Trump begins filling environmental posts with clowns
Come on, you can admit it. I admit it. I admit that after Trump’s election victory, I secretly hoped and even though that his rhetoric was worse than its bite. He only said those crazy things during...
View ArticleGroups working with Republicans on climate are discouraged, but see a glimmer...
Because America is entirely governed by two political parties, passage of legislation usually requires bipartisan support in US Congress. However, the Republican Party is the only major political party...
View ArticleThe simple, cheap instruments measuring global warming in the oceans
Earth is warming due to the release of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. Scientists are working hard to measure how fast the planet is warming, how much warming has occurred over the past few decades,...
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Trump or NASA – who's really politicising climate science?
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.Climate research conducted at NASA had been “heavily politicised”, said Robert Walker, a senior adviser to US...
View Article2016 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #48
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.Sun Nov 20, 2016Fighting climate change with inner change: a case for heightened...
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Dear Mr President-elect: a message from across the Pond
Dear Mr President-elect,On 6 Nov 2012, at 11:15 am, you tweeted:“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”We'd like to take...
View ArticleScientists rate Canadian climate policies
James Byrne is a Climate Scientist and Professor at the University of Lethbridge, Canada. He has published extensively on the impacts of climate change on water, ecosystems and society; served as an...
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Justin Trudeau approves two big oil sands pipeline expansions
In an announcement on November 29, 2016, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved two new major pipeline expansions for Canadian bitumen. Altogether, the two projects will add over a million...
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Trump and the GOP may be trying to kneecap climate research
Last week, Donald Trump’s space policy advisor Bob Walker made headlines by suggesting that the incoming administration might slash Nasa’s climate and earth science research to focus the agency on deep...
View Article2016 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #49
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.Sun Nov 27, 2016The DWP is expanding its rooftop panel program to the 'solar desert' to...
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Fires and drought cook Tennessee - a state represented by climate deniers
With my new hope that deniers of climate change will take ownership of the consequences, I am sad to report that this week, terrible wildfires have swept through Tennessee, a southeastern state in the...
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Getting involved with Climate Science via crowdfunding and crowdsourcing
At a guess, many of you reading this post are already making good personal choices to help mitigate climate change. Some of you would perhaps like to do more. So, here are some suggestions where you...
View Article2016 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #50
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.Sun Dec 4, 2016Push to lock in fuel efficiency standards central to President Obama's...
View ArticleReport helps scientists communicate how global warming is worsening natural...
Climate scientists have done a great job winning the scientific arguments about climate change. To be clear about what I mean, we have done a very good job investigating whether or not the Earth’s...
View ArticleClimate Science Legal Defense Fund at AGU and how you can help
Executive Director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) Lauren Kurtz reminds us that we're living in "interesting times," describes how the CSLDF is here to help, encourages Skeptical...
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Skeptical Science at AGU 2016
Next week is going to be an exciting and busy period for Skeptical Science. Several of us will be presenting talks and posters at this week's AGU 2016 Fall Meeting.MondayJohn Cook and Dana Nuccitelli...
View ArticleOn climate change, angels and demons are battling over Trump’s soul
There are signs that a war may be brewing over President-elect Donald Trump’s climate legacy, and the bad guys are winning.In one corner: Team IvankaHis daughter Ivanka appears to be establishing a...
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Why Coal Is Not Our Future
Coal ProblemsAustralian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has repeatedly asserted that coal will remain in use for electricity generation for ‘many, many decades to come’. He argues that moving to...
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Oceanographers offer clues to Malaysian airlines crash
No doubt nearly everyone is familiar with the story. In early 2014, Malaysian flight MH370 left Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, on a flight to China. The flight disappeared from communication and was never...
View Article2016 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #51
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.Sun Dec 11, 2016Trump team wants 'lists' of Energy Department climate researchers by...
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