Trump lifts Obama-era regulations on methane, a potent climate-warming gas – CNBC
The Trump administration on Thursday weakened Obama-era regulations designed to reduce climate-warming methane gas emissions from oil and gas fields. The Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule, which has been in progress for over a year, would eliminate federal requirements for…
Really Concerned About CO2 Emissions? Embrace Nuclear
In the words of James Hansen, the scientist most responsible for promoting global warming, wind and solar are “grotesque” solutions for reducing CO2 emissions. Michael Shellenberger, a prominent activist, has the same opinion. Hansen and Shellenberger, as well as many…
A Rational Approach to Global Warming – Yahoo News
Bjorn Lomborg’s False Alarm (Basic Books, $20) does not “deny” the likelihood of global warming as set out in the United Nations’ Reports on Climate Change. Lomborg expresses belief in the U.N.’s central estimate of a temperature increase of 7.2…
Collaboration is key to rebuilding coral reefs
The most successful and cost-effective ways to restore coral reefs have been identified by an international group of scientists, after analyzing restoration projects in Latin America.
Countries transitioning to zero carbon should look at more than technology cost
A ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to producing cleaner energy based on cost alone could create social inequalities, finds a new study.
Global Warming Could Unlock Carbon From Tropical Soil – The New York Times
Humble dirt could pack an unexpected climate punch, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. An experiment that heated soil underneath a tropical rainforest to mimic temperatures expected in the coming decades found that hotter soils…
Demographics data helps predict NY flood insurance claims
(Cornell University) In flood-prone areas of the Hudson River valley in New York state, census areas with more white and affluent home owners tend to file a higher percentage of flood insurance claims than lower-income, minority residents, according to a new study.
Coastal flooding study finds trust-building, power-sharing key for environmental justice
(Portland State University) It took two years and $11 million, but eventually ranchers, politicians and scientists came to a consensus about how to prevent flooding in Tillamook, a coastal Oregon town. A recent study by Portland State University researchers examined the social factors involved in this decision-making process. This study showcases how environmental justice can be served when affected parties have a seat at the table.
The Tyranny Of Global Warmists Is Worse Than You Think
“The more one has paid for a forgery, the more one defends it in the face of all the evidence to the contrary,” writes John Le Carré in his novel about espionage and deception, Smiley’s People. This certainly seems to…
‘As the tundra burns, we cannot afford climate silence’: a letter from the Arctic | Victoria Herrmann
When you stand facing an exposed edge of permafrost, you can feel it from a distance. It emanates a cold that tugs on every one of your senses. Permanently bound by ice year after year, the frozen soil is packed…
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