Guest essay by Eric Worrall I guess after getting the science wrong so many times Al Gore feels safer predicting a political tipping point than another dodgy “Ice Free Arctic”…
Year: 2019
How to NOT find a slowdown
Sheldon Walker – (agree-to-disagree.com) The slowdown/pause/hiatus, would probably be only a dim memory, if Alarmists didn’t keep digging up the imaginary corpse, in order to show that it really is…
Where The Texas Winds Blow
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach There’s a typically hyper, deceptive, and Pollyanna article in the Houston Chronicle with the headline “Texas has enough sun and wind to quit coal, Rice…
IS NORDHAUS’ DISCOUNT RATE REALLY TOO LOW?
We received this article as a rebuttal to our earlier post by David Middleton: “The Nobel Prize for Climate Catastrophe”… Seriously? ~ctm Guest post by Mark Freeman “’The Nobel Prize…
After a year of no violent tornadoes in 2018, ‘Chasercon’ looks to the future
Readers will surely recall our recent story about 2018 will be the first year with no violent tornadoes in the United States. Now, meteorologist Mike Smith writes to tell us…
Katharine Hayhoe’s High Hopes for President Trump’s New Climate Science Advisor
Guest essay by Eric Worrall President Trump’s choice is approved by both Katharine Hayhoe and Roger Pielke Jr. Can Trump’s new science adviser convince him that climate change is real?…
What’s Natural? A Look at Wildfires
Jim Steele writes: I am excited to announce my local weekly paper the Pacifica Tribune has added me as a columnist. Every 2 weeks I will post my column “What’s…
Sea level oscillations in Japan and China since the start of the 20th century and consequences for coastal management – Part 1: Japan
Albert Parker https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.12.031 Highlights Japan has strong quasi-20 and quasi-60 years low frequencies sea level fluctuations. These periodicities translate in specific length requirements of tide gauge records. 1894/1906 to present,…
The Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production Industry in 2019
From GeoExPro Jane Whaley My 2018 New Year editorial suggested that the E&P industry was moving out of the slump produced by the dramatic 2014 drop in the oil price…
Polish government: wind turbines will be scrapped within 17 years
From wysokienapiecie.pl All wind farms operating today in Poland will be scrapped by 2035, with no new turbines built to replace them, stipulates draft “Energy Policy of Poland until 2040”…
Sustainable Fuels Unlikely to Replace Hydrocarbons for Air Travel
By Steve Goreham Originally published on Master Resource. Air travel is a miracle of our modern society. In 1620, the pilgrims took 65 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean…
Global Cooling since 2016 – 2018 was the 6th warmest year in the past 40 years
From the University of Alabama, Huntsville. Jan 2, 2019 Global Temperature Report: December 2018 Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.13 C per decade December 2018 Temperatures (preliminary)…
The NanTroSEIZE Project: Drilling through a plate boundary in an active subduction zone.
Guest post by David Middleton From Real Clear Science: These 7 Expeditions Could Reveal Some of Earth’s Biggest Secrets in 2019 By Adam Mann This past year brought tons of…
Oh Noes: Global Warming and Prosperity Driving up Chinese Electricity Demand
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A study suggests that growing prosperity in China coupled with expected future global warming will drive an explosion in Chinese electricity Demand. Climate Change Could…
2018 Saw A Global Revolt Against Climate Change Policies
From The Daily Caller 12:01 PM 12/31/2018 | Energy Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor 2018 saw a global revolt against policies aimed at fighting global warming Australia, Canada, France and…
National Climate Assessment: A crisis of epistemic overconfidence
Reposted from Judith Curry’s Climate Etc. Posted on January 2, 2019 by curryja by Judith Curry “You can say I don’t believe in gravity. But if you step off the…
California’s Largest Utility Could Face Murder Charges For Sparking Wildfires
From The Daily Caller 3:56 PM 12/31/2018 | Energy Tim Pearce | Energy Reporter California’s largest utility could face murder charges or manslaughter charges if found responsible for sparking recent,…
Latest Global Temp. Anomaly (December ’18: +0.25°C) UAH Global Temperature Update for December 2018: +0.25 deg. C
Reposted from Dr. Roy Spencer’s Blog +0.25 deg. C January 2nd, 2019 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. 2018 was 6th Warmest Year Globally of Last 40 Years The Version…
The Scientific Paper is Obsolete
From The Atlantic Here’s what’s next. The scientific paper—the actual form of it—was one of the enabling inventions of modernity. Before it was developed in the 1600s, results were communicated…
CNN Notices Climate Change Policies Hurt Poor People
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Their prescription of course is more socialism. Why President Macron’s U-turn is a warning for climate leaders By Mark Lynas Updated 0921 GMT (1721 HKT)…
Climate Change Friendly Green Steel: “Society Would Have to Accept Higher Costs”
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Steel makers are eager to keep us informed of their efforts to find less carbon intensive ways to produce steel, though they worry production costs…
Under current policies, residential batteries increase emissions in most cases
From Ars Technica Optimizing battery use to minimize emissions is possible, but generally overly expensive. Megan Geuss – 12/28/2018, 4:59 PM A Tesla Powerwall 2. Another year, another reason to…
Can wind and solar replace fossil fuels?
By Richard D. Patton Statements implying that wind and solar can provide 50% of the power to the grid are not difficult to find on the internet. For example, Andrew…
Top 12 Debunked Climate Scares of 2018
Reposted from The GWPF January 2018: Worst-case global warming scenarios not credible: Study PARIS (AFP) – Earth’s surface will almost certainly not warm up four or five degrees Celsius by…
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