Category: Climate & Energy

“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

“Future winning times in the Boston Marathon may slow as the climate continues to warm, experts say.” Continue reading New climate horror: Warming may slow down Boston Marathon winning times

Burning coal for electricity was a key part of the 20th century boom in the American standard of living. Continue reading Enviros accuse Sen. Barrasso of medical malpractice for supporting coal — RealityDrop: Coal burning is one of the greatest public health boons ever

By Steve Milloy
April 12, 2013, Washington Times

President Obama’s nomination of Ernest Moniz for secretary of energy seemed at first to offer some promise for the hapless department. Continue reading Milloy in WashTimes: Another dim bulb for energy

“The Central Great Plains drought during May-August of 2012 resulted mostly from natural variations in weather,” the report said. Continue reading Climate change did not cause 2012 US drought, says government report