Reality check: Global Weather Related Disaster Losses

There’s a belief among alarmists that losses from weather related disasters is on the rise, and this it yet another reason why we have to “take action now”. For example,…

BBC's Roger Harrabin @RHarrabin beclowns himself with a major FAIL on TV

BBC GETS IT WRONG AGAIN ON GLOBAL WARMING From the Global Warming Policy Foundation London, 24 January: The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has lodged a new complaint to the BBC…

Today's Food is a Modern Agricultural Miracle, So Why is It Under Attack?

Guest essay by Steve Goreham Agriculture is under attack. Environmentalists label modern farming as unsustainable, blaming farming for polluting the planet and destroying the climate. But today’s food is abundant…

"24-Hour Solar Energy: Molten Salt Makes It Possible"… Reality Check.

Guest skewering by David Middleton From Inside Climate News… 24-Hour Solar Energy: Molten Salt Makes It Possible, and Prices Are Falling Fast Molten salt storage in concentrated solar power plants…

UN Embraces Bitcoin Technology For Climate Data Integrity

Guest essay by Eric Worrall The UN wants to embrace Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, to improve the integrity of climate data such as carbon credit transactions. UN Supports Blockchain…

BANGLADESH: The Deep Delta Blues

Guest essay by Kip Hansen   The Claim: ”KUTUBDIA, Bangladesh — Anyone who doubts climate change should come to this lovely low-lying island, lapped by gentle waves and home to…

Building his legacy of hate, Peter Gleick mocks the death of John Coleman

Paraphrasing Forrest Gump, “Sometimes, I guess there’s just not enough adjectives to describe Peter Gleick“. On Sunday, shortly after I heard about and announced the death of John Coleman, Dr.…

Ben Santer Protests Canadian Climate Budget Cut

Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to climate scientist Ben Santer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has so far not renewed “The only dedicated program funding climate and atmospheric research in…

Climate Change Disables US Navy's Newest Ship!

Guest humor by David Middleton Climate Change Weather Disables US Navy’s Newest Ship! Brand-new US Navy warship trapped in Canada amid cold and ice Fox News A brand-new U.S. Navy warship…

Arctic poised to unleash another massive cold outbreak for Eastern US

Paul Dorian sends word that there’s a change brewing in the Arctic that may result in a massive and extended cold outbreak for the Northern hemisphere, much like what we…

'Worse than we thought' – climate models underestimate future polar warming

From the FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY and the “if we make a correction factor, we’ve got funding” department. New Eocene fossil data suggest climate models may underestimate future polar…

Our Man in Davos reports on '6 feet of global warming'

Report by David Archibald The New York Times has reported on the great depth of snow blanketing Davos, Switzerland which is hosting the World Economic Forum. Of course the snow…

Study: we're going to miss (and overshoot) the 2°C warming target

From the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON and the “We’ll always have Paris” department. Global temperature targets will be missed within decades unless carbon emissions reversed New projections by researchers from the Universities…

Green Energy Mandate Bankrupts East Coast Oil Refinery, 1,100 Jobs at Risk

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Willie Soon – the hangover of President Obama’s war on cheap energy is still causing financial hardship. Philadelphia Energy Solutions, which employs 1,100 people,…

Climate engineering, once started, would have severe impacts if stopped

From RUTGERS UNIVERSITY and the “don’t start” department. Rutgers researchers co-author first study on biological impacts of abruptly ending efforts to cool Earth’s climate Facing a climate crisis, we may…

Claim: Climate sensitivity narrowed to 2.8°C

From the University of Exeter, comes this statistical prediction that doesn’t seem to be getting a lot of press, and rightly so. Read on. Future Climate Change Revealed by Current…

Claim: Legendary WW2 Leader Winston Churchill Would have been a “Climate Leader”

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Nicholas Soames, grandson of legendary British WW2 leader Winston Churchill, has attacked President Trump’s climate policies with a claim that Churchill would have opposed President…

CNN: Government shutdown increases risk of undetected asteroid impacts! Scientists brace for impact!!!

Guest ridicule by David Middleton Update: “Scientists in the United States are bracing for impact”!!! This is what happens when Trump Derangement Syndrome is combined with hallucinogenic drugs … CNN:…

On the Precautionary Principle

Guest essay by Neil Lock Today, I’m going to look at a mantra much trumpeted by environmentalists; the precautionary principle. I’ll seek to make a case that, since the early…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #300

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project   THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President, Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) Fears of Global Warming: Last…