The Week That Was: 2016-09-24 (September 24, 2016) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President, Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) Testing EPA’s Endangerment Finding – The Hot Spot: Advances in scientific knowledge are based on evidence – not on untested theories and untested…
From WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Chemistry says Moon is proto-Earth’s mantle, relocated Data confirm model in which impact pulverizes Earth like a sledgehammer hitting a watermelon Measurements of an element in Earth and Moon rocks have just disproved the leading hypotheses for the origin of the Moon. Tiny differences in the segregation of the…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall What happens when climate obsessed politicians neglect real risks to public safety? A nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning to Britain has accused British authorities of being negligent about biosecurity. My personal experience returning from an outbreak zone, in my opinion corroborates the nurse’s accusation of lax British…
Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball Recently an Open Letter was circulated and ostensibly signed by 375 members of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). It is reported on the web page is arrogantly called “ResponsibleScientists.org. Use of the term in this context implies that those who do not belong are irresponsible scientists. Responsibility should…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The increasingly frantic efforts to “medicalise” criticism of climate orthodoxy has taken a new turn, with a claim that theories cannot be disproven in of themselves. Theories can only be disputed by people who can provide a settled alternative theory. The abstract of the study; The ‘Alice in Wonderland’ mechanics…
Paul Driessen writes: University of Delaware climatology professor (and amateur history buff) David Legates offers some fascinating insights into a persuasive socio-economic experiment. His analysis could provide handy intellectual ammunition for ongoing battles between free enterprise-oriented Republicans and committed socialists in the Democratic camp. What if we could destroy a country’s political and economic fabric…
Press release from E&E Legal: For Immediate Release: September 22, 2016 AS AGS’ RICO CAMPAIGN MISFIRES, RE-AIMS, SCHNEIDERMAN SEEKS TO SAVE FACE, DOCUMENTS SUGGEST FOIA REQUESTS LED AT LEAST ONE AG TO ABANDON SCHNEIDERMAN COALITION Washington, D.C. — Newly released emails from two different states and obtained by the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) offer further insight into…
Affordable energy brings jobs, improved living standards and pursuit of happiness By Paul Driessen For 16 years, in a scene out of pre-industrial America, Thabo Molubi and his partner made furniture in South Africa’s outback, known locally as the “veld.” Lacking even a stream to turn a water wheel and machinery, they depended solely on…
Guest essay by Roger Graves The subject of the extent of Arctic ice cover has been much in the news, with an apparently unending series of attempts to predict its future extent on the basis of a relatively few years’ worth of data. However, it is possible to make some general predictions, based on a…
A new study from USGS by Keven Gallo and George Xian verifies what we’ve already learned and published on via the Surface Stations project; that concrete and asphalt (aka impervious surfaces) have increased near weather stations that are used to monitor climate. In this case, it is the much studied USHCN, that climate network I presented…
Reading the news today, it seems that lately the world is becoming increasingly entropic FUBAR thanks to government meddling in the name of climate and environment. Here is a sample of news items just from today: Here’s How EPA Red Tape Forced 3.5 Million Puerto Ricans To Live In The Dark Puerto Rico’s entire population…
One of the main lines of evidence used by the Obama administration to justify its global warming regulations doesn’t exist in the real world, according to a new report by climate researchers. Guest essay by Michael Bastasch, reprinted with permission Researchers analyzed temperature observations from satellites, weather balloons, weather stations and buoys and found the…
