From Science Direct Scott St. George Jan Esper Department of Geography, Environment and Society, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA Department of Geography, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany Received 3 September…
Author: Charles Rotter
Solar Voyager forced to abandon mission
Weather stops plastic waste car reaching South Pole A car made from waste plastic has been forced to abort its mission to the South Pole because of bad weather. Solar…
Southwest forest trees will grow much slower in the 21st century
From Eurekalert Public Release: 18-Dec-2018 Even forest trees growing in average conditions may decline in productivity as much as 75 percent University of Arizona A treasure trove of data about…
Salmon may lose the ability to smell danger as carbon emissions rise University of Washington
From Eurkealert Public Release: 18-Dec-2018 The ability to smell is critical for salmon. They depend on scent to avoid predators, sniff out prey and find their way home at the…
Climate change leading to water shortage in Andes, Himalayas Rapidly melting glaciers causing similar problems on two continents
Heeeerrrreeee’ss Lonnie (Lonnie Thompson has a whole category at Climate Audit) From Eurekalert Public Release: 17-Dec-2018 Ohio State University Climate change could have devastating effects on vulnerable residents in the…
Changes in agriculture could cut sector non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50 percent
From Eurekalert Public Release: 17-Dec-2018 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis The agricultural sector is the world’s largest source of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions, and IIASA-led research has found that…
Report on Greenpeace and more
Dr. Willie Soon writes: Our friend, The Heartland Institute has agreed to host our new report and please refers to this master link for the full report: https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/analysis-of-greenpeace-business-model In addition,…
Shot and chaser in Whistler
Shot Whistler ski resort in British Columbia Canada tried to extort money from the oil industry because of climate change effects to their resort. https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/whistler-wants-albertan-oil-and-gas-company-to-pay-for-resorts-climate-change-costs Chaser The oil company fired…
Organic food worse for the climate
From Eurekalert Organically farmed food has a bigger climate impact than conventionally farmed food, due to the greater areas of land required. This is the finding of a new international…
IRS Will Stop Handing Out Subsidies To Tesla Buyers In 2020
From The Daily Caller 3:20 PM 12/14/2018 | Energy Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor The Treasury Department announced it would phase out electric vehicle subsidies for Tesla buyers at the…
A Christmas mercury miracle
From the IEA Clean Coal Centre – when the data fit the model, and mercury emissions come for free Mercury is a menace. It is an environmental liability and global…
Doctors cite climate change for rise in animal bites, U.S. health care costs
From NBC News (Researchers also note that poorer families are at higher risk of animal bites.) Dec. 12, 2018 / 3:37 PM EST By Shamard Charles, M.D. Stanford researchers warn…
Wasting days and wasting nights
I wonder what the actual energy and resource cost is to put this recycled plastic solar powered expedition together? Thank goodness they are saving the planet. The hobbies of rich…
There is hope amidst environmental anxiety, says a scholar of ecotheology
From Eurekalert University of Helsinki Eco-anxiety encompasses difficult emotions experienced to a significant degree due to environmental issues. Environmental researcher Panu Pihkala says that related symptoms can be positioned between…
Jerry Brown Tells UN That Trump ‘Does Not Represent The People’ Of The US
5:25 PM 12/14/2018 | Energy Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor California Gov. Jerry Brown excoriated the Trump administration’s “behavior” at the United Nations climate summit in Poland, arguing it did…
Surging levels of greenhouses gases are making people tired and stupid, scientists claim
Or: Surging levels of greenhouses gases are making people tired and stupid, scientists claim From The Daily Mail Higher CO2 in poorly ventilated places can make workers feel tired and…
How complexity science can quickly detect climate record anomalies Santa Fe Institute
From Eurekalert Public Release: 14-Dec-2018 The history of our climate is written in ice. Reading it is a matter of deciphering the complex signals pulled from tens of thousands of…
Switching to a home battery won’t help save the world from climate change
From Eurekalert Public Release: 11-Dec-2018 Switching to a home battery won’t help save the world from climate change At least until utilities charge less for energy coming from renewable power…
Let’s help Cliff Mass
Opinion by Anthony Watts and Charles Rotter If you haven’t read Dr. Curry’s post about Cliff Mass, please do so before proceeding. It is our viewpoint that Cliff Mass is…
Record-wet and record-dry months increased in regions worldwide
From Eurekalert Public Release: 12-Dec-2018 Record-wet and record-dry months increased in regions worldwide Climate change drives rainfall extremes Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) More and more rainfall extremes…
Cliff Mass: victim of academic political bullying
Reposted from Judith Curry’s Climate Etc. by Judith Curry There is a disturbing story coming out of the University of Washington surrounding Cliff Mass. In preparing this article, I have…
Jordan Peterson and Bjørn Lomborg
Video of a recent (December 7) discussion between Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, author and President of Copenhagen Consensus Center, a US-based think tank. and Dr. Jordan Peterson specifically on climate change…
Cooling effect of preindustrial fires on climate underestimated
From Cornell Chronicle By David Nutt | October 1, 2018 Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future This graphic shows the decline of black carbon emissions from fire activity from 1700…
Renewable energy reduces power prices by more than cost of subsidies, study finds
From The ABC Renewable energy reduces power prices by more than cost of subsidies, study finds By Liz Hobday Posted Thu at 3:06pmThu 6 Dec 2018, 3:06pm Photo: Solar and…
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