“Monday is the last day New Yorkers will be able to buy super-sized sugary drinks in New York City” — except for brave and defiant retailers. Continue reading Starbucks to defy Bloomberg sugary drink ban
New Scientist: Time to forget global tipping points
“The idea that Earth is approaching a point of no return is probably untrue and almost certainly unhelpful.” Continue reading New Scientist: Time to forget global tipping points
Marcott: ‘We can be dead certain [the shells] are recording the temperature we think they’re recording’
Newly minted Oregon State PhD Shaun Marcott says that fossilized ocean shells are thermometers. Right-o. Continue reading Marcott: ‘We can be dead certain [the shells] are recording the temperature we think they’re recording’
New 11,300 Climate Reconstruction Debunked — Part 1
Terrific work by geology professor Dr. Don Easterbrook. Continue reading New 11,300 Climate Reconstruction Debunked — Part 1
NYTimes Admits: ‘Keystone pipeline will not push the world into a climate apocalypse’
The paper still opposes it, though. Continue reading NYTimes Admits: ‘Keystone pipeline will not push the world into a climate apocalypse’
EPA e-mail scandal fells Cuomo adviser
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s top environmental adviser has resigned after a year on the job. Continue reading EPA e-mail scandal fells Cuomo adviser
Associated Press shocked to learn that atherosclerosis is natural
Atherosclerosis found in mummies though the ancient Egyptians didn’t have Marlboros, Big Macs or Reality TV. Continue reading Associated Press shocked to learn that atherosclerosis is natural
CDC warns of superbug ‘nightmare’
Possibly CDC could focus on solving a real public health problem instead of nannying us? Continue reading CDC warns of superbug ‘nightmare’
Greenpeace: Indian coal power plants ‘kill 120,000 people a year’
Show us a body, Greenpeace. Continue reading Greenpeace: Indian coal power plants ‘kill 120,000 people a year’
Claim: ‘Invisible’ air pollution reduces lifespan by six months in the UK
Just because you can’t see the pollution any more doesn’t mean it’s not killing you? Continue reading Claim: ‘Invisible’ air pollution reduces lifespan by six months in the UK
Another Hansen Fail : Global Temperature Not Responding To Changes In CO2
Since earth hit Hansen’s magic number of 350 ppm CO2, global temperature changes have tailed off – and now have a negative slope. Hansen’s theory is broken. Continue reading Another Hansen Fail : Global Temperature Not Responding To Changes In CO2
Nature Climate: Amplified greenhouse effect shaping North into South
“The temperature and vegetation at northern latitudes increasingly resembles those found several degrees of latitude farther south as recently as 30 years ago.” Continue reading Nature Climate: Amplified greenhouse effect shaping North into South