“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
Category: Climate & Energy
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
Reuters: ‘The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill’
Whatever happened to Schwarzenegger’s “California Hydrogen Highway”? Continue reading Reuters: ‘The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill’
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’
North Dakota has coldest April on record; South Dakota 2nd coldest
Don’t the Dakotas know that atmospheric CO2 is the highest its been in 3 million years?
Models say global warming could double heat-related deaths by 2100
“Models say” pretty much debunks that. Continue reading Models say global warming could double heat-related deaths by 2100
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’
NYTimes columnist Friedman blames conflict in Syria on global warming
Cap-and-trade would have made it rain in Syria? Continue reading NYTimes columnist Friedman blames conflict in Syria on global warming