Renewables: The Big Investment Opportunity which Needs Generous Government Support

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Our old friend Tim Flannery, whose advice helped convince the Australian Government to squander billions of dollars on useless desalination plants, claims that renewables are…

About spurious correlations and causation of the CO2 increase…

Guest essay by Ferdinand Engelbeen Both Bart Bartemis and Dr. Murray Salby are confident that temperature is the only/main cause of the CO2 increase in the atmosphere. I am pretty…

Study demonstrates a pattern in 'how scientists lie about their data'

From Stanford University:  Stanford researchers uncover patterns in how scientists lie about their data When scientists falsify data, they try to cover it up by writing differently in their published…

CO2 residence time said to be 40 years, not 1000 per previous claims

Readers may recall claims of 1000 year residence times for CO2. This essay suggests a much shorter interval. -Anthony   Guest essay by Leo Goldstein Surplus CO2 is removed from…

The ultimate 'Godwin effect' – Science In 1941: ‘Global Warming Caused Hitler’

For those who don’t know: Godwins law Via the GWPF and the department of “global warming causes everything” comes this blast from the past. It sounds just about as ridiculous as some…

The Paris effect: 97% Of Americans Don’t Believe Climate Change Is Top Concern

From the “magic number is always 97%” department US Survey: 97% Of Americans Don’t Believe Climate Change Is Top Concern Via Dan Joseph, MRC TV News A new Fox News poll finds…

Claim: 500 million children "at risk" from Climate Change

Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to UNICEF, 500 million children will suffer, unless America hands all its money to the UN. Children will bear the brunt of climate change…

Tuesday titter – Prince Charles in The Greenhouse

Josh writes: Prince Charles famously talks to his plants – nothing wrong with that, of course. BishopHill suggested a cartoon where we listen in to what he might be saying (H/t Climate Expert…

Climate Change and a Subtropical Canada?

Guest essay by F.J. Shepherd Real climate change could be realized by having a region with a cold temperate climate transforming into a warm temperate climate. This article will explore…

Super Coral – the Latest Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Dr. Ruth Gates has a plan to protect coral from global warming – a selective breeding program to produce “super” coral – stronger, better, tougher,…

Open Thread – travel day

I’m traveling today, so updates will be few and far between, so here is the opportunity to have a broad discussion. Our usual caveats apply which you can review here.…

Chaos & Climate – Part 2: Chaos = Stability

Guest Essay by Kip Hansen     “…we should recognise that we are dealing with a coupled non-linear chaotic system, and therefore that the long-term prediction of future climate states…

Prince Charles: Climate Change is to blame for War in Syria

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, has stepped in the climate issue again, by suggesting that climate change in Syria is the root cause…

How not to measure temperature, British facepalm edition

I had to share this “laugh out loud” moment from Bishop Hill and the photo of this weather station. Andrew Montford writes:   Settled science Much amusement is to be…

Claim: France Terror Attacks Improved Chances of a Climate Deal

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Environmental activists have suggested the brutal terror attack in Paris has improved the chances of getting a climate deal at the COP 21 meeting. ……

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

The Week That Was: 2015-11-21 (Nov 21, 2015) Brought to You by SEPP www.sepp.org The Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) Quote of the Week: “It must be remembered that…

Russian Power Assets Attacked – How long will the Trans-Siberian Pipeline last?

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Power pylons supplying regions of the Crimean have been blown up, causing significant economic disruption to disputed territory currently occupied by Russian backed Ukrainian rebels.…

Volkswagen: Crass Crony Corporate Capitalistic Capitulation

Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball Winston Churchill famously defined an appeaser as someone who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. In the debate about global warming, business,…

Update on El Niño: Gaia disappoints the climate activists

Guest essay by Larry Kummer, from the Fabius Maximus website Summary: Climate alarmists have run wild with predictions about the “monster” “Godzilla” El Niño, a last throw of the dice…

Are Stringent Vehicle Emissions Standards Driving a Surge in Coal?

Guest essay by Eric Worrall The pressure to conform to tightening vehicle emissions standards and fuel efficiency specifications is intense. Everyone knows about the recent Volkswagen Emissions Scandal, in which…