MIT climate scientist on ‘hottest year’: ‘The hysteria over this issue is truly bizarre’ – Warns of return ‘back to the dark ages’
Full Audio of Lindzen’s interview. Dr. Richard Lindzen, the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at MIT and a member of the National Academy of Sciences ridiculed the media hyped claims that 2016 was the “hottest year” on record. Lindzen was on The Howie Carr Show on January 18 to discuss “global warming” and the latest science […]
Trump’s EPA pick Pruitt: Human role in climate change ‘subject to continuing debate’
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Wednesday that climate change is real, but he is skeptical of the degree to which humans contribute. The position outlined by Scott Pruitt, the current Republican attorney general of Oklahoma, goes farther than Trump’s previously stated position that climate change is a “hoax.” […]
Load of bollocks: 2016 allegedly ‘hottest year’ by unmeasureable 1/100 of a degree – While satellites show ‘pause’ continues
Climate Depot Analysis It’s that time of year again, the annual media ritual of declaring the previous year “the hottest ever!” And as usual, the media and many activists government scientists are playing fast and loose with the temperature data and. Former Vice President Al Gore promoted the “hottest year” claim today. “2016 was the hottest […]
Al Gore on His ‘Inconvenient Truth’ Sequel, Private Donald Trump Talks
Load of bollocks: 2016 allegedly the ‘hottest year’ by 1/100 of a degree! UK Met Office: 2016 & 2015 temps the same
ABC’s Late Night Comedian Jimmy Kimmel Tweets Trump EPA Pick ‘Scott Pruitt Is a Piece of Sh*t’
Jimmy Kimmel Tweets EPA Pick ‘Scott Pruitt Is a Piece of S***’ By Sam Dorman | January 18, 2017 | 2:03 PM EST Share it Tweet it President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency faced legislators on Capitol Hill as his confirmation hearings began Jan. 18. At the same time, celebrities spewed […]
U.S. Senate Panel Grills Trump’s EPA Pick Over Energy Ties
Democratic Senators quizzed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, over his energy industry ties during a contentious confirmation hearing on Wednesday that was briefly interrupted by protesters. Pruitt, 48, is a climate change skeptic who sued the agency he intends to run more than a dozen […]
Hottest year claims? Media Ignores The Satellite Record Showing No Warming Since 1998
By Paul Homewood There must be something wrong with my old eyes, as I can’t seem to find any mention of the satellite record, which shows no such thing. To recap, both UAH and RSS say that atmospheric temperatures for 2016 statistically tied with 1998, at just 0.02C higher. Neither 2014 or 2015 were anywhere […]
Trump EPA Pick’s Confirmation Hearing Went Exactly As You’d Expect
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Senate confirmation hearing went almost exactly as expected. Republicans voiced their support for Pruitt’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Trump administration, while Democrats grilled Pruitt on issues ranging from his campaign donations from energy companies to his views on global warming. Throughout the hearing, though, […]
There’s Still Less Warming Than Climate Models Predicted, Despite 2016’s Claimed ‘Record Warmth’
By Michael Bastasch Right now, the world is about as warm as half the models predicted, but, remember, global surface temperatures were driven up a strong El Nino. Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather compared the global average temperature record to climate model predictions. Climate models have consistently over-predicted global warming over longer periods. “Bottom line […]