BBC: Satellites find new colonies of Emperor penguins in Antarctica – ‘It’s good news because there are now more penguins than we thought’
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53549299 By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent Satellite observations have found a raft of new Emperor penguin breeding sites in the Antarctic. The locations were identified from the way the birds’ poo, or guano, had stained large patches of sea-ice. The discovery lifts the global Emperor population by 5-10%, to perhaps as many as 278,500 […]
Watch: Andrew Revkin interviews Michael Shellenberger on CSPAN about his climate conversion & new book ‘Apocalypse Never’
https://www.c-span.org/video/?473859-1/after-words-michael-shellenberger Michael Shellenberger, founder and president of Environmental Progress, offered his thoughts on what he calls “apocalyptic” environmentalism and provided some solutions on how to address environmental issues of today and into the future. He was interviewed by Andrew Revkin, author and Columbia University’s diirector of the Earth Institute Initiative on Communication and Sustainability.
‘Experts say’ name heatwaves like hurricanes – Seek shelter, a ‘Category 2’ heatwave is heading your way
Want to save lives? Name heat waves like hurricanes, experts say. https://t.co/TT5J1Bn18a — Bob Ward (@ret_ward) August 5, 2020 https://twitter.com/realMarkHohe/status/1290997466859483137 https://grist.org/climate/want-to-save-lives-name-heat-waves-like-hurricanes-experts-say/ Want to save lives? Name heat waves like hurricanes, experts say. By Shannon Osaka Excerpts: Now, as triple-digit heat waves set records around the country and around the world, a group of health experts, climate […]
Trump signs the Great American Outdoors Act into law – ‘Provides $900 million annually in oil & gas revenues for Land and Water Conservation Fund’
https://thewesterner.blogspot.com/2020/08/trump-signs-major-conservation-bill.html President Trump on Tuesday signed a major piece of conservation legislation into law as he and other Republicans seek to tout conservation accomplishments ahead of the elections in November. Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act, which would provide $900 million annually in oil and gas revenues for the Land and Water Conservation Fund […]
Why Progressive Activists Want to Silence the Truth About Climate Change – Interview with skeptical climate statistician Dr. Caleb Rossiter
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/05/why-progressive-activists-want-to-silence-the-truth-about-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-progressive-activists-want-to-silence-the-truth-about-climate-change Why Progressive Activists Want to Silence the Truth About Climate Change The Daily Signal / by Virginia Allen / Climate activists continue to sound the alarm over carbon dioxide emissions and climate change. Caleb Rossiter, the executive director of CO2 Coalition, an organization of climate scientists and experts who research and report the facts […]
Salman Rushdie Warns That Left-wing ‘Cancel Culture’ Is A Threat To Literature And Freedom Of Speech
http://www.thegwpf.com/salman-rushdie-warns-that-left-wing-cancel-culture-is-a-threat-to-literature-and-freedom-of-speech/ Salman Rushdie Warns That Left-wing ‘Cancel Culture’ Is A Threat To Literature And Freedom Of Speech The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF) / by bennypeiser / 3h Salman Rushdie has warned that Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is a threat to literature and freedom of speech. Responding to the idea that authors should write only ‘what […]
After Purging Mainstream Media, Climate Extremists Attempt To Censor Social Media
http://www.thegwpf.com/after-silencing-mainstream-media-climate-extremists-attempt-to-censor-social-media/ After Purging Mainstream Media, Climate Extremists Attempt To Censor Social Media The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF) / by bennypeiser / 3h Without the protection of free thought and discussion, scientific work cannot proceed. We need to share ideas, opinions, and perspectives to allow for the uncovering of truth, not suppress it. As America’s […]
Masks as magical thinking: Many ‘claim to believe in science. In reality, they believe in scientists. There is a very big difference’
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/08/masks_as_magical_thinking.html Masks as magical thinking By Jeffrey Ricker The history of mankind is, for the most part, that of ignorant pagans dutifully agreeing with whatever a group of priests told them was true. The priests would attribute divine wisdom and power to a force of nature and claim to speak for it. “The rain god […]
PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives – and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics – Lockdowns are ‘the biggest state takeover of life & work ever attempted by non-Communists’
https://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2020/07/peter-hitchens-face-masks-turn-us-into-voiceless-submissives-and-its-not-science-forcing-us-to-wear-.html PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives – and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics This is Peter Hitchens’ Mail on Sunday This is Peter Hitchens’ Mail on Sunday In the name of Covid, the State has already thrust itself into every corner of our existence. It has […]