A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun Dec 25, 2016
- Government to outline climate change risks facing UK in new report by Robin McKie, Observer/Guardian, Dec 24, 2016
- Two charts show how UK coal use is collapsing by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, Dec 22, 2016
- Spiking Temperatures in the Arctic Startle Scientists by Henry Fountain & John Schwartz, Science, New York Times, Dec 21, 2016
- The environmental movement grapples with social justice in the age of Trump by Natasha Geiling, Think Progress, Dec 23, 2016
- Typhoon Nock-Ten (Nina) Makes Landfall on the Philippines on Christmas Day by Linda Lam and Jon Erdman, The Weather Channel, Dec 25, 2016
- Why China Is Dominating the Solar Industry by John Fialka, ClimateWire, Dec 19, 2016
- Donald Trump and the Triumph of Climate-Change Denial by Clare Foran, The Atlantic, Dec 25, 2016
- The US is the only country that hasn’t signed on to a key international agreement to save the planet by Gloria Dickie, Quartz, Dec 25, 2016
Mon Dec 26, 2016
- 2016: Obama's Climate Legacy Marked by Triumphs and Lost Opportunities by Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News, Dec 26, 2016
- How Tillerson Created The (False) Impression He Supports Climate Action by Elliott Nagin, The National Memo, Dec 25, 2016
- Earth's temperature to dip but still sizzle in 2017 by Alister Doyle, Reuters/Inforum, Dec 25, 2016
- Mothers unleash their organizing power on climate by Katharine Wroth, Grist, Dec 26, 2016
- New Project Aims to Lure People Away from Meat, to a Climate-Healthier Diet by Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News, Dec 22, 2016
- States Will Lead on Climate Change in the Trump Era, Opinion, Editorial Board, New York Times, Dec 26, 2016
Tue Dec 27, 2016
- From the mountains to the sea: Coastal geologist speaks his mind by Sammy Fretwell, The State (Columbia, SC), Dec 24, 2016
- Fake news is old news to climate scientists by Katie Herzog, Grist, Dec 26, 2016
- Major flooding in UK now likely every year, warns lead climate adviser by Damian Carrington, Guardian, Dec 26, 2016
- 2016 was the year solar panels finally became cheaper than fossil fuels. Just wait for 2017 by Michael J Coren, Quartz, Dec 26, 2016
- US Brig Gen Stephen Cheney: Climate Change Could Lead To Humanitarian Crisis Of Unimaginable Proportions by James Ayers, CleanTechnica, Dec 26, 2016
- Scientists just ran the numbers on how much Trump could damage the planet by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 27, 2016
- Facts matter, and on climate change, Trump's picks get them wrong by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Washington Post, Dec 27, 2016
- State renewable energy mandates are producing enormous benefits by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Dec 26, 2016
Wed Dec 28, 2016
- Ohio Gov. John Kasich just saved his state’s clean energy standards by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Dec 26, 2016
- California, at Forefront of Climate Fight, Won’t Back Down to Trump by Adam Nagourney & Henry Fountain, New York Times, Dec 26, 2016
- California Wants to Go Its Own Way on Climate Policy. Will the GOP Let It? by Ed Kilgore,Daily Intelligencer, New York Magazine, Dec 27, 2016
- The Search Is on for Pulling Carbon from the Air by Annie Sneed, Scientific American, Dec 27, 2016
- 2016: Exxon vs. Climate Change, a Battle With Many Fronts by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, Dec 28, 2016
- Canada Can Make Huge Climate Gains by Cleaning Up Transportation Sector: Experts by Derek Leahy, DeSmog Canada, Dec 25, 2016
- It wasn’t entirely bad news. Here are five positive environmental stories from 2016. by Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 28, 2016
- These Are the 10 Most Important Climate Stories of 2016 by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Dec 28, 2016
Thu Dec 29, 2016
- China to cap 2017 energy consumption at 4.4 bln tonnes coal equivalent by David Stanway and Meng Meng, Reuters, Dec 28, 2016
- Canada Can Make Huge Climate Gains by Cleaning Up Transportation Sector: Experts by Derek Leahy, DeSmog Canada, Dec 26, 2016
- Democrats press EPA pick Pruitt on energy sector ties by Elana Schor, Politico, Dec 27, 2016
- The agony of Earth's hottest year: 'I miss that cold-cold weather' by John Sutter, Twoo, CNN, Dec 29, 2016
- 2016: Canada's Oil Sands Downturn Hints at Ominous Future by Nicholas Kusnetz, InsideClimate News, Dec 29, 2016
- 5 Things To Do About Climate Change, Just In Time For The New Year by Neil Leary, Huffington Post US, Dec 28, 2016
- Withdrawing Obama climate plan would ‘lead to more litigation,’ AGs warn Trump by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 27, 2016
- How to revolutionize climate change storytelling by Anya Khalamayzer, Green Biz, Dec 29, 2016
- The U.S. isn’t the only big country at risk of falling behind on climate change. Meet Brazil by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 27, 2016
Fri Dec 30, 2016
- Solar Farms Expected to Outpace Natural Gas in U.S.by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Dec 27, 2016
- Accepting the Reality of Climate Change is Good for Business by Maryam Zaringhalam, Scientific American, Dec 29, 2016
- How Is Climate Change Denial Still a Thing? by Jacqueline Ronson, Inverse, Dec 29, 2016
- Four Critical Energy Issues to Watch in 2017 by Bobby McGill, Climate Central, Dec 29, 2016
- This one weird trick will not convince conservatives to fight climate change by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Dec 29, 2016
- With enough evidence, even skepticism will thaw by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 27, 2016
- To Truly Fight Poverty, Hunger and Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture Must Go Global by Nigel Sizer & Andre De Freitas, AlterNet, Dec 29, 2016
- Climate Change 2016: The Year the Future Arrived by Bruce Melton, Truthout, Dec 29, 2016
Sat Dec 31, 2016
- 2017: Trump Peddles Climate Doubt in a World Sold on Action by Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, Dec 30, 2016
- East coast low and record heat: It's 2016, a year of weather extremes for Sydney by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning News, Dec 31, 2016
- Don’t kill US climate plans, 15 states warn Trump by Ed King, Climate Home, Dec 29, 2016
- Tillerson climate-change testimony scheduled before Trump swearing in by Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg News/Boston Globe, Dec 30, 2016
- Looking Ahead to 2017: What to Watch For, Weather- and Climate-Wise by Bob Henson, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Dec 30, 2016
- Top Ten Tropical Cyclone Events of 2016 Potentially Influenced by Climate Change by Jeff Masters, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Dec 27, 2016
- Wildfires as a Fact of Life: Can the Southeast Learn to Live in the New Normal? by Sami Grover, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Dec 28, 2016