Hundreds of millions of people in China are still very poor. Continue reading As U.S. and Europe Pass the Hat at Climate Talks, China Clings to Developing-Nation Status
Kerry in Familiar Spot: Trying to Coax Deal in Meeting’s Closing Days
Failure to be his legacy. Continue reading Kerry in Familiar Spot: Trying to Coax Deal in Meeting’s Closing Days
Sleepless, Tense Climate Negotiators Haggle Over Paris Deal
Still no climate payola. Continue reading Sleepless, Tense Climate Negotiators Haggle Over Paris Deal
NYTimes debunks manmade global warming with frozen mummy story
So how did the corpses get to be buried in the Siberian permafrost to start with? Continue reading NYTimes debunks manmade global warming with frozen mummy story
Still Divided, Countries Join Final Push for Climate Deal
COP-21 is not going anywhere. Circus to move on to COP-22 in Morocco. Continue reading Still Divided, Countries Join Final Push for Climate Deal
Rep. Lamar Smith responds to Michael Mann, NYTimes
“If NOAA has nothing to hide, why not provide the evidence to support the agency’s claims?” Continue reading Rep. Lamar Smith responds to Michael Mann, NYTimes
More ‘settled science’: Clouds warm more Arctic than expected
But clouds aren’t incorporated into climate models. Continue reading More ‘settled science’: Clouds warm more Arctic than expected
Oil sands pipeline Alberta Clipper survives court challenge
Economy wins. Enviros lose. Same amount of oil as Keystone XL pipelined to US. Continue reading Oil sands pipeline Alberta Clipper survives court challenge
Small atoll islands may grow, not sink, as sea levels rise
Yet more “settled science.” Continue reading Small atoll islands may grow, not sink, as sea levels rise
Busted: ‘Unprecedented’ storms and floods are more common than we think
Historic records build a clearer picture of ‘extreme weather.’ Continue reading Busted: ‘Unprecedented’ storms and floods are more common than we think
Claim: Smoking reduces brain cell loss caused by banned pesticide
I tried to capture the idiocy of the study in the title. Continue reading Claim: Smoking reduces brain cell loss caused by banned pesticide
Much Of The World Perplexed That Climate Debate Continues In U.S.
NPR thinks Americans should believe as the Senegalese do. Continue reading Much Of The World Perplexed That Climate Debate Continues In U.S.