Mother Jones: ‘We Tracked Down Our Biggest [Climate] Troll…and Kind of Liked Him

“We first encountered Hoyt, or as we know him, @hoytc55, several months ago on our Twitter page, taking us to task for our climate coverage. And the screed hasn’t stopped since: In April alone, Hoyt mentioned us on Twitter some 126 times, almost as much as our top nine other followers combined. So we did the only thing we knew how to do: track him down, meet him face to face…and ask a few questions of our own. So we did, in Episode One: Trollus Maximus (above).” Continue reading Mother Jones: ‘We Tracked Down Our Biggest [Climate] Troll…and Kind of Liked Him

Researchers obtain 142-meter long ice core from Everest

Scientists have obtained the longest ice core ever from the Mount Everest, measuring 142 metres, along with two other samples to aid in the study of climate change and provide new insight into global warming. Continue reading Researchers obtain 142-meter long ice core from Everest

House Science Committee Chair in WaPo: Back-off ‘unfounded claims of impending catastrophe’ and ‘think critically’

A strong column from Rep. Lamar Smith. Continue reading House Science Committee Chair in WaPo: Back-off ‘unfounded claims of impending catastrophe’ and ‘think critically’

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