While El Niño is a climate pattern, it is not climate change. Continue reading Researchers try likening 1998 El Niño damage to coral to potential impact of climate change
Category: Climate & Energy
Colorado Warming: State to get part-time climate czar
The position “will make recommendations on how to prepare for everything from larger wildfires to shorter ski seasons.” Continue reading Colorado Warming: State to get part-time climate czar
RFK Jr: Religious right is a ‘climate criminal’
In a new video, Robert Kennedy Jr. croaks out accusations of “climate criminality” against oil companies, GOP politicians — and the religious right. Continue reading RFK Jr: Religious right is a ‘climate criminal’
Study: Elevated CO2 made arid regions greener from 1982 to 2010
“The effect of higher carbon dioxide levels on plant function is an important process that needs greater consideration.” Continue reading Study: Elevated CO2 made arid regions greener from 1982 to 2010
WashPost Hypes Piece Declaring ‘Climate Change Is Killing Us’
“The liberal media’s paranoia that “climate change” will have disastrous consequences for our planet has reached new heights in an May 31 article in the front section of The Washington Post. In a 14-paragraph piece for the Washington Forum opinion page, the Post carried the lament of Phillip Muller, the foreign minister of the Marshall Islands, to groan that the very livelihood of his people is in jeopardy.” Continue reading WashPost Hypes Piece Declaring ‘Climate Change Is Killing Us’
Global literary circles warm to climate fiction
Michael Mann is already really good at this. Continue reading Global literary circles warm to climate fiction
Are Extreme Tornados a Harbinger of Global Warming?
Ron Bailey takes a well-Reason-ed approach. Continue reading Are Extreme Tornados a Harbinger of Global Warming?
British Columbia rejects tar sands pipeline project
CBC News reports: Continue reading British Columbia rejects tar sands pipeline project
Al Gore: ‘Climate crisis shouldn’t be partisan’ — Flashback 2 weeks: ‘GOP deniers willfully blind’
Obama’s Climate Khmer Rouge: U.S. cons Cambodia into foregoing electricity to cut emissions
Cambodians may want to leave while the leavin’s good. Continue reading Obama’s Climate Khmer Rouge: U.S. cons Cambodia into foregoing electricity to cut emissions
Anti-fracking Pennsylvania lawmaker admits to using fake names to attack opponents online
Rep. Jesse White often attacked in a particularly rude manner, accusing his opponents of things like being “moles” and “whores” on the payroll the natural gas industry. Continue reading Anti-fracking Pennsylvania lawmaker admits to using fake names to attack opponents online
Science in the Service of Ideology: The National Climate Assessment
“As far as I know, there are no Ph.D.s offered in the study of junk science. Maybe there should be.” Continue reading Science in the Service of Ideology: The National Climate Assessment