“The academic community is vastly overbuilt. And perhaps no area more than the climate intelligentsia. It is ‘publish or perish’, with anti-fossil-fuel research being the narrative of the day.”
Working from false assumptions has sunk a million intellectual ships. One example is an article in Science by Emily Grubert and Joshua Lappen, Fossil Energy Minimum Viable Scale (2026). As summarized by Renée LaReau, also with the University of Notre Dame:
…As the world shifts toward renewable energy sources, some experts warn that a lack of planning for the retirement of fossil fuels could lead to a disorderly and dangerous collapse of existing systems that could prolong the transition to green energy….
The researchers introduced the concept of “minimum viable scale,” a threshold of production below which a fossil fuel system can no longer function safely or economically.
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.…