Good climate journalism should do the opposite. It should explain uncertainty, distinguish between adjusted datasets and pristine observations, and recognize that a record based on a few tenths of a…
Category: Bad science journalism
Sorry, Fortune, Climate Change Is Hardly the Prime Influence on Sardine Fisheries
There is no justification for Fortune to attribute the up and down cycles and recent declines in sardine stocks to climate change, downplaying natural cycles, and more importantly, giving China’s illicit and…
Follow Science, New York Times, Coral’s Are Doing Well Amid Modest Climate Change
In the end, Glabicki and the New York Times went off half-cocked, reporting on a single study’s findings about coral reef conditions without checking them against other sources of data and research…
Wrong, New York Times, Nepal’s Tragedy Wasn’t Caused by Climate Change
The tragedy in Nepal deserves careful scientific investigation, not instant political messaging. Good journalism follows the evidence wherever it leads. In this case, the evidence points first to geology and…
Reform’s Richard Tice Isn’t ‘Out of touch on Climate Change, ITV News Is
Tice is completely correct and deserves praise for standing against climate scolds like those at ITV, who are evidently either scientifically illiterate or don’t care about what data show about…
Wrong, Reuters, An Early Champagne Harvest Isn’t Proof of Climate Change
By the way, even if climate change were resulting in earlier harvests, that wouldn’t necessarily mean disaster or proof of a crisis for the industry. Farmers and vintners regularly adapt…
Wrong, Honolulu Civil Beat, One Hurricane Doesn’t Prove Climate Change
The Honolulu Civil Beat claims in the article “How Is Climate Change Shaping Tropical Storm Lala?” that (then) Tropical Storm Lala demonstrates how climate change is making hurricanes stronger and that Hawaii should expect…
The Financial Times Says War and Climate Change Spiked Shipping Costs: War, Yes; Weather, Yes; Climate Change, NO!
It is unfortunate that these weather conditions have coincided with at war in the Middle East that has resulted in multiple bottlenecks or closures of major shipping lanes at the…
Even CNN Admits It: Americans “Don’t Care” about Climate Change Hysteria
…the gap between elite climate messaging and voter priorities is becoming impossible for even CNN to ignore… as much as it may like to.
The Loneliness Epidemic is Not Caused by Climate Change, PBS News
The Conversation, and PBS, should be embarrassed for promoting this borderline pseudoscience. We know what is making the loneliness epidemic worse and it’s not climate change or even the weather.
The Weak EV Narrative (fix is in with NYT essay)
Shaer’s essay is a Malthusian masterpiece: doom-and-gloom with a prediction waiting to be refuted. It’s subtitle:
Wrong, Reno Gazette Journal, a Flawed Climate Study Doesn’t Prove Future Desertification for Reno
Good science depends on testing assumptions against reality. Good journalism depends on questioning scientific claims before presenting them to the public as proven. In this case, both the PeerJ journal and the Reno…
No, Climate Central, Rising Cooling Costs Aren’t Due to Climate Change
Climate Central’s analysis should be given a failing grade, or more charitably, an incomplete. Claims that greenhouse gases alone are responsible for increasing cooling demand and household electricity bills are…
Hardening Infrastructure Is Smart, Axios, Regardless of Climate Change
Axios would serve its readers better if it did not push fact-barren climate propaganda. Weather is not getting worse, but even so, hardening and improving infrastructure is always a good…
No, ScienceDaily, Data Show No ‘Sharp Acceleration’ in Warming
ScienceDaily’s readers deserved to hear that distinction. Instead, they received another clickbait style headline announcing certainty with possible future consequences where the underlying science remains far more nuanced and proof…
Don’t Worry, Matcha Lovers, NewScientist’s Claims Are Bunk, Your Tea Isn’t Going Anywhere
False news stories are published almost daily that try to scare people into taking action on climate change by claiming some luxury product they enjoy is disappearing because of it.…
Climate Journalism in Decline
I guess NPR and the Washington Post, et al. do not know their audiences.
NPR’s Claim That Climate Change Is Destroying Children’s Summer Fun Is Ridiculous
Good journalism distinguishes between weather and climate. It also distinguishes between compelling human-interest stories and scientific proof. National Public Radio’s article blurs both lines, using emotional anecdotes to support sweeping…
Be Honest, Popular Mechanics, Air Conditioning Saves Lives with No Threat of Doom
Suppressing air conditioning is a deadly policy that only the members of the Voluntary Extinction Movement or the Church of Euthanasia, for example, could love.