Opinion By Samuel Strait – January 22, 2024 After fifty plus years of being harped at by Climate "karens", most thinking people have moved on from the fear that fossil fuels will be the end of us all. Unfortunately, the screed has taken such an unbreakable grip on many around the world that nothing will penetrate the religion that "Climate Change" has become. Recently, after years of being the undisputed "theory" of some climate scientists and others as well, are the cracks beginning to show in Climate Changes "consensus"? Have people finally become immune to the constant whine of the "believers" to actually think for themselves? Have fifty years of climate's future catastrophe without any apparent signs of such imminent crisis finally worn out its welcome? Certainly it would appear to be the case with the recent rash of desperate actions by climate hysterics. Gluing ones self to roads, vandalizing works of art, and blocking traffic seem acts of desperation in an effort to keep the issue alive. One would think that the notion that 14 deadlines in the last twenty years would sink most theories that claim scientific consensus, but not "Climate Change". After years of alternative explanations for climate variations that indicate perhaps human caused climate change might just be a bit of a stretch, will the skeptics be given their day in the sun. Maybe not quite yet, but "Climate Change" is clearly on its way out, and hopefully all the "green initiatives" as well. Electric vehicles, wind farms, and solar panels might just have to wait for their future to become useful. In the mean time EV's have regularly made the news as more find their way to roads and highways. Unfortunately it is not good news. As more EV's become part of the landscape, problems immediately began to surface. Clearly they are not ready for prime time as the list continues to lengthen. Battery problems, range problems, cold weather problems, high maintenance costs, lack of reliable charging stations, even with subsidies high cost per vehicle, government interference in the market place, wait time for charging, and the list goes on. All this has become such a problem that manufacturers are unable to sell these vehicles in any where near the number to effect a complete change over. Trucks, popular SUV's, and long haul trucking are yet another problem to sort. On the power production front, wind farms and solar panel farms have their own difficulties. Off shore wind power has run into a brick wall. Even those farms located on dry land have proven to be high maintenance, and unreliable. When coupling wind power to the off shore waters, the problems escalate to the point where even in the friendly waters of the Atlantic where development costs are significantly less than those on the Pacific Coast, developers have recently said, "No Thanks". Citing supply chain issues, maintenance costs, long transmission lines, objections by shore dwellers, and initial development costs have sent leaseholders scurrying away. The story with solar panel farms are much the same, making it near impossible to stitch together a reliable source of electricity for a fraction of the over all requirements for the Country. Perhaps it is not such a catastrophe if Climate Change were to go the way of discarded and disproven theories?