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The good life or the ballot? Both you say? I say the good life first, the ballot second.
The good life or the ballot? Both you say? I say the good life first, the ballot second. We have reached a pivotal moment. I think we can be certain that governments and other powers, such as corporations and their promotional arms, such as the BBC, are set on destruction. The powers have made no […]
Seeing Red on Climate
Seeing Red on Climate Young Republicans, reformed lobbyists, and green Tea Partiers: Meet America’s “eco-right.” Todd Tanner has a pretty sweet offer for his fellow Montanans: a new shotgun in exchange for science-based evidence that he’s wrong about climate change. The conservationist uses the challenge in an attempt to raise awareness about our warming planet. […]
The Cosmogenic Isotope Record and the Role of The Sun in Shaping Earth’s Climate
The Cosmogenic Isotope Record and the Role of The Sun in Shaping Earth’s Climate The defining division between “climate sceptics” and “greenhouse gas warmists” is the role of the Sun in causing Earth’s climate to oscillate. The anecdotal evidence for a significant solar role comes from the observation that during the Little Ice Age (LIA) […]
New study on climate sensitivity not what poor media headlines, deniers are saying
New study on climate sensitivity not what poor media headlines, deniers are saying Courtesy Skeptical Science One swallow doesn’t make a spring, and nor does one scientific paper change a whole body of evidence. But you could be mistaken for thinking so after the poor media coverage last week of a new piece of climate […]
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch In case you’re worked up about the looming federal government shut-down, this is exactly how we’re supposed to roll in the long emergency: everything organized at the gigantic scale is going to wobble and fail. It’s nature’s way of saying, “get smaller, get realer, scale down, and get local.” The catch is, we […]
Defying Dystopia: Shaping the Climate Future We Want
Defying Dystopia: Shaping the Climate Future We Want We live in an age of dystopias on demand. Whether it’s Black Mirror, The Hunger Games or The Handmaid’s Tale, there is no limit to satiating our desires for dark, apocalyptic visions of the future. Unfortunately the scariest experience does not involve the world of the imaginary; […]
Is Climate Change a Tool to Eliminate Democracy?
Is Climate Change a Tool to Eliminate Democracy? COMMENT: Your view on denying climate change is supporting the capitalist model. This shows you have no credibility. OD REPLY: Climate is changing and it is part of the normal cycle. You are actually correct that I support capitalism and freedom and am against authoritarianism and totalitarian […]
The Geological Society of London’s Statement on Climate Change
The Geological Society of London’s Statement on Climate Change A group of geologists have drawn my attention to the 2010/2013 Geological Society of London‘s statement on climate change and asked if I could arrange an on-line discussion about it. The lead author of the statements is Dr Colin Summerhayes who has participated as guest blogger […]
Just How Fast Can Things Freeze?
Just How Fast Can Things Freeze? When the weather goes against Global Warming, they flip it into volatility and claim cold is now the byproduct of Global Warming. Al Gore’s environmental group, Penn State University climate scientist Michael Mann wrote, “the unusual weather we’re seeing this winter is in no way evidence against climate change,” […]
Dormant/Extinct Volcano Erupts for First Time in Recorded History
Dormant/Extinct Volcano Erupts for First Time in Recorded History Another dormant volcano has suddenly awakened erupting in a rather spectacular fashion, spewing lava for the first time in known history, It sent an ash cloud 2.1 kilometers into the sky. This ancient volcano on Kadovar Island, which is northeast of Papua New Guinea, has been dormant […]
Individual vs collective: Are you responsible for fixing climate change?
Individual vs collective: Are you responsible for fixing climate change? The other day I saw a tweet that had escaped its platform of birth to become a Facebook meme. I can’t find it, but it said something like: “Can we all please stop acting like ordinary people are to blame for climate change because we […]
This was Sydney before “Climate Change” hit — fifty degrees
This was Sydney before “Climate Change” hit — fifty degrees: Jan, 12, 1939, The Northern Star Penrith may have recorded 47.3C for at least one-second this week, but Windsor is only 23 km north-east of Penrith, and on January 13th, 1939, it recorded 122F or 50.5C with an old fashioned liquid thermometer, not a modern […]
Get used to saying ‘bomb cyclone.’ This is our climate now.
REUTERS / Brian Snyder Get used to saying ‘bomb cyclone.’ This is our climate now. Now that one of the strongest nor’easters on record has swirled off to Canada, it’s time to talk about what everyone was thinking during the storm: Is this just what happens now? Short answer: yes. Get used to it. Wild […]
Climate Change – Is this an OMG Event?
Climate Change – Is this an OMG Event? QUESTION: Is it in your view a minor cold blip or “OMG we’re all going to freeze to death and run out of food ?” BR ANSWER: We are looking at an unbelievable decline in the energy output of the sun which appears to be the most […]
