Month: February 2016

Warren Buffett says it’s ‘highly likely’ climate change poses a major problem for the planet

“Man’s got to know his limitations” (‘Dirty” Harry Callihan, 1973). Continue reading Warren Buffett says it’s ‘highly likely’ climate change poses a major problem for the planet

Claim: Changes in yield variability of major crops for 1981–2010 explained by climate change

Crops yields vary with weather? Sure. Climate? Weather isn’t climate. Continue reading Claim: Changes in yield variability of major crops for 1981–2010 explained by climate change

Arctic warming: Rapidly increasing temperatures are ‘possibly catastrophic’ for planet, climate scientist warns

But guess who the “scientist” is. Continue reading Arctic warming: Rapidly increasing temperatures are ‘possibly catastrophic’ for planet, climate scientist warns

Oil Industry Sees Paris Climate Deal as Chance to Innovate

We live in the real world. It runs on fossil fuels, which necessarily produce CO2. It is not practical to capture and store the CO2. Fossil fuels are not going away anytime soon. That is the real world. The rest is just hot air. Continue reading Oil Industry Sees Paris Climate Deal as Chance to Innovate

Decline of Species That Pollinate Poses a Threat to Global Food Supply, Report Warns

What is the evidence of this? Global agricultural production is steadily increasing. Continue reading Decline of Species That Pollinate Poses a Threat to Global Food Supply, Report Warns

Ten dire polar bear predictions that have failed as global population hits 20-31k

“Depressing prophesies have so widely missed the mark they can now be said to have failed.” Continue reading Ten dire polar bear predictions that have failed as global population hits 20-31k