Sea Level Continues Its Historic Decline
Steven Goddard
The latest sea level numbers are out, and Envisat shows that the two year long decline is continuing, at a rate of 5mm per year. (Real Science)
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On Green Hell Blog- Anti-pesticide cranks responsible for elevated childhood asthma? June 13, 2011Crawling culprit seen in urban kids’ asthma Researchers have identified cockroaches as a potential explanation for dramatic variations between neighborhoods in asthma rates among New York City children. In some New York City neighborhoods, 19 percent — nearly 1 in 5 — children have asthma; in others, the rate is as low as 3 percent. [...]
- Paul Driessen on Oregon Dems’ attack on skeptic’s kids April 26, 2011Political Payback – Oregon Style Paul Driessen Confused visitors will be forgiven for thinking Oregon State University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Congressman Pete DeFazio and the “progressive-socialist” wing of the Democratic Party. Or for likening what’s going on there to political retribution as practiced in Third World thugocracies. (Townhall) […]
- Greenpeace assault on coal finance April 8, 2011Check out this assault on an Australian Bank for their involvement with the mining industry that quite literally sustains the country: h/t Jo Nova
- Further update on Oregon Dems attack skeptic’s kids March 28, 2011Crunch time: Payback machine grinding GOP candidate’s kids WorldNetDaily Earlier this month, WND broke the sensational story in which Art Robinson – the noted scientist who challenged Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio for Oregon’s 4th District congressional seat in November –alleged some extraordinarily nasty post-election political retribution was underway agai […]
- Carbon tax coming to the EU? March 16, 2011The European Union’s taxation commissioner plans to propose a new two-part fuel tax, split into a carbon tax of 20 euros per ton of CO2 and a minimum energy tax on motor fuels and heating fuels. (Reuters).
- Study: Greens’ red tape costs GDP, jobs March 10, 2011A first-of-its kind study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports that stalled energy projects are costing the New York economy $36.2 Billion and More Than 60,000 Jobs. (Progress Denied: A Study on the Potential Economic Impact of Permitting Challenges Facing Proposed Energy Projects).
- Update on Oregon Dems attack skeptic’s kids March 10, 2011Following on from Oregon Dems attack climate skeptic’s children Art Robinson has posted further information here. Follow the issue on Oregon State Outrage.
- EPA GHG regs put biomass plant at risk March 9, 2011Thanks to EPA’s new greenhouse gas permitting authority, a proposed Wisconsin biomass plant has come under fire from green activists. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel report: It doesn’t make sense to issue a permit for the project because it would add emissions of carbon dioxide at a rate much higher than a natural gas-fueled power [...]
- Africa’s killer dares to criticize March 9, 2011Check out this galling interview of William Ruckelshaus, the EPA administrator who banned DDT. While Ruckelshaus is correct in criticizing Members of Congress for essentially being willfully uninformed on environmental issues, his criticism is astonishingly arrogant given his own willful (and genocidal) ignorance of facts. During 1971-1972, the EPA held seve […]
- Coal exec: ‘More coal. All the time.’ March 9, 2011Don’t miss Peabody Energy exec Fred Palmer’s unapologetic interview with The Guardian (UK). Notable quotes include: “We’re 100% coal. More coal. Everywhere. All the time.” “We don’t have a political allegiance. We’re Americans and our political party is coal.” “Anyone who has the notion that we’re going to move away from fossil fuels just isn’t [...] […]
- Scoundrel CFL makers lobby against consumers March 9, 2011Light bulb makers, in the form of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, will be testifying against a repeal of the 2007 federal light bulb law on March 10 before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The trade group and its member firms have been making their lobbying rounds on Capitol Hill this week. According [...]
- Oregon Dems attack climate skeptic’s children March 7, 2011Democrat-run Oregon State University is apparently retaliating against climate skeptic and congressional candidate Dr. Art Robinson by taking action without cause against his three graduate student children. Robinson put together the petition against climate alarmism signed by 31,000+ U.S. scientists and unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Peter DeFazio in OR-4 l […]
- Sierra Club chief admits lobbying for business March 4, 2011At the Wall Street Journal ECO:nomics conference today, Sierra Club chief Carl Pope casually mentioned that the Sierra Club sits down with corporations having environmental regulatory problems and then uses its expertise in “changing public policy” to help the corporation solve its problem with the government — a novel role for a non-profit organization that […]
- CAGW hysteria risks public health March 3, 2011Activists love to talk about the hypothetical far-future “health risks” of a less-cold planet. They are not so keen to discuss the very real harms caused by their hysterical anti-carbon claims here and now. We at JunkScience.com are not so reticent. The immediate trigger for this is an article in the Adelaide Advertiser from South [...]
- Shell wants you to walk March 2, 2011At the annual Rentseekers Ball (aka the Wall Street Journal’s ECO:nomics Conference), Royal Dutch Shell gave attendees room-warming gifts — pedometers, with a note that was headlined “Take the First Step.” If they want us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions so much, why do they sell us gasoline?
- How to speed nuke permits: ‘Issue them’ March 1, 2011At today’s House Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing on EPA’s job killing greenhouse gas regulations, Rep. Cory Power (R-CO) asked panel witness Dan Reicher — a longtime anti-nuke campaigner trying to position himself as some sort of “clean energy” expert — what could be done to accelerate the issuance of nuke plant permits. While Reicher [...]
- ‘Clean energy’ central planning misfires in India March 1, 2011New Dehli’s experiment with “clean” natural gas turned out to be not so clean after all. A University of British Columbia study reports that, “A pioneering program by one of the world’s largest cities to switch its vehicle fleet to clean fuel has not significantly improved harmful vehicle emissions in more than 5,000 vehicles – [...]
- Arizona Public Service proposes ratepayer rip-off March 1, 2011Arizona Public Service is proposing a rate package that includes “decoupling” — i.e.: If approved, that would allow APS to collect a certain amount of revenue per customer regardless of how much energy was sold. Such plans essentially allow a company to earn more money for selling less electricity. Wake up Arizona. Decoupling should be [...]
- Is Obama With Eye On ’12 Mulling An EPA Rollback? March 1, 2011By Steve Milloy March 1, 2011, Investor’s Business Daily It looks as though President Obama may have decided that getting re-elected in 2012 is more important than saving the planet from the much-dreaded global warming. But then how does he break it to the people who helped elect him and whose support he will need [...]
- Is Obama prepping the left for bad news on EPA? February 28, 2011The coincidence of: Sen. Sherrod Brown’s letter to Obama about EPA regs; Pew Center chief Eileen Claussen’s “prediction” in today’s Guardian about Obama; and Grist.org’s howling about the Brown letter, may be signs that Obama is preparing his base for the impending news that the EPA will be delaying implementation of its greenhouse gas regulations [...] […]
- Anti-pesticide cranks responsible for elevated childhood asthma? June 13, 2011
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- Claim: Global majority faces water shortages ‘within two generations’ May 24, 2013Water is the most abundant substance on the planet. If anyone can’t get it, its likely because: The enviros are constricting supply; Bad/corrupt government is constricting supply; and/or Poverty is constructing supply/. All of these bottlenecks are readily fixed by … Continue reading →
- Tyranny takes a forced holiday: Sequester shutters EPA, IRS today May 24, 2013“Four federal government agencies will be closed on Friday, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Office of Management and Budget.” Read more at CNN Money.
- The consequences of misunderstanding risk May 24, 2013An excellent essay on risk recommended by JunkScience.com friend Fred Singer. Read more from the Scientific Alliance.
- Tesla: The Other Government Motors May 24, 2013The Wall Street Journal editorial page exposes electric car maker Tesla for what it is — another taxpayer boondoggle. The list of the Obama Administration’s industrial policy failures is long, from Solyndra to Fisker Automotive. But now we are hearing … Continue reading →
- WaPo commits photo fraud for global warming column May 24, 2013Check out this print edition photo accompanying Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson’s unhinged rant on climate today: First, those billowing emissions from the smokestacks are water vapor — not carbon dioxide, which is invisible. Next, the photo was taken either … Continue reading →
- Anheuser-Busch presses Germany to ban fracking until groundwater safety guaranteed May 24, 2013There is no evidence that fracking has ever contaminated any groundwater anywhere. Bloomberg reports: German brewers called on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to block the tapping of shale gas by means of hydraulic fracturing, citing industry concerns that fracking could … Continue reading →
- Gov. Moonbeam slams warmists as on ‘losing end’ of ‘contest for ideas’ May 23, 2013The Contra Costa Times reports: “We’re really in a war here, a contest for ideas, and this crowd is on the losing end,” [Gov. Brown] said, noting that scientists must talk not only to each other but to laymen in … Continue reading →
- Gov. Moonbeam: If no action against climate change in 5 years, “it’s over” May 23, 2013What’s over, warmism? The Contras Costa Times reports: “What’s coming at us is what we ourselves are creating,” he said, adding that if action against climate change “is just about like this five years from now, it’s over.” Yet some … Continue reading →
- NOAA predicts active 2013 Atlantic hurricane season May 23, 2013Three climate factors that strongly control Atlantic hurricane activity are expected to come together to produce an active or extremely active 2013 hurricane season. These are: A continuation of the atmospheric climate pattern, which includes a strong west African monsoon, … Continue reading →
- Scalia screws conservatives again: Upholds faulty notion that federal agencies have the authority to determine the scope of their own jurisdiction if the law is unclear May 23, 2013“The ruling is ‘unquestionably welcome news’ for EPA because it is often faced with unclear statutory language. Read more at EE&E News.
- More Bad Astronomer Rant: Temperature in Kansas to hit ’120 degrees for months on end’ May 23, 2013Bad Astronomer Phil Plait continues his rant: And in this case, saying [carbon dioxide] is plant food is just ignoring the biggest p[roblem here and that you’re heating the world up. Yeah, plants breathe carbon dioxide and some plants will … Continue reading →
- Warmist Rant: Bad Astronomer says carbon dioxide is a poison; ‘Tie a plastic bag over your head and let me know’ May 23, 2013Bad Astronomer Phil Plait attacked the recent pro-carbon dioxide Wall Street Journal op-ed by Will Happer and Harrison Schmidt in a SETI Institute podcast (around 6:50 into the audio) stating: Of all the bang-your-head-against-the-desk articles, that was the weirdest, the … Continue reading →
- Claim: Electric cars save human lives by reducing fossil fuel use May 23, 2013Until they need recharging, that is. 75% of U.S. electricity is fossil fuel based. Read more at Truth-out.org: Between the 2050s and 2080s, projections show a net increase of 15 to 30 percent in temperature related deaths, which would mean … Continue reading →
- Gov. Moonbeam: Warmists losing climate change battle; Urges more ‘activism’ May 23, 2013So what does he think Al Gore, Jim Hansen, Michael Mann, Bill McKibben et al. have been doing all these years? The Associated Press reports: Gov. Jerry Brown warned scientists and policymakers Thursday that they are losing the war on … Continue reading →
- Magical Food: Cinnamon could prevent Alzheimer’s May 23, 2013Good news for Cinnabon sales — junk science for the rest of us. Despite this somewhat uninformative media release (can’t figure out what they did), the researchers note: Although this research shows promise, Graves said, they are “still a long … Continue reading →
- Warmists wrong again: Earth’s mantle affects long-term sea-level rise estimates — ‘big news’ says researcher May 23, 2013“This is big news… for scientists who use the coastline to predict future sea-level rise. It’s also a cautionary tale for those who rely almost exclusively on cycles of glacial advance and retreat to study sea-level changes.” From a Syracuse … Continue reading →
- Gov. Moonbeam warns students that global warming a greater concern for them than mortgages, debt or war May 23, 2013When will warmists learn to keep their mouths shut? The AP reports: The governor has repeatedly called for revisions in public policy to better address the impacts of the changing climate on the world’s economy and environment. At a University … Continue reading →
- Senate GOP warns Obama not to link Keystone XL approval with climate measures May 23, 2013Too bad the warning isn’t really backed up by any plausible counteraction — except maybe filibustering that Gina McCarthy nomination to head the EPA. Click for the letter.
- Senate ‘hold’ remains on EPA nominee May 23, 2013Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt met with Gina McCarthy but nothing was resolved. Read The Hill reporter Ben Geman’s tweet. Click for more on Blunt’s hold.
- Study: Running shoes leave large carbon footprint May 23, 2013But Nike says, “reducing our own contributions toward climate change is a primary aim of our sustainability strategy.” Runners tread more heavily on the earth than they may have ever imagined, especially it seems if they are wearing a pair … Continue reading →
- Claim: Global majority faces water shortages ‘within two generations’ May 24, 2013
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