The Social “Cost” of Carbon is Positive

Letter to the editor, by Viv Forbes Dear Editor, Nothing better illustrates the stupidity and evil intent of Green philosophy than their promotion of a mythical guestimate called the “social…

More on Kaufmann's weather begets climate belief claims – 'junk methodology' exposed

We covered another press release on this subject December 20th, and I normally wouldn’t repeat it, but they have a new map that’s worth looking at because it bolsters the…

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: "We Need Nuclear Power"

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, until recently a leading figure in the campaign to prosecute climate skeptics under RICO laws, now wants bipartisan support to fix the…

Snow falls in Sahara Desert – first time in 37 years

From Wire and Twitter reports: We know the northern hemisphere has been getting colder, for example we reported earlier this week that the USA was colder than any time last…

Market Watch: "Pick a Climate Safe Job"

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Market Watch, a subsidiary of Dow Jones and News Corp, has provided advice on how we should climate proof our lives. But the assumptions behind…

Solar Cycle 25 Amplitude Prediction

Guest essay by David Archibald One of the most accurate ways of predicting the amplitude of the next solar cycle is to derive it from the strength of the solar…

Homogenization of Temperature Data By the Bureau of Meteorology

Guest essay by Brendan Godwin Background I worked for Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology – BOM for 2 years from 1973 to 1975. I was trained in weather observation and general…

Unexplored Ocean Depths Bustling with Life, Despite Extreme Conditions

Schmidt Ocean Institute’s new underwater vehicle SuBastian completes its first expedition discovering new hydrothermal vent sites and possible new species in the Mariana Back-Arc, an extreme deep-ocean environment. APRA HARBOR,…

Obama Enacts "Permanent" Ban on Arctic Oil Drilling

h/t Robert from oz – President Obama has stepped up efforts to sabotage Trump’s mandate from the American people, this time by attempting to mess up Trump’s commitment to open…

Claim: Electoral College "Thwarting" the Ability to Combat Climate Change

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Yale Lecturer Todd Cort wants to discard the electoral college system, because it gives rural voters the voting power to challenge the dominance of the…

Detection and Attribution of Man-made Climate Change

By Andy May Chapter 10 of the 2013 IPCC Working Group 1 Assessment Report (WG1 AR5) report on climate change deals with how man-made climate change is detected and how…

A must read: Obsolete Climate Science on CO2

Obsolete Climate Science on CO2 by Richard A. Epstein, Stanford University Tuesday, December 20, 2016 The incoming Trump administration has promised dramatic transformations on many vital domestic issues. The best…

Another fantastic claim shot to hell: weather begets climate belief

Americans believe climate change connected to location and local weather Researchers found local experiences and temperatures drive belief or non-belief in climate change GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY A new study finds…

Surprising Results From Study: Moderate Cold Kills More People Than Extreme Heat

Guest Post  by Kip Hansen Science is a wonderful thing.  As time moves on, in a single direction,  Science, as an endeavor, discovers new things and improves our lives. With…

California Climate Secession Threat

Guest essay by Eric Worrall A small but vocal group of Californians want to secede from the Union, to avoid President-elect Trump’s climate policies. Climate Change Secession Some private citizen…

Kindness- paying an old debt forward

I have been blessed with many, many friends around the world due to my creating WUWT, now in it’s 10th year. I have friends in many countries, and people reach…

A bad day for Younger Dryas comet impact climate theory

Studies refute hypothesis on what caused abrupt climate change thousands of years ago Two new studies in the Journal of Quaternary Science refute the hypothesis that one or more comets/bolides…

Outgoing EPA Chief: Trump has "Limited Room to Manoeuvre"

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Outgoing Obama EPA Chief Gina McCarthy thinks President-elect Donald Trump will not be able to change EPA policy towards CO2, because it will be too…

Claim: Rubbish Dump Polar Bears are "Climate Refugees"

Guest essay by Eric Worrall NYT brings us this heartrending story about polar bears on the verge of extinction fooling people into thinking they are fine, by looking overweight, and…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #252

The Week That Was: Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project By Ken Haapala Data Manipulation: As twice-elected president of a science society formed in…