2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #14

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

Sun Mar 27

Energy forecasters consistently underestimate wind and solar. A critic explains why that’s a problem. by David Roberts, Vox, Mar 25, 2016
The coral reefs that almost made scientists cry (for joy) by Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, Mar 26, 2016
Obama Says Climate Change Is a Security Risk. Why Are Republicans Laughing? by Keith Johnson, Foriegn Ploicy, Mar 21, 2016
If a Power Plant Is Built in U.S., It’s Likely to be Renewable by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Mar 25, 2016
Trump Even Gets Climate Denial Wrong by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, Mar 24, 2016
Scientists fly glacial ice to south pole to unlock secrets of global warming by Robin McKie, Observer/Guardian, Mar 26, 2016
Three International Days in a Week, But Is Anybody Listening? by Monique Barbut, Inter Press Service, Mar 22, 2016
Industrialised nations must lead an exit strategy for fossil fuels by Rainer Baake, Guardian, Mar 23, 2016

Mon Mar 28

Report Ties Coal Plants to Water Shortage in Northern China by Edward Wong, New York Times, Mar 22, 2016
U.N. expects record first-day signatures for Paris climate deal by Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mar 23, 2016
Australia announces A$1 billion clean energy fund, in break with past by Matt Siegel, Reuters, Mar 23, 2016
Climate change threatening Philippines’s food security by Paolo Romero, The Philippine Star, Mar 28, 2016
New survey finds a growing climate consensus among meteorologists by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Mar 28, 2016
Canadian CEOs want governments to invest in clean-tech innovation by Richard Blackwell, Globe & Mail, Mar 28, 2016

Tue Mar 29

How to Talk Global Warming in Plain English by Erika Bolstad, ClimateWire/Scientific American March 28, 2016
Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching at 95 per cent in northern section, aerial survey reveals by Peter McCutcheon, ABC News, Mar 29, 2016
Climate change may be a burning issue – but election campaign tells another story by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Mar 26, 2016
Arctic sea ice extent breaks record low for winter by Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian, Mar 28, 2016
These Tiny Mangroves Hold Vast Stores of Carbon by John Upton, Climate Central, Mar 28, 2016
When Companies Track Their Climate Emissions by Julia Rosen, Ensia, Mar 28, 2016
Is global warming causing marine diseases to spread? by Charlotte Eve Davies, The Conversation AU, Mar 28, 2016
Probe of Exxon's climate change disclosures expands by Valerie Volcovici & Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters, Mar 29, 2016

Wed Mar 30

The circular economy by Walter R. Stahel, Nature, Mar 23, 2016
Climate Policy’s Advocates Take Page From Same-Sex Marriage Playbook by Coral Davenport, New York Times, Mar 29, 2016
Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low Peak, Again by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, Mar 28, 2016
Time Magazine Got Global Warming Right In 2006: ‘Be Worried. Be Very Worried’ by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, Mar 29, 2016
This new transmission line will help unleash wind energy in the Great Plains. One down, dozens to go. by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Mar 29, 2016
‘Feeling of hope’ after attending UN Climate Change Conference, says Neligan ’16, UNC Institute for the Environment, Mar 28, 2016
Climate versus Primate: Dawn of Extinction? by John R. Platt, Extinction Countdown, Scientific American, Mar 24, 2016
US States Team Up to Nail Big Oil for Climate 'Fraud' by Mychaylo Prystupa, TheTyee.ca, Mar 30, 2016

Thu Mar 31

The Gentle Giant’s Climate Problem by Parker Richards, Observer, Mar 28, 2016
Thirty Years of Climate 'Deception' Could Become Offense Under New Calif. Law by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, Mar 29, 2016
Scientists nearly double sea level rise projections for 2100, because of Antarctica by Brady Dennis & Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 30, 2016
The alarming science driving much higher sea level projections for this century by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 30, 2016
In search of compromise among climate risk management strategies by A'ndrea Elyse Messer, Penn State News, Mar 29, 2016
Canadian Foreign Minister on Climate Change, Security and Fragility by Caitlin Werrell & Francesco Femia, The Center for Climate & Security, Mar 31, 2016
The Invisible Catastrophe by Nathaniel Rich, New York Times, Mar 31, 2016
Humanity's Greatest Threat Is Upon Us by Glen Pearson, Huffington Post Canada, Mar 31, 2016

Fri Apr 1

The man who discovered climate change finally gets his due by Gayathri Vaidyanathan, ClimateWire, Mar 30, 2016
Paris Climate Treaty: 'Significant step' as US and China agree to sign by Matt McGrath, BBC News, Apr 1, 2016
New Antarctic Melting Study Confirms Voting Republican Would Trigger Worldwide Catastrophe by Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine, Mar 31, 2016
The Reality behind Saudi Arabia's Climate Commitments by Tali Trigg, Plugged In, Scientific American, Mar 31, 2016
What does the science really say aboutsea-level rise? by John Church & Peter Clark, The Conversation AU, Mar 31, 2016
How Propaganda (Actually) Works by James Hoggan, DeSmog Canada, Mar 31, 2016
Generation Anthropocene: How humans have altered the planet for ever by Robert Macfarlane, Guardian, Apr 1, 2016
New coal plants rise in 2015 despite falling consumption by Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief, Mar 31, 2016

Sat Apr 2

These Ice Cap Images Show the Arctic’s Rapid Change by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Mar 31, 2016
We’ve been getting these key details about Greenland’s melting all wrong by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 1, 2016
Why Faith Communities Might Be Our Best Hope for Fighting Climate Change by James Deaton, Sojouners, Mar 30, 2016
Don’t Be Fooled by a Climate Change ‘Pause’ by John Schwartz, Science, New York Times, Mar 31, 2016
Exactly How Much Do Energy Efficiency Measures Cost? New Studies Provides The Answer by James Ayre, Clean Technica, Apr 1, 2016
The enormous carbon footprint of food that we never even eat by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 1, 2016
Why the New Sea Level Alarm Can't Be Ignored by Robert Kunzig, National Geographic, Apr 1, 2016
Arctic's winter ice extent is the smallest on record by Michon Scott, NOAA Climate.gov, Mar 31, 2016

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 2 April, 2016

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