Green gear is often heavy, expensive, and favored by the well-to-do. Often loved by liberals and distained by conservatives. Sometimes virtue signaling. The average electric vehicle sold in the U.S. in 2022 cost $66,000, according to Kelley Blue Book. GM says it can’t turn a profit on EVs with a price under $40,000. For a… More EVs, Solar Roofs, Induction Stoves, Heat Pumps: Elitist Electricity or Proletarian Power?

It’s annual June “Hurricane Season” prediction time, and the hoopla accompanying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) regular look at a common weather phenomenon has become more predictable than the storms: greater death and destruction driven by a changing climate. Here are some of the headlines: Axios: Climate change to make for threatening hurricane… More Commentary: It Helps to Be a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Climate Goes

IEA: Coal Demand Grows While worldwide investment in “clean” energy – solar, wind, hydro, and by some definitions, nuclear – is growing faster than dollars spent on fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency’s “World Energy Investment 2023”, coal is far from down and out. The IEA report noted, “Global coal demand reached an… More Coal Collection: Dusky Diamonds’ Death Greatly Exaggerated