97% of House Republicans foolishly reject carbon taxes
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on an anti-carbon tax Resolution. The Resolution was introduced by Steve Scalise (R-LA) with essentially the same language as...
New research, October 23-29, 2017
Posted on 3 November 2017 by Ari Jokimäki
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
(Figure is from paper #16.)
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Tiny shrimp could influence global climate changes
When we think of global warming and climate change, most of us ignore the impacts that animals have on the environment. Climate affects animals,...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #28
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week.
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New research, November 26 – December 2, 2018
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
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Emission scenario analysis for China under the global 1.5 °C target
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Kavanaugh’s views on EPA’s climate authority are dangerous and wrong
Donald Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accepts that humans are causing global warming and we need to take action to stop it. The problem...
Natural gas killed coal – now renewables and batteries are taking over
Posted on 29 January 2018 by dana1981
Over the past decade, coal has been increasingly replaced by cheaper, cleaner energy sources. US coal power production has dropped...
2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #40
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Posted on 20 May 2017 by John Hartz
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2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #20
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week.
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Urgent Climate Action Required to Protect Tens...
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