2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #36
Posted on 3 September 2016 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun Aug 21, 2016
- US EIA: Natural Gas CO2 Emissions Surpassing Coal Emissions by Aisha Abdelhamid, Clean Technica, Aug 27, 2016
- To combat climate change, these scientists are turning CO2 into rock, PBS News Hour, Aug 23, 2016
- Seals help scientists get to the bottom of Antarctic changes by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, Aug 23, 2016
- Can progress on climate change keep up with its quickening pace?, Op-ed by Tom Styer, Washington Post, Aug 26, 2016
- Climate science debates find their place in the Sun by Robert Matthews, The National (AUE), Aug 28, 2016
- Coordinator of UK Ocean Acidification Research Attacks The Spectator for 'Willfully Misleading' James Delingpole Column by Graham Readfearn, DeSmog, Aug 26, 2016
- Electric airplanes (batteries included) by Bob Silberg, JPL/NASA Global Climate Change, Aug 23, 2016
- Hurricane Gaston Reforms in Atlantic Ocean by Phil Helsel, NBC News, Aug 28, 2016
Mon Aug 29, 2016
- Myrtle Beach town hall meeting addresses climate change and rising sea levels by Elizabeth Townsend, The State, Aug 27, 2016
- US election: Nobody is talking about climate change by Edward Luce, Financial Times, Aug 28, 2016
- With echoes of Wounded Knee, tribes mount prairie occupation to block North Dakota pipeline by William Yardley, Los Angeles Times, Aug 27, 2016
- Climate change predicted to halve coffee-growing area that supports 120m people by Michael Slezak, Guardian, Aug 29, 2016
- 5 facts on the World Risk Report, Institute for Environment & Human Security, UN University, Aug 16, 2016
- California has urged President Obama and Congress to tax carbon pollution by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Aug 29, 2016
- Grasping Climate Change by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Aug 29, 2016
- The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn of human-influenced age by Damien Carrington, Guardian, Aug 29, 2016
Tue Aug 30, 2016
- A climate of cash in votes on global warming by Alec Goodwin, OpenSecrets.org, Aug 29, 2016
- We've Been Arguing About Climate Change For Centuries by Erik Mack, Forbes, Aug 29, 2016
- Scientists have identified a key way the Amazon’s forests may adapt to climate change by Chelsea Havey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 29, 2016
- The Toughest Question in Climate Change: Who Gets Saved?, Op-ed by Christopher Flavelle, View, Bloomberg News, Aug 29, 2016
- Insurers call on G20 to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Aug 29, 2016
- The Challenge of Cutting Coal Dependence by Eduardo Porter, New York Times, Aug 30, 2016
- B.C. Climate Plan Subsidizes Fossil Fuels (Yes, You Read That Correctly) by James Wilt, DeSmog Canada, Aug 30, 2016
Wed Aug 31, 2016
- Climate change high on the agenda for John Kerry at the second US-India Strategic Dialogue by&Urmi Goswami, Economic Times, Aug 30, 2016
- By wide margin, voters add solar tax break to state Constitution by Steve Bosquet, Miami Herald, Aug 30, 2016
- Two hurricanes on course for historic encounter with Big Island of Hawaii by Andrew Freedman, Mashable, Aug 30, 2016
- Hurricane watch issued for Florida Gulf Coast from Anclote River to Panhandle by Sara DiNatale, Tampa Bay Times, Aug 30, 2016
- Climate Change Authority splits over ETS report commissioned by Coalition by Michael Slezak, Guardian, Aug 30, 2016
- Lamar Smith Seeks to Affirm Exxon Climate Subpoenas With Hearing by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, Aug 31, 2016
- Climate Change Jeopardizes National Security by Kaitlin Lavinder, The Cipher Brief, Aug 31, 2016
Thu Sep 1, 2016
- Mass adoption of electric vehicles is “much sooner than most people realize” by Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, Aug 31, 2016
- Watch Bubbling Alaska Lakes Catch on Fire by Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, Aug 30, 2016
- Rare Double Hurricane May Be Good News for Hawaii by Willie Drye, National Geographic, Aug 31, 2016
- Josh Frydenberg plays down Climate Change Authority call for tougher emissions limits by Paul Karp, Guardian, Aug 31, 2016
- Americans Now More Politically Polarized On Climate Change Than Ever Before, Analysis Finds by Graham Readfearn, DeSmog, Aug 31, 2016
- 'Life-threatening' Hurricane Hermine aims at Florida by Jason Hanna, Faith Robinson & Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, Sep 1, 2016
- The Southern Ocean is getting less salty. Here’s what that could mean for the rest of the world by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 31, 2016
- Australia among the climate laggards as G20 action falls far short of goals by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 1, 2016
Fri Sep 2, 2016
- UN body says Sioux must have say in pipeline project by Michael Astor, The Big Story AP, Aug 31, 2016
- Pope urges Christians to save planet from “debris, desolation and filth” by Crispian Balmer, Reuters, Sep 1, 2016
- Leading insurers tell G20 to stop funding fossil fuels by 2020 by Karl Mathiesen, Guardian, Aug 30, 2016
- D.C. hits 90 degrees for 50th time this year; most 90s on record in July and August by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Aug 30, 2016
- Obama makes climate change personal with call for action in home state Hawaii by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Sep 1, 2016
- India Ganges floods 'break previous records' by Navin Singh Khadka, BBC News, Aug 30, 2016
- Despite Major Melt, Arctic Sea Ice Will Miss Record Low by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, Aug 31, 2016
- Sadiq Khan and megacity mayors urge G20 climate change action, Press Association, Guardian, Sep 2, 2016
Sat Sep 3, 2016
- U.S. and China to lead push on climate change at G20 summit by Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Sep 1, 2016
- EU a potential stumbling block for Paris climate change deal by Pilita Clark, Financial Times, Sep 2, 2016
- Protected areas are effective conservation tools, but even they can’t keep out rising temperatures by Mike Gaworecki, Mongabay, Aug 30, 2016
- Tropical Storm Hermine a Dangerous Storm Surge Threat for Virginia Tidewater Saturday, Weather Channel, Sep 3, 2016
- China ratifies Paris climate change agreement ahead of G20 by Tom Phillips, Guardian, Sep 3, 2016
- Obama and Xi Formally Commit U.S. and China to Paris Climate Accord by Mark Landler & Jane Perlez, New York Times, Sep 3, 2016
- The U.S. and China just ratified the Paris climate deal — which could be bad news for Donald Trump by Chris Mooney, Steven Mufson & William Wan, Washington Post, Sep 3, 2016
- High Winds From Hermine Lash Mid-Atlantic, Drive Dangerous Storm Surge by Bob Henson & Jeff Masters, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Sep 3, 2016
Follow up of my post from last week:
David Karoly and Clive Hamilton: why we can't sign the latest Climate Change Authority report
You can read a full report at www.climatecouncil.org.au
Mind boggling, that despite the best efforts of the founders of CCA that it be "free from politics", the political agenda has infiltrated therein!