Day: March 31, 2013

Report: White House may increase the ‘social cost of carbon’; Would make carbon regulation appear to be more cost-effective

The social cost of carbon is supposed to represent the incremental damage from a ton of CO2 emissions. The Obama administration set this at $21.40 in May 2010. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says it is under review to go higher. Continue reading Report: White House may increase the ‘social cost of carbon’; Would make carbon regulation appear to be more cost-effective

LOST: Secretary Kerry Still Pushing Law Of The Sea Treaty

“Under LOST, any economic activity, even those on land, that threatens the sanctity of the oceans through what are deemed excessive greenhouse gas emissions would be subject to international approval similar to the “global test” then-Sen. Kerry said all our actions should be subject to.” Continue reading LOST: Secretary Kerry Still Pushing Law Of The Sea Treaty

More ‘Sustainable Shale’ Pushback: Anti-frackers claim in WaPo ‘fracking is losing support from Americans’

“The [Washington Post’s] suggestion that environmental groups should ‘accept that the country is fracking’ and give up on resisting this highly toxic method of drilling for natural gas is like accepting tobacco and offering smokers filtered cigarettes. Continue reading More ‘Sustainable Shale’ Pushback: Anti-frackers claim in WaPo ‘fracking is losing support from Americans’

Forward on Climate Redux: ‘We are allies with the Father Sun… Mother Earth… the Moon and the Stars’

Check out the unhinged Forward on Climate video of February climate rally. Continue reading Forward on Climate Redux: ‘We are allies with the Father Sun… Mother Earth… the Moon and the Stars’

Precious: Michael Mann ‘sincerely doubts’ Andy Revkin has any ‘ties 2 fossil fuel interests’

Mann has such “sincere doubts,” of course, because as Climategate 2.0 verified, Revkin is an enthusiastic part of Team Warmist. Continue reading Precious: Michael Mann ‘sincerely doubts’ Andy Revkin has any ‘ties 2 fossil fuel interests’

No Fracking Way: Ohio frackers, enviros say new Center for Sustainable Shale Development for Pennsylvania only

Environmental groups and drilling companies in Ohio seldom agree on anything involving “fracking.” But when the Center for Sustainable Shale Development announced an agreement on a set of environmental standards for shale drilling in Pennsylvania and Ohio, the two groups united behind a single question: Who are these guys? Continue reading No Fracking Way: Ohio frackers, enviros say new Center for Sustainable Shale Development for Pennsylvania only

Happy Easter from The Guardian: Global warming like Vesuvius-Pompeii — except Pompeiians had no warning

“A case in point is last month’s warning by the outgoing chief scientific officer, the level-headed Professor Sir John Beddington, about a ‘perfect storm’ of rising demand for energy, water and food by 2030.” Continue reading Happy Easter from The Guardian: Global warming like Vesuvius-Pompeii — except Pompeiians had no warning

The Marcott Filibuster: Admission that recent pale temps not statistically robust and not representative of global temp changes

Marcott et al have posted their long-promised FAQ at RealClimate. Without providing any links to or citation of Climate Audit, they now concede… Continue reading The Marcott Filibuster: Admission that recent pale temps not statistically robust and not representative of global temp changes

Warmists try explaining expanding Antarctic sea ice: Claim it’s an illusion of sorts — Deep melting results in surface freezing

It’s not really sea ice, they seem to be saying. But this would seem easy enough to test. Continue reading Warmists try explaining expanding Antarctic sea ice: Claim it’s an illusion of sorts — Deep melting results in surface freezing

Study: Models show ‘massive’ Arctic greening in next few decades; Invasion of the trees to cause even more, faster warming

But will we get to surface temps of 180-degrees F, like the Nuremberg-TrialS-for-Skeptics-Guy says? Continue reading Study: Models show ‘massive’ Arctic greening in next few decades; Invasion of the trees to cause even more, faster warming