Climate Change Tag

Be wary of computer models and subsequent interventions

Posted by New Neo on April 06, 2020 39 Comments

Modeling can analyze data about complex systems and make predictions. But the predictive value of computer modeling is hampered by the fact that models are only as good as the assumptions and statistics behind them.

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Biden Attacks Energy Sector: No More Drilling, No New Fracking

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 26 Comments

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden moved to the left during Tuesday's debate. He did this despite having a decent lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Biden may have damaged his chances in key swing states by going after the energy sector.

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Airlines Flying Empty “Ghost” Flights During Coronavirus Outbreak to Avoid Losing Flight Spots

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 08, 2020 28 Comments

This is bureaucracy at its finest (or worst). With the coronavirus prompting many to stay in their own germy homes, airlines are wasting thousands of gallons of jet fuel flying empty flights in order to hold their flight slots.

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New Policy at UCLA Will Ban All Single-Use Plastic Items

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 29, 2020 14 Comments

“As a biology major, I’ve studied how critical a healthy ocean is in fighting climate change, in carbon capture, biodiversity and as an ecosystem”...

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Environmental Group at Harvard Promises ‘Escalation’ if Their Demands Aren’t Met

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 21, 2020 3 Comments

"This is all that can be said now"...

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Extinction Rebellion Ruins a Lawn at Trinity College, Cambridge, to Protest Fossil Fuels

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 18, 2020 5 Comments

"dug channels into the turf of Trinity College’s 16th-century great gate with shovels and pitchforks and planted their flags"...

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Architect of Trump’s Paris Climate Accord exit may return to EPA as chief of staff

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 17, 2020 13 Comments

President Donald Trump's not only shaking up Washington, D.C. by his firings (e.g., the mass termination of National Security Council members).

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Sinking Warren: Green New Deal Not Enough, We Also Need a ‘Blue New Deal’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2020 71 Comments

During a recent campaign stop in Virginia, Elizabeth Warren praised the 'Green New Deal' but suggested it just doesn't go far enough. She also wants a 'Blue New Deal' to save the oceans.

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Dartmouth Allows Paid Activist to Campaign for Green New Deal in Classes

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 12, 2020 0 Comments

"in spite of the fact that she’s violating its anti-solicitation policies"...

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Prof Argues for Human Extinction to Save the Planet

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 11, 2020 10 Comments

"book suggests an extreme solution to the current ecological crisis – human extinction"...

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Professor Offers to Turn off the Heat After Students Protest Fossil Fuels

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 03, 2020 12 Comments

"His speedy response was almost certainly not what they were expecting."...

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Elizabeth Warren Transferred Oil-and-Gas Investments to Her Children To Protect Her ‘Green’ Political Profile

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 02, 2020 23 Comments

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) campaigns as an environmental activist, supporting the completely insane Green New Deal and stating that she will ban fracking on her first day in office.

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San Francisco Restaurants Adding “Climate Change” Surcharge to Bill

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 26, 2020 38 Comments

Despite its reputation as a tourist draw, San Francisco saw more than 400 restaurants closed during 2019.

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Drama Prof Laments the Difficulty of Writing Plays About Climate Change

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 25, 2020 7 Comments

"The speed of the effects of climate change, George said, was only one obstacle"...

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At Davos, Trump dismisses climate alarmists as ‘prophets of doom’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 22, 2020 19 Comments

While much of the American media was tuned into the impeachment drama, President Donald Trump gave an epic address at the annual meeting of international business leaders this year at Davos, Switzerland.

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9th Circuit rejects “Kids’ Climate Change” lawsuit against U.S. government

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2020 17 Comments

The last time we checked in on the so-called Kids' Climate Change lawsuit, in November 2018, we noted that the trial was on hold, Trial of Kids Climate Change Lawsuit indefinitely postponed:

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Facebook Software Glitch Reveals Greta Thunberg’s Dad Edits Her Posts

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 14, 2020 25 Comments

Due to a glitch in a recent Facebook update, teen green activist Greta Thunberg is now addressing supporters have who have raised questions over who writes her climate change posts.

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Australia’s Apocalyptic Fires Caused by Bad Land Management and Arsonists, Not “Climate Change”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 07, 2020 50 Comments

Australia might be a half a world away from California, but the massive wildfires that have struck the country are still burning too close to home. My sister-in-law's family lives in the New South Wales town of Bega. They have been forced to evacuate, and we are praying that their home and the horses they were forced to leave behind remain safe. My brother-in-law has joined the firefight.

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