Guest essay by Eric Worrall Climate campaigner Bill McKibben is touring Australia visiting scenic climate hotspots and high end restaurants to encourage people to embrace climate austerity. Climate activist Bill…
Month: June 2018
Fuego volcano injected large amounts of sulfur dioxide into stratosphere, may induce some short-term global cooling
Volcanologist Simon Carn is quoted by Smithsonian as saying “SO2 mass ejected was about ~2 orders of magnitude than the 1974 eruption, which had a significant stratospheric impact. “ It…
Coral seems to have its own strategy for adapting to ‘ocean acidification’
From KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KAUST) and the “don’t worry, nature always finds a way” department Coral tricks for adapting to ocean acidification A process that changes the…
Carbon14 Dating flaw discovered: CO2 uptake isn’t as predictable as once thought
Carbon dating accuracy called into question after major flaw discovery by Colm Gorey When news is announced on the discovery of an archaeological find, we often hear about how the…
Friday Funny: The neurobiology of “climate change denial”
Guest essay by John Ridgway Much work has already been undertaken to establish the cognitive foundation for the irrationality of climate change denial. Of particular note are the studies undertaken…
NOAA hurricane scientist: news media should be cautious about linking hurricane activity to global warming
The news media should be cautious about linking hurricane activity to global warming, according to National Hurricane Center Science and Operations Officer Chris Landsea. In an interview with NBC News…
Claim: Hurricanes are slowing down, and that’s bad news
From the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON and the “yes but we need Category 6 now due to violently increased wind speeds” department comes this gloom and doom study. MADISON, Wis. — Some…
FAIL: Wealthy organizations sunk $150 million to sway U.S. climate opinion
Despite more than $150 million being invested in messaging, polls show that the push has failed to register climate change as a top-tier policy concern for Americans. A recent study detailing how…
Carbon Fuels Conquered Famine – But Green Policies Are Inviting It Again
The Long War on Famine by Viv Forbes Famine has haunted humans for most of their history. In the days of the Pharaohs, whenever the Nile River failed to flood,…
Heartland Institute Provides Science to EPA to Back Up Pruitt’s Climate Change Views
From a press release: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (June 7, 2018) The Heartland Institute today shipped copies of the Climate Change Reconsidered series of reports to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. An…
Prolonged Wind Drought Crushes British Turbine Output
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t michel – Britons are experiencing first hand why wind is utterly unsuitable for reliable electricity production. Britain Has Gone Nine Days Without Wind Power…
The approaching solar cycle 24 minimum continues the long slide in solar activity
Guest essay by Javier Solar cycle 24 is ending and we are approaching a time of minimal solar activity between solar cycles 24 and 25, known as a solar minimum.…
Organic molecules found on Mars, MIT author says they are of “unknown origin”
NASA Finds Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars Discovery adds to evidence suggesting that Mars was at one time habitable. NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in…
New Met Office study suggests natural factors, including the sun, are the biggest reason behind “the pause”
More excuses for “the pause”. A team of researchers from the U.K. Met Office, Sweden and Australia has found that three periods of global warming slowdown since 1891 were likely…
Giant Sucking Sound: process claims to be able to suck fuel “straight out of the sky”
How to suck carbon dioxide from the sky for fuels and more Someday, the gasoline you buy might trace its heritage to carbon dioxide pulled straight out of the sky…
Despite Climate Claims, These Birds Are Not Declining
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen There have been many claims from environmentalist and nature groups that modern civilization, climate change, pollution, wind farms and pesticide use have been driving…
Global temperature continues to drop from El Nino induced high
From Dr. Roy Spencer: UAH Global Temperature Update for May, 2018: +0.18 deg. C The Version 6.0 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for May, 2018 was +0.18 deg.…
Disappeared: Tide gauges showing negative absolute sea level rise removed from data base
Guest essay by Albert Parker Today I was informed of an alarmist claim about the sea levels of Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It started with this story: “In the next…
China Slashes Solar Subsidies, Green Stocks Tumble
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t GWPF, JoNova – Global climate champion China just sent shockwaves through their domestic solar industry by slashing government support for grid scale and distributed…
Climate Proposal: Reduce Food Miles with Urban Food Produced Under Grow Lights
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Worried about food miles? The solution according to these greens is growing food in your basement under grow lights. Driverless cars and climate change prompt…
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