From the “mother nature just won’t cut this town a break” department and Oroville resident Belinda Mcfadden who sends these pictures via Facebook. She notes that the funnel cloud was “Above…
Day: February 22, 2017
Fear of Nuclear – Part 2
Guest essay by Roger Graves In a recent post I discussed the exaggerated fears our society seems to have about nuclear power. One of the primary objections to nuclear power…
The Climate 'Deus ex Machina' is shown to be a false God
Guest essay by Charles G. Battig, M.D. Some say that “God” might reside in a computer…the Deus ex Machina, literally means “god from the machine”. Amongst those individuals are those divining…
What's Coming? A Dramatic Shift in EPA Priorities
Scott Pruitt Signals Dramatic Shift in EPA Priorities The Wall Street Journal, 22 February 2017 Amy Harder In speech before employees, the new chief emphasized giving business certainty about rules Scott…
Meet 'Cheyenne', the coal-powered climate predicting supercomputer
There’s been some buzz in the last week as it was announced that NCAR’s new climate supercomputer was finally online. Back in 2010, I ran a story called “NCAR’s Dirty…
Through The Looking Glass with NASA GISS
Guest essay by John Mauer One aspect of the science of global warming is the measurement of temperature on a local basis. This is followed by placing the data on a…
Why are "utility investors and renewable energy investors… like oil and water"?
Guest post by David Middleton It was supposed to be an easy transition for NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) from utility giant to renewable energy powerhouse. The company had billions in cash…
A likely to be wrong claim: "Colorado River flows will keep shrinking as climate warms"
From the UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA and the department of “we are in permanent drought in California… oh, wait” comes this claim that is surely little more than another modeling fantasy from…
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