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Peabody Energy ‘Experts’ Sow Doubt About Reality of Climate Change
Peabody Energy ‘Experts’ Sow Doubt About Reality of Climate Change According to publicly available court records, US coal company Peabody Energyrecently submitted expert testimony to the Minnesota Public Utilities commission arguing that, ”CO2 is not harmful and is actually good for the planet” and that “there is no empirical scientific evidence for significant climate effects of rising CO2 levels, […]
NOAA: July Was Hottest Month Ever Worldwide
NOAA: July Was Hottest Month Ever Worldwide July was a scorcher, globally speaking. Last month was the warmest on record worldwide with many countries and the world’s oceans experiencing intense heat waves, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said today in a report. The report found that “the July average temperature across global land and ocean […]
The Latest Science on Global Warming
The Latest Science on Global Warming Because of the prejudiced coverage of the global warming issue that’s common in much of the press, I have decided to present highlights from one of the most comprehensive articles that’s now being considered by one of the world’s top scientific journals on the topic: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. This […]
Relying on the Government Will Make Climate Change Worse
Relying on the Government Will Make Climate Change Worse Twenty-five years ago, existentialism was a hot piece of intellectual property. A literate public was buying up such books as William Barrett’s Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy and Viktor Frankl’s From Death Camp to Existentialism (later republished under the title Man’s Search for Meaning). American psychologists were being introduced […]
July Was Warmest Month On Record NOAA Reports, Lists All “Signifiicant Climate Anomalies And Events”
July Was Warmest Month On Record NOAA Reports, Lists All “Signifiicant Climate Anomalies And Events” While some, perhaps not California farmers, will disagree with NOAA’s assessment of the world’s atmospheric conditions, earlier today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared that July was the warmest month ever recorded for the globe and was also the record warmest […]
The Last Refuge of the Incompetent
The Last Refuge of the Incompetent There are certain advantages to writing out the ideas central to this blog in weekly bursts. Back in the days before the internet, when a galaxy of weekly magazines provided the same free mix of ideas and opinions that fills the blogosphere today, plenty of writers kept themselves occupied […]
Islamic Leaders Join Growing Chorus Of Religious Voices Making Moral Case For Climate Action
Islamic Leaders Join Growing Chorus Of Religious Voices Making Moral Case For Climate Action A symposium of Islamic leaders from 20 different countries meeting in Istanbul today released a Climate Change Declaration that presents the moral case for the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims to “tackle habits, mindsets, and the root causes of climate change, environmental degradation and […]
Tomgram: William deBuys, Entering the Mega-Drought Era in America
Tomgram: William deBuys, Entering the Mega-Drought Era in America The other day here in New England it was chilly, rainy, and stormy and I complained. Where was the sun? The warmth? The summer? I happened to be with someone I know from California and he shook his head and said, “It’s fine with me. I […]
This Veteran Climate Scientist Advised Three Australian Prime Ministers. What Would He Say To Tony Abbott?
This Veteran Climate Scientist Advised Three Australian Prime Ministers. What Would He Say To Tony Abbott? Scientist Dr Graeme Pearman knows more than most about the responsibilities and the perils that come with communicating climate change to the highest authorities. As one of Australia’s highest ranking government scientists, he was asked into the offices of three […]
How Humans Cause Mass Extinctions
How Humans Cause Mass Extinctions STANFORD – There is no doubt that Earth is undergoing the sixth mass extinction in its history – the first since the cataclysm that wiped out the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago. According to one recent study, species are going extinct between ten and several thousand times faster than they […]
Can’t Touch This: To Stave Off Climate Disaster, Arctic Oil Must Stay in Ground
Can’t Touch This: To Stave Off Climate Disaster, Arctic Oil Must Stay in Ground ‘There is no reasonable scenario in which Arctic oil drilling and a safe climate future co-exist,’ says Oil Change International in new report U.S. Arctic oil will be exposed to increasing risks associated with mounting public opposition, marked by creative direct […]
Emissions reduction target: Julie Bishop disputes Climate Change Authority’s figures
Emissions reduction target: Julie Bishop disputes Climate Change Authority’s figures Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has responded to the Climate Change Authority’s criticism of the Government’s emission reduction targets, saying its estimates are incorrect. On Tuesday, the Federal Government announced plans to cut emissions by 26-28 per cent by 2030 based on emissions from the year 2005. […]
Alberta climate-change panel to consult before taking action
Alberta climate-change panel to consult before taking action Environment Minister Shannon Phillips takes step toward ‘made in Alberta’ plan Alberta’s NDP government took a first step toward a new climate change strategy Friday, but made it clear that new emissions targets and the policies to implement them will have to wait until the end of a […]
