AI, Subsidies, Corn, and Climate

AI, Subsidies, Corn, and Climate

I spent a few days farming last week, resulting in a lot of podcast time. A couple of them provided kindling for this Energy Rant or two. The first noteworthy podcast included an interview with David Sacks, Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science...
Polar Vortex Reality Check

Polar Vortex Reality Check

I was triggered a couple of weeks ago by this article in The Wall Street Journal: 2024 Was the Hottest Year. Here Are Climate Trends to Watch in 2025. I’m not debating that 2024 was the hottest year on record. My micro observation is that our winters in the Midwest...
Climate Policies That Work or Not

Climate Policies That Work or Not

I had already selected my topic for this week (most climate policies don’t work) when I had the good fortune to cross paths with a Wall Street Journal article, 7 Years, $700 Million Wasted: The Stunning Collapse of New York’s Traffic Moonshot. The policy...
Resonating Fugitive Radical Renegades and GHGs

Resonating Fugitive Radical Renegades and GHGs

Think you’re a climate change genius? Strap in and prepare for whiplash.  To close out last week’s post, I referenced a Forbes article, Green Hydrogen’s Hype Hits Some Very Expensive Hurdles, which seeded the roots for this week’s Energy Rant....