2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #32
Posted on 6 August 2016 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun July 31, 2016
- Pipeline Expansion Threatens U.S. Climate Goals, Study Says by Phil Mckenna, InsideClimate News, July 28, 2016
- A stunning prediction of climate science — and basic physics — may now be coming true by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, July 28, 2016
- Hillary Clinton: Paris climate deal must be enforced by Ed King, Climate Home, July 29, 2016
- Record 46% of UK's electricity generated by clean energy sources in 2015, Press Association, Guardian, July 28, 2016
- Clinton vs. Trump: A Turning Point in the Climate Change Debate? by Eric Orts and Gary Survis, The Kn@w Network, Wharton, July 28, 2016
- Sticker Shock: The Soaring Costs of Germany’s Nuclear Shutdown by Joel Stonington, Yale Environment 360, July 25, 2016
- Weaker La Nina event expected this year, WMO says by Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters, July 28, 2016
Mon Aug 1, 2016
- Australia's first hybrid wind-solar farm to be built near Canberra by Michael Slezak, Guardian, July 25, 2016
- Where was Climate Change at the Party Conventions? by James Surowiecki, The New Yorker, July 30, 2016
- Climate Victims – Every Second, One Person Is Displaced by Disaster by Baher Kamal, Interpress Service, July 27, 2016
- A climate scientist and economist made big bucks betting on global warming by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus-the 97%, Guardian, Aug 1, 2016
- Trump's laughable climate change claims, Op-ed by Bob Ward, The Hill, July 29, 2016
Tue Aug 2, 2016
- Climate Change Divide Bursts to Forefront in Presidential Campaign by Coral Davenport, New York Times, Aug 1, 2016
- How the campaign against South Australian windfarms backfired by Michael Slezak, Guardian, July 31. 2016
- Looking, Quickly, for the Fingerprints of Climate Change by Henry Fountain, New York Times, Aug 1, 2016
- Can you trust what you read about climate change? by Andy Murdock, University of California Newsroom, Aug 1, 2016
- From now on, every government agency will have to consider climate change by Chris Mooney,Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 2, 2016
- UN tries to hide involvement in deleting Australia from its climate report by Michael Slezak, Guardian, Aug 1, 2016
- Scientists confirm multiple climate records broken in 2015 by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, Aug 2, 2016
- Some fish tackle ocean global warming by pretending it's night by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Aug 1, 2016
Wed Aug 3, 2016
- Massachusetts' Ambitious Clean Energy Bill Jolts Offshore Wind Prospects by Zhra Hirji, Inside Climate News, Aug 2, 2016
- Rising Sea Levels Could Cost U.S. Homeowners Close to $1 Trillion by Patrick Clark, Bloomberg News, Aug 1, 2016
- Microscopic marine plants bioengineer their environment to enhance their own growth by Kevin Flynn, The Conversation UK, Aug 2, 2016
- World weather: 2016's early record heat gives way to heavy rains by John Vidal, Guardian, Aug 1, 2016
- 5 Deadly Diseases Emerging from Global Warming by Stephanie Pappas, Live Science, Aug 3, 2016
- The climate crisis is already here – but no one’s telling us, Op-ed by George Monbiot, Guardian, Aug 3, 2016
- 5 Reasons Sustainability Will Transform the Global Economy by Timothy Nixon, Ensia, Aug 3, 2016
- How climate change has reemerged on the campaign trail (+video) by Rowena Lindsay, Christian Science Monitor, Aug 2, 2016
Thu Aug 4, 2016
- New research shows penguins will suffer in a warming world by John Abraham, Climate Consensus-the 97%, Guardian, Aug 3, 2016
- Turnbull government orders CSIRO U-turn towards climate science by Nicole Hasham & Peter Hartcher, Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 4, 2016
- Fewer Americans doubt climate change – but confidence is up on both sides by Christina Beck, Christian Science Monitor, Aug 2, 2016
- After Brexit, Climate Science Denialists Form New Group to Call for a Clexit by Graham Readfearn, Aug 3, 2016
- The Sticky Truth about Economic Growth and Climate Change by Tali Trigg, Scientific American, July 31, 2016
- How Lowering Crime Could Contribute to Global Warming by Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times, Aug 3, 2016
- Senior House Republican Says Earth Is Cooling by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Aug 4, 2016
- U.S. states signed pact to keep Exxon climate probe confidential by Terry Wade, Reuters, Aug 4, 2016
Fri Aug 5, 2016
- Israel Proves the Desalination Era Is Here by Rowan Jacobsen, Ensia/Scientific American, July 29, 2016
- One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts is in denial about the facts of climate change by John Cook, The conversation AU, Aug 5, 2016
- Why are Democrats so bad at talking about climate change? by Rebecca Leber, Grist, Aug 2, 2016
- Exclusive: UN aviation emissions pact may be voluntary at first, Allison Lampert, Reuters, Aug 2, 2016
- Protect the West From a Black-Gold Rush, Op-ed by Mark Udall, New York Times, Aug 5, 2016
- The Leo Effect: When DiCaprio talked climate change at the Oscars, people suddenly cared by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 5, 2016
- Mass. delegation condemns climate change subpoenas by Sacha Pfeiffer, Boston Globe, Aug 4, 2016
- Landslides, zika and beach loss: Rio de Janeiro prepares for climate change by Megan Darby, Climate Home, Aug 5, 2016
- Why facts don’t matter to Trump’s supporters, Op-ed by David Ignatius, Washington Post, Aug 4, 2016
- Climate change could expose Cold War-era Arctic military base by Sima Sahar Zerehi, CBC News, Aug 05, 2016
Sat Aug 6, 2016
- How farmers can get to the root of climate response – literally by Danielle Prieur, Medill News Service/Christian Science Monitor, Aug 4, 2016
- Obama has done more to save energy than any other president by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 5, 2016
- The Rio Opening Ceremony Put Climate Change Front And Center by Maxwell Strachan, Huffington Post, Aug 5, 2016
- Global climate deal likely to enter into force in 2016 -study by Alister Doyle, Aug 5, 2016
- Nuclear Power Is Losing Money At An Astonishing Rate by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, Aug 4, 2016
- ‘I cried…right into my mask': Scientists say Guam’s reefs have bleached four years straight by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 3, 2016
- BP reveals Great Australian Bight oil drilling sites are within marine reserve by Michael Slezak, Guardian, Aug 5, 2016
- India climate: What do drowning rhinos and drought tell us? byJustin Rowlatt, BBC News, Aug 6, 2016
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