Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JoNova – a psychology handbook produced by the Australian Psychological Society recommends people suffering debilitating distress and helplessness about impending climate doom can recover their ability to function in society by becoming climate activists. … It is common for people to have very strong feelings about climate change. The…
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen L. Scott Mills, of the Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, has been working on the seasonal dimorphism of the snowshoe hare (seasonal coat color polyphenism) for many years now. In 2013 he produced a much publicized study that purported to show that…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Pope Francis has asked Oil Executives to a meeting, to come up with a plan to solve climate change and the world’s growing energy needs. Pope Francis to Discuss Climate Change With Oil Company CEOs By Kelly Gilblom and John Follain 2 June 2018, 01:28 GMT+10 Updated on 2 June…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The grumbling Bali Volcano Mount Agung has not erupted yet, but experts are already talking up the dramatic short term global cooling it will cause when it blows. Bali volcano: Here’s why the Earth will get a little cooler after Mount Agung erupts By Alle McMahon Something very interesting will…
Address to the Alumni of Warrane College, University of New South Wales Academic Dinner, September 2017 Dr Howard Thomas Brady No matter our age we are all adapting to circumstance. I would never have thought, after I went away to be a Catholic priest at the age of 16, that 20 years later I would…
I received this email tip from reader Thomas Bakewell (HT, HT) who wrote: Pen Hadow, of the 2009 Caitlin Arctic Expedition is on the loose again! Here’s the link to the BBC story which is mostly a short video. Here is a quote: British explorer Pen Hadow and his crew have set sail from Alaska, in an attempt…
We don’t have a “Boy Who Cried Wolf” catergory~ctm l From Eurekalert l Public Release: 23-Jul-2017 Taylor & Francis Group l Climate change campaigns that focus on correcting public beliefs about scientific consensus are likely to backfire and undermine policy efforts, according to an expert commentary published today in Environmental Communication. l The six authors of…
Claims that Google Search improperly downranks some websites are frequent but not always correct, and they’re hard to prove even if they are. But the latest available (May 2017) Google Search Quality Evaluation General Guidelines provide conclusive proof of intentional, severe, and malicious suppression of climate realist views. A quote: “High quality information pages on…
by Russell Cook Imagine a scenario where you believe a lack of public understanding about a critically important scientific issue is impeding progress on solving the issue. Since many common people communicate through social media, you’d welcome inquiries and constructive criticism from myriad Twitter users because this would allow you to not only solidify the…
From Physorg and the “if we can just figure out how to conceal the taste with sugar” movement. Context is king when advocating for renewable energy policies, according to political science professor June 30, 2017 by Sonia Fernandez Credit: University of California – Santa Barbara The first rule of advocating for climate change-related legislation is:…