I knew this was coming, as I had a heads-up from Joe D’Aleo last week that the end was nearing. I knew Dr. Bill Gray through my work in climate,…
Month: April 2016
“Smoke & Fumes,” Part Deux: Exxon Knew "The entire theory of climatic changes by CO2 variations is questionable."
Guest post by David Middleton Featured image borrowed from ExxonKnew In my previous post on this subject, we examined some of the documents which supposedly proved that ExxonMobil and the…
A Climategate-like bombshell: State Attorney Generals colluded with Green groups to punish political opponents
Guest essay by Chris Horner Emails obtained by the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) show that the offices of New York Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and those…
April 2016 ENSO Update – La Niña Alerts Issued for Later This Year and NINO1+2 SSTa Are Near Zero Deg C
Guest Post by Bob Tisdale This post provides an update of many of the ENSO-related variables we presented as part of the 2014-15 El Niño Series. For the posts about…
Three Little Known Scientists Who Changed Our World View of Climate
Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball In this age of specialization, it is very difficult for scientists to integrate information and create a wider cross-discipline understanding of how the Earth works.…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #222
The Week That Was: 2016-04-16 (April 16, 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…
The Great Green Game: China to Supply Paris Agreement Sanctioned Coal Power to Europe?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JoNova – in a hilarious twist of climate politics, China looks like it is positioning itself, to flood Europe with desperately needed cheap coal…
Taiwanese Researchers Dismiss Iron Fertilisation Carbon Capture
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Taiwanese researchers have poured cold water on the possibility of capturing carbon with artificial algae blooms, created by fertilising the oceans with iron. The problem…
Good news! Coal bankruptcies point to a better future for our climate
By Larry Kummer. From the Fabius Maximus website. Summary: The bankruptcy of the world’s largest non-government-owned coal company illustrates one of the two big weaknesses in the nightmarish climate…
Australian Ecologist Deploys a Deadly Robotic Killing Machine to Terminate Feral Cats
Guest essay by Eric Worrall An Australian ecologist has created and deployed a killing machine, which uses robot technology to identify and spray feral cats with poison. The cats die…
Citizen Science "Day" – Today through May 21
When I dutifully entered my “zero day” in the CoCoRaHS database today, their Message of the Day said: The very first Citizen Science Day – Saturday, April 16th! April 16,…
Do the Adjustments to Land Surface Air Temperature Data Increase the Global Warming Rate?
Guest Post by Bob Tisdale Quick Answer: Over the long term, the answer is yes, and the differences between datasets are noticeable. Over shorter terms, the answer depends on the…
March 2016 Global Surface (Land+Ocean) and Lower Troposphere Temperature Anomaly Update
Guest Post by Bob Tisdale This post provides an update of the values for the three primary suppliers of global land+ocean surface temperature reconstructions—GISS through March 2016 and HADCRUT4 and…
Green Puerto Rico "Not a Bailout" Rescue Package
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Legislation is before the House of Representatives to rescue Green Energy Enthusiast Puerto Rico from a debt crisis, but the White House and the Speaker…
Friday funny bonus – Green blob feeling the heat
Josh writes: There is lots of news around about renewables, especially wind and solar, feeling the sharp stab of economic reality and the burn of bankrupcy – see SunEdison, German renewables, more SunEdison, Dutch…
Study claims: Climate change may eventually starve bees
From PURDUE UNIVERSITY: Rising CO2 levels reduce protein in crucial pollen source for bees WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have reduced protein in goldenrod pollen,…
Friday funny – Climate Chat-bot in evidence
Josh writes: As you may know, Microsoft recently launched a Chat-bot called ‘Tay’ as an experiment in “conversational understanding.” “The more you chat with Tay”, said Microsoft, “the smarter it gets, learning…
"Smoke & Fumes"… The dumbest attack on ExxonMobil evah'
Guest post by David Middleton This morning’s edition of Real Clear Energy brought to my attention the dumbest attack on ExxonMobil and the oil industry that I have ever seen.…
Eskimo's '50 words for snow' challenged
From the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – BERKELEY, and ‘your tax dollars at work’ department: Fresh look at trope about Eskimo words for snow Researchers take on urban legend about Arctic vocabulary…
6.4 Japan Earthquake / Tambora Scale VEI-7 Volcano Alert
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Japan has heightened monitoring on the Island of Kyushu, in the wake of a 6.4 Earthquake. Kyushu is a highly volcanic region which includes a…
Inconvenient: AGU defies #Exxonknew critics, votes to continue relationship with ExxonMobil
The largest geophysical union in the world, the American Geophyscial Union, has decided to continue a relationship with Exxon amid all the #Exxonknew attacks that are going on. This sends…
Quote of the week – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse shamed by hearing witness
Author and pro-energy advocate Alex Epstein shocked attendees of a congressional hearing when he told a Democratic senator to “apologize” to fossil fuel companies he’s vilified and tried to silence, or…
Climate Change Won't Kill You – Having No Electrical Power Will
Guest essay by Tom D. Tamarkin Abstract AGW or climate change is not the big problem many claim. The perceived scare of AGW has been used by sub-groups in the…
Exxon Strikes Back Against the Climate Witch Hunt
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Exxon has just challenged attempts by Al Gore’s climate witch hunt to “investigate” them, by demanding to know what crime they are supposed to have…
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