Category: Climate & Energy

The enviros have not cared about the poverty-stricken in Africa so far… Continue reading Warmists push Malthusianism: ‘Millions face starvation as world warms, say scientists’

“His argument for less warming also appears to be gaining truth.” Continue reading New Zealand Paper: ‘Lord Monckton could be proved right in some regards’

No doubt Martin Tingley will soon be trashed by Michael Mann et al. The countdown begins… Ten… nine…eight Continue reading Harvard Climate Statistician: Tree-ring temperature proxies ‘carry significant uncertainties’

“Climate change contributes to at least 400,000 deaths annually worldwide, approximately one death per minute.” Continue reading UVermont students stage ‘die-in’ to ‘highlight deadly effects of climate change, fossil fuel use’

Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is casting doubt on climate change science. Continue reading Canadian Minister: ‘People aren’t as worried as they were before about global warming of 2 deg… Scientists have told us that our fears are exaggerated.’

“But the budget released this week makes it clear that Obama’s surprising appeal to Congress was an empty piece of rhetoric. The phrase “climate change” appears twenty-nine times in the new budget, but there is no new plan for Congress to take up in Obama’s otherwise ambitious legislative blueprint. There are some worthy energy initiatives that could achieve modest reductions in emissions, but the budget is silent on what Obama will do to aggressively reduce carbon pollution by the biggest emitters, like power plants and automobiles.” Continue reading New Yorker: Has Obama already given up on climate change?

Ban Ki Moon “pays tribute to her contribution to addressing climate change, having been one of the first world leaders to issue a warning about its effects by calling for action at the U.N. General Assembly already in 1989,” his spokesman said Monday. Continue reading UN leader hails Margaret Thatcher as climate warrior: Ban Ki Moon ignores that the Iron Lady turned skeptic

“The overwhelming consensus on global warming among journalists may be cracking.” Continue reading Lawrence Solomon: Climate changing for global warming reporters

AP: “People don’t notice changes in averages, but they feel it when the daily high is hotter or when it doesn’t cool off at night to let them recover from a sweltering day.” Continue reading Study: Chinese CO2 emissions make Chinese daily temps spike 2-3-degrees F — Claim based on ClimatePlayStation (i.e., modeling)

“This slowdown may indicate that the more extreme estimates for climate sensitivity are less likely to prove true. It is not yet an argument for changing the central estimates.” Continue reading Reuters: Lack of warming no reason to change climate policy — RealityDrop: Re-think would finish-off MSM credibility