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To tweet or not to tweet at Donald Trump? That was the question!
Knowing Twitter to be the prefered means of communication for the current POTUS and that he “may” have a thing or two to learn about climate science, John Mason recently set out to explain the carbon...
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Americans are confused on climate, but support cutting carbon pollution
The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication published the findings of its 2016 survey on American public opinion about climate change. The results are interesting – in some ways confusing – and...
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How Green is My EV?
One of the largest sources of CO2 pollution from the average American consumer is the family car. The EPA states that 26% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from all forms of transportation (2014...
View Article2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #10
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.Sun Mar 5, 2017A closer look at China’s stalled carbon emissions, Guest post by Jan Ivar...
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A Perfect (Twitter) Storm
Last week an entertaining barrage of tweets erupted from Dr. Gavin Schmidt's account in response to a blog piece written by Dilbert creator Scott Adams. Being that Adams' original tweet promoting his...
View ArticleThe fossil fuel industry's invisible colonization of academia
On February 16, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center hosted a film screening of the “Rational Middle Energy Series.” The university promoted the event as “Finding Energy’s Rational Middle” and...
View Article2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #11
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.Sun Mar 12, 2017NSW increases renewable energy but lags behind other states and national...
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Elevator Pitches - Chapter 02 - Radiative Gases
This is another excerpt from my book 28 Climate Change Elevator Pitches. I'll be publishing one chapter here on SkS each month.[Click here for larger image]Chapter 02Radiative GasesA Musical Basis for...
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2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #12
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week. Articles of signifigance as determined by the editor are highlighted in the Editor's Picks'...
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Global warming is increasing rainfall rates
he world is warming because humans are emitting heat-trapping greenhouse gases. We know this for certain; the science on this question is settled. Humans emit greenhouse gases, those gases should warm...
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PBS is the only network reporting on climate change. Trump wants to cut it
Media Matters for America has published its annual review of American evening newscast climate coverage for 2016, and the results are stunning:In 2016, evening newscasts and Sunday shows on ABC, CBS,...
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Scientists understood the climate 150 years ago better than the EPA head today
The current head of the US Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt does not believe or understand long-known principles of climate science and basic physics. Recently he claimed on CNBC that...
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2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #13
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week. Articles of signifigance as determined by the editor are highlighted in the Editor's Picks'...
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2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #14
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week. Articles of signifigance as determined by the editor are highlighted in the Editor's Picks'...
View ArticleNew study links carbon pollution to extreme weather
It was only a few weeks ago that I wrote about changes to extreme weather in a warming world. That prior article dealt with the increase of extreme precipitation events as the Earth warms. I termed the...
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From the eMail Bag: A Deep Dive Into Polar Ice Cores
We occasionally receive excellent questions and/or comments by email or via our contact form and have then usually corresponded with the emailer directly. But, some of the questions and answers deserve...
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Heartland: What's your story?
If you teach physical science your mailbox may have recently been assaulted by a tract from the Heartland Institute titled "Why scientists disagree about global warming." The lie in the title is an...
View ArticleScientists can be advocates and maintain scientific credibility
Scientists are often hesitant to engage in what might be considered “advocacy,” for fear of losing credibility with the public. But a recent study led by John Kotcher at George Mason’s Center for...
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New study shows worrisome signs for Greenland ice
As humans put more heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide, ice around the planet melts. This melting can be a problem, particularly if the melting ice starts its life on land....
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2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #15
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week. Articles of signifigance as determined by the editor are highlighted in the Editor's Picks'...
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