Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #324

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President, Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) Group Think-Bureaucratic Science: Last week’s TWTW…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #316

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President Constant, Not Accelerating: On May 16, SEPP Chairman emeritus S. Fred Singer…

Hippocratic Oath vs. 'Hypocritic' Oath?

By Charles G. Battig The National Institutes of Health website defines the Hippocratic Oath as “perhaps the most widely known of Greek medical texts.  It requires a new physician to swear upon a…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #315

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project   THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President Where’s the Water Vapor? Tim Ball was a student of H.H.…

Why is it that so many prominent environmental campaigners turn out to be such scumbags, sleazebags, hypocrites or frauds?

by James Delingpole Why is it that so many prominent environmental campaigners turn out to be such scumbags, sleazebags, hypocrites or frauds? The latest to be exposed is, of course, New…

Bonn bombs, climate pact in disarray

UN negotiations in Bonn are set to end in a stalemate today as delegates have become bogged down in technical arguments about the Paris climate pact. Poorer nations say they…

Ruling Brings Exxon Closer to Deposing Key Players Driving Climate Lawsuits

A state judge in Texas has left the door open for ExxonMobil to seek deposition testimony from many of the key players who are the driving force behind climate change…

With the dismissal of the #ExxonKnew lawsuits, climate alarmists are now in "bizarro world"

Clarification:  The “#ExxonKnew” conspiracy claim has been dismissed. The lawsuits by the San Francisco & Oakland city governments against the oil companies have not been dismissed (yet). Yesterday we reported…

Exxon hits back hard at Gore/McKibben inspired attorney general witch hunt

We’ve reported on this counter-lawsuit before, but this article in Bloomberg yesterday raises the volume up to 11. Exxon Sues the Suers in Fierce Climate-Change Case  A ‘conspiracy’ was hatched…

End of a dream as the nuclear power industry dies a slow death

By Larry Kummer. From the Fabius Maximus website. With enhancements by Anthony Watts Summary: After decades of promises about its potential, the window of opportunity is closing for nuclear power.…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #296

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project Quote of the Week.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause…

The Oreskes question: Is Blood thicker than Objective Reporting @NPR ?

Guest essay by Russell Cook If anyone had engaged in a one-word internet search of the name “Oreskes” prior to October 31st, 2017, the results would have largely been for…

Uh oh, California Attorney General on the hot-seat over #ExxonKnew fiasco

Via Press release: E&E Legal Forced to Sue California Attorney General for Failure to Release Public Records Already Shared with Green Activists Involving Their Inappropriate Lobbying Practices Sacramento, CA –…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #288

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project Quote of the Week. “The modern world, after all, is not the product of a successful search for…

The Greens versus "Big Oil"

Guest essay by Russell Cook If you are an enviro-activist with access to lawyers and mega-money who believes that catastrophic anthropogenic global warming (CAGW) is caused by evil fossil fuel…

The ridiculous #ExxonKnew Investigation Takes Another Hit (two actually)

See update below – AG skips court, order issued From the “Goreballs and the McKibbenites are getting smaller and smaller” department comes news of a new academic paper which suggests…

Thwack! Federal Judge Deals Major Blow to Gore and #ExxonKnew Crusaders

by Spencer Walrath A federal judge in Boston dealt a major blow yesterday to environmental activist groups seeking to sue fossil fuel companies for supposedly ignoring the risks of climate…

Anti-Trump (and attempted prosecution of sceptics) AG Raked In Campaign Donations From An Oil Tycoon With Ties To Putin

US Chris White Energy Reporter   From The Daily Caller His fundraising efforts highlighted various legal challenges against the president have earned Schneiderman $1.7 million in contributions during the first…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #281

The Week That Was: 2017-08-19 (August 19, 2017) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project Quote of the Week. Physics has a history of synthesizing…

The Role of Internet Gatekeepers in Climate Alarmism

Agent Smith: Tell me, Mr. Anderson, what good is a phone call… if you are unable to speak? Matrix, the movie We hear that a Red Team is being created…

E&E Legal Wins Major Rulings in Two Separate Vermont Public Records Suits Involving AG's Climate RICO Crusade

. For Immediate Release: July 27, 2017Contact: info@eelegal.org 202-810-2001 E&E Legal Wins Major Rulings in Two Separate Vermont Public Records Suits Involving AG’s Climate RICO Crusade Washington, D.C. – The…

Trump's Reported Decision to Withdraw from Paris Agreement Right Choice for America and the World

Trump will make his announcement on Paris at 3:00 pm EST Guest essay by Marlo Lewis, CEI It is now widely reported (CNN, Fox, New York Times) that President Trump…

Blindingly Stupid Fake News: #ExxonKnew Campaign Claims Global Warming Caused Exxon Valdez Spill

by Katie Brown, PhD How irrelevant and desperate has the #ExxonKnew campaign become? Well, they’re now claiming that global warming caused the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, and that Exxon should…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #262

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President The Climate Establishment Strikes Back: MIT Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences Richard…