Guest essay by Phil Salmon (“ptolemy2”) “When science had no shame, Part 1: Why are nearly all sci-fi movies fire-and-brimstone anti-science dystopia?” (I repeat the title since on the mobile…
Month: May 2017
Europe's Biggest Solar Company Goes Up In Smoke
Meanwhile: African Nations To Build More Than 100 New Coal Power Plants Germany’s SolarWorld, once Europe’s biggest solar power equipment group, said on Wednesday it would file for insolvency, overwhelmed…
@NPR Bungles Sea Level Rise Story
Supposed threats to coastal military installations ignore science By Bob Endlich “Data from CO2 measuring stations and from the Sewell’s Point and all other tide gages may clearly refute these…
Paris Agreement: Carbon Tax Elders Offer More Bad Advice
Guest essay by Marlo Lewis Jr. of the Competitive Enterprise Institute They’re back! The same GOP elders who have been pushing what American Enterprise Institute economist Ben Zycher charitably calls…
Dr. Fred Singer on 'Global Warming Surprises'
Temp data in dispute can reverse conclusions about human influence on climate. Guest essay by Dr. Fred Singer Exploring some of the intricacies of GW [Global Warming] science can lead…
Study reveals climate shifts through the eons
From the UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND and the “climate change is not just a recent phenomenon” department. Shelf sediments reveal climate shifts through the eons Climate change around Antarctica can severely affect…
Climate "Dismissive": The New PC Term for "Denier"
Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe has noticed that calling someone a “denier” tends to end the conversation. Her solution – call them an evidence “dismissive” instead. There Must Be More Productive…
Claim: Climate change could increase ER visits for allergy-related asthma
From the “weather is not climate” department and AGU WASHINGTON, DC — More children could wind up in hospital emergency rooms suffering from allergy-induced asthma if greenhouse gas emissions continue…
Dumping Paris agreement right decision for U.S. and the world
Guest essay by Larry Hamlin President Trump should dump the politically contrived and scientifically corrupt 2015 Paris climate agreement as the right decision for the U.S. and the world. Those…
Video: analysis of NASA data shows modern temperature trends are not unusual
Michael Thomas writes: An important aspect of the climate change debate can be summed up like this: “One position holds that medieval warm temperatures reached levels similar to the late…
Will US Climate Scientists All Move to France? Please?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Speculation is mounting about whether President Macron will keep his promise to take all our climate scientists, and offer them a new home in France.…
A fool's errand: Al Gore's $15 trillion carbon tax
From the “that ain’t gonna fly” department: by Fred Palmer – Washington Examiner Al Gore wants to reverse modernity and save the world from itself through an elimination of its…
Study: Zika virus transmission isn't as dependent on warmer temperatures as previously thought
From the University of South Florida and the “we’ll have to find some other angle to blame it on global warming” department, comes this study. TAMPA, Fla. (May 9, 2017)…
New hi-tech gadget promises power from polluted air
From the “Chinese are already working on a copy” department: Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have succeeded in developing a process that…
Arctic Methane Seeps Slow Global Warming, Reverse Ocean Acidification and Cure Hypoxia
Guest post by David Middleton From the “Truth is Stranger than Fiction” files: Are methane seeps in the Arctic slowing global warming? By Randall HymanMay. 8, 2017 , 3:00 PM…
Multinational Warning: Australia Has Passed a Renewable Energy "Tipping Point"
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Multinational Mining Giant Glencore has warned of job losses and damaging economic contraction, because government favouritism towards renewable energy has eroded reliable baseload capacity. Energy…
40 Years Ago: Massachusetts Snags a Memorable Snowfall in May Storm
I’ve posted three times this year on historic snow storms of March and April. By the time May rolls in, it’s really tough to get a snowflake in southern New…
Awkward moment: Are Microbiologists Climate-Denying Science Haters?
From the American Council on Science and Health comes this interesting but awkward moment in science communications. By Alex Berezow Recently, I gave a seminar on “fake news” to professors…
Claim: Installing solar will combat national security risks in the power grid
From MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY and the “what happens if they bomb you at night?” department comes this freakishly stupid study that suggests we’ll have better energy security at our military installations…
Oh noes! Global warming kills gut bacteria in lizards
From the UNIVERSITY OF EXETER and the department of “likely headed for Retraction Watch” comes this study that doesn’t seem to pass the smell test, because putting lizards in hot boxes…
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