Even Dr. James Hansen doesn’t believe Keystone XL itself will significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions Video follows below At today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Keystone XL, Chairman Robert…
Steyn ups the ante with Mann again – now suing him for even more money
Popcorn futures continue to explode Mark Steyn writes: Today I filed with the DC Superior Court an Amended Answer and Counterclaims to Mann’s Amended Complaint.
Documentary: How the Global Warming Scare Began
Here is an entertaining and well researched video documentary from my friend John Coleman at KUSI-TV about the history of the Keeling Curve and its founder. Watch:
More good news for polar bears, ice habitat higher now than in 70's/80's
Dr. Susan Crockford writes: Davis Strait polar bear habitat higher now than in 1979 and early 1980s
Another eco-journalist leaves Grist
In case you’ve never heard of it, the web magazine “Grist” is sort of like a Pravda version of the Whole Earth Catalog. They have a staff, a budget, and…
An article and study from 1974 suggests global cooling would cause more extreme weather
Steve Goddard tips me to this article in the Canberra Times on May 16th, 1974: SUPPORT FOR A THEORY OF A COOLING WORLD It has some interesting claims in it…
Computer model predicts vastly different ecosystem in Antarctica's Ross Sea in the coming century
NSF Press Release 14-028 Rising temperatures and changing wind patterns sure to affect predator-prey relationships, researchers say Adelie penguins cross ice floes near a lead–or opening–in the sea ice at…
First assessment of noctilucent cloud variability at midlatitudes
This is interesting, a first dataset for noctilucent cloud variation. As the Sun dips below the horizon, the last rays of light can glint off crystals of ice high in…
Claim: Ghenghis Khan rode climate change to power
From the National Science Foundation Press Release 14-032 Climate of Genghis Khan’s ancient time extends long shadow over Asia of today Current drought in Mongolia could have serious consequences View…
New Gallup poll shows climate change near the bottom of things worth worrying about
While some people speculate there was a climate bloviage link to the recent loss of a congressional seat in Florida, we have the name calling all nighter clownfest in the…
Steyn versus the Stick Figure
Mark Steyn writes (and provides a cartoon caricature): Good news for fake Nobel Laureate Michael E Mann. Iran is launching an Islamic Nobel Prize to be named after Mustafa (ie,…
Newsbytes: Walport in a storm
UK Government Chief Scientist Accused Of ‘Name-Calling For Lack Of Evidence’ Matt Ridley Calls On Mark Walport To Withdraw Unsubstantiated Accusation Climate change has done more good than harm so…
Analysis: Tesla may have made over $100 million off the CARB enabled battery swap ZEV credit scheme
Guest essay by Alberto Zaragoza Comendador In the past I’ve provided estimates of the money Tesla has made off this mysterious feature enabled by credits authorized by the California Air…
Death blow to Barycentrism: 'On the alleged coherence between the global temperature and the sun’s movement'
People send me stuff. Tonight I got an email that contained a link to a paper that takes on the wonky claims related to barycentrism and Earth’s climate, specifically as…
The Future of Models
Guest essay by Nancy Green At the close of the 19th century physics was settled science. The major questions had been answered and what remained was considered window dressing. Our…
Observing water vapor feedback during 'the pause'
From AGU highlights, measurements from 2002 to 2009 show short term feedback still subject to short-term climate variability, long term feedback still in the realm of models. Measuring the effect…
National Wildlife Federation 'jumps the shark' – claims school animal mascots are at risk for climate change
Egads! The stupid, it burns like magnesium. And I thought the cannibal lobsters were bad. This is what I call parasitic messaging, they are hoping they will get some sort…
LED's rule, twisty bulbs drool
Readers might recall I was an early adopter of LED lighting technology. Now it is getting even better. New LED light design offers less energy, more light LEDs are durable…
The Shindell climate sensitivity paper: another 'GISS miss'
There was lots of breathless anticipation last week over the Drew Shindell paper on climate sensitivity, which was embargoed until 1800GMT on Sunday (see the embargoed PR from Nature here),…
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