Real Climate Science

Joe Biden did everything he could to reduce gasoline supplies and drive prices up, and says he is laser-focused on bringing gasoline prices down.

“Joe Biden is laser-focused on knocking down sky-high gasoline prices”

Biden is obsessed with lowering gas prices but he’s got limited power, Energy secretary says – CNN

Gas Station Price Charts – Local & National Historical Average Trends – GasBuddy.com

“when it comes to the gas prices, we’re going through an incredible transition that is taking place that, God willing, when it’s over, we’ll be stronger and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over,”

“We’re all sick, or if we’re not sick we are recovering from being sick, or we are about to get sick. People are getting Covid twice, or recovering from Covid, then getting some other sickness pretty much straight away, or they are not recovering; their sickness is lingering into days of double digits (one person I know has been sick for 54 days!). The sick wonder with dread if they have the extended mix of the sickness, the long version: The Sickness – Uncut? They wonder if this is now them, forever.”

Everyone is sick – illness in 2022 has medieval vibes | Brigid Delaney | The Guardian

“There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.”

? Edward Abbey

California is banning sales of gasoline powered vehicles, and says everybody has to drive an electric car.  They also say they don’t have enough electricity to supply their current needs.

California officials warn of likely summer power shortages, blackouts – CBS San Francisco

California also says that purchasing a $40,000 electric car can save people $320 per year, so the car will pay for itself in only 125 years.

“While electric cars currently cost more than a gas-powered car, savings on gas and maintenance could end up saving car owners an estimated $3,200 over ten years”

Electric car mandate: California air board questions cost, practicality – CalMatters

Except for the fact the battery wears out and then costs another $13,000 to replace.

I drive a Honda CRV with 300,000 miles which I purchased for $2,000.  It takes about three minutes to refill at any one of the 150,000 gas stations in the US.

“I think the banana Republicans who are saying that what happened on January 6 was nothing or OK are undermining the basic credibility of our country’s institutions,” Summers said on Sunday in a CNN interview. “And that, in turn, feeds through for inflation. Because if you can’t trust the country’s government, why should you trust its money?”

Capitol ‘insurrection’ deniers blamed for inflation – Rifnote

The hottest June temperature in Arizona was 126F at Parker on June 15, 1896.

Graphing

That was also Arizona’s worst heatwave, with seven consecutive days over 120F.

Graphing

The heatwave and drought of 1896 killed tens of millions of people around the world.

Late Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World , Davis, Mike – Amazon.com

TimesMachine: August 18, 1896

On June 12, 1899 New Richmond, Wisconsin was destroyed by a tornado. The following day Herman, Nebraska was destroyed.

14 Jun 1899, 1 – The Topeka State Journal at Newspapers.com

14 Jun 1899, 1 – Evansville Courier and Press at Newspapers.com

Biden’s sanctions are impoverishing America and turning the rest of the world to Russia and China.

“Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed prime minister said. ….. he also indicated he would be willing to accept more financial help from China ….. He said Russia had also offered wheat to Sri Lanka.”

Sri Lanka PM Says He’s Open to Russian Oil

The first video of a two part series examining the credibility of government global temperature graphs.