Crazy Climate News of 2025 – The Climate Realism Show #186

A year of crazy climate news comes to a close as Christmas and New Year’s approaches. What were the craziest of 2025? You’ll have to tune in to find out.In our last episode of 2025, The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will share their picks for the craziest and most-significant stories in climate and energy this year. And, as usual, we will answer as many audience questions as we can.Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook.Visit our sponsor, Advisor Metals: https://climaterealismshow.com/metalsSTORIES COVERED ON THE SHOWMANHATTAN CONTRARIAN (Francis Mention): The Electric Vehicle Collapse: Wow, That Was Quick! https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2025-12-17-the-electric-vehicle-collapse-wow-that-was-quick REUTERS: Wind and solar power frozen out of Trump permitting push https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/wind-solar-power-frozen-out-trump-permitting-push-2025-12-10/ YALE360: Facing a Hostile Administration, U.S. Offshore Wind Is in Retreat https://e360.yale.edu/features/east-coast-offshore-wind WHITEHOUSE.GOV: Trump Ends Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ends-market-distorting-subsidies-for-unreliable-foreign-controlled-energy-sources/ ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: Gov. JB Pritzker set to approve energy bill boosting battery storage for renewables despite debate over costs https://ilenviro.org/gov-jb-pritzker-set-to-approve-energy-bill-boosting-battery-storage-for-renewables-despite-debate-over-costs/ INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH: California Shuts Down Its Solar Thermal Plant 13 Years Early https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/big-green/california-shuts-down-its-solar-thermal-plant-13-years-early/ In The Tank broadcasts LIVE every Thursday at 12pm CT on on The Heartland Institute YouTube channel. Tune in to have your comments addressed live by the In The Tank Crew. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. See you there!Climate Change Roundtable is LIVE every Friday at 12pm CT on The Heartland Institute YouTube channel. Have a topic you want addressed? Join the live show and leave a comment for our panelists and we'll cover it during the live show!