California-based Planet Labs said the U.S. government had asked all satellite imagery providers to indefinitely withhold images of the conflict region.
California-based Planet Labs said the U.S. government had asked all satellite imagery providers to indefinitely withhold images of the conflict region.Open
Wishcasting is not a viable energy policy. The post The UK Biomess appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage The UK Biomess Wishcasting is not a viable energy policy. UK Special Coverage “The emission factor for biomass shall be zero .” Thus spoke the EU, in its Emissions Trading System Directive, the cap-and-trade law that went into effect in 2005. And zero it has been for the purposes of energy and climate policy, net-zero accounting, and ascertaining whether a power producer qualifies for “renewables” subsidies. But thermodynamics, chemistry, planetary physics, and other stubborn corners of reality are subject neither to repeal nor to gaming, not even by Brussels. And one of those stubborn corners is in…Open
The Chinese government tightened rules to curb what it described as illegal drone use, but some users say the changes are now restricting too many flights.
What does the lion have to do with the gazelle? The post Save Your Solidarity appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Save Your Solidarity What does the lion have to do with the gazelle? TakiMag Driving recently through a small French town with a left-wing council, I noticed an official poster with the following slogan: Let’s globalize solidarity, not poverty. I felt slightly nauseated, as I did when, in the window of the Oxfam shop in my town in England, I saw a poster with the unctuous words, “Thank you for being humankind.” No doubt the person who thought up that little slogan was very pleased with himself: How can someone who thinks up a morally impeccable and politically correct pun be other than a good person? It made me…Open
Sal Mercogliano talks to The American Conservative about the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the economic fallout. The post Naval Expert: The U.S. Knew Iran Would Close Hormuz appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Naval Expert: The U.S. Knew Iran Would Close Hormuz Sal Mercogliano talks to The American Conservative about the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the economic fallout. When Israel and the United States struck Iran on February 28, Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, warning that any vessel attempting to pass without its permission could be attacked. The Trump administration and many of its supporters have characterized the present crisis as “short term pain for long term gain.” But with Iran and Oman reportedly developing a plan to control traffic through the Strait in any post-war period, the U.S.…Open