The Week That Was: 2014-04-26 (April 26, 2014) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project ################################################### Quote of the Week: Science is not concerned only…
Month: April 2014
Germany's CO2 and energy policy – about to falter?
Guest essay by Fred F. Mueller On April 16th, 2014, a few quite remarkable statements were delivered during a discussion event at the premises of SMA Solar Technology AG, a…
A Geological Perspective on Lovejoy's 99% Solution
Guest post by David Middleton The hyping of Lovejoy, 2014 (L14) has been almost as unprecedented as his conclusions are unsupported… Lovejoy piles on with the sort of trash talk…
Should California dictate US energy policies?
Can the rest of America afford its Alice in Wonderland energy policies for? (Can California?) Guest essay by Paul Driessen California loves to be seen as the trendsetter on energy…
Ridley on the claims of exhausting global resources
In the Wall Street Journal, Matt Ridley has an interesting article about the the claims that we will run out of “X”, except that human ingenuity always seems to grasp…
Ocean Acidification Expansion
Guest essay by Steven Burnett Back in July I wrote a piece that was published at Wattsupwiththat.com regarding the ocean acidification hypothesis (OA) and some of the issues I had…
Salon writer Paul Rosenberg on why "deniers" are winning
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Salon writer Paul Rosenberg has created a gem of an article in which he claims, that the right direction in which to accept climate risks…
Two scathing reviews by scholars working with the IPCC show why the organization is hopelessly corrupted by politics
Two scathing letters critical of the IPCC process were published on Friday April 25th; one from Dr. Robert Stavins, an IPCC chapter Co-Coordinating Lead Author, and a five year veteran…
Climate change accelerating, dirt blamed
from Northern Arizona University Study finds accelerated soil carbon loss, increasing the rate of climate change Research published in Science today found that increased levels of carbon dioxide in the…
Full Moon on Lewandowsky
Climate Psychologist with the Right Stuff Stephan Lewandosky et al (including John Cook and Mike Marriott) published a paper called Recursive Fury, now retracted, psychoanalyzing climate skeptics’ opinions and categorizing…
Picking Cherry Blossoms
Letter to the Editor (orginally published in the Washington post, also submitted to WUWT) For the second year in a row, we’ve had peak cherry blossoms later than the average…
Climate Craziness of the Week: don't wait to 'feel' climate change, act now!
From the Carnegie Institution and the department of feelings, quite possibly the dumbest press release about climate I’ve ever seen. basically what they are arguing for is “don’t look at…
'Years of Living Dangerously' shouts climate fire! But, data says their shouting is simply noise
Taking liberty or artistic license? Debunking the claims made in the film that almost nobody watches, and now shouldn’t even take seriously Guest essay by Jim Steele, Director emeritus Sierra…
The Elusive ~ 60-year Sea Level Cycle
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I was referred to a paywalled paper called “Is there a 60-year oscillation in global mean sea level?” The authors’ answer to the eponymous question…
Lewandowsky's 'downfall'
Bishop Hill notes: Geoff Chambers points me to the (almost inevitable) “Downfall” video to accompany Stephan Lewandowsky’s recent (Fury paper retraction) demise. Enjoy.
The International Sun-Earth Explorer (ISEE-3) Reboot Project, Bringing an Old Bird Back to the Earth, and Back to Life
Citizen backed space science attempts to do the near impossible Guest essay by Dennis Wingo Life isn’t fair. So many times in my life I start to do something and…
Results of my poll on forming a climate skeptic organization, plus some commentary
Last weekend, I conducted a poll asking this question that has been on my mind for a couple of years: Is it time for an “official” climate skeptics organization, one…
Friday Funny – 'Giant sucking sound' over siphoning definition
Physicist demonstrates dictionary definition was dodgy It is the defining moment that demonstrates a QUT physicist was correct in pointing out a 99-year-old mistake to one of the world’s most…
Not only do we have the slowest start to tornado season in a century, but tornado damage losses are in decline
So much for the “Years of Living Dangerously“ Dr. Roger Pielke Jr writes in the WSJ: So far in 2014, the United States has experienced fewer tornadoes than in any…
Extreme Times
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I read a curious statement on the web yesterday, and I don’t remember where. If the author wishes to claim priority, here’s your chance. The…
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