Day: May 19, 2013

Obama sweats global warming in commencement address: Worries planet in ‘chaos’ 30 years from now

But the New York Times says on the same day that Obama has offered “no visibly sign of a coherent” climate strategy. Continue reading Obama sweats global warming in commencement address: Worries planet in ‘chaos’ 30 years from now

Hansen Hysterics: With oils sands ‘the climate problem becomes unsolvable’

But oil sands production involves only an extra 0.055% (or less) of greenhouse has emissions over the next 50 years. Continue reading Hansen Hysterics: With oils sands ‘the climate problem becomes unsolvable’

Financial Times: Global warming likely to be slower than predicted, scientists say

“The earth may warm at a slightly slower rate in coming decades than scientists were predicting six years ago, according to a paper published on Sunday by researchers from Oxford university, Nasa and nearly a dozen other institutions.” Continue reading Financial Times: Global warming likely to be slower than predicted, scientists say

Bizarre: Forbes writer says Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy can help defeat global warming skeptics

“Her leadership just may end up helping those fighting in the Republican Party to end ongoing anti-science climate-change denial.” Continue reading Bizarre: Forbes writer says Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy can help defeat global warming skeptics

Nature study: Global warming ‘pause’ may invalidate harsh climate change predictions for the next 50 to 100 years’

“Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, an international team of climate scientists said a slower rate of warming increase observed from 2000 to 2009 suggested a “lower range of values” to be taken into account by policy makers.” Continue reading Nature study: Global warming ‘pause’ may invalidate harsh climate change predictions for the next 50 to 100 years’