“Digger digs its own grave: Hollywood finally produces something truly shovel-ready” – In Watts Up With That?, Anthony Watts says the climate-crisis film Digger arrived with a shovel, found its hole and – judging by its opening-weekend box office – immediately began digging its own grave.
“Tom Cruise’s climate screed Digger opens to $8 million, deadly C+ Cinemascore” – Warner Bros poured around $250 million into Digger, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, only for the film to land as a historical flop, writes John Nolte in Breitbart.
“‘Hot mess’ paper questioning CO2 and climate change gets retracted” – A paper that challenged the link between CO2 emissions and climate change, and mischaracterised NASA satellite temperature data, has been pulled from publication, notes Retraction Watch.
“Texas climate bombshell? New report challenges ‘climate crisis’ claims on extreme heat, hurricanes and tornadoes” – A new Texas climate report finds no sustained rise in 100-degree days, no upward trend in hurricane or tornado frequency and no increase in wildfires – directly challenging claims that climate change is driving ever-more extreme weather across the state, according to Katy Christian Magazine.
“Democratic Socialists want a Green New Deal” – At CFACT, Craig Rucker writes that the Democratic Socialists of America are openly pushing for a Green New Deal – and a great deal more besides.
“COP31: Oh not another one!” – On the Right Times Substack, Ivor Williams argues that COP31’s move to Turkey marks a damning ‘progression’ story for the climate conference – with delegate numbers, hot air and emissions all rising by billions.
From the Climate Skeptic today:
“Carbon Brief’s con trick” – Carbon Brief claims that wind and solar power saved the UK from gas imports worth £5.9 billion during the Hormuz crisis. Not mentioned, says Paul Homewood, is that the wind and solar power cost more.