Climate & Energy – Page 381

Hansen Makes Bizarre Carbon Tax Appeal to GOP

Hansen says a Democrat-designed carbon tax would simply enlarge the government — a problem since”government never, seldom, makes the right choices.” So the GOP ought introduce a redistributive carbon tax? Really? Continue reading Hansen Makes Bizarre Carbon Tax Appeal to GOP

Warmists panic over NOAA report of cooler spring

Forget the national climate summary! Look only at the region where the climate fits our agenda! Continue reading Warmists panic over NOAA report of cooler spring

Nonsensus Ratcheted Up Again: Obama administration increases climate ‘consensus’ to 98%!

On June 10, the Obama campaign unilaterally increased the alleged climate consensus from a reported 97% to 98%. Now Obama Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz testifies in Congress that the Nonsensus is 98%. Continue reading Nonsensus Ratcheted Up Again: Obama administration increases climate ‘consensus’ to 98%!

Claim: Up to $500 billion in damages from Keystone XL oil

This is junk science/economics because… Continue reading Claim: Up to $500 billion in damages from Keystone XL oil

NOAA: 2012 second costliest year for weather damages

No surprise… ever-more property vulnerable to bad weather. Continue reading NOAA: 2012 second costliest year for weather damages

The Economist: You’re Going to Get Wet

“Americans are building beachfront homes even as the oceans rise” — or the land sinks! Continue reading The Economist: You’re Going to Get Wet

More bad news for warmism: ‘Hot spot’ predicted by climate models doesn’t exist, new paper reports

“The modeled temperature anomaly differences trend is significantly higher than that of the measured ones, confirming that the vertical amplification of warming is exaggerated in models.” Continue reading More bad news for warmism: ‘Hot spot’ predicted by climate models doesn’t exist, new paper reports