Prof Phil Jones said the steam engineer’s work was “groundbreaking”. Continue reading BBC fetes 1938 Callendar global warming paper; Fails to mention Callendar thought global warming would be beneficial
Prediction: Indian gov’t says global warming will reduce wheat, rice crops 18% by 2020
Mark your calendars to evaluate that prediction. Continue reading Prediction: Indian gov’t says global warming will reduce wheat, rice crops 18% by 2020
Canadian Minister: Put Up Or Shut Up On Keystone XL
As the EPA snipes at the State Department’s approval, Canada’s natural resource minister says failure to approve the pipeline would seriously jeopardize our energy relationship and do nothing to save the earth. Continue reading Canadian Minister: Put Up Or Shut Up On Keystone XL
20 Years Ago: 4-26-93 — EPA threatens Calif. with loss of highway funds over auto inspections
EPA requires California to do “everything we feel is necessary.” No doubt this is the sort of federalism our founders had in mind? Continue reading 20 Years Ago: 4-26-93 — EPA threatens Calif. with loss of highway funds over auto inspections
Green Hell: “We’re blinded by next door’s solar panels”
Mr Phipps, 51, says his three-bedroom detached home is lit up “like a tanning salon” for several hours a day when the sun shines. Continue reading Green Hell: “We’re blinded by next door’s solar panels”
Quarantining Alberta Oil
“Today it makes economic sense for Canadian industry to invest the tens of billions required to build Keystone and other pipelines, and to develop the tar sands projects that will fill them with oil. Tomorrow, it may not.” Continue reading Quarantining Alberta Oil
Greenpeace UK: ‘Fracking remains a fantasy and a dangerous distraction from renewables’
“We believe the UK’s shale resources should be exploited, but that looks difficult given local opposition to drilling. There has to be a way of getting to communities.” Continue reading Greenpeace UK: ‘Fracking remains a fantasy and a dangerous distraction from renewables’
Top Climate Adviser Seeks Apolitical Debate on Australia Targets
Climate… apolitical? Continue reading Top Climate Adviser Seeks Apolitical Debate on Australia Targets
Study: Roundworm infection could help quell obesity, diabetes
“In the study researchers tested the effect of nematode infection on mice fed a high-fat diet. Infected mice of normal girth gained 15 percent less weight than those that were not infected. Mice that were already obese when infected lost roughly 13 percent of their body weight within 10 days.” Continue reading Study: Roundworm infection could help quell obesity, diabetes
Michael Mann ducks challenge to debate climate — but retweets Obama’s!
Michael Mann, you are a worm — no offense to worms intended. Continue reading Michael Mann ducks challenge to debate climate — but retweets Obama’s!
Poll: Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes
“They say it’s not government’s role to try to influence what people eat, drink, Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds.” Continue reading Poll: Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes
Actuaries: Global warming will barely affect insurance premiums — 0.5% per year
“In a submission to [an Australian] Senate inquiry into the nation’s preparedness for extreme weather events, the institute predicts that consistent with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s mid-range warning on global warming, climate change is likely to add about 0.5 per cent a year to insurance costs.” Continue reading Actuaries: Global warming will barely affect insurance premiums — 0.5% per year