Does climate change increase the intensity of tornados?  Well, yes, if you listen to our scientists, but not according to the ultra-right-wing, anti-science Heartland Institute.

Their spokesperson (see link above) says that the media distorts the data.  OK, what’s more credible: that the media reports the scientific consensus, or that they are involved in a plot to destroy the American economy, and usher in socialism, by encouraging our government to support the clean energy technology that is being adopted around the globe?

How the Heartland Institute expects to be taken seriously has always been beyond my ken.  The billboard above was a big deal for a while a couple of decades ago.  Is this an appeal to reason, or stupidity?

Tornados and Climate Change

New York City, NY –  A new report from ACORE shows that clean energy investors and developers largely plan to increase their investments in 2026 but cite policy, regulatory, and interconnection uncertainty as the biggest risks to their investment strategy after this year.  

In its Navigating Uncertainty: Clean Energy Investment Trends (2026-2029) report, ACORE shares market sentiment analysis gathered from surveys of 36 leaders at U.S. and multinational companies that invested billions in the U.S. clean energy market in 2025.

Topline takeaways from the report include:

• Respondents identified federal regulatory and policy risks and interconnection uncertainty and costs as the top risks facing clean energy investments. 

• Capital providers continue to view utility-scale solar and energy storage as the two most attractive clean energy technologies for investment.  

• Despite declining attractiveness of the U.S. as a venue for clean energy investment compared to previous years, respondents said they plan to develop and finance more American clean energy projects in 2026 than they did in 2025. 

• Policy and investment uncertainty clouds the trajectory post-2026, with the potential for additional roadblocks to financing and developing clean energy infrastructure. 

This report complements the Clean Energy Investment Trends report released last month that S&P Global prepared for ACORE.  

“ACORE’s recent reports highlight a common thread: the U.S. clean energy sector remains capitalized and ready to help deliver electricity reliability and affordability for American consumers,” said ACORE President and CEO Ray Long. “Our sector is thriving and poised to meet this moment of significant electricity demand growth, but investors and developers need policy certainty to deliver on this critical infrastructure for American energy security.”

ACORE released the report at its annual Finance Forum in New York City today and discussed the takeaways during the opening panel with ACORE Senior Vice President for Policy Lesley Hunter, Avangrid CEO Jose Antonio Miranda, and S&P Global CERA Consulting Director Christopher Wilfong.

Please email communications@acore.org if you’d like to view the recording of the first panel or set up an interview with ACORE about the report. Register here to tune in to the other panels. 

ACORE will host a member-only webinar to discuss both reports on May 21, 2026. Learn more about becoming an ACORE member here.  

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About ACORE:
ACORE is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that operates at the intersection of affordability, reliability, and clean energy deployment. Our work is focused on stabilizing energy prices, strengthening the electric grid, and driving investment in cost-effective technologies to ensure that clean energy delivers for people, businesses, and the U.S. economy.

ACORE’s membership includes clean energy investors, developers, energy buyers, power generators, manufacturers, and energy providers.  In 2024, nearly 80% of the booming utility-scale domestic clean energy growth was financed, developed, owned, equipped, or contracted by ACORE members.

Media Contacts:

Chris Higginbotham 
higginbotham@acore.org  
 
Sophie Stover 
communications@acore.org 

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https://acore.org/news/new-acore-investor-survey-report-kicks-off-2026-finance-forum/

As shown at left, we still have judges who are fighting to prevent the United States from becoming a fascist nation.

I remain amazed that there aren’t more deaths associated with masked ICE agents attempting to arrest people, especially in their homes.  Imagine this:

An American, say John Doe, has a loaded shotgun in his home office closet, where he’s writing blog posts, or whatever.

A masked man, visibly armed, with no warrant for his arrest rings the doorbell and tells his wife who’s answered the door, that he’s there for John.

John overhears the conversation, takes his gun, walks down the hallway, swings around toward the front door, and puts a hole in the intruder’s chest the size of a grapefruit.

Again, I can’t imagine why there isn’t more blood spurting out of the bodies of masked terrorist thugs operating illegally.

ICE Terrorizing Americans