“Who Needs Geoscientists?” – Ask a stupid question…

Guest “who needs PhD’s?” by David Middleton Mrs. Middleton sent me this little gem… Who Needs Geoscientists?Mike Simmons, Andy Davies, Andy W. Hill and Mike StephensonThe evolving role of geoscience through the energy transition.This article appeared in Vol. 17, No. 3 – 2020 Who Needs Geoscientists? At the time of writing, the world is enduring…

Could EV’s be used to “hack” the 2020 election?

Guest “I hope so” by David Middleton This is fracking hilarious… POWER TRIPHow electric vehicles could be used to hack the 2020 electionBy Justin Rohrlich December 11, 2019 When former CIA director James Woolsey said in 2017 that he was “confident the Russians will be back, and that they will take what they have learned…

Elephants: The Solution to Climate Change!

Guest “you couldn’t make this sort of schist up if you tried” by David Middleton From the American Association of Science of America [1]… Hungry elephants fight climate change one mouthful at a timeBy Eva Frederick Jul. 15, 2019 […] As African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis, above) graze, they munch trees and plants with stems…

Solar Powered Bitcoin Mining: Fake power for fake mining of fake gold?

Guest “you gotta be kidding me” by David Middleton Solar-Powered Bitcoin Mining Could Be a Very Profitable Business Model Tam Hunt outlines the compelling economics for using solar to supply Bitcoin mining operations. TAM HUNT SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are now a major business, with the global market capitalization of these coins…

Fossil Fuel Divestment: “A really futile and stupid gesture” according to Yale-educated climate activists.

Guest skewering by David Middleton Yale’s Endowment Won’t Divest from Fossil Fuels. Here’s Why That’s Wrong. JENNIFER STOCK & GEREMY SCHULICK MARCH 8, 2019 Two climate activists and Yale alumni confront the arguments of Yale’s chief investment officer, arguing that he must summon the moral clarity to end support for fossil fuel companies. At my…

HuffPost: The Dumbest #ExxonKnew Article… EVAH!

Guest ridiculing by David Middleton Hat tip to Clyde Spencer Exxon’s Climate Denial Set To Face First Public Scrutiny As Legal Woes Mount Alexander C. Kaufman HuffPost•March 19, 2019 It’s been nearly four years since leaked documents revealed Exxon Mobil Corp.understood that fossil fuel emissions caused the planet to warm before it began funding a Big Tobacco-style misinformation…

“Kids Say the Darndest Things”… Because Climate Change

Who else remembers this TV show? One of today’s Real Clear Energy headlines, wholly unrelated to energy, made me think of Kids Say the Darndest Things… Saudi Arabia’s Oil Price Sweet Spot Tsvetana Paraskova, Oil Price US Will Work With India on Iran Oil Imports Staff, S&P Global Platts FERC Speeding Up Reviews on LNG Projects…

CNN Opinion Piece: “If Trump and GOP don’t understand climate change, they don’t deserve public office”… Wrong on every level.

Guest rebuttal by David Middleton From the Climatariat News Network’s Non Sequitur Department: If Trump and GOP don’t understand climate change, they don’t deserve public office By Jill Filipovic Tue August 21, 2018 Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and Nairobi, Kenya, and the author of the book “The H-Spot: The Feminist…