Guest [fill in the blank] by David Middleton Am I really a scientist?BY NESSA CARSON 15 AUGUST 2019 Whether in a lab, an office or on a stage, we are no…
Month: August 2019
Offshore Oil and Gas Production Leaks Virtually No Methane
Guest zero-point-zero by David Middleton Offshore oil and gas rigs leak more greenhouse gas than expectedJohn Sullivan, Office of Engineering CommunicationsAug. 15, 2019 9:49 a.m. A survey of offshore installations…
Disconnect the National Grid: Bold Coal State Plan to Ditch the Green Energy Moochers
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JoNova; Aussie Federal MP Keith Pitt has urged the coal rich Queensland State Government to disconnect from the national grid, to stop demand from…
BlueScope invests $1 billion in the US amid concerns of Australian energy prices
BlueScope invests $1 billion in the US amid concerns of Australian energy prices
Paying Much More For Much Less
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach There’s an interesting and authoritative new [commenters pointed out it’s from 2012, I can’t find any newer research] study on the lifespan of those ugly…
Invasion of the lifestyle snatchers
Lately, some op-eds have been questioning whether Greta Thunberg is simply a mindless puppet. ” WITH cold, hard eyes, Greta Thunberg jabs a finger forward – like Lord Kitchener in…
Blacklist by Nature follows defamation by BioScience: journals reject ethics of science
From Polar Bear Science Posted on August 17, 2019 | Comments Off on Blacklist by Nature follows defamation by BioScience: journals reject ethics of science Along with hundreds of other…
NASA and SpaceX: Dragon Crew Extraction Rehearsal
From NASA [Lots of us have our issues with Musk, but %#%&&, look what he’s done for spacesuit style.~ctm] Aug. 15, 2019 On August 13, 2019, NASA at the Trident…
New study offers roadmap for detecting changes in the ocean due to climate change
Some impacts — like sea temperature rise — are already in progress; others expected to occur within next century Princeton University Researchers led by Princeton University examined a range of…
Katharine Hayhoe Attacks Greta Thunberg’s Climate “Shaming” Crusade
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to US climate change campaigner Katharine Hayhoe, Greta Thunberg’s attempts to shame people into climate action are counterproductive. Shaming people into fighting climate change…
See how climate science becomes alarmist propaganda
From The Fabius Maximus website Larry Kummer, Editor Climate change, Science & Nature 18 August 2019 Summary: Our elites believe they can shape our minds through propaganda. This is most…
Democratic states challenging the Trump Administration’s redo of the Obama CO2 emissions regulations should be careful what they sue for.
From The GWPF Date: 18/08/19 Editorial, The Wall Street Journal Their lawsuit could backfire and undermine the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate carbon emissions. Twenty-two Democratic state Attorneys General…
Renewable energy is a blackout risk, warns National Grid after chaos during biggest outage in a decade
From This is MONEY Company has downplayed the role of wind energy in the power cut In April a study warned renewable power sources could risk network’s ‘stability’ Half UK’s…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup # 372
The Week That Was: 2019-08-17 (August 17, 2019) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project Quote of the Week: “There are two ways to be…
Claim: Staying Positive After A Weather Disaster Impedes Climate Action
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to Australian National University lecturer Maria Tanyag, people who try to stay positive and encourage each other after a town is flattened by a…
How fast is the world warming? Is it burning?
Reposted from The Fabius Maximus Blog Larry Kummer, Editor Climate change, Science & Nature 17 August 2019 Summary: Let’s take a break from political bickering to see how fast the…
“Hidden ‘Jurassic World’ Buried Underneath Australia”
Guest geology/geophysics drive-by by David Middleton H/T to Dr. Willie Soon Cool story, stupid headline… Scientists Found a Hidden ‘Jurassic World’ Buried Underneath AustraliaThe subterranean remains of 100 volcanoes formed…
Inside The Sausage Factory
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach There’s an old saying that “Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see either one being made” … and I fear the same is…
Doh! Climate Messiah Greta Thunberg’s Plastic Boat Trip Will Require Four Transatlantic Flights
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Dr. Willie Soon – Climate crusader Greta Thunberg’s “principled” trip across the Atlantic in a carbon fibre and non recyclable plastic boat is going…
Hubble’s Portrait of Star’s Gaseous Glow
From NASA Hubble’s Portrait of Star’s Gaseous Glow Although it looks more like an entity seen through a microscope than a telescope, this rounded object, named NGC 2022, is certainly…
The Nature Communications hate list – a fast-moving story
By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley The ever-wonderful Joanne Nova has been in touch from Australia. She has brilliantly redesigned the front page of Nature. It was so well done that…
Beef Tax Ahead? UK Government Announces a Major Climate Change Review of British Food Production
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The UK government wants academics, industry and the public to provide evidence to a major inquiry into British food, whose mandate appears to have a…
Elon Musk Wants to Nuke Mars to Trigger Global Warming
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Would you trust Musk with hundreds of H-bombs? Elon Musk Wants to ‘Nuke Mars’ for Humans to Live—But There Is One Problem By Sissi Cao • 08/16/19 12:17pm…
Breaking up is haaarrdd to do oo
San Fran looks to wean itself off Kern County oil revenues Act One From Bakersfield.com BY JOHN COX Aug 3, 2019 For decades, the gift Alfred Fuhrman bestowed on his…
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