A Simple Explanation of Why Climate Models “Run Hot”

The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR6) has been released, much to the excitement of and fanfare from the mainstream media.  It was expected that gloom and despair would permeate the document – unless, of course, we adopt a draconian carbon-dioxide-reduction strategy – and the IPCC did not fail

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The Perils of Idolizing Organic Farming in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is on a path to agricultural collapse. Its president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, declared an economic emergency on August 31, 2021. Why? One reason is a bizarre agricultural policy. In April, Sri Lanka’s cabinet “approved a ban on importation of chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals in the bid to become the first country ever to

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Alaska’s 2021 salmon harvest sets new records, defying doomsayers again

So Many Salmon By late July, salmon runs and the brown bears that pursue them are winding down at Brooks Falls. So I was skeptical about my daughter’s desire to visit this treasure in Alaska’s Katmai National Park in early August. Until she showed me the live webcam. We secured a last minute flight that

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Does Climate Change Threaten Your Morning Joe? A Guide for Caffeine Aficionados

There are two types of coffee drinkers: casual and extremely particular.  Regardless which type you are, you might want to know how climate change impacts coffee production. The media tell us coffee plants are dying because of climate change. Time magazine, for example published an article titled, “Your Morning Cup of Coffee Is in Danger. Can the Industry Adapt

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New Climate Report Got You Shakin’ in Your Boots?

Every year like clockwork, starting in late July and running through to November, mainstream media around the world start hyping the message: your sinful use of fossil fuels to heat or cool your home, cook your food, power your car or truck, make and market and use your food, clothing, shelter, communications, transportation, health care,

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Swiss Scientist: Play My Way or I’ll Take My Ball and Go Home!

That’s the gist of what Swiss climate scientist Sonia Seneviratne told CBC News about why she may refuse to participate in any future assessment reports from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It’s not that the reports don’t let her say what she wants to say. She’s been a lead author about extreme

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A Brief History of the Cornwall Alliance—Part 2: A Withered Seedling

The Cornwall Alliance, the roots of which we saw in Part 1, almost got its start in 2000, though with different name, constituency, and mission. That was when the short-lived Interfaith Council on Environmental Stewardship got its start. It grew out of a meeting of 25 Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jewish theologians, economists, environmental scientists,

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