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What if CO₂ isn’t the main culprit in warming the oceans? New research points to a different suspect: clouds.
by Tom Harris - 16/03/2026 - 6 comments
Thirty years and $8 trillion on renewables – yet fossil fuels still dominate. Why won’t politicians talk about nuclear power?
Is climate science ignoring the obvious? A 12-minute case for the Sun as the main driver.
by Tom Harris - 2/03/2026 - 20 comments
Today’s elected politicians must possess energy wisdom to understand 'how and why' life as we know it has changed over 200 years.
Shockingly, 80% of the 8 billion on planet Earth, or more than 6 billion, are living on less than $10/day.
Even if Trump leaves office his changes to the EPA's endgangerment finding will make it almost impossible for the USA to limit CO2 emissions.
by Robyn Eckersley - 16/02/2026 - 11 comments
Net zero sounds clean until you ask an awkward question: what actually powers hospitals, planes, ports, and armies when electricity alone isn’t enough? California has no answer.
Continuous electricity is skyrocketing, driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, data centers, and electrification across industries, nuclear power appears to be the affordable choice for all 8 billion on this planet.
Australia says renewables are cheapest. GenCost data plus AI tell a different story once firming enters the equation.
by Tom Biegler - 4/02/2026 - 35 comments
Open-ended questions will stimulate Energy Wisdom conversations among the press, candidates, and all public debates.
Nonscientists Al Gore, John Kerry, Barack Obama, and Bill Gates support taxing the gas of life – CO2
by Ronald Stein and Willie Soon - 23/01/2026 - 11 comments
If Canada’s temperature data is wrong, how much climate policy rests on a statistical artefact - and why were obvious errors brushed aside?
by Tom Harris - 16/01/2026

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