Some scientists are backing off the apocalyptic scenarios of climate change, says Wall Street Journal columnist Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. “A drumroll moment was Zeke Hausfather and Glen Peter’s 2020 article in the journal Nature partly headlined: “Stop using the worst-case scenario for climate warming as the most likely outcome.” “This followed the 2017 paper by…
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Family of Climate Czar Takes Private Jet to Idaho
From Sam Dorman at Fox News via RealClearEnergy: “The jet belonging to climate czar John Kerry’s family made its way to Idaho, where he and his wife have reportedly vacationed, as he traveled in Asia to promote the Biden administration’s message on the issue.” *** “According to the State Department, the former secretary of state is currently on…
Climate Frenzy: A Modern Version of the Crusades
William Happer, emeritus professor of physics at Princeton and an expert on climate, recently explained why today’s “climate frenzy” is not a crisis. Happer spoke at a seminar sponsored by Hillsdale College. Among the highlights: “The best way to think about the frenzy over climate is to consider it a modern version of the medieval…
Laugh a Little: Climate Predictions and How They Panned Out
Paul Homewood of the Global Warming Policy Forum has put together recent predictions of climate change. A few: A Looming Ice Age. Numerous reports in the 1970s reflected concern that the Earth was heading towards a new ice age. These are nowadays often dismissed as mere newspaper gossip, but they were far more than that….
The Real Reason for a Climate Czar in Treasury?
The Treasury Department doesn’t need a climate czar, says Gregory Zerzan in the Wall Street Journal. Perhaps the Biden administration has devious reasons for appointing one. At her confirmation hearings, Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said the department would “seriously look at assessing the risk to the financial system from climate change.” She is currently seeking…
‘Wrong Again: 2020’s Failed Climate Doomsaying’
Cheering news: Steve Milloy of JunkScience.com offers a refreshing—even funny—list of 10 bad climate-change predictions, along with illustrations. A few follow: “Snows of Kilimanjaro to vanish by 2020,” said the Vancouver Sun, quoting a scientist. They’re still there. Glaciers will be gone from Glacier National Park by 2020, said the signs at the park posted…