A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun Dec 11, 2016
- Trump team wants 'lists' of Energy Department climate researchers by Andrew Freedman, Mashable, Dec 9, 2016
- Trump's EPA Pick Worries Renewable Fuel Proponents by Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News, Dec 9, 2016
- Climate Change Denial And The Rise Of Authoritarianism by Ralf Michaels, Huffington Post, Dec 10, 2016
- Trump says ‘nobody really knows’ if climate change is real by Juliet Elperin, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 11, 2016
- If Trump wants to dismantle Obama’s EPA rules, here are all the obstacles he’ll face by Brad Plumer, Energy & Environment, Vox, Dec 8, 2016
- Record low volume highlights exceptional year for Arctic sea ice, Carbon Brief, Dec 7, 2016
- The Rockefeller Family Fund Takes on ExxonMobil by David Kaiser and Lee Wasserman, The New York Review of Books, Dec 22, 2016 Print Edition
Mon Dec 12, 2016
- In Vancouver, 50% of trips are by foot, bike, or transit. This video shows how they did it. by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Dec 9, 2016
- Al Gore’s new climate change movie arrives just in time by Ellen McCarthy, Arts & Entertainment, Washington Post, Dec 10, 2016
- Antarctica: Australian scientists prepare to unveil 'holy grail of climate change' amid $45m funding boost by Jane Norman, ABC News, Dec 12, 2016
- On climate change, angels and demons are battling over Trump’s soul by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Dec 12, 2016
- Investment Funds Worth Trillions Are Dropping Fossil Fuel Stocks by John Schwartz, New York Times, Dec 12, 2016
- Faith leaders urge sovereign wealth, pension funds to halt investments in fossil fuels by Chinedum Uwaegbulam, The Guardian (Nigeria), Dec 12, 2016
- Does Connecticut's Green Bank Hold the Secret to the Future of Clean Energy? by Jan Ellen Spiegel, InsideClimate News, Dec 12, 2016
- Rapid rise in methane emissions in 10 years surprises scientists by Fiona Harvey, The Guardian, Dec 12, 2016
Tue Dec 13, 2016
- Trump's transition: sceptics guide every agency dealing with climate change by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Dec 12, 2016
- Climate Denier David Does It Again by Tamino, Open Mind, Dec 12, 2016
- Bill Gates Leads New Fund as Fears of U.S. Retreat on Climate Grow by Hiroko Tabuchi & Henry Fountain, Energy & Environment, New York Times, Dec 12, 2016
- Mountain glaciers are showing some of the strongest responses to climate change by Hannah Hickey, UW (University of Washington) Today, Dec 12, 2016
- Oil prices keep rising after Russia joins OPEC’s big deal to cut production by Brad Plumer, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 13, 2016
- Energy Dept. rejects Trump’s request to name climate change workers, who remain worried by Joe Davidson, Federal Insider, Washington Post, Dec 13, 2016
- The Arctic just had its warmest year on record ‘by far,’ scientists report by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washingto Post, Dec 13, 2016
- Endangered Science: Why Global Warming Emissions Are Covered by the Clean Air Act by Rachel Cleetus, Union of Concerned Scientists, Dec 12, 2016
- Trump Picks Energy Department Opponent Rick Perry for Energy Secretary: Sources by Hallie Jackson & Kristen Welker, NBC News, Dec 13, 2016
- Trump's Election Leaves Scientists In A Climate Of Uncertainty by Christopher Joyce, NPR, Dec 13, 2016
Wed Dec 14, 2016
- Climate Change Won’t Stop in 2016, Despite Misleading Report by Bob Henson & Jeff Masters, WunderBlog, Weather Underground, Dec 6, 2016
- Evangelicals are more skeptical of evolution than of climate change by Amy McCaig, Rice University News, Dec 13, 2016
- Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump by Brady Dennis, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 13, 2016
- These are the climate myths guiding Trump’s EPA team by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 13, 2016
- Exclusive: If Trump skews science, researchers must raise the alarm - Obama official by Patrick Rucker, Reuters, Dec 14, 2016
- Churches step up action on climate change by Gavin Drake, Angleican Communion News Service (ACNS), Dec 13, 2016
- Germany Sets High Bar for G20 Summit in July, Trump’s First Meeting with Global Leaders by Lawrence MacDonald, World Resources Institute (WRI), Dec 9, 2016
- Geophysical Union scientists protest Trump appointments by Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 13, 2016
- Rex Tillerson’s view of climate change: It’s just an ‘engineering problem’ by Chris Mooney, Energy & Envronment, Washington Post, Dec 13, 2016
- Trump Adviser: Global Warming Could Be Disproven Just Like Flat Earth Theory (VIDEO) by Matt Shuham, TPM, Dec 14, 2016
- Trump team disavows survey seeking names of climate workers by
- IEA: China’s new coal plants make ‘no economic sense’ by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, Dec 12, 2016
Thu Dec 15, 2016
- Oceanographers offer clues to Malaysian airlines crash by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Dec 14, 2016
- Jane Fonda targets Trump over climate and inequality: 'A boy in the bully pulpit' by Joanna Walters, Guardian, Dec 12, 2016
- From Obama’s Top Scientist, Words of Caution on Climate by Elizabeth Kolbert, Yale Environment 360, Dec 8, 2016
- The Climate Impacts of Trump’s ExxonMobil Pick for State by John Upton, Climate Central, Dec 13, 2016
- Jerry Brown strikes defiant tone: ‘California will launch its own damn satellite’ by Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee, Dec 14, 2016
- Climate Denial Rides Trump's Coattails to a Roaring Comeback by Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News, Dec 15, 2016
- NOAA Issues 'Jaw-Dropping' Assessment on 'Unprecedented' Arctic Warming by Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams, Dec 14, 2016
- Here is the worst defense of climate change skepticism that you will ever see by Philip Bump, The Fix, Washington Post, Dec 14, 2016
- Climate Risk Experts: Transparency Should Be Fossil Fuel Companies' New Normal by John H Cushman Jr. InsideClimate News, Dec 15, 2016
- California to Regulate Energy Use of Desktop Computers and Monitors by Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times, Dec 15, 2016
- Climate scientists adjust as Trump builds team of oil allies by Peter Henderson, Reuters, Dec 15, 2016
Fri Dec 16, 2016
- After an uproar, Trump’s team has disavowed its controversial climate questionnaire by Brad Plumer, Energy & Environment, Vox, Dec 14, 2016
- Donald Trump’s Aide at EPA Myron Ebell Meets with Who’s Who of Climate Science Deniers by Graham Readfearn, DeSmog, Dec 13, 2016
- Rick Perry, Trump's Energy Pick, on Climate Change: 'One Contrived Phony Mess' by Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News, Dec 15, 2016
- ANALYSIS-U.S. wind power enjoys a rebirth as solar's obstacles mount by Nichola Groom, Reuters, Dec 15, 2016
- Donald Trump Should Know: This Is What Climate Change Costs Us, Opinion by Michael Greenstone & Cass R Sunstein, New York Times, Dec 15, 2016
- Scientists are tying more and more extreme events to a changing climate by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 16, 2016
- This is not normal – climate researchers take to the streets to protect science by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Dec 16, 2016
- Climate change denial in the Trump cabinet: where do his nominees stand? by Mazin Sidahmed, Guardian, Dec 15, 2016
- Agriculture Eyed as Culprit in Global Methane Emissions Spike by Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News, Dec 16, 2016
- Trump Rejects Climate Change, but Mar-a-Lago Could Be Lost to the Sea by Michael Smith & John Levin, Bloomberg News, Dec 16, 2016
- Scientists confirm that warm ocean water is melting the biggest glacier in East Antarctica by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 16, 2016
Sat Dec 17, 2016
- Green Climate Fund misses 2016 target as US donation in doubt by Megan Darby, Climate Home, Dec 16, 2016
- Inside the largest Earth science event: 'The time has never been more urgent' by Alan Yuhas, Guardian, Dec 15, 2016
- India to halt building new coal plants in 2022 by Karl Mathiesen, Climate Home, Dec 16, 2016
- Analysis: What Trump — and his cabinet — get wrong on climate by John Sutter, CNN, Dec 16, 2016
- World Energy Hits a Turning Point: Solar That's Cheaper Than Wind by Tom Randall, Bloomberg News, Dec 15, 2016
[More to come.]