Did you know that the recently passed IRA (“Inflation Reduction Act”) authorizes nearly $38 billion for agriculture, much of it to address climate change? (Keep in mind that the next farm bill, to be enacted in 2023, will also authorize billions for ag—$428 billion in the 2018 act.) The farm provisions of the IRA will…
More Reasons to Doubt Extreme Heat Predictions
Many climate scientists choose to ignore temperature history from satellite data in favor of temperature measurements taken on the surface only. (Satellites measure temperatures at a variety of heights—from the surface to the stratosphere.) Climate scientist Nicola Scafetta reviewed 38 climate model forecasts and how they correlated with actual temperatures. Temperature records measured by satellites…
When Recycling Made Financial Sense
From the 1960s to the late 1990s, aluminum companies, led by Reynolds, recycled beverage cans all over the country, paying people who returned them. Scott Breen and Lilly Hyde of Recycling Resource tell the story—and ask if lessons can be learned for recycling today. (Unfortunately, the lesson that should be learned is difficult to apply…
Eminent Climate Scientist Denounces Demonization of CO2, Sees Dangerous Results
The Global Warming Forum has published a paper by MIT emeritus meteorologist Richard Lindzen, An Assessment of the Conventional Global Warming Narrative. The results of the current one-dimensional view of the greenhouse effect could be disastrous, says Lindzen. “This all leaves us with a quasi-religious movement predicated on an absurd ‘scientific’ narrative. The policies invoked…
‘Media Lying about Hurricanes and Climate Change.’ Michael Shellenberger Names Names.
Michael Shellenberger calls out the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and ABC News for misleading information about the frequency and intensity of hurricanes. He compares their often hyperbolic statements with actual facts and graphs from the National Oceanic and Aerospace Administration (NOAA). There has been little or no change in either…