Category Archives: Environment

When Environmentalism Becomes Religion

There’s a refreshing article over at The Guardian from Climate Scientist Tamsin Edwards concerned about the damage done to science by political advocacy in her movement: I believe advocacy by climate scientists has damaged trust in the science. We risk … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

Michael Mann: The Kerry Gauthier of Climate Science! Sue me. Please. I need the money. –Stacy McCain

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Unintended Consequences: When Food Becomes Fuel

Unintended, but not unforeseen. From the New York Times, no less (emphasis mine): IT is not often that a stroke of a pen can quickly undo the ravages of nature, but federal regulators now have an opportunity to do just … Continue reading

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Monbiot: “We Were Wrong On Peak Oil”

How did I miss this? The facts have changed, now we must change too. For the past 10 years an unlikely coalition of geologists, oil drillers, bankers, military strategists and environmentalists has been warning that peak oil – the decline … Continue reading

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Climate Alarmist Has Second Thoughts

Fritz Vahrenholt, one of Germany’s earliest green energy investors, has written an article for the Telegraph explaining why he is no longer convinced that the IPCC has made an adequate case for catastrophic global warming: For many years, I was … Continue reading

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Global Warming: Be Very Afraid

Or not. James Lovelock, the inventor of the Gaia Theory stating that the Earth is a self-regulating super-organism, has packed up and moved to beachfront property. It’s a shocking move given the impending ocean rise due to climate change. After … Continue reading

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