"The trouble with almost all environmental problems,' says Paul R. Ehrlich, the population biologist, 'is that by the time we have enough evidence to convince people, you're dead. … We must realize that unless we are extremely lucky, everybody will disappear in a cloud of blue steam in 20 years.'" —The New York Times, 1969."No real action has been taken to save the environment, (Ehrlich) maintains. And it does need saving. Ehrlich predicts that the oceans will be as dead as Lake Erie in less … [Read more...]
The Koonin-Dessler Debate
Update: You may be able to watch the debate on Youtube around August 24th, the link that worked for a short time has been taken down.The debate I announced here between Steve Koonin and Andy Dessler took place Monday, August 15th, it was very educational and illuminating. I will try and write more about it in a few days.In short Andy Dessler said that economic models suggest that climate change is negative for human civilization and not positive at all. But he avoided putting any … [Read more...]
Southeast Asia at Energy-Climate Crossroad
Southeast Asia is at the crossroads of choosing between a climate agenda hostile to fossil fuels and the energy security its population desperately needs.Central to the question is the use of coal. The fuel is especially critical in the production of electricity for the 700 million people of the 10 countries making up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Electricity demand in … [Read more...]
The Great Barrier Reef Is Doing Great; People Should Know
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is, well, great. But the popular media won’t report this good news, so I will. The GBR is made up of approximately 3,000 reefs covering an area nearly the size of California off Australia’s eastern coast. The condition of its coral is frequently referenced as an indicator of the reef’s health, regularly in the context of the supposed damage global warming is doing to the planet. The reef now has more coral than any time since records began in 1986, … [Read more...]
Changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet Mass: Crisis in the Making, or Example of Uncertainty in Climate Science?
“Much climate reporting today highlights short-term changes when they fit the narrative of a broken climate but then ignores or plays down changes when they don’t, often dismissing them as ‘just weather’,” wrote theoretical physicist Steven Koonin, former Under Secretary for Science at the Department of Energy in the Obama administration, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed earlier this year. Such reporting frequently occurs regarding polar ice melt and its impact on sea-level … [Read more...]
“Virtue science” reigns
I was trying to preserve my sanity by avoiding the endless hyperbolic news stories on cringeworthy science-based policy. But, despite my best efforts, the tale of the Dutch farmers came to my attention.Those poor folks have their backs against the wall because their government has declared war on nitrogen! They might lose their land and livelihoods over this war, not to mention creating needless hunger in the world. Now Canada aims to do something of the same ilk to farmers here. … [Read more...]
1,500 Years Of Heatwaves
The following is a guest column from RealClimateScience.com.“Hot Weather.—Many a man has mopped his brow during the summer months of 1884, declaring it was the hottest weather the world ever knew, which, of course, would not be true, for the extreme heat in the record of the past has not been approached during the late summer.In 627, the heat was so great in France and Germany, says the London Standard, that all springs dried up; water became so scarce that many people died of thirst.In 879, … [Read more...]
EU Fossil Follies Star Russia, China in Lead Roles
As I have previously discussed in this column, the European Union, and Germany most particularly, have gotten themselves into a self-inflicted energy shortage disaster in becoming heavily dependent upon Russian natural gas and oil while simultaneously opposing the Putin government's Ukraine invasion which they have good reason to fear may spread to NATO countries.Germany, a dominant EU economic power, relied on Russia for more than half of the natural gas and a third of the oil … [Read more...]
‘Trust Us, We’re Experts’ Has Returned To A World Of Faith-Based Science
We are living in an era steeped in faith-based science. Deep trust in science, as defined by those perceived to be authoritative scientists in very complex scientific areas, has become blatant with the coronavirus crisis. To make sure we stayed healthy in addition to staying alive, we trusted what the scientific experts were telling us about the deadly disease.Now a certain amount of distrust of such expertise has set in.As the public learns more about the virus and the subsequent extended … [Read more...]
War on Fossil Fuels Means US Oil Sales to China — Child, Slave Labor
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised to end fossil fuel use in America.Biden said, there’ll be "no more drilling," "no more pipelines."Within hours of taking office, President Biden ended construction on the Keystone XL pipeline and began imposing leasing and drilling moratoriums, slow-walking permits, pressuring banks not to fund oil companies, and taking other steps to turn his promises into policies.However, with a little boost from President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, … [Read more...]
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