The Lazy Man’s Way to Avoid Grappling with an Argument

Today I received this via email: I have seen a meme going around on Facebook that says: “Just so you know, Legitimate scientists tend to publish their research in academic journals, not on YouTube.” What is your take on this? Is does come from a very strong Democrat supporter. The truth is that legitimate scientists publish […]

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Is Climate Change a Threat to Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice?

The Arctic and the Antarctic are the darlings of the climate doomsday movement. Changes in their ice volume are often broadcasted as signs of the nearing climate apocalypse. Following record high temperatures in Antarctica last week, the global media made a clarion call for saving the planet from the imminent threat of climate change. One

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Ross McKitrick: ‘Believing the science’ on climate change doesn’t mean any policy goes

Mainstream science and economics do not support much of the current climate policy agenda and certainly not the radical extremes demanded by activist groups There’s an assumption out there that if you “accept” the science of climate change, you are obliged to support drastic measures to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is not true.

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Dr. Jim Steele to Join Dr. Cal Beisner on Facebook Live Stream July 21, 7 pm!

Dr. Jim Steele, author of Ocean Health—Is there an “Acidification” Problem? and Landscapes and Cycles, will be joining us tomorrow, Tuesday July 21, for our Facebook Live Series “From the Stacks.” Dr. Steele and Dr. Beisner will discuss why fears of “ocean acidification” are mistaken, how the chemical and biological processes of the oceans regulate seawater pH so

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Did Ocean Acidification Devastate Oregon’s Oyster Hatcheries?

About twelve years ago, operators of oyster hatcheries along the Oregon coast noticed something strange. Oyster larvae were dying. By the billions. In short order, climate-change alarmists posited a cause: “ocean acidification” driven by manmade carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from burning fossil fuels. Suddenly it wasn’t only warming of the atmosphere that struck fear into

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So Climate Change Is a Non-Crisis—What about Air & Water Pollution?

A follower writes, My question concerns the legitimate concern with pollution in large urban areas across the globe. I have come to believe that CO2 emissions are not a threat to our climate. But many of the things spewed into the air and water as a result of industrialization are harmful to people. It seems

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Ten Reasons to Take Coronavirus Seriously—While Speaking Graciously

Charles Horton, M.D., consults regularly for the Christian news magazine World. In the July 10 issue, he responded to someone who had challenged him to provide ten reasons to take the Coronavirus seriously. Here they are in brief. You can read his fuller discussion in the original article. 1. Case counts can rise quickly where

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