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 […]
Walmart joins White House Climate Pledge: ‘We believe climate change is an urgent and pressing challenge’
Claim: ‘Global warming deniers are an endangered species’
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/jul/22/global-warming-deniers-are-an-endangered-species?CMP=share_btn_tw
More States Threaten To Veto EPA’s Global Warming Rule
http://dailycaller.com/2015/07/27/more-states-threaten-to-veto-epas-global-warming-rule/
Clinton spoofs GOP’s ‘mad scientists’ in video
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/249309-clinton-spoofs-gops-mad-scientists Hillary Clinton’s campaign is out with a new video panning the Republican presidential field as “mad scientists” who deny the effects of climate change. The new spot centers on the use of the phrase “I’m not a scientist” by Republican candidates when discussing climate change. “Faced with the threat of climate […]
Vatican Environmental Conference: A Marriage of Bad Governors and Bad Science
https://stream.org/vatican-environmental-conference-bad-governors-bad-science/
‘The Colossal Hoax Of Organic Agriculture’
http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2015/07/29/why-organic-agriculture-is-a-colossal-hoax/ Another poorly recognized aspect of this issue is that the vast majority of pesticidal substances that we consume are in our diets “naturally” and are present in organic foods as well as non-organic ones. In a classic study, UC Berkeley biochemist Bruce Ames and his colleagues found that “99.99 percent (by weight) of […]