2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #11

A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.

Sun Mar 6

Justice Department Refers Exxon Investigation Request to FBI by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, Mar 2, 2016
Here’s How the EPA Can Achieve Paris Climate Goals — Without Involving Congress by Michael Burger, Sabin Center for Climate/Alternet, Mar 4, 2015
Investor confidence in UK energy policy has ‘dipped’, warn MPs by Sopie Yeo, Carbon Brief, Mar 4, 2016
Regional Climate Change and National Responsibilities by James Hansen & Makiko Sato Climate Science, Awareness & Solutions, Earth Institute, Columbia University, Feb 29, 2016
Adjusted satellite data derails one of Cruz’s arguments against climate change by Elizabeth Koh, Dallas Morning Herald, Mar 6, 2016
Risk level rises for North American forests by Tim Radford, Climate News Network, Mar 6, 2016
UK needs a ‘smart power revolution’, says Infrastructure Commission, Carbon Brief, Mar 4, 2016
Climate change could cause 500,000 more deaths by 2050 by Raveena Aulakh, Toronto Star, Mar 05 2016

Mon Mar 7

Don't leave Indigenous Peoples out of climate change plan Op-ed by Matthew Coon Come, Ottawa Citizen, Mar 6, 2016
Ed Miliband calls for law to make CO2 emissions target legally binding by Rajeev Syal, Guardian, Mar 6, 2016
Alaska’s winter is so warm, the Iditarod is importing snow and shortening its start by Niraj Chokshi, Washington Post, Mar 4, 2016
During the most important year for climate news, TV coverage fell by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus -the 97%, Guardian, Mar 7, 2016
Germany, France, UK press for tougher emission targets after Paris deal by Alissa de Carbonnel & Barbara Lewis, Reuters, Mar 4, 2016
China's carbon emissions may have peaked already, says Lord Stern by Fiona Harvey, Guardian, Mar 6, 2016
How cheap oil is undermining Obama's fuel-economy rules by Brad Plumer, Vox, Mar 3, 2016
Ted Cruz’s favorite argument about climate change just got weaker by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 7, 2016

Tue Mar 8

These ancient shipwrecks hold a hidden message about climate change, scientists say by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 7, 2016
Lamar Smith: Still Fishing With Dynamite by Phil Plait, Bad Astonomy, Mar 7, 2016
After COP21: 7 Key Tasks to Implement the Paris Agreement by Eliza Northrop & Melisa Krnjaic, World Resources Institute, Mar 4, 2016
Climate change threatens staple crops in Africa, study says by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, Mar 7, 2016
Cheap Oil Is Undermining the Success of Nearly Every Climate Cleanup Plan By David Biello, Scientific American, Mar 1, 2016
Climate change to strike at the heart of Central America’s bean lands by Neil Palmer, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Feb 8, 2016
Highest ever annual rise in carbon dioxide levels recorded, by Michael Le Page, New Scientist, Mar 8, 2016
Did Shell's Failure to Disclose Climate Risks Break the Law? by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, Mar 7, 2016

Wed Mar 9

Why did Paris climate summit get less press coverage than Copenhagen? by Alex Pashley, Climate Home, Mar 8, 2016
Central America Makes Uneven Progress in Clean Energy by Diego Arguedas Ortiz, Inter Press Service (IPS), Mar 1, 2016
What's the Answer to Climate Change? by Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, Mar 8, 2016
Obama administration pays out $500m to climate change project by Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian, Mar 7, 2016
The constitutional right to a healthier climate, Op-ed by James E Hansen, Boston Globe, Mar 9, 2016
Surprise! A third of Congress members are climate change deniers by Katie Herzog, Climate Progress, Mar 8, 2016
The hidden driver of climate change that we too often ignore by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 7, 2016
Climate Coalition Vows 'Peaceful, Escalated' Actions Until 'We Break Free from Fossil Fuels' by Nika Knight, Common Dreams, Mar 9, 2016

Thu Mar 10

America’s year without a winter: The 2015-2016 season was the warmest on record by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Mar 8, 2016
Forest restoration: from Stone Age to drone age by Giovanni Ortolani, Mongabay, Mar 9, 2016
Scientists Trace Climate-Heat Link Back to 1930s by John Upton, Climate Central, Mar 9, 2016
Dangerous global warming will happen sooner than thought – study by Joshua Robertson, Guardian, Mar 9, 2016
Obama and Justin Trudeau of Canada Unveil Efforts to Fight Climate Change by Michael Shear & Coral Davenport, New York Times, Mar 10, 2016
This mind-boggling study shows just how massive sea level rise really is by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 10, 2016
Global Warming Basics: What Has Changed? by Tamino, Open Mind, Mar 4, 2016
Teens challenge US government for not protecting them from climate change by Matthew O Berger, Guardian, Mar 9, 2016

Fri Mar 11

Clash between countries stymies aviation emissions talks by Valerie Volcovici & Allison Lampert, Reuters, Mar 9, 2016
Climate Whirlwind: Severe Tornado Outbreaks Are Increasing by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Mar 9, 2016
Understanding why nights are getting warmer faster than days, Phys.org, Mar 10, 2016
The Unexpected Reaction Farmers Could Have To Climate Change by Natasha Geiling, Climate Progress, Mar 9, 2016
Big solar is heading for boom times in the US by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Mar 10, 2015
Climate change will flood Florida, but Marco Rubio thinks it isn't real by Emily Cahn, Mashable, Mar 10, 2016
The Fuel Behind Louisiana’s Torrential Rains, Floods by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, Mar 11, 2016
What Weather Is the Fault of Climate Change?, Op-ed by Heidi Cullen, New York Times, Mar 11, 2016

Sat Mar 12

February 2016 ocean temperatures across the tropical Pacific by Tom Di Liberto, Climate.gov, Mar 7, 2016
The more we learn about Antarctica’s past, the scarier the present looks by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 7, 2016
Republican candidates skirt surprise climate change question at debate by Tom McCarthy & Mona Chalabi, Guardian, March 10, 2016
Sea level rise is accelerating; how much it costs is up to us by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Mar 11, 2016
Global food production threatens to overwhelm efforts to combat climate change by Pep Canadell & Hanqin Tian, The Conversation AU, Mar 10, 2016
3 Reasons the Historic U.S.-Canada Commitment to Curbing Methane Emissions Is Big by Ken Berlin, EcoWatch, Mar 11, 2016
Environmental Policies Are Good For Business And Innovation, Study Says by Alejandro Davila Fragoso, Climate Progress, Mar 11, 2016
In-depth: the scientific challenge of extreme weather attribution by Roz Pidcock, Carbon Brief, Mar 11, 2015

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 12 March, 2016

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