

Tom Nelson
Thomas Nelson
Interviews and presentations on climate and energy realism, with guests including Will Happer, Jerome Corsi, Marc Morano, Carl-Otto Weiss, Valentina Zharkova, Christopher Essex, Henrik Svensmark, Patrick Moore, Ross McKitrick, Willie Soon, Susan Crockford, Peter Ridd, Christopher Monckton, and Richard Lindzen.
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Jul 12, 2025 • 51min
Tony Heller | Tom Nelson Pod #318
Lifelong environmentalist.00:00 Introduction to the Climate Debate01:03 Public Perception and Media Hysteria03:02 Historical Climate Data and Misconceptions08:20 Sea Ice Predictions and Realities11:20 NOAA and NASA: Contributions and Controversies23:39 Greenhouse Gases and Scientific Experiments28:13 The Rise of AI in Software Development28:46 AI's Limitations and Human Supervision29:38 AI's Impact on Employment and Education31:06 Current AI Models and Their Learning Capabilities32:28 Favorite AI Tools for Software Development33:26 AI and Climate Change Debates39:00 The Future of AI and Energy Consumption39:59 Driverless Cars and Robotics41:08 Advice for the Future Workforce44:53 The Cost and Control of AI Training47:50 Personal Life and Hobbies49:27 Final Thoughts on Climate ScamsTony Heller’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TonyHeller1Tony’s web site: https://realclimatescience.com/https://x.com/TonyClimateTony’s Sept 2022 appearance on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC6lfff90Oohttps://realclimatetools.com/—AI summaries/transcripts of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

Jul 9, 2025 • 56min
Simon Turnill: “EVs are NOT the answer!” | Tom Nelson Pod #317
Brit in Australia with a BMW00:00 Introduction and Guest Background09:06 Challenges and Criticisms of EVs09:20 In-Depth Look at EV Drawbacks16:56 EV Charging Infrastructure Issues23:46 Fire Hazards and Safety Concerns27:27 Tesla's Manufacturing and Thermal Runaway28:53 Challenges in Extinguishing EV Fires31:02 Fire Department Training and Equipment35:04 Insurance and Apartment Complex Concerns39:58 Battery Replacement and Swap Booths46:01 Future of Battery Technology51:58 China's EV Market and Global Subsidies55:52 Concluding Thoughts on EV AdoptionX: https://x.com/mguytvMGUY Australia channel; 108k subs: https://www.youtube.com/@mguytvTEN reasons why you should NEVER buy an EV: https://youtu.be/0t0VT7gAElM?si=yAClULIeQHlX1DRs—AI summaries and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

Jul 5, 2025 • 45min
Ken Peterson: What Does It Cost? Consequences of the Net Zero Energy Agenda | Tom Nelson Pod #316
Mr. Peterson graduated from Willamette University’s College of Law in 1980. He had earlier earned an AB in Government, with High Honors, and been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at The College of William and Mary. In 1987, while actively practicing law, he purchased and re-opened an aluminum smelter in Washington State. Subsequently he founded Columbia Ventures Corporation and led in the creation or acquisition of several subsidiary businesses.00:00 Introduction and Guest Background00:19 Documentary Overview and Trailer00:53 Energy Policies in the Pacific Northwest02:58 Personal Background and Experience06:29 Challenges and Costs of Renewable Energy09:41 Research and Findings14:12 Detailed Cost Analysis30:31 Environmental and Practical Concerns33:26 Conclusion and Call to Action38:01 Q&A SessionWhat Does It Cost? The Consequences of the Net Zero Energy Agenda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1FGql4hD4Y=========Slides and transcript for this pod, and AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

Jul 1, 2025 • 1h 40min
Kesten Green: “Net Zero Makes No Sense” | Tom Nelson Pod #315
Dr. Green is co-director of forecastingprinciples.com, a site promoting evidenced-based forecasting, and is a pioneer of methods to predict the decisions people will make in conflict situations such as occur in wars and in business.Green became interested in climate forecasting when he realized the dire predictions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and others might result in policies that would cause great harm to people. He decided to use his knowledge of forecasting to investigate whether predictions of dangerous manmade global warming were based on scientific forecasting methods.00:00 Introduction to Kesten Green and Climate Forecasting01:12 Initial Climate Forecasting Efforts03:24 Collaboration with Willie Soon04:54 Scientific Method and Alternative Hypotheses05:41 Critique of IPCC Climate Models06:15 Summary of Findings: Net Zero Makes No Sense13:21 IPCC's Attribution Studies and Solar Variables15:14 Challenges in Detection and Attribution of Temperature Trends18:57 Testing Predictive Validity of Climate Models34:29 Urban Heat Island Effect and Rural Temperature Anomalies43:43 Benchmarking and Simplicity in Forecasting51:56 Analyzing Rural Temperature Forecasts53:17 Comparing IPCC and Independent Models54:23 Forecasting with Extended Data59:03 Evaluating Model Reliability59:56 Statistical Fit vs. Predictive Validity01:01:17 Exploring Model Estimation Techniques01:05:23 Anthropogenic vs. Natural Influences01:28:04 Challenges in Scientific Publishing01:33:31 Conclusions on Climate Models01:36:21 Historical Environmental Alarmshttps://kestencgreen.com/https://heartland.org/about-us/who-we-are/kesten-green/About the Green & Soon (2025) paper: https://x.com/cohler/status/1924777203298140608=========AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summarieshttps://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

Jun 26, 2025 • 52min
Kathryn Porter: Keeping the lights on | Tom Nelson Pod #314
Independent energy consultant helping businesses with projects across the electricity, gas and oil industries.00:00 Introduction and Topic Overview02:37 Grid Inertia and Its Importance03:25 How Alternating Current Works04:16 Challenges with Wind and Solar Power04:43 Grid Frequency and Supply-Demand Balance06:20 Protection Measures and Grid Stability07:15 Spain's Response to the Blackout08:35 Virtue Signaling and Grid Reliability11:15 Black Start Procedures13:59 Potential Blackout Risks in Britain18:11 Reliance on Interconnectors and Batteries20:37 Electric Cars and Demand Flexibility24:21 Street Lighting and Energy Savings26:13 Texas Blackout of 202126:49 Regulatory Failures and Grid Freezes27:37 Historical Development of Power Grids29:24 Aging Infrastructure and Modern Challenges30:59 Gas Infrastructure and Future Risks32:57 Software and Balancing the Grid33:33 Localized Outages and Transformer Failures35:54 Solar Flares and Electromagnetic Pulses37:39 Future Load on the Grid: AI and Electric Cars41:01 Nuclear Power: The Future of Energy49:18 Misinformation and the Energy TransitionAI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summarieshttps://x.com/KathrynPorter26Kathryn’s site: https://watt-logic.com/Kathryn’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KathrynPorter26=========My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

Jun 22, 2025 • 2h 8min
Ronan Connolly/Gerry Quinn: “COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned” | Tom Nelson Pod #313
Ronan is an independent scientist, environmentalist and writer.About Gerry: My main interests are in disease, immunity and the discovery of chemotherapeutic compounds00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction00:15 Overview of the COVID-19 Paper02:36 Background of the Authors and Initial Work03:27 Scientific Approach to COVID-1904:58 Challenges in Questioning the Science09:38 Government Policies and Model Predictions17:44 Sweden's Unique Approach20:32 Publication Challenges and Shifting Narratives22:14 Unintended Consequences of Policies26:27 Precautionary Principle and Logical Fallacies31:56 Great Barrington Declaration and Scientific Dissent45:37 Public Perception and Media Influence49:51 Introduction to Vaccine Narratives50:12 Public Response and Social Dynamics51:23 Questioning Public Health Directives52:50 Media and Information Control53:32 Discussion on Ivermectin and Vaccines54:35 Exploring Ancient Irish Ethnopharmacology55:08 The Role of Streptomyces in Medicine01:01:35 Mathematical Models and Policy Decisions01:09:12 Seasonality and Stringency of COVID Measures01:16:44 Pharmaceutical Interventions and Controversies01:26:16 WHO's Ivermectin and Remdesivir Analysis01:26:44 Exclusion of Ivermectin Studies01:29:50 HCQ Trials and Data Issues01:32:50 Public Perception and Media Influence01:37:23 Vaccine Technology and Public Awareness01:48:54 Adverse Reactions and Reporting02:02:20 Final Thoughts and RecommendationsRonan’s X: https://x.com/1RonanConnollyGerry’s X: https://x.com/jercuinnFrom Ronan: The paper (37 co-authors) covers many topics, but this 28 min Alex Newman interview gives a great overview of our key findings: https://x.com/1RonanConnolly/status/1932831388790624445The paper itself: https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1607727/full—AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

Jun 17, 2025 • 1h 22min
Christopher Monckton: “ Fundamental Error in Climate Science” | Tom Nelson Pod #312
Christopher Monckton, Third Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, has held positions with the British press and in government, as a press officer at the Conservative Central Office, and as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s policy advisor. He is a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute.00:00 Introduction and Previous Presentation Recap05:22 Challenges in Publishing the Findings08:48 Systemic Issues in Academia10:39 Global Awareness and Political Impact14:41 Addressing Skeptics and Critics26:46 Scientific Community's Response27:27 Historical and Mathematical Context41:13 Co-Authors' Struggles and Conclusion44:28 Academic Suppression and Retaliation45:41 The Struggle of a Control Theory Professor48:35 The Plight of a Dyslexic Researcher52:51 The Australian Incident and Media Manipulation56:13 CO2 and Its Impact on Plant Life01:05:11 Economic Consequences of Climate Policies01:13:15 The Global Warming Narrative and Political Agendas01:21:44 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsMonckton’s April 2025 video on this channel: https://youtu.be/Sj_qKmB9KaI?si=JdnSVqtku40BOCzKFor a copy of Monckton’s paper entitled “An error of temperature-feedback formalism and its consequences”, email him here: monckton@mail.comMore about Christopher Monckton: https://heartland.org/about-us/who-we-are/lord-christopher-monckton=========AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

Jun 12, 2025 • 1h 39min
Denis Bednyagin: "Political Economy of Climate Industrial Complex" | Tom Nelson Pod #311
Areas of expertise: Economics of innovation; Corporate strategy; International relations; Energy technology, economics, sustainability, and geopolitics; Environmental Impact Assessment; Industry 4.0; Blockchain; Web300:00 Introduction and Background00:44 Early Life and Soviet Union Reflections02:49 Experiences During the Cold War04:23 Career Beginnings and Encounters with Putin06:57 Education and Professional Growth10:19 Energy Projects and International Work16:23 Challenges in Climate and Energy Policies24:16 Critique of Carbon Emission Reduction Efforts41:16 Global Warming and Climate Change Debates47:59 Climate Cycles and Energy Systems49:07 Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions and Data50:55 Debunking Climate Alarmism53:49 Human Survival and Optimal Temperatures56:45 Integrated Assessment Models and Policy59:56 The Reality of Renewable Energy01:07:39 Political and Economic Implications01:08:32 The Role of Financial Industry in Energy Crisis01:12:49 Global Politics and Energy01:23:09 The Future of Nuclear Power01:24:50 Collaboration and Open Science01:29:30 Conclusion and Call to ActionSlides for this podcast, along with AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summarieshttps://x.com/denisswisshttps://sshe.ch/faculty/teachers/dr-denis-bednyagin/https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisswiss/=========My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

Jun 8, 2025 • 1h 31min
Jonathan Cohler: “Whole rubric of global temperature is a fake & a fraud” | Tom Nelson Pod #310
About Jonathan Cohler: Graduated in 1980 from Harvard in Physics. Phi Beta Kappa. David McCord Prize.Since the 2010s, I have guest lectured occasionally in the physics department at HarvardSince the late 1990s, I have been keenly interested in the developing disinformation campaign often known as "climate science." I read extensively in this area.In recent years, I have taken an interest in investigating so-called "AI" software, and the planned total take-over of public discourse by the big tech companies and their co-conspirators in our current government.00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction01:53 Mathematical Proof Against Global Temperature05:18 Understanding Temperature and Equilibrium09:37 Critique of Climate Science Methodologies27:12 AI's Role in Climate Science32:31 Interacting with AI for Truth42:57 Addressing Contradictions and Lies43:41 Understanding AI's Limitations47:01 The Greatest Scientific Deception50:33 Flaws in Climate Science Models56:13 The Problem with Global Temperature01:13:56 The Role of AI in Climate Science01:30:06 Final Thoughts and Call to Actionhttps://x.com/cohlerJonathan’s interview with @ChanelRion on @FinePointOAN about the BIG LIE of Climate Science: https://x.com/cohler/status/1929916948835455336Here’s that Orwell2024 tweet about no hockey stick real station data: https://x.com/orwell2022/status/1930599844785054122Related PDFs for this podcast, plus AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

Jun 3, 2025 • 54min
Joe Duarte: “On Cook’s “97%” fraud” | Tom Nelson Pod #309
First-gen American of Mexican descent.PhD in Social Psychology.Reason, truth, Rostand, marksmanship, and Kate McKinnon.I stand with – and in – the rain.The discussion between Tom and Joe Duarte centers around Joe's criticism of the widely cited statistic that 97% of scientists agree on human-caused global warming. Joe argues that the study supporting this claim was fundamentally flawed and fraudulent, relying on a methodologically unsound review of abstracts by biased, non-expert individuals. He emphasizes the widespread dissemination and acceptance of this flawed study as evidence of institutional failure in academia and the media.00:00 Introduction to Joe Duarte and Climate Consensus00:25 The Politicization of Science02:39 The 97% Climate Consensus Claim06:03 Flaws in the Consensus Methodology09:41 Irrelevant Papers in the Consensus17:22 Systematic Failures and Misinterpretations27:31 Critique of Paper Counting Methods28:12 Attempts to Retract the Paper29:15 Daniel Camon's Political Bias30:33 The Impeach Letter Incident32:48 Inappropriate Journal for Consensus Study35:26 Possibility of Retraction41:34 Scientific Fraud Allegations48:55 Impact on Academic Integrity53:20 Closing Remarks and Resourceshttps://x.com/ValidSciencehttps://validscience.substack.com/========AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summarieshttps://linktr.ee/tomanelson1