From the “confirmation bias affects Top. Men.” department…a modern equivalent of “Mike’s Nature Trick”. WUWT readers have probably seen the various graphical depictions of temperature coming from Dr. Ed Hawkins,…
Month: July 2018
Claim: “climate change” will affect your day at the lake
From the University of New Hampshire and the “best day fishing is still better than the best day worrying over climate change” department. DURHAM, N.H. – Whether it’s casting a…
Goldman Sachs: Global Solar Power Installations Will Crash 24% in 2018
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t James Delingpole – This is a bad year for renewable energy. Goldman Sachs Puts a Grim Number on Solar Slump for This Year By…
Jeffrey Sachs: “Trump is taking US down the path to tyranny”… Because Paris Climate Agreement
Guest bashing by David Middleton Dr. Jeffrey Sachs was the proximal reason we cancelled our subscription to Scientific American. His monthly column, “Sustainable Developments” was nothing less than an annoying…
It shouldn’t take hundreds of years to estimate climate sensitivity
Guest essay by Alberto Zaragoza Comendador Summary: Climate models with different sensitivities reproduce the historical temperature record just as well (or badly) An interpretation could be the historical temperature record…
L. A. Times climate alarmist story on recent Los Angeles peak summer temperatures
Guest essay by Larry Hamlin The L. A. Times climate alarmist article falsely claiming that recent Los Angeles monthly measured temperatures demonstrate that “climate change” can be observed in “your neighborhood”…
Climate Standoff: President Trump Looking to Repeal Californian Right to Regulate Vehicle Emissions
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Bloomberg reports the Trump administration has mounted a direct attack on California’s right to regulate air pollution, and their apparent efforts to use their market…
Claim: Global warming to cause more suicides
From the “P-hacking gets you any claim” and the “that’s why people move to Florida” departments. By Mike Bastasch A July study claims that thousands of more people will commit…
Study: abrupt shifts occurred in the ancient European climate
From the University of Helsinki and the “no SUV’s needed” department comes this study which suggests big cold snaps occurred right in the middle of the warm Eemian period. My only concern…
Irony Can Be So Ironic! Grid Storage Increases Carbon Emissions!
Guest ROTFLMAO! by David Middleton Vox’s David Roberts has a green epiphany… Batteries have a dirty secret Energy storage is considered a green technology. But it actually increases carbon emissions.…
What drought? New device from MIT pulls drinking water out of thin air
While there’s no imminent drinking water crisis in the U.S., technology like this can be helpful abroad – Anthony Powered only by solar energy, a new device developed at MIT…
24% of Tesla Model 3 Orders Cancelled, Cancellations Outnumber New Orders
Guest ROTFLMAO! by David Middleton From the purveyors of Fake News… 24% of Tesla Model 3 orders have been canceled, analyst says by Jordan Valinsky @CNNMoney July 19, 2018 Tesla…
Teen Protestors: Learned about Climate Change in “Arthur” and “The Magic School Bus” Children’s Cartoons
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Climate indoctrination begins at a very young age; “Arthur” is targeted at ages 4-8, “The Magic Schoolbus” is targeted at ages 3-10. The Teen-Agers Fighting…
A remarkable essay on ‘near-tabloid science’
Dr. Judith Curry writes: The perils of ‘near-tabloid science’ A remarkable essay by esteemed oceanographer Carl Wunsch. While doing a literature survey for my paper on Climate Uncertainty and Risk,…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #322
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) Infinite Rise? For the past several weeks…
The Left’s War on Science
Many in the media say there’s a conservative war on science. Is this true? No, says John Tierney, Contributing Editor at the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal. Tierney says “the real…
Claim: Green Entrepreneur Elon Musk is a “Total Fraud”
Guest essay by Eric Worrall What does it take to break the faith of supporters of a green entrepreneur? The answer appears to be one bad tweet. Elon Musk is…
Luddite eco-imperialists claim to be virtuous
Foreword by Paul Dreissen Poor families in impoverished countries face formidable foes: an absence of electricity, roads and other infrastructure; corrupt, kleptocratic governments; nonexistent property rights to secure loans; well-financed…
Climate Putdown: “Are we here to Elect a Governor or Elect a Scientist?”
Guest essay by Eric Worrall What do you say to someone who throws a baseless accusation of fossil fuel corruption in a public forum? GOP Governor Candidate for Pennsylvania Scott…
Sea Level Rise; A Major Non-Existent Threat Exploited by Alarmists and Politicians
Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball I know there are many articles on this website about sea level, none better than the recent one by David Middleton that speaks about “More…
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