Environmental groups and drilling companies in Ohio seldom agree on anything involving “fracking.” But when the Center for Sustainable Shale Development announced an agreement on a set of environmental standards for shale drilling in Pennsylvania and Ohio, the two groups united behind a single question: Who are these guys? Continue reading No Fracking Way: Ohio frackers, enviros say new Center for Sustainable Shale Development for Pennsylvania only
Category: Climate & Energy
Happy Easter from The Guardian: Global warming like Vesuvius-Pompeii — except Pompeiians had no warning
“A case in point is last month’s warning by the outgoing chief scientific officer, the level-headed Professor Sir John Beddington, about a ‘perfect storm’ of rising demand for energy, water and food by 2030.” Continue reading Happy Easter from The Guardian: Global warming like Vesuvius-Pompeii — except Pompeiians had no warning
The Marcott Filibuster: Admission that recent pale temps not statistically robust and not representative of global temp changes
Marcott et al have posted their long-promised FAQ at RealClimate. Without providing any links to or citation of Climate Audit, they now concede… Continue reading The Marcott Filibuster: Admission that recent pale temps not statistically robust and not representative of global temp changes
Warmists try explaining expanding Antarctic sea ice: Claim it’s an illusion of sorts — Deep melting results in surface freezing
It’s not really sea ice, they seem to be saying. But this would seem easy enough to test. Continue reading Warmists try explaining expanding Antarctic sea ice: Claim it’s an illusion of sorts — Deep melting results in surface freezing
Study: Models show ‘massive’ Arctic greening in next few decades; Invasion of the trees to cause even more, faster warming
But will we get to surface temps of 180-degrees F, like the Nuremberg-TrialS-for-Skeptics-Guy says? Continue reading Study: Models show ‘massive’ Arctic greening in next few decades; Invasion of the trees to cause even more, faster warming
Marcott defends new hokey stick
Because you can calibrate a fossil to be a thermometer? Anyway you slice it, these paleo-climate studies aren’t science as they can never be verified/validated. Continue reading Marcott defends new hokey stick
Dr. Michael Mann, Smooth Operator
The tale of how Michael Mann got credit for Willis Eschenbach’s work. Continue reading Dr. Michael Mann, Smooth Operator
WaPo History Rewrite: ‘Cheap energy hobbles global prosperity’
Cheap energy (aka fossil fuels) has been the biggest boon to prosperity, public health and the environment — ever. Even without its meager subsidies, fossil fuels are by far the choice to power the planet for the foreseeable future. Continue reading WaPo History Rewrite: ‘Cheap energy hobbles global prosperity’
Academic Freedom at Western Washington U: ‘Active’ faculty slam emeritus prof Easterbrook for doubting global warming in public
“We concur with the vast consensus of the science community that recent global warming is very real…” Continue reading Academic Freedom at Western Washington U: ‘Active’ faculty slam emeritus prof Easterbrook for doubting global warming in public
Daily Beast: Climate change a ‘civilization killer’; Need to ‘steamroll deniers’
“It’s quixotic to think that humanity can take any action to reverse the overtaxing of the oceans’ ability to absorb CO2 (evidenced by the seas’ increasing acidity) on any timeframe meaningful to those living today.” Continue reading Daily Beast: Climate change a ‘civilization killer’; Need to ‘steamroll deniers’
NY lobby board asked to investigate Yoko Ono, other Artists Against Fracking; Another radical group managed by Fenton Communications
“”When you are advocating for the passage or defeat of legislation or proposed legislation and spend more than $5,000, you are required to register.” Continue reading NY lobby board asked to investigate Yoko Ono, other Artists Against Fracking; Another radical group managed by Fenton Communications
The Guardian: ‘Golden years of alpine skiing to be thing of the past’ — but plenty of snow in 2013; Alps may not evidence warming until 2050
“Edoardo Cremonese, a climate change scientist with the Environmental Protection Agency of Aosta Valley, on the Italian side of the Alps, admitted that with fresh snow dusting the region it might not seem a good time to talk about global warming.” Continue reading The Guardian: ‘Golden years of alpine skiing to be thing of the past’ — but plenty of snow in 2013; Alps may not evidence warming until 2050