A recent article at The Independent, “How the climate crisis will push up prices for your Easter chocolate,” claims that cocoa bean production is threatened by climate change, and this is why prices are increasing. This is false. [emphasis, links added]

The large amount of solar power on the Spanish and Portuguese grids may have left the Iberian power grid more vulnerable to faults or cyberattacks, according to one expert. [emphasis, links added]

Central Europe has been experiencing a bout of dry weather since February.

A recent post by Euronews, titled “Deadly floods, storms and heatwaves: Europe suffered the ‘serious impacts’ of climate change in 2024,” claims that Europe is experiencing very severe impacts from ‘climate change’, citing heatwaves, wildfires, and flooding, among other conditions

One way to determine whether a suggestion is worth following is to look at the evidence presented to support it. If the evidence makes sense and smells real, then perhaps the programme you are asked to sign up for is worthy of consideration.

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles by James Lyons-Weiler, Ph.D., on the autism epidemic. The series will dismantle the denialist narratives that have dominated public discourse, replacing them with a rigorous, testable and biologically coherent framework. Read Part 1 here.

MedicalXPress reported:

Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage folks near farms to get tested for bird flu. The project is a partnership between the state and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to CBS News.

Gluten and genetics may not be the only culprits behind skyrocketing cases of celiac disease and related inflammatory digestive autoimmune conditions.

A new study published in Nature Chemical Engineering titled “Self-aggregating long-acting injectable microcrystals” reveals Bill Gates’s latest investment.

Overview:

Population: 105,726 vaccinated adolescents (age 12-18) vs 23,132 unvaccinated matched controls.

There’s a fascinating Inquest (the name in the UK for a hearing charged with determining the cause of death in certain circumstances) taking place in London, which is due to resume in August.

For years we were hectored that holding the world to the Paris Agreement limit of 1.5°C of warming from “pre-industrial times”, a term alarmists use to mean “75 years after the industrial revolution” started not “before there was industry”, was critically crucial in its vital importance.

I’d honestly like to know how these climate activists and their groups get the support of politicians and lobbyists for things that are clearly more harmful to the environment than helpful, if you believe in climate change

In the name of “sustainability” and “corporate responsibility,” policymakers in the European Union have launched one of the most dangerous attacks on American sovereignty and economic freedom in modern history. [emphasis, links added]