Claim: ‘Climate Change’ Could be Culprit With Legionnaires’ Disease on the Rise
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Legionnaires-Disease-on-the-Rise-and-Climate-Change-Could-Be-a-Culprit-320157491.html Dr. David N. Fisman, a professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto: It is difficult to be certain that climate change is a factor but it seems plausible, he said. The bacteria is more infectious in warm temperatures and some studies, including one he and others […]
WSJ: ‘The Unsettling, Anti-Science Certitude on Global Warming…doesn’t sound like science’
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2015/07/wsj-unsettling-anti-science-certitude.html
New York Court: Chimps Are Still Property, Not People
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/30/427864373/new-york-court-chimps-are-still-property-not-people?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews
PETA calls for Dentist Walter Palmer to be ‘hanged’ for killing Cecil the lion
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/30/peta-calls-for-walter-palmer-to-be-hanged-for-killing-cecil-the-lion/
Contrary to science, most Californians blame global warming for drought
http://www.examiner.com/article/contrary-to-science-most-californians-blame-global-warming-for-drought
UK Labour leader race: Will climate-change denier Piers scupper brother Jeremy Corbyn’s bid?
http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/593809/Labour-leader-race-climatechange-denier-Piers-brother-Jeremy-Corbyn
UN IPCC author: Antarctica’s abrupt glacial melting ‘greatly overestimated’
http://www.examiner.com/article/ipcc-author-antarctica-s-abrupt-glacial-melting-greatly-overestimated Dr. Andrew Shepherd, an IPCC author who works at the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, said the UOB study used calculations that appeared to have overlooked shifts in snowfall, noting that the “new estimates of ice loss computed (from the thinning of the ice) are far too high, because the glaciers in […]
Jeb Bush: ‘The climate is changing…Human activity has contributed to it’ – Seeks to ‘find solutions’
http://www.bna.com/jeb-bush-takes-n17179934073/ Jeb Bush: The climate is changing; I don’t think anybody can argue it’s not. Human activity has contributed to it. I think we have a responsibility to adapt to what the possibilities are without destroying our economy, without hollowing out our industrial core… I think it’s appropriate to recognize this and invest in the proper […]
The 97% consensus of climate scientists is only 47%
Survey of 1800 scientists: The ‘97% consensus’ is now 43% – ‘Less than half of climate scientists agree with UN IPCC ‘95%’ certainty’
Via: http://joannenova.com.au/2015/07/less-than-half-of-climate-scientists-agree-with-the-ipcc-95-certainty/ I used to think there was a consensus among government-funded certified climate scientists, but a better study by Verheggen et al shows even that is not true.[1] The “97% consensus” is now 43%. Finally there is a decent survey on the topic, and it shows that less than half of what we would call […]