drought conditions ranging from abnormally dry to severe, according to the State Climate Office.

That pattern reversed in July, when several cities reported their wettest July on record.

“Swings between wet and dry are something that we’re expecting with climate change,” Dello said. “The extremes become more extreme.”

Good grief. It’s like NC Newsline is simply repeating cult propoganda. No matter what is happening it is blamed on climate doom.

Tropical Storm Debby is reminiscent of two historic hurricanes that hit North Carolina—Matthew in 2016 and Florence in 2018. Although both were Category 1 storms, they caused disproportionate damage because they stalled over land and dumped historic amounts of rain—as much as 3 feet—in eastern North Carolina. Thousands of people were left homeless and damages totaled in the billions of dollars.

Tropical storms and hurricanes are producing heavier rain over the U.S., an indicator of climate change, according to a study published last month in the Journal of Climate, a publication of the American Meteorological Society.

Hurricane Fran dropped about 19 inches of rain in NC back in 1996. Hurricanes and tropical systems drop lots of rain. That’s one of the things they do. Debby dropped less, despite being as slow as molasses. My personal weather station showed just under 4 inches overall, which is similar to the stations across Raleigh and Durham.

John Uehling co-authored the paper with Carl Schreck III, both of whom are scientists at the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies.

Uehling told Inside Climate News that Tropical Storm Debby is “a classic case of what we’ve seen a lot in recent years,” including with Hurricanes Harvey and Florence, “where we have a stalling storm near the coastline that basically dumps rain over the same areas for an extended and prolonged period of time.”

And, obviously this is your fault, rather than simply being a case of nature doing nature during a Holocene warm period. Have tropical systems ever been dependable? They can rarely tell us what they will specifically do a day out.

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Cackles Harris Open To An Arms Embargo On Israel

By William Teach August 9, 2024 – 8:08 am

Of course, her staff denies this, much in the same way that Biden’s people had to constantly walk back what he said

Harris campaign denies support for Israeli arms embargo

In an effort at damage control, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign reaffirmed her support for Israel Thursday after initial reports of her meeting with pro-Palestinian leaders before a rally in Detroit suggested that she expressed an openness to an arms embargo for Israel.

A campaign source told The Jerusalem Post that Harris “did not express openness to an arms embargo.”

In a post on X, Harris’s National Security Adviser Phil Gordon said Harris has been clear and will always ensure Israel can defend itself against Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups.

Yeah, but

According to a statement from a campaign spokesperson, Harris has “prioritized engaging with Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian community members and others regarding the war in Gaza” since October 7.

The spokesperson said in Wednesday night’s meeting with Uncommitted National Movement’s leaders Laya Elabed and Abbas Alawieh, Harris “reaffirmed that her campaign will continue to engage with those communities.”

“The vice president is focused on securing the ceasefire and hostage deal currently on the table,” according to the campaign spokesperson. “As she has said, it is time for this war to end in a way where: Israel is secure, hostages are released, the suffering of Palestinian civilians ends, and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, freedom, and self-determination.”

The Uncommitted National Movement had said late on Wednesday that Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, “shared her sympathies and expressed an openness to a meeting with Uncommitted leaders to discuss an arms embargo” during the interaction while campaigning in Detroit, according to a campaign aid.

Alawieh said on Thursday that both he and Elabed specifically asked for a meeting to discuss the demand for an arms embargo on Israel, “and in both cases, Vice President Harris expressed an openness to following up.”

Remember, the Uncommitted are primarily made up of the Islamists who said they would not vote for Biden because of his support of Israel. People who seem to have more allegiance to their home Islamist nations than the US. People who hate Jews and have shown their support of Hamas and other terrorist organizations. That’s who the Kamala campaign was playing with. That’s who she wants to get the votes of.

Will anyone in the media ask Kamala directly about her support for those who support Islamic terrorist groups, and if she supports Israel, and force her to answer?

Meanhile

(Wall Street Journal) The U.S. has warned Iran that its newly elected government and economy could suffer a devastating blow if it were to mount a major attack against Israel, a U.S. official said. (snip)

“The United States has sent clear messaging to Iran that the risk of a major escalation if they do a significant retaliatory attack against Israel is extremely high,” said the official. (snip)

Those messages have also put Tehran on notice “that there is a serious risk of consequences for Iran’s economy and the stability of its newly elected government if it goes down that path,” the official added.

Well, it’s not a threat of a military response by the U.S., but, at least it’s a threat. Of course, this leaves room for a smaller attack on Israel by Iran and their proxies.

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ABC News Wonders If Voters Care About Hotcoldwetdry

By William Teach August 8, 2024 – 3:00 pm

This should be interesting

Do voters care about climate change? How going green divides this election

As voters prepare to head to the polls in November, inflation, foreign policy and reproductive rights have dominated the national conversation, with environmental policy failing to emerge as a major ballot issue.

But with climate change fueling more damaging and deadly weather events, experts question if the effects of global warming have fallen victim to over-politicization on the national stage.

“There’s no innate reason that addressing climate change should be a partisan issue, but unfortunately, it has become one,” Gregory Dotson, former chief counsel of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and current environmental law professor at the University of Oregon, told ABC News.

Oh, there is a big reason: the Warmists are using ‘climate change’ as an excuse to grow government, increase its power over citizens, take more money, control the lives of citizens, and restrict their freedoms.

“This is an extremely consequential election with regard to climate change,” Dotson added.

National polls from the Pew Research Center released in Feb. 2024, found that Americans on both sides of the political aisle rank climate change initiatives as a far lower policy priority than other ballot issues.

And this is what has been happening even back during the 2000 election, when you had Al Gore. People will say ‘climate change’ is important, but, when compared with real issues it is always low hanging.

Between party lines, however, Democrats are substantially more likely than Republicans to prioritize protecting the environment (63% vs. 23%) and dealing with climate change (59% vs. 12%), according to the survey.

Still, these findings may underestimate the public’s support for climate initiatives despite not being a top voting priority.

“The large majority of Americans would prefer government action on climate change, but that doesn’t mean that they prioritize the issue when they’re going into their polling place and voting,” Nathaniel Stinnett, executive director of the Environmental Voter Project, told ABC News.

In other words, no one cares that much when the real world is involved. Now, explain what the Warmists want to do, as I mentioned above, and let’s see if they are willing to give all that stuff up.

Anastas, who co-founded the Green Chemistry Institute and has won the Nobel Prize for his work in sustainability, fears that the conversation surrounding climate change is missing an integral piece – the solutions.

If the country is going to transition to clean energy, Anastas believes the existing oil and gas infrastructure is the best fit to make that a reality.

And how does that happen? Only with government force, with legislation forcing the takeover of these private businesses.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 8, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrible water intensive lawn that is bad for ‘climate change’, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Diogenes’ Middle Finger, with a post on election fatigue.

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“Moderate” Tim Walz Wants To Ban Guns He (didn’t) Carry In War

By William Teach August 8, 2024 – 10:30 am

Well, it’s not surprising that the Comrade Harris-Walz ticket doesn’t want to discuss food prices, energy prices, housing prices, or other economic issues, nor the border. Heck, Cackle’s website doesn’t even have any policy positions, just a beg for money. But, they are happy to discuss hard left issues. Walz says he’s an avid hunter, yet, wants to ban guns

‘Never went to war’: Walz ripped for saying he wants to ban guns he ‘carried in war’

Vice President Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, said he wants to ban guns he “carried in war” though he never saw combat during his time in the Army National Guard and left the service after being informed that his unit would be deployed to Iraq.

“I spent 25 years in the Army, and I hunt. I’ve been voting for commonsense legislation that protects the Second Amendment, but we can do background checks. We can research the impacts of gun violence. We can make sure those weapons of war that I carried in war are only carried in war,” Walz said in a video posted by the Harris campaign on Tuesday.

Walz joined the Army National Guard in 1981, retiring in 2005 from the 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery, where he rose to the rank of command sergeant major. Across his more than two decades of service, he never saw combat, according to an interview with Minnesota Public Radio in 2018.

It’s not surprising that Walz wants to ban rifles: he’s a hardcore leftist. Good on him for serving, but, he’s never been in combat or a combat zone, so, he wouldn’t have carried a weapon. Otherwise he might have known that no one is carrying a semi-automatic rifle. And that there are plenty of rifles which are much more powerful than the hated AR-15 platform. But, this is the guy who also implemented a snitch line for COVID. He was at one point a big supporter of gun rights, but, then turned hard left

Walz retired months after a warning order was issued to his battalion that it would be deployed to Iraq, the New York Post reported Tuesday. Service member Thomas Behrends went in his place, according to the Post, sparking the veteran to slam Walz as “a traitor” and “coward” for retiring before deploying.

“When your country calls, you are supposed to run into battle, not the other way,” the retired command sergeant major told the New York Post. “He ran away. It’s sad.”

This ain’t Hell… has lots more on Walz’s stolen valor, and that’s what it is. He’s stated for years that he served in combat, but, didn’t. He bolted right before his unit deployed. Respect that he served in the Guard, but, he ditched the people he was supposed to lead. I suggest we disallow all his security from carrying anything but bolt action rifles, and restrict their handguns to magazines that only hold 10 rounds. He’d be fine with that, right?

He’s also not much of a fan of free speech

““I think we need to push back on this. There is no guarantee to freedom of free speech on misinformation or, or, hate speech, especially around our democracy!”” Actually, there is. Perhaps he should read the Constitution for the state he’s governor of. And the one for the nation he wants to be VP of.

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New Climate Cult Study Says Flying At Higher Altitudes Is Bad

By William Teach August 8, 2024 – 7:00 am

We can end quite a bit of this issue (which is still mule fritters) per cult dogma if we restrict all Warmists, starting with the Elites, from taking fossil fueled flights

Airplanes fly higher and make contrails that last longer now. A study says that’s bad for the climate.

climate cowAirlines have tamped down on carbon emissions by flying planes at higher altitudes. But this comes at a cost: the higher-flying aircraft are creating more contrails that last longer, worsening the industry’s impact on climate change, a new study found.

“This doesn’t mean that more efficient aircraft are a bad thing – far from it, as they have lower carbon emissions per passenger-mile,” said Edward Gryspeerdt, the lead researcher, in a statement. “However, our finding reflects the challenges the aviation industry faces when reducing its climate impact.”

Contrails — short for condensation trail — are the white streaks in the sky behind planes. Airplanes create the lines of water vapor when they fly through high altitude humidity zones.

An MIT study from March of this year found that contrails account for just over a third of the aviation industry’s contribution to climate change. Contrails trap heat in the atmosphere, which in turn warms the planet.

Wait, are they saying that *gasp* water vapor is a greenhouse gas? Hmm.

Private jets, already heavily scrutinized for high carbon emissions, represent a big part of the contrail problem. Imperial College London researchers found that the small planes produce similar-sized contrails to their bigger counterparts.

Well, lets stop lawmakers, administration heads, and governors, presidents, vice presidents, premiers, prime ministers, etc, from flying on private jets first. See how they like it. See if they are fine with this. Of course, any law would look more like France’s, which blocked all short haul flights of under 2 hours for the peasants, but, allowed private jets to make those flights.

Another possible way to get at the contrail problem, scientists from the Imperial College London say, is to reduce the soot emitted from aircraft engines. This could make the white streaks fall out the sky faster, reducing their warming impact.

Just a bunch of cultish nags, always wanting to tell Other People how to live their lives.

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SCC Not Expecting Large Numbers Of Illegals For DNC Or Something

By William Teach August 8, 2024 – 6:45 am

It’s probably a bad idea for the Sanctuary City Of Chicago to say this and bait Texas governor Greg Abbot to follow through on his promise to send them

Chicago no longer expecting huge influx of migrants ahead of Democratic convention

The city’s Deputy Mayor of Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Rights on Tuesday said officials are no longer expecting bus loads of migrants from the southern border ahead of the Democratic National Convention.

“We are not expecting 25,000 migrants or any other very large influx of migrants. The governor has certainly threatened to do that, and to send people here. There’s lots of speculation and concern about it,” Beatriz Ponce de Leon said on WGN Radio’s The Lisa Dent Show, referring to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Abbott at the Republican National Convention told attendees the bussing of people who crossed the southern border to other cities would continue “until we finally secure our border.”

Ponce de Leon called Abbott’s comments a “political stunt.”

See, it’s a political stunt when a declared sanctuary city has to actually deal with illegals/migrants. Her reason, of you listen to that radio bit (7 minutes long), is that there are not as many illegals crossing the border. She’s whistling past the graveyard, because there are still more than enough, plus many more in Texas, for Abbott to send a bunch of buses, dropping them off near the DNC building. Even if it’s just a couple hundred to a thousand, think of the optics of the buses rolling up.

As of Monday, Chicago has welcomed 45,881 migrants aboard nearly 950 buses to the city since August 2022. There were 5,567 people in 17 active shelters run by the city and state on Monday, according to a statement from the city.

So, welcomed and then booted them out of the city? Huh.

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