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Highest Global Temperature Ever? No, Records Only Go Back To 1979
Sensational headlines report that the highest average global temperature on record was reached this week, but is it proof of catastrophic climate change? Experts say no.
July 06, 2023
Planned Wyoming Mine May Help Avoid Copper Supply ‘Train Wreck’
A billionaire financier of the mining industry warns that the supply of copper won’t keep up with an accelerated demand, leading to a “train wreck.” Fortunately, a copper mine west of Cheyenne is in the permitting process.
July 05, 2023
Now Biden Wants Study To Block The Sun To Fight Global Warming
Once considered a fringe idea, the White House has expressed support to study putting aerosols into the stratosphere to block sunlight in an effort to fight global warming.
July 04, 2023
Electric Vehicle Fires Are So Hard To Put Out, It’s Often Best To Let Them Burn
Curt Yanish, a firefighter in Sublette County, said because it could take 40,000 gallons of water to extinguish an EV car battery, many times it makes more sense to take the burning vehicle, move it to the side of the road and let it burn.
July 02, 2023
Oregon County Blames Oil, Coal Companies For Climate Change, Suing For $51 Billion
A county in Oregon is suing oil and coal companies for $51 billion, alleging that if the companies weren’t supplying the energy and products that people want to buy, a heat event in 2021 wouldn’t have happened.
June 30, 2023
Wyoming Ranked Least Green State In Nation As Other States Use Its Fossil Fuel Energy
Consumer Affairs ranks Wyoming as the least “green” state in the nation based on its carbon dioxide emissions, but the rankings don’t account for other “greener” states using Wyoming’s coal-fired power.
June 29, 2023
Wyoming Lawmakers Ponder Tax On Electricity To Make Up For Lost Coal Revenue
Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, is proposing a tax on electricity in anticipation of the end of Wyoming’s coal industry. Critics say it will drive up energy bills, lead to personal income taxes and make the state’s energy industries less competitive.
June 29, 2023
Green Energy Grows, But Fossil Fuels Still Dominate, Accounting For 81% Of Global Energy
Proponents of a future free of fossil fuels got some disappointing news this week. Stats show oil, gas and coal continue to be the overwhelming main source of energy, despite increases in renewable energy capacity.
June 28, 2023
Baseball-Sized Hail Smashing Into Panels At 150 MPH Destroys Scottsbluff Solar Farm
Baseball-sized hail took out a 5.2-megawatt solar farm in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on Friday, as part of a giant supercell thunderhead that moved across eastern Wyoming and into Nebraska.
June 27, 2023
Train Falls Into Yellowstone River Dumping Molten Sulfur And Asphalt
A freight train carrying molten sulfur and asphalt fell into the Yellowstone River in Montana on Saturday morning after parts of a bridge collapsed. Officials say eight tanker cars ruptured on impact.
Jimmy OrrJune 24, 2023
Wyoming Oil And Gas Held Back More By Taxes Than Regulation, Says Industry Group
The Petroleum Association of Wyoming told the state Legislature’s Regulatory Reduction Task Force this week that taxes hit Wyoming oil producers, many of which are small businesses, harder than government regulation.
June 23, 2023
John Kerry’s Claim Climate Change Kills 15 Million A Year Draws Ethics Complaint
A government watchdog filed a formal complaint against Climate Czar John Kerry for claiming 15 million people die every year from greenhouse gas emissions, saying there’s no scientific basis for the statement.
June 23, 2023
US House Stands Against Biden’s War On Gas Stoves; Will The Senate Do The Same?
The U.S. House passed two pieces of legislation that would put the brakes on the Biden administration’s war on gas stoves. Now legislation in the Senate aims to do the same, but it’s got a hard road ahead.
June 21, 2023
Exclusive: Anti-Fossil Fuel Group Inaccurately Claims Expert Witness In Climate Trial Canceled Her Appearance
Climate scientist Dr. Judith Curry said a decision by state attorneys not to call her as a witness in a Montana climate change trial was misrepresented by the anti-fossil fuels group pushing the.
June 21, 2023
Wyoming Energy Authority Says Halt Of Coal Leases Causing ‘Significant And Unnecessary Harm’
An Obama-era ban on new coal mining, which has continued under the Biden administration, threatens to destroy Wyoming’s coal industry, the Wyoming Energy Authority said in comments to the BLM on the long-standing ban on coal leasing.
June 21, 2023
Ask Jake: Why Can't Magnet-Propelled Cars Work?
Although the drawing might be a bit crude, why can't this work? The slab of metal on the grill should be attracted to the giant magnet on the end of the crane and the vehicle should move. Reporter Jake Nichols explains why...
Jake NicholsJune 21, 2023
Court Hears Closing Arguments In Case Of Youth Suing Montana Over Climate Impacts Of Fossil Fuels
A Montana court listened to closing remarks Tuesday in a case where 16 young people are suing Montana for not stopping fossil fuel projects. The case could impact energy policies across the U.S.
June 20, 2023
U.N. Wants Nations To Do More To Police Online ‘Disinformation’
The United Nations wants member nations to do more to police what it says is online disinformation. This includes what it calls “hate speech” and anything that would derail efforts to mitigate climate change.
June 20, 2023
Now Defense Department Wants To Build Electric Aircraft To Cut Down On Emissions
A military funding authorization bill includes a number of provisions to help lower the emissions of the U.S. military, including money to develop an electric aircraft.
June 19, 2023
Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Deletes Tweet Predicting End Of World Next Week
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg posted a tweet in 2018 predicting the world would end on June 21, 2023 (next Tuesday). She’s since deleted the tweet and chances are good we will still be alive.
June 16, 2023
Radical Climate Lawsuit Activists 'Weaponizing' Legal System In Montana To Stop Oil And Gas, Critics Say
A radical anti-fossil fuel organization coordinated with 16 youths to sue Montana for allowing oil and gas development. Critics say climate activists are using the legal system to circumnavigate legislative processes.
June 15, 2023
Proposed Federal Rule Would ‘Stop All Human Activity’ On Public Lands, Say Wyoming Industries
A proposed rule by the Bureau of Land Management to allow public lands to be leased for conservation has mobilized Wyoming industry leaders and lawmakers, who say it would 'stop all human activity' on those lands, including recreation, grazing, and oil and gas development.
June 15, 2023
Tesla Sells More Electric Cars Than Anyone, But Has Lower ‘Woke’ Credit Score Than Tobacco Giant
Environmentally friendly Tesla rates lower on ESG — aka “woke” credit score — than tobacco companies. Critics of ESG say this shows how “ridiculous” the movement is.
June 14, 2023
Suicide Rates ‘Unprecedented’ At Wyoming Mines, Claiming Seven Miners At Four Mines
At the four soda ash mines in southwest Wyoming, seven miners have taken their own lives in the past five years. In that same period, there were no deaths from accidents, making suicide the greatest safety risk at Wyoming mines.
June 11, 2023