Leading global warming alarmist Andrew Dessler has joined the Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Association (TACCA), a nonprofit trade association for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration contractors (HVAC). The former Texas A&M climatologist’s new outreach program, “Scorched Earth–Buy or Fry,” will begin next month in the Lone Star State.
“Andy has been instrumental is making the case for increasing heat waves and extreme weather, which is good for our business,” stated TACCA head Makin Summers. “Nobody can spike demand better than a highly credentialed climate scientist who gets red in the face and shouts expletives at his cooler-head opponents.”
“I am happy to make money where my mouth is,” stated Dessler. “Whether it’s air conditioning, mist machines, or ice makers, it is time for mass, universal purchases.”
“Angry Andy is perfect as TACCA’s salesman,” added Robert Bradley of the Institute for Energy Research, normally a critic of climate exaggerators.…
“Perhaps the most serious flaw in [The Population Bomb (1968)] was that it was much too optimistic about the future…. Signs of potential collapse, environmental and political, seem to be growing.” – Paul and Anne Ehrlich, Betrayal of Science and Reason (1996).
“Very sad news. Paul was a friend and a hero. He will be greatly missed.” – Professor Michael E. Mann, X
When it comes to the climate debate, Paul R. Ehrlich joins Climategate as a major reason to reject alarmism. And who other than Michael “Climategate” Mann praised Paul “False Alarm” Ehrlich.
The Sierra Club and other mainstream environmental groups could not muster the courage to RIP one of their own. The New York Times obituary had to focus on the famous false alarms. But not Michael Mann. Ehrlich and Mann are two peas in the neo-Malthusian pod.…
This exchange came in response to a general plea for more nuclear power from a free-market advocate who otherwise is opposed to the same government subsidies to wind, solar, and battery firms. The free-market opportunity is to 1) repeal federal mega-subsidies (Investment Tax Credit, Production Tax Credit, research & development, Price Anderson liability-cap protection); 2) end rate-base treatment under state public utility regulation; and 3) replace the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations.
E. Calvin Beisner of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation posted (March 20):
Nuclear energy provides stable, 24/7 electricity with capacity factors often above 90%. Advanced Generation IV Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) offer passive safety features, shorter build times, scalability, and lower long-term costs. They can be deployed behind-the-meter for data centers and industrial users, reducing strain on the grid.…