2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #2
Posted on 9 January 2016 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun Jan 3
- Even Tumbling Fossil Fuel Prices Can't Deter Clean Energy Revolution by Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams, Jan 1, 2016
- The Dirty Truth About ‘Clean Diesel, Op-ed by Taras Grescoe, Sunday Review, New York Times, Jan 2, 2016
- Electrifying India, With the Sun and Small Loans by Max Bearak, Energy & Environment, New York Times, Jan 2, 2016
- Electric vehicles beat gasoline cars in cradle-to-grave emissions study by Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times, Jan 3, 2016
- Climate change targets 'have huge implications for UK pensioners' by Tom Bawden, Independent, Jan 3, 2016
Mon Jan 4
- COP21: Climate change deal obscures problems, says Friends of the Earth head by Tom Bawden, Independent, Jan 1, 2016
- Paris Agreement--A Good Foundation for Meaningful Progress by Robert Stavins, The Huffington Post, Jan 1, 2016
- Here’s the secret to making people care about climate change by Ezra Markowitz & Lisa Zaval, Washington Post, Jan 4, 2016
- 95% consensus of expert economists: cut carbon pollution by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, The Guardian, Jan 4, 2016
- What scientists discovered in Greenland could be making sea-level rise even worse by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washingtoin Post, Jan 4, 2016
- 2016: California's 'Staggering' Leak Could Spew Methane for Months by Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, Jan 4, 2016
- The Conundrum of Transporting Our Goods by Nate Berg, Ensia/Climate Central, Jan 3, 2016
- EPA looks to build on 2015 wins this year by Devin Henry, The Hill, Jan 4, 2016
Tue Jan 5
- Climate Change Warming World’s Lakes, Says Study, Reuters/Climate Central, Jan 2, 2016
- Map: Where climate change could hit electricity production by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, Jan 4, 2016
- U.S. Becomes More Vulnerable to Tropical Diseases Like Zika by Donald G McNeil Jr, New York Times, Jan 4, 2016
- Why Climate Change Rhetoric Simultaneously Succeeds and Fails by Adam Seth Levine & Reuben Kline, The Huffington Post, Jan 4, 2016
- U.S. government sues Volkswagen over cheating on emissions tests by Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, Jan 4, 2016
- Earth is Experiencing a Global Warming Spurt by John Upton, Climate Central, Jan 5, 2016
- Astronauts Want to Save the World by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Jan 5, 2016
Wed Jan 6
- An Investment Strategy to Save the Planet, Op-ed by Tina Rosenberg, New York Times, Jan 5, 2016
- Tackling Climate Change through Budget Transparency by Mark Robinson, World Resources Institute (WRI), Jan 4, 2016
- Why is the largest Earth science conference still sponsored by Exxon? by Ploy Achakulwisut, Ben Scandella & Britta Voss, The Guardian, Jan 6, 2016
- The 2015 Wildfire Season Set an Ominous Record by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Jan 6, 2016
- Global warming: normal weather is a 'thing of the past', claims scientist by Sophie Jamieson, The Telegraph, Jan 5, 2016
- Record hot end to 2015 for Australia as giant El Nino dominates by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 6, 2016
- Floods Pose Challenge for South American Integration by Fabiana Frayssinet, Inter Press Service (IPS), Jan 4, 2016
- What’s the Deal With Geoengineering? by Jacob Brogan, Slate, Jan 6, 2016
Thu Jan 7
- What does the Paris agreement mean for the world's other 8 million species? by Jeremy Hance, Environment, The Guardian, Jan 6, 2015
- Inaction on global warming is as reckless as drunken driving by Daniel Farber, In Theory, Washington Post, Jan 5, 2016
- America has been duped on climate change by Robert Brulle, In Theory, Washington Post, Jan 6, 2016
- Here’s how scientific misinformation, such as climate doubt, spreads through social media by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Jan 4, 2016
- Scientists say humans have now brought on an entirely new geologic epoch by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Jan 4, 2016
- Aliso Canyon: How bad is the California gas leak disaster?, Carbon Brief, Jan 1, 2016
- Era of climate science denial is not over, study finds by Graham Readfearn, Planet OZ, the Guardian, Jan 7, 2016
- California Declares State of Emergency as Leak Becomes Methane Equivalent of Deepwater Horizon by Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News, Jan 7, 2016
Fri Jan 8
- If we’re going to fix climate change, we’ll have to get creative by Thomas Kostigen, In Theory, Washington Post, Jan 7, 2016
- Pope Francis was right on climate change by John Nagle, In Theory, Washington Post, Jan 7, 2016
- AGU’s Sharing Science is helping scientists talk to the rest of us by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, The Guardian, Jan 8, 2016
- North American crops among those most affected by climate change by Ivan Semeniuk, Globe & Mail, Jan 7, 2016
- Vermont Governor Urges State to Divest from Coal, Exxon by Zahra Hijri, InsideClimate News, Jan 8, 2016
- How you can play a part in tackling climate change – long after the Paris hype is over by Stuart Capstick & Adam Corner, The Conversation UK, Jan 9, 2016
- When it comes to climate change, payback isn’t enough by Eric Posner, In Theory, Washington Post, Jan 8, 2016
Sat Jan 9
- The Carbon Brief Interview: Tim Flannery by Leo Hickman, The Carbon Brief, Jan 8, 2016
- EPA chief: Obama administration will seek to lock in climate gains in 2016 by Joby Warrick, Health & Science, Washington Post, Jan 7, 2016
- NOAA says 2015 was U.S.' second hottest year on record by Timothy Gardner, Reuters, Jan 7, 2016
- TransCanada Sues U.S. for Killing Keystone XL by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Jan 7, 2016
- El Niño has put world in 'uncharted territory,' UN relief chief says, urging action now to mitigate impacts, UN News Centre, Jan 7, 2016
- TransCanada Just Gave Environmentalists A Huge Boost by Samantha Page, Climate Progress, Jan 8, 2016
- Was Obama serious about keeping fossil fuels in the ground? Here’s a Colorado test case. by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Jan 5, 2016
- Nicaragua Joins Clean Energy Revolution, Vows 90% Renewables by 2020 by Cole Mellino, EcoWatch, Jan 8, 2016
Today, 1/9/2016, I found a flyer on my front door that contains a gish gallop of reasons to not support a carbon tax. It goes on to recommend several climate denial web sites and youtube videos. There are no indications on the flyer of who sponsored it. I would love to have someone publish a response in the local newspapers, or help me in doing so. Please contact me if you'd be interested in taking this on. I'm in Oregon.