Guest essay by Robert Bradley Jr. — March 27, 2017 “[T]here is growing evidence of much smaller climate sensitivity to CO2; and even if these drastic emissions reductions occurred, we see…
Month: March 2017
Another Manntastic claim: Extreme weather events linked to climate change impact on the jet stream
From Penn State, and the “close but no cigar” department (see bold in text) comes this modelspalooza masquerading as science: Unprecedented summer warmth and flooding, forest fires, drought and torrential…
Scientific Breakthrough: Malaria Could be a Thing of the Past
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Scientists working at Queensland’s Griffith University have developed what they claim is the world’s first long term effective Malaria vaccine. If this new, cheap vaccine…
Claim: Earth’s Greatest Mass Extinction is a Warning to Us
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A paper published in Paleoworld worries that a repeat of the greatest mass extinction event in Earth’s history could be triggered by Anthropogenic CO2. But…
Fear of Nuclear – Part 3
Guest essay by Roger Graves This post deals with the disposal of spent fuel from nuclear power stations, and whether our fears concerning it are justified. You can also read…
Take-aways from the Washington, D.C. Heartland Climate Change Conference
By Andy May This was my first climate change conference and I had a great time. So, here is a quick note sharing my most memorable take-aways from the conference.…
California Auto Emissions Showdown
Guest essay by Eric Worrall California has geared up to defy President Trump’s efforts to dismantle ridiculously strict auto-emission standards. But there may be a way President Donald Trump can…
The futility of “Earth Hour” @earthhour
“Earth Hour” starts tonight. Yawn. Every year at Christmas, many newspapers reprint “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus“, this excellent essay by Ross McKittrick should be repeated on every…
More worrying than global warming – report on ‘extreme space weather’ shows risks to Earth
Extreme space weather has a global footprint and the potential to damage critical infrastructure on the ground and in space. A new report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre…
Effect of Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations on Early Human Societies
Guest essay by Don Healy During the past 100,000 years, human societies have witnessed the vast change in climate that has occurred as we have transitioned from a glacial period…
The Anthropocene: Scientists respond to criticisms of a new geological epoch
‘Irreversible’ changes to the Earth provide striking evidence of new epoch, University of Leicester experts suggest A team of academics led by the University of Leicester has responded to criticisms…
What is it Like to Attend a Heartland Climate Conference?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall This is my second visit to the United States, and my first visit to a Heartland Climate Conference. The overwhelming feeling on the first day…
Dean Swift’s foresight – Energy in the 21st century
Guest essay by William York None of these projects are yet brought to perfection The chaos surrounding the management of this nation’s electricity supply had been anticipated back in the…
Earth Hour supporters propose ‘Carbon Law’
From the UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE and “that ain’t gonna fly” department comes this wishful thinking for Earth Hour. A ‘carbon law’ offers pathway to halve emissions every decade, say researchers On…
State of the Climate 2016 – based exclusively on observations
A report on the State of the Climate in 2016 which is based exclusively on observations rather than climate models was published yesterday by the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF).…
Watch out for the ‘Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health’
Guest essay by Leo Goldstein The website medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org, owned by a previously unknown group called the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (“the MedSocCon”), published a MEDICAL ALERT! report…
U.S. EIA: “Record Precipitation, Snowpack in California”
Guest post by David Middleton MARCH 22, 2017 Record precipitation, snowpack in California expected to increase hydro generation in 2017 For the first time since 2011, California’s drought is significantly…
Oh noes! Last remnant of ancient North American ice sheet on track to vanish
From the UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER and the “300 years out canary in the coal mine meme” department, comes this press release with absolute certainty. I tend to ignore any…
#ExxonKnew and Schneiderman get hoisted by their own petard
Schneiderman Continues Media Strategy in Court Hearing with Meaningless “Bombshell” Claim by Katie Brown, PhD New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office attempted once again to manufacture an email controversy,…
By the numbers: Lifetime Performance of World’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Decommissioning of world’s first offshore wind farm offers an opportunity to see how industry costs have changed over the past 25 years. Guest essay by T. A. “Ike” Kiefer, CAPT, USN…
Is there a Linux specialist in the house?
In the attached picture you’ll be able to see what’s happening to one of my most important servers containing some irreplaceable climate data. I’m at a loss and understand what’s…
A Bureaucrat Says: “Market Argues Against Arctic Ocean Oil Development.” The Market Seems to Disagree.
Guest post by David Middleton From Real Clear Energy: Really? Firstly, how can reopening the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea OCS areas to leasing be disrespectful to “market forces”? Opening…
The silver-tongued liars’ playbook for coal
Coal ash scare stories are the latest tactic in their long war on coal-fueled electricity generation Guest essay by Paul Driessen Foreword: People routinely accept risks of dying from activities…
Climate Models Wipe out Life in Trappist-1 Solar System!!!
Guest post by David Middleton They must have used the RCP 8.5 Death Star… The announcement of the Trappist-1 system in February, with seven rocky planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf…
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