Judith Curry confirms: climate models can’t justify policy—ANY policy

For years we at the Cornwall Alliance have been saying that the disagreement between model predictions (or projections or simulations, call them what you will) of global temperatures and real-world observations means the models are invalidated and therefore provide no rational basis for predictions of future temperature and therefore no rational basis for policies meant […]

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Congress moves to improve transparency and accountability of science in environmental regulation

People who, like us, have been concerned that much of the science behind new regulations issued by the federal EPA under the Obama Administration lacked adequate transparency and accountability will be pleased by this press release just out from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee: Washington—U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House

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Does the Trump Administration Put Science in Jeopardy?

It’s hard to imagine a more thoroughly ignorant statement than this: “The discipline of science is one where the facts, once they are peer-reviewed and published in scientific journals, are fixed. They’re not open to interpretation, or at least not much.” That’s the opinion of Jeffrey Kluger and Justin Worland, writing in “How a war on

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Cornwall Alliance Releases New Video Series on YouTube!

In this 17 episode series, Cornwall Alliance Director of Communications Megan Toombs sits down with Vijay Jayaraj, Cornwall Research Associate for Developing Countries, to learn more about: economic development for the poor in India the history of USAID-sponsored population control the dangers faced by impoverished people—especially woman and children the incredible work missionaries and other

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A Film that Could Revolutionize Your Whole Perception of How to Help the Poor

Nearly thirty years ago I published my first book on Christian economics, Prosperity and Poverty: The Compassionate Use of Resources in a World of Scarcity. The last three chapters dealt with the nature and causes of poverty and how churches and individuals can help the poor. I said some fairly controversial things then about how

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Blog: Caring for Creation: A Book of Good Intentions but Poor Science

As an evangelical Christian, I believe we should be good stewards of God’s planet. We should strive to reduce pollution to protect human health and the natural environment. We should explore new alternative energy sources, always seeking to maximize benefits and minimize harms. We should prioritize providing electricity for the 1.2 billion people who don’t

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