2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #2

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

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 9 January, 2016

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