Reasons Why Regulating CO2 Emissions Needs to be Reconsidered

Fifteen years hence, we now know much more. None of the scary scenarios originally predicted have actually come to pass, or at a minimum they were greatly exaggerated. Ten-year deadlines to “do something” about the “climate crisis” have come and gone… a few times. Even the IPCC (which only allows alarmist-leaning scientists to participate) has admitted it is unlikely we will experience significant changes in severe weather by the year 2100 that can be tied to increasing CO2.Re Posted From: Reasons Why Regulating CO2 Emissions Needs to . . . [More]

Reasons Why Regulating CO2 Emissions Needs to be Reconsidered

Fifteen years hence, we now know much more. None of the scary scenarios originally predicted have actually come to pass, or at a minimum they were greatly exaggerated. Ten-year deadlines to “do something” about the “climate crisis” have come and gone… a few times. Even the IPCC (which only allows alarmist-leaning scientists to participate) has admitted it is unlikely we will experience significant changes in severe weather by the year 2100 that can be tied to increasing CO2.Re Posted From: Reasons Why Regulating CO2 Emissions Needs to . . . [More]

NOAA’s Homogenized Temperature Records: A Statistical House of Cards?

If NOAA’s temperature records are truly the best we have, they should be robust, reproducible, and verifiable. Instead, this study suggests they are a moving target, adjusted differently depending on the day, and often without a clear reason.Re Posted From: NOAA’s Homogenized Temperature Records: A Statistical House of Cards?Watts Up With That . . . [More]

NOAA’s Homogenized Temperature Records: A Statistical House of Cards?

If NOAA’s temperature records are truly the best we have, they should be robust, reproducible, and verifiable. Instead, this study suggests they are a moving target, adjusted differently depending on the day, and often without a clear reason.Re Posted From: NOAA’s Homogenized Temperature Records: A Statistical House of Cards?Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Amicus Brief Filed In Glen Oaks Village Owners v. City Of New York

The Court of Appeals has a chance here to save New York City and its residents from their own folly. It may or may not take advantage of the opportunity. If it takes a pass, and reinstates the dismissal of the case, Local Law 97 will still fail within a few years at most. It’s just that, in that scenario, a lot of people stand to get hurt.Re Posted From: Amicus Brief Filed In Glen Oaks Village Owners v. City Of New YorkWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Amicus Brief Filed In Glen Oaks Village Owners v. City Of New York

The Court of Appeals has a chance here to save New York City and its residents from their own folly. It may or may not take advantage of the opportunity. If it takes a pass, and reinstates the dismissal of the case, Local Law 97 will still fail within a few years at most. It’s just that, in that scenario, a lot of people stand to get hurt.Re Posted From: Amicus Brief Filed In Glen Oaks Village Owners v. City Of New YorkWatts Up With That . . . [More]

BP Faces “Existential Crisis” After Ruinous Attempt to Go Green

BP’s green pivot has backfired spectacularly, hammering profits and leaving the company vulnerable to a hedge fund siege, writes Jonathan Leake in the Telegraph. Re Posted From: BP Faces “Existential Crisis” After Ruinous Attempt to Go GreenWatts Up With That . . . [More]

BP Faces “Existential Crisis” After Ruinous Attempt to Go Green

BP’s green pivot has backfired spectacularly, hammering profits and leaving the company vulnerable to a hedge fund siege, writes Jonathan Leake in the Telegraph. Re Posted From: BP Faces “Existential Crisis” After Ruinous Attempt to Go GreenWatts Up With That . . . [More]

The Gulf of America is now officially open for business!

The Gulf of America Region (GOAR) manages three programs on the Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf (OCS): oil and gas, renewable energy and marine minerals. The GOAR manages offshore resources in Federal waters off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Nearly three-fourths of the Gulf of America employees are scientists including geologists, geophysicists, petroleum engineers, physical scientists, biologists, environmental protection specialists, and environmental scientists.Re Posted From: The Gulf of America i . . . [More]

The Gulf of America is now officially open for business!

The Gulf of America Region (GOAR) manages three programs on the Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf (OCS): oil and gas, renewable energy and marine minerals. The GOAR manages offshore resources in Federal waters off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Nearly three-fourths of the Gulf of America employees are scientists including geologists, geophysicists, petroleum engineers, physical scientists, biologists, environmental protection specialists, and environmental scientists.Re Posted From: The Gulf of America i . . . [More]

LSE: “Why religion is fundamental to addressing climate change”

... The climate crisis demands new ways of thinking ... and religion is fundamental to achieving that. ...Re Posted From: LSE: “Why religion is fundamental to addressing climate change”Watts Up With That . . . [More]

LSE: “Why religion is fundamental to addressing climate change”

... The climate crisis demands new ways of thinking ... and religion is fundamental to achieving that. ...Re Posted From: LSE: “Why religion is fundamental to addressing climate change”Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Claim: Standard of Living to Soar by 176% by 2100 if No Climate Action

Professor Dennis Wesselbaum thinks we should act on climate change - but economic harm is not a good justification for doing so. Re Posted From: Claim: Standard of Living to Soar by 176% by 2100 if No Climate ActionWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Claim: Standard of Living to Soar by 176% by 2100 if No Climate Action

Professor Dennis Wesselbaum thinks we should act on climate change - but economic harm is not a good justification for doing so. Re Posted From: Claim: Standard of Living to Soar by 176% by 2100 if No Climate ActionWatts Up With That . . . [More]

New Study Reveals Unexpected Decline in Ocean Evaporation Amid Rising Sea Temperatures

It’s another case where observations don’t match the script. The “warming equals wetter” narrative takes a hit when a natural factor like wind can call the shots. It’s not a knockout blow to climate orthodoxy—evaporation rose for decades before 2008, tracking warming—but it exposes gaps in the models and the risk of over-relying on simplified physics. Is this a strong indicator that atmospheric dynamics are more in charge than CO2-driven forecasts admit? The study doesn’t preach; it just lays out the numbers. That’s plenty of . . . [More]

New Study Reveals Unexpected Decline in Ocean Evaporation Amid Rising Sea Temperatures

It’s another case where observations don’t match the script. The “warming equals wetter” narrative takes a hit when a natural factor like wind can call the shots. It’s not a knockout blow to climate orthodoxy—evaporation rose for decades before 2008, tracking warming—but it exposes gaps in the models and the risk of over-relying on simplified physics. Is this a strong indicator that atmospheric dynamics are more in charge than CO2-driven forecasts admit? The study doesn’t preach; it just lays out the numbers. That’s plenty of . . . [More]

Earth’s Energy Imbalance – Part II

Just as in Part I, in Part II I find numbers applied to fundamental concepts that are small but with uncertainty estimates I cannot reconcile nor find entirely credible. The entire topic of climate change appears to be like this; guided by numbers and measurements that need to be certain within 0.1% but are often 10 or 100 times worse. Is the cloud feedback positive? I don’t know. There is a lot of weather to sort through to find out. However, if it is positive that is not necessarily a bad thing as explained in Part III.Re Posted From: Earth . . . [More]

Earth’s Energy Imbalance – Part II

Just as in Part I, in Part II I find numbers applied to fundamental concepts that are small but with uncertainty estimates I cannot reconcile nor find entirely credible. The entire topic of climate change appears to be like this; guided by numbers and measurements that need to be certain within 0.1% but are often 10 or 100 times worse. Is the cloud feedback positive? I don’t know. There is a lot of weather to sort through to find out. However, if it is positive that is not necessarily a bad thing as explained in Part III.Re Posted From: Earth . . . [More]

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #632

Quote of the Week: “Nobody’s honest. Scientists are not honest. And people usually believe that they are. That makes it worse. By honest I don’t mean that you only tell what’s true. But you make clear the entire situation. You make clear all the information that is required for somebody else who is intelligent to make up their mind” — Richard Feynman “The Unscientific Age”, The Meaning of It All (1998)Re Posted From: Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #632Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #632

Quote of the Week: “Nobody’s honest. Scientists are not honest. And people usually believe that they are. That makes it worse. By honest I don’t mean that you only tell what’s true. But you make clear the entire situation. You make clear all the information that is required for somebody else who is intelligent to make up their mind” — Richard Feynman “The Unscientific Age”, The Meaning of It All (1998)Re Posted From: Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #632Watts Up With That . . . [More]