A new report released by the United Nations titled “Human Cost of Disasters” is under fire by various groups for offering a short-sighted and misuse of data to come to foregone conclusions. “The report’s claim of an increase in climate-related… Read More ›
Climate Change
California’s wildfires are a serious matter, but the official record of the United States shows forest fires in the US today are far below the annual average in the 1930s and 1940s.
California wildfires have been in the news in recent weeks. As I noted Thursday, the Golden State is experiencing one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory. Newly updated figures from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection… Read More ›
London officials call on government not to rush ratification of Paris Climate Agreement in light of Brexit
London — Five senior peers, including former Chancellor Lord Lawson and former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service Lord Turnbull, have called on the government not to ratify the Paris climate agreement before the consequences of the EU… Read More ›
Scientists confirm the Antarctic Peninsula continues to cool
New research released yesterday, July 20, 2016, in the respected weekly journal of science, Nature, finds that the Antarctic Peninsula has been cooling for decades. The Antarctic Peninsula, regarded as a “global warming hot spot”, has been cooling for almost… Read More ›
Florida House District 90 candidate responds to League of Women Voters’ candidate questions
Today, July 20, 2016, Libertarian candidate for Florida House District 90, Artie Lurie responded to the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County’s candidate questions. The Libertarian Party of Florida candidate, an advocate for transparency, has been systematically publicly responding… Read More ›
Fatally flawed climate science paper ‘should be withdrawn’
A recent paper in Nature has received worldwide media attention because of its claim to have shown that the recent hiatus in surface temperature rises was the result of natural variability. The lead author, Jochem Marotzke of the Max Planck Institute, also… Read More ›
Time for the UN to get out of climate change
“Climate change negotiators in Lima, Peru seemed oblivious to the findings of the UN’s ongoing My World survey about what the people of the world really want the agency to focus on,” said Tom Harris, executive director of the Ottawa, Canada-based… Read More ›
Dominion concerned about EPA ‘Clean Power Plan’ regulations
Dominion (NYSE: D) expressed concern about potential adverse impact on electric reliability and customer bills in comments filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the EPA’s proposed “Clean Power Plan” regulations. The company also said some states – such… Read More ›
New study suggests eating vegan is solution to global warming
A new study released yesterday suggests one of the major causes of global warming is the human consumption of cattle and other meat. Meat for human consumption as opposed to fruit and vegetable production causes more chemicals released into the… Read More ›