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Did Hurricanes Florence and Michael Provide New Evidence for Manmade Global Warming?

Apparently acting on the principle that you never let a good crisis go to waste, the Washington Post on October 18 published a breathless story titled “In North Carolina, hurricanes did what scientists could not: Convince Republicans that climate change is real.” Tracy Jan, a young reporter covering “the intersection of race and the economy,” which […]

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Pray for People in Hurricane Florence’s Path—But Don’t Fall Prey to Alarmist Rhetoric

We should all be praying for those in the path of Hurricane Florence, regardless whether she turns out catastrophic or only (as hurricanes go) a relatively minor problem, and those in her path should be taking all sensible steps to shield themselves from harm, while others prepare to help quickly in the aftermath. At the

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Dr. Roy Spencer Receives Frederick Seitz Memorial Award

Cornwall Alliance Senior Fellow Dr. Roy W. Spencer received the Frederick Seitz Memorial Award, in recognition of his work, with colleague Dr. John Christy, on satellite monitoring of global temperature, and “the exceptional courage [he] has shown in the quest for knowledge and the great contribution he has made to science,” Tuesday, August 7. The Science

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History 1, Hansen 0

In 1988, James Hansen confidently predicted that the world would be about 1 degree Celsius warmer today than it was then. Actually, he offered three scenarios: A, “business as usual,” with rapidly rising carbon dioxide emissions, which would bring that 1 degree; B, “most plausible,” with emissions remaining constant at 1988 levels, which would make

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Take Secret Science Out of the EPA: An Open Letter in Support of Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science

Click here to sign the Open Letter. The federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science,” banning the agency’s use of “secret science” in formulating regulations, should be adopted. It is badly needed to assure American taxpayers that the EPA is truly acting in their best interests. Objections are groundless. Strengthening

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What’s a “Climate Skeptic”?

In his recent article “Four Reasons Alarmists Are Wrong on Climate Change,” Cornwall Alliance Research Associate for Developing Countries Vijay Jayaraj distinguished what, following widespread usage, he called climate-change alarmists, deniers, and skeptics. The “alarmists” generally think that human emissions of carbon dioxide (and other greenhouse gases) are driving global warming so rapid and eventually

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