Another Global Warming Scare Bites the Dust: Global population of polar bears has increased by 2,650-5,700 since 2001
Global population of polar bears has increased by 2,650-5,700 since 2001 http://polarbearscience.com/2013/07/15/global-population-of-polar-bears-has-increased-by-2650-5700-since-2001 The official population estimates generated by the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG) give the impression that the global total of polar bears has not changed appreciably since 2001: 2001 PBSG report 21,500-25,000 2005 PBSG report 20,000-25,000 2009 PBSG report 20,000-25,000 2013 PBSG […]
World Bank denies electricity to energy poor: Abandons coal plant financing except for ‘rare circumstances’
Converting methane to CO2 with bacteria
Converting methane to CO2 with bacteria http://www.cfact.org/2013/07/04/converting-methane-to-co2-with-bacteria/ When you think about greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide usually comes to mind. But in reality, methane gas is 25 times more potent than CO2 at trapping heat. So it comes as good news that researchers in Canada are now testing bacteria that can consume methane and release CO2 […]
New Direction: Reuters Downgrades Climate Change Coverage
New Direction: Reuters Downgrades Climate Change Coverage http://www.thegwpf.org/global-cooling-reuters-downgrades-climate-coverage/ Winds of change are blowing through Reuters’ environmental coverage. One of its three regional environment correspondents “is no longer with the company” and the other two have been ordered to switch focus, people inside the agency say. A perceptible shift in Reuters’ approach to the global climate […]
CO2-induced crop failure update: Record harvests estimated for Bangladesh, Philippines, and Indonesia
Does Caring for “the Least of These” Demand Fighting Global Warming? — ‘Oppression thrives when energy is restricted. Totalitarian regimes remain in power by keeping their subjects poor and deprived of technological amenities’
Does Caring for “the Least of These” Demand Fighting Global Warming? http://www.icecap.us David R. Legates, Ph.D. Recently, my fellow evangelical scientists and academics sent a letter to the United States Congress urging immediate legislation on climate change. In an effort to care for the planet – God’s second greatest gift to humanity – they argue […]
July 1936, Thousands Dead From The Heat – Mississippi River Almost Dried Up
July 1936, Thousands Dead From The Heat – Mississippi River Almost Dried Up http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/07/13/july-1936-thousands-dead-from-the-heat-mississippi-river-almost-dried-up St. Petersburg Times – Google News Archive Search
July 13, 1936: Low CO2 Turned Most Of The US Into Death Valley
July 13, 1936 : Low CO2 Turned Most Of The US Into Death Valley http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/07/13/july-13-1936-low-co2-turned-most-of-the-us-into-death-valley St. Petersburg Times – Google News Archive Search
1930s Heat Was Global
1930s Heat Was Global http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/07/13/1930s-heat-was-global 17 Jan 1939 – Thermometers Register Fifteen Consecutive Centur… h/t to Ivan
July 13, 1936: Eighteen States Over 105 Degrees
July 13, 1936 : Eighteen States Over 105 Degrees http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/07/13/july-13-1936-eighteen-states-over-105-degrees Only July 13, 1936 381 out of 949 reporting HCN stations were over 100F. 208 stations were over 105F – in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arizona, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, and California Thirty-six stations were […]