2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #14
Posted on 2 April 2016 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun Mar 27
- Energy forecasters consistently underestimate wind and solar. A critic explains why that’s a problem. by David Roberts, Vox, Mar 25, 2016
- The coral reefs that almost made scientists cry (for joy) by Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, Mar 26, 2016
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Obama Says Climate Change Is a Security Risk. Why Are Republicans Laughing? by Keith Johnson, Foriegn Ploicy, Mar 21, 2016
- If a Power Plant Is Built in U.S., It’s Likely to be Renewable by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Mar 25, 2016
- Trump Even Gets Climate Denial Wrong by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, Mar 24, 2016
- Scientists fly glacial ice to south pole to unlock secrets of global warming by Robin McKie, Observer/Guardian, Mar 26, 2016
- Three International Days in a Week, But Is Anybody Listening? by Monique Barbut, Inter Press Service, Mar 22, 2016
- Industrialised nations must lead an exit strategy for fossil fuels by Rainer Baake, Guardian, Mar 23, 2016
Mon Mar 28
- Report Ties Coal Plants to Water Shortage in Northern China by Edward Wong, New York Times, Mar 22, 2016
- U.N. expects record first-day signatures for Paris climate deal by Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mar 23, 2016
- Australia announces A$1 billion clean energy fund, in break with past by Matt Siegel, Reuters, Mar 23, 2016
- Climate change threatening Philippines’s food security by Paolo Romero, The Philippine Star, Mar 28, 2016
- New survey finds a growing climate consensus among meteorologists by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Mar 28, 2016
- Canadian CEOs want governments to invest in clean-tech innovation by Richard Blackwell, Globe & Mail, Mar 28, 2016
Tue Mar 29
- How to Talk Global Warming in Plain English by Erika Bolstad, ClimateWire/Scientific American March 28, 2016
- Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching at 95 per cent in northern section, aerial survey reveals by Peter McCutcheon, ABC News, Mar 29, 2016
- Climate change may be a burning issue – but election campaign tells another story by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Mar 26, 2016
- Arctic sea ice extent breaks record low for winter by Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian, Mar 28, 2016
- These Tiny Mangroves Hold Vast Stores of Carbon by John Upton, Climate Central, Mar 28, 2016
- When Companies Track Their Climate Emissions by Julia Rosen, Ensia, Mar 28, 2016
- Is global warming causing marine diseases to spread? by Charlotte Eve Davies, The Conversation AU, Mar 28, 2016
- Probe of Exxon's climate change disclosures expands by Valerie Volcovici & Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters, Mar 29, 2016
Wed Mar 30
- The circular economy by Walter R. Stahel, Nature, Mar 23, 2016
- Climate Policy’s Advocates Take Page From Same-Sex Marriage Playbook by Coral Davenport, New York Times, Mar 29, 2016
- Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low Peak, Again by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, Mar 28, 2016
- Time Magazine Got Global Warming Right In 2006: ‘Be Worried. Be Very Worried’ by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, Mar 29, 2016
- This new transmission line will help unleash wind energy in the Great Plains. One down, dozens to go. by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Mar 29, 2016
- ‘Feeling of hope’ after attending UN Climate Change Conference, says Neligan ’16, UNC Institute for the Environment, Mar 28, 2016
- Climate versus Primate: Dawn of Extinction? by John R. Platt, Extinction Countdown, Scientific American, Mar 24, 2016
- US States Team Up to Nail Big Oil for Climate 'Fraud' by Mychaylo Prystupa, TheTyee.ca, Mar 30, 2016
Thu Mar 31
- The Gentle Giant’s Climate Problem by
- Thirty Years of Climate 'Deception' Could Become Offense Under New Calif. Law by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, Mar 29, 2016
- Scientists nearly double sea level rise projections for 2100, because of Antarctica by Brady Dennis & Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 30, 2016
- The alarming science driving much higher sea level projections for this century by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 30, 2016
- In search of compromise among climate risk management strategies by A'ndrea Elyse Messer, Penn State News, Mar 29, 2016
- Canadian Foreign Minister on Climate Change, Security and Fragility by Caitlin Werrell & Francesco Femia, The Center for Climate & Security, Mar 31, 2016
- The Invisible Catastrophe by Nathaniel Rich, New York Times, Mar 31, 2016
- Humanity's Greatest Threat Is Upon Us by Glen Pearson, Huffington Post Canada, Mar 31, 2016
Fri Apr 1
- The man who discovered climate change finally gets his due by Gayathri Vaidyanathan, ClimateWire, Mar 30, 2016
- Paris Climate Treaty: 'Significant step' as US and China agree to sign by Matt McGrath, BBC News, Apr 1, 2016
- New Antarctic Melting Study Confirms Voting Republican Would Trigger Worldwide Catastrophe by Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine, Mar 31, 2016
- The Reality behind Saudi Arabia's Climate Commitments by Tali Trigg, Plugged In, Scientific American, Mar 31, 2016
- What does the science really say aboutsea-level rise? by John Church & Peter Clark, The Conversation AU, Mar 31, 2016
- How Propaganda (Actually) Works by James Hoggan, DeSmog Canada, Mar 31, 2016
- Generation Anthropocene: How humans have altered the planet for ever by Robert Macfarlane, Guardian, Apr 1, 2016
- New coal plants rise in 2015 despite falling consumption by Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief, Mar 31, 2016
Sat Apr 2
- These Ice Cap Images Show the Arctic’s Rapid Change by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Mar 31, 2016
- We’ve been getting these key details about Greenland’s melting all wrong by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 1, 2016
- Why Faith Communities Might Be Our Best Hope for Fighting Climate Change by James Deaton, Sojouners, Mar 30, 2016
- Don’t Be Fooled by a Climate Change ‘Pause’ by John Schwartz, Science, New York Times, Mar 31, 2016
- Exactly How Much Do Energy Efficiency Measures Cost? New Studies Provides The Answer by James Ayre, Clean Technica, Apr 1, 2016
- The enormous carbon footprint of food that we never even eat by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 1, 2016
- Why the New Sea Level Alarm Can't Be Ignored by Robert Kunzig, National Geographic, Apr 1, 2016
- Arctic's winter ice extent is the smallest on record by Michon Scott, NOAA Climate.gov, Mar 31, 2016
"A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week."
The link just loops around back to this page, not to Facebook.
[JH] Link fixed. Thanks for bring this to our attention.