Former EPA official ‘Trump Admin. has done a good job of announcing various deregulatory changes, but have not been as effective in actually repealing regulations’
How Well Is EPA Actually Doing on Deregulation? http://www.carlineconomics.com/archives/4551 By Alan Carlin There is little doubt that the Trump Environmental Protection Agency is trying to roll back a number of Obama’s environmental regulations. And there is also little doubt that many deserve to be partially or fully withdrawn because they are not improving the environment […]
Study: It was WARMER in Roman and Medieval times – ‘Previous estimates of historical temperatures during the Roman era and the Middle Ages were too low’
It was WARMER in Roman and Medieval times http://sunshinehours.net/2018/08/09/it-was-warmer-in-roman-and-medieval-times/ by sunshinehours1 / Yesterday, 10:35 A study suggests the Britain of 2,000 years ago experienced a lengthy period of hotter summers than today. German researchers used data from tree rings – a key indicator of past climate – to claim the world has been on a […]
Report: Obama’s last minute light bulb ban may soon be history
Report: Obama’s last minute light bulb ban may soon be history http://www.cfact.org/2018/08/09/report-obamas-last-minute-light-bulb-ban-may-soon-be-history/ Former President Barack Obama’s DOE expanded the class of bulbs covered by a 2007 lightbulb ban to include bug lights, three-way bulbs, “rough service lamps,” and some decorative bulbs, such as globe-shaped bulbs. Obama’s decision came in January 2017 and roped in bulbs […]
Pre-Columbian America was plagued by decades-long megadroughts
Pre-Columbian America was plagued by decades-long megadroughts https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/08/09/pre-columbian-america-was-plagued-by-decades-long-megadroughts/ In the August issue of Physics Today, climate scientists Toby Ault and Scott St. George share a pair of startling research findings. Between roughly 800 and 1500 CE, the American West suffered a succession of decades-long droughts, much longer than anything we’ve endured in modern history. And […]
Climate change is coming for your kids — Who knew children are more likely to die in floods, droughts, heatwaves?
Climate change is coming for your kids — Who knew children are more likely to die in floods, droughts, heatwaves? http://joannenova.com.au/2018/08/climate-change-is-coming-for-your-kids-who-knew-children-are-more-likely-to-die-in-floods-droughts-heatwaves/ By Jo Nova Hear Ye! To all the world’s recalcitrant, absent, and neglectful parents, paediatricians have arrived to tell you to give your kids a drink during a heatwave, pack food to last through […]
Environmentalists’ Plan To Solve California’s Wildfire Problem — Ban Fossil Fuels
Environmentalists’ Plan To Solve California’s Wildfire Problem — Ban Fossil Fuels http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/10/california-fires-fossil-fuels/ ‘Double down on our convictions on climate’
Climate Scientist Calls Out Media (and Mann) ‘Misinformation’ On Wildfires And Global Warming
Climate Scientist Calls Out Media (and Mann) ‘Misinformation’ On Wildfires And Global Warming https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/08/10/climate-scientist-calls-out-media-and-mann-misinformation-on-wildfires-and-global-warming/ By Michael Bastasch With wildfires engulfing over 620,000 acres of California, there’s been a concerted media campaign to single out man-made global warming as the primary force behind the deadly blazes. But that’s not what the data suggests, according to University […]
Make Agriculture Great Again: Record corn yield and soybean production predicted for 2018
Make Agriculture Great Again: Record corn yield and soybean production predicted for 2018 http://www.drroyspencer.com/2018/08/make-agriculture-great-again-record-corn-yield-and-soybean-production-predicted-for-2018/ By Roy Spencer Today the USDA released its forecast for corn and soybean yields and production for the 2018 growing season. It is expected that corn yields (bushels per acre) in the U.S. will experience their third consecutive record year, with […]