The global body tasked with naming geological eras, the International Commission on Stratigraphy, has rejected the proposed Anthropocene epoch, the controversial ‘geological’ epoch in which mankind allegedly dominates natural processes. The international commission has…
Month: August 2018
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #325
Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President. Heartland Energy Conference: Among the many excellent presentation at the 2018 America…
The Major Change in the Global Warming Groupthink Between 1990 and 1995
Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball Somebody said economists try to predict the tide by measuring one wave. This puts them in the same league as climate scientists trying to predict…
The fight against fraud in peer review
We’ve all heard about fake news. Now we have deceptive scholarship. Derek Pyne, a Thompson Rivers University economist, is among the global academics determined to expose deceptive academic journals, sometimes at…
Claim: a connection between U.S. tornado activity and Arctic sea ice
From the University of Illinois and the “correlation is not causation” department comes this claim. Study finds possible connection between U.S. tornado activity, Arctic sea ice CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The…
Red Cross / Red Crescent Dismayed by Fossil Fuel Driven Economic Growth in Asia
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Poor people in Asia are rejecting the great renewable energy opportunity. ‘The world is losing the war on climate change’ 10/08/2018 – by Dr Maarten…
California State Treasurer Pledges More Debt to Fight the Climate Crisis
Guest essay by Eric Worrall “A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you’re talking real money” – attributed to Everett Dirksen California first to sign Green Bond Pledge to…
A decidedly sarcastic Open Letter to @YouTube
Dear YouTube, May I first say how pleased I am that climate misinformation videos on your platform will now carry informative links to official data sources correcting the lack of…
“Back to the future of climate change”
Syracuse University professor uses ancient marine sediment as benchmark for present, future climate models SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Researchers at Syracuse University are looking to the geologic past to make future…
Climate Scientist Calls Out Media (and Mann) ‘Misinformation’ On Wildfires And Global Warming
By Michael Bastasch With wildfires engulfing over 620,000 acres of California, there’s been a concerted media campaign to single out man-made global warming as the primary force behind the deadly blazes.…
YouTube to Scribble Green Propaganda Over Climate Skeptic Videos
Guest essay by Eric Worrall You can smell the desperation. YouTube will now place Wikipedia entries about global warming below videos ‘refuting evidence of rising temperatures’ YouTube will add snippets…
Friday Funny: Guardian Columnist goes into a panic over “climate change” (aka Summer)
As panic about climate change sets in, I’m thinking about escape – to Canada Emma Brockes The summer of heatwaves and forest fires leaves my friends feeling helpless and a…
Pre-Columbian America was plagued by decades-long megadroughts
In the August issue of Physics Today, climate scientists Toby Ault and Scott St. George share a pair of startling research findings. Between roughly 800 and 1500 CE, the American West suffered…
Oxford: “Conservatives are right to be skeptical of scientific establishments”
by Toni Airaksinen Researchers from the University of Oxford say conservative skepticism of scientific establishments is largely justified, given the prevalence of left-leaning “scholar activism” in fields like sociology and political…
NOAA forecasters lower Atlantic hurricane season prediction
Conditions in the ocean and the atmosphere are conspiring to produce a less active Atlantic hurricane season than initially predicted in May, though NOAA and FEMA are raising caution as…
August 2018 ENSO update: ‘game show edition’
From climate.gov by Emily Becker By nearly all measurements, the tropical Pacific is comfortably gliding along in ENSO-neutral conditions, and forecasters expect that will continue through the rest of the summer. The chance…
Climate Geoengineering Oops: Injecting Sulphates Into the Stratosphere To Reflect Sunlight Would Starve Crops of Sunlight
Guest essay by Eric Worrall I guess we should be grateful that this time someone noticed the problems BEFORE creating another climate policy driven global food shortage. Dimming sunlight to…
Finally! Some fuel economy common sense
But Greens go apoplectic over rule change that would have no climate or other benefits Guest opinion by Paul Driessen Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards were devised back in…
Aussie Agriculture Minister on Climate Change: “I don’t give a rat’s if it’s man-made or not … you shouldn’t feel afraid to turn on a heater or light at night.”
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Its refreshing to see a senior politician say something sensible about climate change. Australian Agriculture Minister David Littleproud is more worried about affordable, reliable electricity,…
Claim: Half a degree less warming can avoid precipitation extremes
Just half a degree Celsius could make a major difference when it comes to global warming, according to a new paper published by a collaborative research team based in China.…
Record Warm Waters off Southern California
California has seen a range of natural extremes this summer, from heat waves to wildfires. The state can now add to the list record-warm ocean temperatures. On August 1, 2018,…
Claim: Failure to Control CO2 Emissions will Lead to Global Fascism
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A climate scientist has shared his insight into the dystopian future which will occur unless we do as he says. Don’t despair – climate change…
Quartz: Climate Studies Need Hot Weather to Persuade
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to Quartz, proper stage management and timing is required to make climate studies persuasive. To get people talking about climate change, publish your study…
Hothouse Earth – an extremely dodgy preposition
No new science, no new data, no new scenario and consequently no new cause for panic. Dr David Whitehouse, GWPF Science Editor It’s been a long heatwave in much of…
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