Trump to rescue SUVs: EPA poised to scrap Obama’s ‘global warming’ fuel economy targets— setting up clash with California
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-mileage-epa-rule-20180329-story.html By EVAN HALPER MAR 29, 2018 | 2:55 PM WASHINGTON The Trump administration is poised to abandon America’s pioneering fuel economy targets for cars and SUVs, a move that would undermine one of the world’s most aggressive programs to confront climate change and invite another major confrontation with California. The Environmental Protection Agency is […]
Study claims Greenland losing ice sheet ‘faster than ever recorded’ – But history & realty differ
https://realclimatescience.com/2018/03/climate-science-greenland-ice-gain-is-the-fastest-melt-ever/ by tonyheller Climate scientists have announced that Greenland melting is the fastest in 400 years, and accelerating. SCIENCE: Greenland ice sheet melting faster than ever recorded — Thursday, March 29, 2018 This is quite amazing, considering Greenland gained ice last year. Greenland Ice Sheet’s 2017 weigh-in suggests a small increase in ice mass | NOAA […]
“Carbon trading” in the EU fails, emissions on the rise again.
“Carbon trading” in the EU fails, emissions on the rise again. https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/03/27/carbon-trading-in-the-eu-fails-emissions-on-the-rise-again/ Carbon emissions from power plants and factories covered by the EU Emissions Trading System rose 0.5% to 1,757.3 million mt in 2017, according to a poll of six market analysts by S&P Global Platts. It was the first time since 2011 that emissions […]
U.S. Republican & Independent Climate Scepticism Spreading — Despite Recent Natural Disasters
U.S. Republican & Independent Climate Scepticism Spreading — Despite Recent Natural Disasters http://www.thegwpf.com/republican-independent-climate-scepticism-spreading-despite-recent-natural-disasters/ Republicans are more skeptical than ever that climate change is a problem, and the partisan gap on the issue appears to be widening under President Donald Trump. Sixty-nine percent of Republicans say the threat of climate change is “exaggerated,” according to a […]
Gallup: Left Became More Militant About Global Warming Under Trump
Gallup: Left Became More Militant About Global Warming Under Trump https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/03/28/gallup-left-became-more-militant-about-global-warming-under-trump/ From Gallup News: Global Warming Concern Steady Despite Some Partisan Shifts by Megan Brenan and Lydia Saad STORY HIGHLIGHTS Partisan gaps across global-warming measures slightly wider than in 2017 Democrats view global warming seriously; Republicans view it skeptically 69% of Republicans, 4% Democrats say […]
U.S. Energy Markets: The Real Russian Meddling the Media Ignores
U.S. Energy Markets: The Real Russian Meddling the Media Ignores https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2018/03/28/u-s-energy-markets-the-real-russian-meddling-the-media-ignores/ By Paul Homewood From the American Spectator: Who is actively fighting to ensure government policies shutter U.S. nuclear energy facilities; keep domestic coal, natural gas, and oil in the ground; force up energy prices through taxes and regulations; and endanger national security by installing […]
Debunked: Obama EPA chief screams bloody murder in NYTimes op-ed about Trump EPA chief ‘secret science’ ban
Debunked: Obama EPA chief screams bloody murder in NYTimes op-ed about Trump EPA chief ‘secret science’ ban https://junkscience.com/2018/03/debunked-obama-epa-chief-screams-bloody-murder-in-nytimes-op-ed-about-trump-epa-chief-secret-science-ban/ I guess all those promises Gina McCarthy made to Congress about producing the Harvard Six City and Pope/ACS study data were all lies. The McCarthy/McCabe op-ed is below. My comments are in [bolded brackets]. A couple of […]
DOE: If it weren’t for coal-fired electricity plants, the Northeast would have blacked-out during recent bomb-cyclone
DOE: If it weren’t for coal-fired electricity plants, the Northeast would have blacked-out during recent bomb-cyclone https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/03/29/doe-if-it-werent-for-coal-fired-electricity-plants-the-northeast-would-have-blacked-out-during-recent-bomb-cyclone/ From the “when the going gets tough, renewables can’t cut it” department. Wind power generation actually dropped 5% during this period From the Daily Caller: Coal-fired power plants kept the lights on for millions of Americans during January’s […]
Christ’s ‘Crown of Thorns’ Tree May Help in ‘Climate Change’ Fight…
Christ’s ‘Crown of Thorns’ Tree May Help in ‘Climate Change’ Fight… https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-religion-easter-tree/christs-crown-of-thorns-tree-may-help-in-climate-change-fight-researchers-idUKKBN1H50W3 Discover Thomson ReutersFinancialGovernment SolutionsLegalReuters News AgencyRisk Management SolutionsTax & AccountingBlog: Answers OnInnovation @ Thomson ReutersDirectory of sitesLoginContactSupport North Korea RevealedThe Trump EffectDetained in MyanmarTechnologyEnvironmentSportScienceWorld News NEOT KEDUMIM, Israel (Reuters) – As the sun beats down on the barren slopes around Jerusalem, a tree […]
The Sun Is Spitting Out Strange Patterns of Gamma Rays—and No One Knows Why
The Sun Is Spitting Out Strange Patterns of Gamma Rays—and No One Knows Why http://www.thegwpf.com/the-sun-is-spitting-out-strange-patterns-of-gamma-rays-and-no-one-knows-why/ Our closest star remains an enigma. Every 11 years or so its activity crescendos, creating flares and coronal mass ejections—the plasma-spewing eruptions that shower Earth with charged particles and beautiful auroral displays—but then it decrescendos. The so-called solar maximum fades […]