There are parallels between the fixation with Climate Change and the Philosopher’s Stone Guest humor by Philip Lloyd For thousands of years, some of the most intelligent men alive sought…
Month: October 2016
Climate change may benefit native oysters
Oysters can tolerate extremes better than predatory snails can — if the snails don’t get them first From the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – DAVIS Amid efforts to restore native oyster…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #244
The Week That Was: 2016-10-08 (October 8, 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…
Whacky Peter Wadhams Doubles Down on the Sea Ice "Crisis"
Guest essay by Eric Worrall In the wake of his failed 2016 “ice free” prediction, Dr. Peter Wadhams has spoken up, claiming most scientists are frightened to speak up about…
U.S. sees lower energy costs while Australia and Europe’s renewable energy mania creates energy price spikes and supply disruptions
Guest essay by Larry Hamlin The Energy Information Administration released electricity price data on October 6 for the first 6 months of 2016 showing lower residential prices compared with the…
EPA’s Clean Power Plan and its Moment of Truth
Guest essay by Stephen Heins, Energy Consultant, Business Writer and Practical Environmentalist While many of us have actively tried to follow the broad-based scientific discussions about climate change including those at…
The Economist, fossil fuel subsidies and ‘climate disaster’
Guest essay by Andy May I’ve been a subscriber to The Economist for years. It is one of the few mainstream media publications I still read. But, I found a…
IPCC, Government, and Insurance Enables Dangerous Behavior
Guest opinion: Dr. Tim Ball “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” – Benjamin Franklin The claims of increasing disasters presented as inevitable by the Intergovernmental Panel on…
UN Brokers New Global Green Tax on Air Travel
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The United Nations has brokered a new international agreement which forces airlines to pay for “green” projects. By 2035, the UN expects the deal will…
Bill McKibben is off the rails: 'Use America's defense budget to fight climate war'
From the “say anything to save the planet” department comes this wackadoodle idea from Weepy Bill. I’m sure ISIS will get behind him to drain our defense budget fighting mostly…
Major hurricane landfall drought continues: 4001 days and counting in updated Pielke graph
Despite the fact that he’s “given up on climate writing” thanks to the bizarre treatment he got writing at Nate Silver’s “538”, Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. has done one very…
Evidence that multidecadal Arctic sea ice has turned the corner
Guest essay by Javier* Arctic sea ice has been on a declining trend since at least 1979, and probably since the bottom of the Little Ice Age. 2007 was a…
Friday Funny – CAT5 Alarmism AKA the 'Climate Change' Blame Game
Yesterday, I wrote about how “climate change” was being blamed for Hurricane Matthew and how ridiculous the effort was, given that it’s been over 4000 days since a major hurricane…
Still no landfall for #Matthew, remains Cat 3 storm
So far, Florida has been lucky. While the storm remains dangerous, it seems it has continued just off the coast, and has begun the first steps towards a northeast turn.…
#Matthew downgraded to Cat3 hurricane as it approaches Florida coast
From NHC, which has had connectivity problems related to the storm overnight: DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK —————————— At 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Matthew was located…
Why trying to link hurricane #Matthew to 'Climate Change' is just political hype
Hurricane Matthew is a Category 4 storm at the moment, that makes it very dangerous, and (if it makes landfall) something we have not seen in the continental United States…
Double eyewall structure revealed in hurricane #Matthew
From hurricane expert Dr. Philip Klotzbach (successor to Dr. Bill Gray) comes this interesting image from the 85 Ghz satellite microwave sounder, courtesy of the Naval Research Lab in Monterery.…
NASA's impressive 3D video animation of #Matthew before it slams Haiti
This animation starts with an overview of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. As the camera slowly pushes in, Hurricane Matthew begins to form. By the morning of October…
Worse: Latest #Matthew spaghetti models show landfall near Cape Canaveral, and loopback 4-5+ days, millions affected
The latest model ensemble plots show that Matthew is likely to make landfall near Cape Canaveral, and then make a big loop out to sea, and backwards towards Florida. here…
#Matthew Forecast: 9 million people may lose power
A forecast model from the University of Michigan shows the potential for large percentages of Florida’s east coast to lose power – with the highest values near the coast. Hurricane Matthew…
#Matthew may reach CAT5 before it reaches Florida – 4000 day hurricane drought mark reached
Latest models show track for east coast of Florida, strengthening of Matthew is possible as of today, it has been 4000 days since a major hurricane has made landfall on…
Renewable Incoherence: The Calls for a Green Grand Challenge
Guest essay by Eric Worrall If current generation renewables are a viable replacement for fossil fuels, why are so many greens calling for lavishly funded “Grand Challenge” projects and “Apollo…
Michael Mann: Donald Trump is a "threat to the planet"
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Michael Mann seems to think only a strong green President with the will to override Congress with “bold” executive orders can save the world from…
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