Josh writes: With COP21 coming up there is an alternative conference being organised. The Paris Climate Challenge In 2009 we laid down the Copenhagen Climate Challenge, when we asked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to answer 10 questions about climate. We’re back to ask the same and more questions, and challenge the climate ‘consensus’ in Paris at COP 21 with alternative climate…
Guest opinion: Dr. Tim Ball The recent article by Philip Lloyd about long-term precipitation patterns referenced the record from 1766 for England and Wales. It reminded me of my doctoral thesis defense before a committee chaired by Professor C.G. Smith of Keble College Oxford. After about 2 hours of questions Smith said, “I don’t…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Yet another poll has been published, which suggests that despite relentless media bombardment in the leadup to Paris, Americans are increasingly unconcerned about climate change. According to Associated Press; Q9. How worried, if at all, are you about global warming? [HALF SAMPLE ASKED OPTIONS IN REVERSE ORDER] AP-NORC 10/15-18/2015 AP-NORC…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t James Delingpole – Microsoft founder and entrepreneur Bill Gates has joined the growing ranks of green activists, who think that ordinary people aren’t qualified to choose who should govern them. According to Gates; … Those who study energy patterns say we are in a gradual transition from oil and…
Guest Post by Bob Tisdale I’ve been mentioning my new book in blog posts and comments for well over a year. I’ve finished Part 1, which makes up the majority of it. The best news: IT’S FREE. Click here for a copy (25 MB .pdf). On Global Warming and the Illusion of Control – Part…
From University of Alabama, Huntsville: Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.11 C per decade October temperatures (preliminary) Global composite temp.: +0.43 C (about 0.77 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for October. Northern Hemisphere: +0.64 C (about 1.15 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for October. Southern Hemisphere: +0.21 C (about 0.38 degrees Fahrenheit) above…
Current SST: From the THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA: UM researchers document global connections between El Nino events and drought MISSOULA – A team of researchers recently discovered that global climate change is causing general increases in both plant growth and potential drought risk. University of Montana Professor John Kimball is among the team of researchers who…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A new study published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research claims that every day over 80F per year dramatically reduces your chances of getting lucky. According to the NBER; Maybe Next Month? Temperature Shocks, Climate Change, and Dynamic Adjustments in Birth Rates Alan Barreca, Olivier Deschenes, Melanie Guldi…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Serial failed futurist Paul Ehrlich has warned that Australia will become a third world country, if we Australians don’t abandon one of our main sources of national income. According to The Guardian; Q&A: mining will turn Australia into a third-world country, says ecologist Paul Ehrlich Ehrlich warns ‘you are destroying…
China is aware that its coal is running out and that it needs new sources of energy. The rest of the world blunders along on the assumption that fossil fuels will remain plentiful. Guest essay by David Archibald At a conference on coal gasification in Colorado Springs on 12th October, the lead speaker was Dr…
UPDATE: (edited) My own research uncovers that the claim made by Steve Milloy is UNTRUE. See this NASA document: https://searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov/servlet/sm.web.Fetch/Agency_Awards_Historical_Recipient_List.pdf?rhid=1000&did=2120817&type=released Apparently Milloy’s FOIA request was not broad enough. I apologize for reprinting his error. – Anthony Watts UPDATE2: As a result of my findings, Milloy has taken down his post at Junkscience. Kudos to Steve…
As the Paris Climate Talk aka COP21 approaches, we get this familiar cry from The Vatican: They say it is the ‘last effective opportunity’ to keep global warming to ‘a limit safe for humanity’. Gosh. How many times have we heard “last chance for climate” before? I’ve lost count. Bonn 2001 A Global Warming Treaty’s…
