Why Climate Misinformation Persists
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Why Climate Misinformation Persists

In 2001, I participated in a roundtable discussion hosted at the headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) with a group of U.S. Senators, the Secretary of Treasury, and…

We Don’t Need No Stinking Science
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We Don’t Need No Stinking Science

This is Part 4 in the THB series — Climate Fueled Extreme Weather. You can find Part 1 here Part 2 here and Part 3 here. Each can be read on their own, but…

Regulation and Utility Performance
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Regulation and Utility Performance

Last week’s outages in Houston due to Hurricane Beryl were agonizing and frustrating. The Category 1 hurricane made landfall on July 8 and maintained hurricane strength until it reached Houston,…

It’s Later Than You Think
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It’s Later Than You Think

Today, I discuss the concept of the “time of emergence” for the detection of a signal of a change in climate in observations and projections. Our early work in this…

Data Center Electricity Use II: How Are Electrons Like Fish?
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Data Center Electricity Use II: How Are Electrons Like Fish?

Growing data center energy use continues to make headlines. In my first post on data center electricity use, I focused on the technologies that make AI possible and on broad…

Schrödinger’s Climate Cat
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Schrödinger’s Climate Cat

In May, I testified before the Senate Budget Committee and summarized what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said about trends in drought. My testimony included the figure below showing a decrease in the areal…

Separation of Powers and Division of Labor
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Separation of Powers and Division of Labor

On Friday June 28, the Supreme Court issued their 6-3 ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning the deference to administrative agencies established in the Chevron v. Environmental Protection Agency…

Climate Fueled Extreme Weather
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Climate Fueled Extreme Weather

It is now a ubiquitous cultural ritual to blame any and every weather event on climate change. Those hot days? Climate change. That hurricane? Climate change. The flood somewhere that…

The End of Chevron Deference
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The End of Chevron Deference

In 1981, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under Administrator Anne Gorsuch (the mother of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch), decide to change how it defined a “source” of pollution under the Clean…

That’s AllotA Energy!
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That’s AllotA Energy!

Later this week on Colorado’s beautiful Western Slope, I’ll be giving a keynote talk at an energy transition conference. The timing is perfect because I get to share some of…

Data Center Electricity Use I: Framing the Problem
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Data Center Electricity Use I: Framing the Problem

Yesterday the silicon chip platform company Nvidia became the most valuable public company in the US, surpassing Microsoft: Nvidia became the U.S.’s most valuable listed company Tuesday thanks to the demand…

The Death of Environmentalism at 20
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The Death of Environmentalism at 20

Twenty years ago, Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus “dropped” (in Ted’s words) an essay at the annual meeting of the Environmental Grantmakers Association titled, The Death of Environmentalism (DoE). The DoE prompted…

Billion Dollar Disasters on Steroids
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Billion Dollar Disasters on Steroids

Shortly after my paper Scientific integrity and U.S. “Billion Dollar Disasters” was accepted for publication, I was tipped off to a public but unnamed and well-hidden directory on the website of the National Oceanic…

Climate Science is About to Make a Huge Mistake
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Climate Science is About to Make a Huge Mistake

Scenarios are fundamental to climate research and policy. As THB readers know better than most everyone, for years climate science and policy have been off trackin relying heavily on an outdated extreme emissions…

The Energy Policy Act of 2026
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The Energy Policy Act of 2026

“When I talk about energy, I am talking about jobs. Our American economy runs on energy—no energy, no jobs. In the long run, it is just that simple.” President Gerald Ford,…