Search Results for: Indur M. Goklany

Goklany on Copenhagen and climate change health risks

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

This essay was sent to me just about the time “climategate” broke. I regret the delay in publishing it but it is still relevant to the upcoming Copenhagen conference. – Anthony Mr. Ban Ki-moon, get your priorities straight, and quit … Continue reading →

Posted in Copenhagen Climate Conference, Economy-health | 46 Comments

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

The Week That Was: 2013-01-12 (January 12, 2013) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project ################################################### Quote of the Week: We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate … Continue reading →

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Is Climate Change the Number One Threat to Humanity?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany I have a new paper in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, which asks the question, Is Climate Change the Number One Threat to Humanity? This is threshold question to which many who believe global … Continue reading →

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Hansen’s Death Trains – now with extra scary ‘coal fallout’

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

WUWT readers surely remember this: NASA’s Dr. James Hansen once again goes over the top. See his most recent article in the UK Guardian. Some excerpts: “The trains carrying coal to power plants are death trains. Coal-fired power plants are … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Coal, Energy | Tagged , , , , , , , | 109 Comments

The Highest Temperature Reading Doesn’t Necessarily Mean a Record Hot Day

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany On June 29th, the temperature at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, DC, hit 104 °F and it was duly noted by all and sundry that this was the hottest June day EVAH. Typical … Continue reading →

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Memo to Doubters—I was Tempted to say “Deniers”—CO2 is Plant Food!

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany This illustration from a recent article in Science magazine shows that CO2 is plant food.  It is based on both empirical data and model results (not “data”).  I know that looking at empirical data … Continue reading →

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One more benefit of warming?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany Buried in a story on the effects of climatic variables on rotavirus, which apparently kills half a million children annually, is the following quote: The incidence of rotavirus throughout Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, … Continue reading →

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A Carbon Tax Does Not Provide Redress for Any Alleged Property Right Violation from Global Warming

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany In a piece in the Atlantic titled, “A Conservative’s Approach to Combating Climate Change,” Jonathan Adler, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University and, more importantly, an old friend, argues for, among other … Continue reading →

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Global Economic Damages from Tropical Cyclones – Sins of Omission

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany A few days ago I saw a report about a paper in Nature Climate Change on future economic damages from tropical cyclones (or hurricanes, as we Americans call them) by Robert Mendelsohn, Kerry Emanuel … Continue reading →

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On Dentists, Cardiologists, Climatologists and Evidence-Based Remedies

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

  Guest post by Indur M. Goklany Over at the Wall Street Journal a group of pedigreed individuals headed by Dr. Kevin Trenberth argue: Do you consult your dentist about your heart condition? In science, as in any area, reputations … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 149 Comments

The Two Koreas, 1950–2008: An Unplanned Experiment in Economic Systems, the Carbon Footprint and Human Well-Being

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

  Guest post by Indur M. Goklany Lately, North Korea has been very much in the news. Its population—or should I say, “captive population”—greets the passing of the baton from one ruler to another in the same spirit as “Kim … Continue reading →

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Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Quote of the Week: We’ll fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips and stalks or switch grass. Our goal is to make this new kind of ethanol practical and competitive … Continue reading →

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To the Guardian: You cannot make good public policy on mistaken premises

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany Damian Carrington’s Environment Blog at the Guardian proclaims: Climate deal: A guarantee our children will be worse off than us. This myth —perhaps myth-take would be a better word—has been addressed previously at WUWT. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy-health | Tagged , , , , , , | 34 Comments

Oxfam—Betraying its Roots and Sabotaging its Own Mission

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany On its website Oxfam reminds us that its name comes from the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief. Today it claims to work to “find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.” So imagine the surprise … Continue reading →

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The Contribution of Fossil Fuels to (a) Feeding Humanity and (b) Habitat Conservation?

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

  Guest post by Indur M. Goklany Analyses of policies related to fossil fuel usage usually focus on the negative impacts from that usage, while generally ignoring the positive aspects, such as their contribution to global food production and, through … Continue reading →

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The Odd Omission in IPCC’s Summary for Policy Makers for SREX on Extreme Weather and Climatic Events

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany One of the major reasons why extreme weather events are of abiding interest to both the public and policy makers is the potential loss of life that they can cause. Imagine, therefore, writing a … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Decline in Deaths from Extreme Weather in an Era of Global Warming, 1900–2010

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany Summary Proponents of drastic curbs on greenhouse gas emissions claim that such emissions cause global warming and that this exacerbates the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, including extreme heat, droughts, floods and … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy-health, Weather | Tagged , , , | 84 Comments

Redefining the Scientific Method–Because Climate Change Science Is Special

Posted on September 3, 2011 by

by Indur M. Goklany Phil Jones famously said: Kevin and I will keep them out somehow – even if we have to redefine what the peer-review literature is!” – Phil Jones 8/7/2004 Today, we have an example: “[T]his is also … Continue reading →

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Batteries from the Carboniferous

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Nature’s (Not-Quite) Perfect Battery by Indur M. Goklany The major drawback of solar power and other renewables is that they cannot be relied on to deliver energy at their rated capacity for every hour of every day of the full … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | 93 Comments

Hurricane Fatalities, 1900–2010: Update

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

by Indur M. Goklany Much to my surprise, I heard from NHC’s Dr. Eric Blake today on the fatalities data for hurricanes. I was sure he would take a break to catch his breath after Irene (and before Katia), and … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes | 54 Comments