Category Archives: climate denial

Texas. Wonderment.

Posted on 26 February 2021 by ecoquant

h/t ClimateAdam. See also: Cohen, Judah, Xiangdong Zhang, J. Francis, T. Jung, R. Kwok, J. Overland, T. J. Ballinger et al. “Divergent consensuses on Arctic amplification influence on midlatitude severe winter weather.” Nature Climate Change, 10(1), 2020: 20-29. Ayarzagüena, Blanca, … Continue reading →

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banks aren’t interested …

Posted on 7 January 2021 by ecoquant

From The Hill: The Trump administration auctioned off oil and gas rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for the first time ever Wednesday, selling off 1.6 million acres along the coast to primarily one major buyer: the state … Continue reading →

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Dr Emily Shuckburgh, OBE : Where we are

Posted on 20 November 2020 by ecoquant
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How Norfolk County Massachusetts preserves forest

Posted on 19 November 2020 by ecoquant

Of course, if solar photovoltaic arrays were proposed here instead, residents and abutters would come out to oppose them, including untruthfully claiming that photovoltaics leak Cadmium and other materials into soils. “Cutting down trees is detrimental to the environment.” Other … Continue reading →

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Six Principle Plays in Denialist Playbook

Posted on 9 November 2020 by ecoquant

It’s all about advancing anti-science and doubts about science, as well as confusing the public for ideological and financial gain. (h/t Scientific American)

Posted in American Association for the Advancement of Science, an ignorant American public, anti-intellectualism, anti-science, Ben Santer, climate denial, climate science, Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, COVID-19, denial, Desmog Blog, science, science denier, science education, secularism, Skeptical Science | 3 Comments

Great podcast: “Confronting uncertainty with Tamsin Edwards”

Posted on 24 June 2020 by ecoquant

Dr Tamsin Edwards visits Professor David Spiegelhalter on his “Risky Talk” podcast. Dr Edwards is a climate scientist with the title Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at Kings College, London. There’s much good talk about climate and its associated uncertainties, … Continue reading →

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What happens when time sampling density of a series matches its growth

Posted on 14 March 2020 by ecoquant

This is the newly updated map of COVID-19 cases in the United States, updated, presumably, because of the new emphasis upon testing: How do we know this is the recent of recent testing? Look at the map of active cases: … Continue reading →

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Australia: Too little, too late, and what about the future?

Posted on 10 January 2020 by ecoquant

Or, in other words, borrowing from a bookstore in Cobargo, New South Wales: “Post-Apocalyptic Fiction has been moved to Current Affairs.”

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ClimateAdam opines upon 45

Posted on 3 December 2019 by ecoquant

Applause! Let it be said, apart from his so-called base, 45 is not a popular guy. Even his bud, Boris Johnson, is making moves to avoid his endorsement. Yeah, that’s a popular, well respected guy. Isn’t he?

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The CO2 Coalition: A cabal of digital denial

Posted on 15 October 2019 by ecoquant

That’s climate denial. And the CO2 Coalition is all over it. Led by 45‘s climate toady Dr William Happer, it is funded by a cast of the usual suspects: These funds make their way to (at least some of) their … Continue reading →

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