- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- December 27, 2022
Climate Action Council Tells Upstate NYers to Just Drop Dead
Climate Action Council Tells Upstate NYers to Just Drop Dead Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Kathy Hochul’s Climate Action Council, on the eve of the worst cold disaster Upstate has experienced in years, proposes diving into the empty green energy pool, effectively telling Upstaters to just drop dead.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- December 10, 2022
RGGI Is A Failure, All Hat and No Cattle
RGGI Is A Failure, All Hat and No Cattle Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: RGGI achieves little or nothing and can be labelled a gigantic failure.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- November 17, 2022
Methane Obsession: New York’s Dark and Dangerous Phobia
Methane Obsession: New York’s Dark and Dangerous Phobia Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York State has a very dangerous and nightmarish phobia over methane that is sadly leading it to jump out of the energy airplane without a parachute.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- November 2, 2022
Climate Act Benefits Mostly Imaginary But the Costs Will Be All Too Real
Climate Act Benefits Mostly Imaginary But Costs Will Be Real Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: A utopian “Clean Heat for All Challenge” plan advanced by New York agencies to implement the state’s Climate Act shows us benefits are few but costs are real.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- October 20, 2022
Climate Misinformation Yields Big Lie on What Is Dangerous
Climate Misinformation Yields Big Lie on What Is Dangerous Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: It is profound climate misinformation to suppose global warming is such a threat that any action, no matter how risky, is somehow preferable to doing nothing.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- October 10, 2022
Thruway EV Charging Dilemma: NY Jumping Without A Parachute!
Thruway EV Charging Dilemma: NY Jumping Without A Parachute! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Empire State Gov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- October 5, 2022
Hochul Obsession with Climate Leadership Will Harm New York
Hochul Obsession with Climate Leadership Will Harm New York Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York Gov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- September 27, 2022
California Is No Model, So Why Does New York Still Mimic It?
California Is No Model, So Why Does New York Still Mimic It? Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: California is the last place any state should look for ideas unless programmed failure is the objective, but that’s exactly what New York looks to as a model.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- September 5, 2022
Farms Being Destroyed in New York State to Save Them!
Farms Being Destroyed in New York State to Save Them! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York State’s Climate Act is leading to the destruction of the state’s farms even as its Department of Environmental Conservation says it’s saving them.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 31, 2022
Climate Action Council Follows Europe: Energy Emergency Next
Climate Action Council Follows Europe: Energy Emergency Next Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Action Council is deliberating ignoring what’s happening in England, Germany and the rest of Europe as “Net Zero” creates an energy crisis.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 22, 2022
Climate Act Mostly Just Appeasement of Special Interests
Climate Act Mostly Just Appeasement of Special Interests Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act is is mostly just the political appeasement of preferred political groups at the expense of every New York State energy consumer.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 16, 2022
Solar Project Denied in New York? Say It Ain’t So!
Solar Project Denied in New York? Say It Ain’t So! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s siting board actually turned down a solar project but it’s all for show and because the developer apparently wanted still more favors from the state..]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 9, 2022
Climate Justice? Nah…It’s About Money for Those Who Preach It!
Climate Justice? Nah…It’s About Money for Those Who Preach It! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York State is preaching climate justice but the folks doing the preaching are simply lining up for money they hope to grab from taxpayers for themselves.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 4, 2022
Subsidies, Subsidies and More Subsidies for Solar Scams
Subsidies, Subsidies and More Subsidies for Solar Scams Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Subsidies, direct, indirect and hidden, are the dirty little secret of the corporatist world of solar scams and are about to raise New York electric prices.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 28, 2022
Farmland Be Damned: New York Will Cover Upstate with Solar!
Farmland Be Damned: New York Will Cover Upstate with Solar! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York State government is trying to cover its Upstate farmland with solar panels to appease the urban elite environmentalist class.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 21, 2022
American Meteorological Society: Politics Before Science
American Meteorological Society: Politics Before Science Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: The American Meteorological Society has gone to the dark, rainy side where politics always trumps science and advocacy has forever replaced professionalism.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 18, 2022
RGGI Didn’t Do That, Switching to Natural Gas Did!
RGGI Didn’t Do That, Switching to Natural Gas Did! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: RGGI advocates, including Pennsylvania’s trust-funder governor, want us to believe RGGI has reduced CO2 emissions but its really fuel switching to natural gas.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 13, 2022
Net Zero Shenanigans in the UK Offer Lessons for New York
Net Zero Shenanigans in the UK Offer Lessons for New York Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Net zero is often just net nuttiness as UK energy policy shows us, but there are reasonable things that could be done there and in New York to restore sanity.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- June 1, 2022
Climate Change Superfund Act A Clueless Cash Cow Exercise
Climate Change Superfund Act A Clueless Cash Cow Exercise Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s proposed Climate Change Superfund Act is the latest of absurd, clueless, but politically correct, initiatives designed to kill fossil fuels and raise cash for green eggs and scam.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- May 26, 2022
Wind Reliance Will Leave New York…Well…Blowin’ in the Wind
Wind Reliance Will Leave New York…Well…Blowin’ in the Wind Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Action Council is placing ia large bet on wind resources that are sure to disappoint and leave New Yorkers blowin’ in the wind as far as energy security is concerned.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- May 19, 2022
Climate Action Council Boldly Heads Into the Dark…Ages
Climate Action Council Boldly Heads Into the Dark…Ages Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: School bus electrification is yet another costly attempt at climate virtue signaling by New York’s hopelessly inept, ignorant and strictly demagogic leaders!]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- May 10, 2022
School Bus Electrification Is Merely Costly Virtue Signaling
School Bus Electrification Is Merely Costly Virtue Signaling Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: School bus electrification is yet another costly attempt at climate virtue signaling by New York’s hopelessly inept, ignorant and strictly demagogic leaders!]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- April 25, 2022
Climate Action Council Will Pay No Price for Being Wrong!
Climate Action Council Will Pay No Price for Being Wrong Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act is about to destroy energy reliability and energy affordability for all New Yorkers if knowledgeable people don’t speak up to stop it!.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- April 18, 2022
Climate Act About to Destroy New York Energy Affordability
Climate Act About to Destroy New York Energy Affordability Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act is about to destroy energy reliability and energy affordability for all New Yorkers if knowledgeable people don’t speak up to stop it!.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- April 7, 2022
Climate Act Risks Being Politically Obfuscated and Obscured
Climate Act Risks Being Politically Obfuscated and Obscured Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act is risk, risk and more risk, but every bit of it is being obfuscated, obscured and hidden by bureaucrats and politicians with an agenda.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- March 22, 2022
Climate Hype Is Leading New York Toward Economic Crisis
Climate Hype Is Leading New York Toward Economic Crisis Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Climate hype is the order of the day in the ever politically correct Empire State and it is going to create an economic crisis all too real by comparison.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- March 17, 2022
Climate Action Council Crossing Fingers and Hoping for Best
Climate Action Council Crossing Fingers and Hoping for Best Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: NY’s Climate Action Council is cutting of its peaking nose to spite its energy security face, while dangerously crossing its fingers and hoping for the best!]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- March 2, 2022
Climate Act War on Fossil Fuels Based on Enviro Fairy Tales
Climate Act War on Fossil Fuels Based on Enviro Fairy Tails Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Implementation of the New York State Climate Act is based on phony data and cultural fairy tales with the explicit purpose of killing all fossil fuels.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- February 17, 2022
Climate Act Sustainability Posture Is Simply Unsustainable
Climate Act Sustainability Posture Is Simply Unsustainable Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act has a foundation revolving around sustainability but a hard look at the facts suggests that view itself is simply unsustainable.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- February 11, 2022
Climate Act Coverup of Real Numbers Underway in Empire State
Climate Act Coverup of Real Numbers Underway in Empire State Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act has evolved into a major coverup of the real costs of the Empire State’s attempt to paint its incredible energy failures green.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- February 10, 2022
High Electricity Prices Are Unavoidable with Solar and Wind!
High Electricity Prices Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: High electricity prices cannot help but result when generation is dependent on unreliable, intermittent solar and wind projects that New York is is promoting.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- February 3, 2022
Climate Act Shills Go Absurd Lengths to Get ‘Right’ Answers
Climate Act Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Shills within New York State government who are implementing the Climate Act are playing games with numbers to get the answers they want to push green energy.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- January 26, 2022
Wood Burning Ban Inevitable for New York State?
wood burning Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Wood burning may be the issue that definitively illustrates New York’s problem; domination of Upstate by city dwellers and policymakers with no clue.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- January 21, 2022
Climate Action in New York Is Nothing But Virtue Signaling
Climate Action in New York Is Nothing But Virtue Signaling Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Climate action in New York will have less than no effect on global greenhouse gas emissions, so why is the state doing it?- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- December 30, 2021
Intrusive Climate Act Scoping Plan Up for Public Comment
Climate Act Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act is an expensive, intrusive and unrealistic agenda being imposed on New Yorkers who need to rise up and comment on the “Scoping Plan.”]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- December 23, 2021
NY Climate Act Is A Hollow Virtue Signaling Gesture
Climate Act Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act is an exercise in hollow virtue signaling by Empire State’s elites and special interests who just want to feast on green eggs and scam!]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- December 17, 2021
The Climate Act: A Citizens Guide to Saving New York
Climate Act Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act is, simply put, a man-made disaster waiting unless the Empire State’s citizenry gets involved.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- December 8, 2021
Climate Action Council Jumps Without A Parachute!
Climate Action Council Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Action Council driven by special interests is proceeding without any plan, any backup, any parachute or any common sense whatsoever.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- December 3, 2021
Trelina Solar Project Proves New York Ignores Its Own Rules
Trelina Solar Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: The Trelina Solar project is yet more evidence New York State is blinded by green energy envy and is proceeding with disregard for even its own regulations.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- November 24, 2021
Town of Conquest Industrial Solar Project Shows State Has No Clue
Conquest Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York has no clue what it’s doing in developing industrial solar facilities all over Upstate.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- November 16, 2021
Climate Action Council Won’t Learn from Tootle and We’ll Pay!
climate action council Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Action Council is taking the Empire State on a ride down the wrong track and the results will do far more damage than climate change itself!]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- November 3, 2021
Is Integration Analysis About Removing Your Energy Choices?
Integration Analysis Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Is integration analysis a tool to deprive New York consumers of their energy choices by creating supposed impacts that really aren’t quantifiable?- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- October 27, 2021
Hard Fact: New York’s Climate Act Is All Pain for No Gain
Climate Act Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act is, according to Roger Caiazza is all pain for no gain.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- October 25, 2021
Unintended Consequences of Solar Development Threaten Ag
solar development Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Solar development in New York threatens to consume vast quantities of valuable farmland for little energy and a lot of subsidies from ratepayers and taxpayers.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- October 20, 2021
Climate Action Council Leading New York Down A Dark Alley
Climate Action Council Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York Climate Action Council is leading New York State and its energy consumers down a very dark alley with unrealistic strategies and no contingencies.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- October 12, 2021
CLCPA Is Slow Motion Train Wreck for New York Energy Future
CLCPA Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: “Vested interests have had their say, and public relations have taken precedence over engineering and economics” but CLCPA “winging it” cannot and will not work.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- September 30, 2021
Methane Data Manipulation Will Lead to Freezing in the Dark
methane Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York State is relying upon methane suppositions from fractivist Bob Howarth and its climate programs will result in people freezing to death in the dark.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- September 23, 2021
New York Life Imitates Europe: Expect Energy Crises to Ensue
Europe Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York State is determined to emulate Europe in its fantasy battle with global warming and will reap a whirlwind of European-like energy crises as the reward.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- September 20, 2021
Climate Action Council Predictably Uses Flooding As Excuse
Climate Action Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Roger Caiazza predicted New York’s Climate Action Council would use recent flooding as propaganda to sell green energy schemes and it has now done just that.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- September 9, 2021
Climate Action Council Will Declare Disaster and Raid the Fridge
Climate Action Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … Roger Caiazza predicts how the upcoming meeting of the Climate Action Council will explain recent extreme weather events.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- September 1, 2021
The CLCPA Must Be Repealed; Will It Take A Major Blackout?
CLCPA Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York is headed straight for major energy calamities due to the CLCPA.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog, Natural Gas Prices
- August 21, 2021
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – August 21, 2021
natural gas now Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 18, 2021
Blackouts Are Coming and Virtue Signaling Now Won’t Help
blackouts Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: This post is a condensed version of a longer one on Roger’s website Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 6, 2021
Sorry, But Those Wind and Solar Numbers Just Don’t Add Up
Wind and Solar Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Wind and solar numbers just don’t add up at all when it comes to replacing the electricity generated by Indian Point nuclear energy station for New Yorkers.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 28, 2021
New Yorkers Aren’t Going to Like Electric Vehicles Much
Electric Vehicles Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Electric vehicles don’t match consumer needs and wants well at all and New Yorkers are going to pay a huge price for them in costs most calculations ignore.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 9, 2021
Climate Justice Is Just An Excuse to Impose Green Ideology
Heat Pumps Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Climate justice is another of those excuses intended to employ global warming theology for the purpose of pursuing socialistic agendas on the part of the left.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 1, 2021
Heat Pumps Are for the Hard-Headed and Heedless
Heat Pumps Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Heat pumps are useful in some situations but they can’t store energy or work without a backup, which is why they are no replacement for reliable natural gas.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- June 12, 2021
New York Struggles to Bring Climate Chaos Out of Order
Roger Caiazza (on Climate)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Roger reviews what can only be called chaos brought out of order as New York fashions politically correct but nonsensical climate policy out of what works.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- May 27, 2021