climatedepot--2020-09-16--Bjorn Lomborg: Sorry, Solar Panels Won’t Stop California’s Fires

Lomborg : In other words , up to 12 percent of the entire area of the state — had its modern boundaries existed in the 18th century — burned every year .
Old newspapers across the country were filled with descriptions of terrible fires .
Back then , “ skies were likely smoky much of the summer and fall in California , ” as one academic paper noted .
Elsewhere in the country in 1781 , “ the smoke was so dense that many persons thought the day of judgment had come , ” The New York Times reported a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1900 , when fire suppression became the norm , and fire declined precipitously .
In the last half of the 20th century , only about 250,000 acres burned annually .
Clearly , then , we used to have much more fire before global warming .
Even this year ’ s record-breaking 2.3 million burnt acres is about half the lower end of a typical year in earlier times ... Californian fires are slowly coming back to their prehistoric state because of the enormous excess fuel load .
Putting up solar panels and using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing to fix this problem .
Prescribed burns will .
What we choose depends on the information we get .
Putting up solar panels and using biofuels will be costly but do virtually nothing to fix the problem of wildfires .
The massive fires raging in California are being blamed squarely on climate change .
Alongside ominous photographs of orange skies , the front page of the Sunday Los Angeles Times blared : “ California ’ s Climate Apocalypse.
” Golden State Gov .
Gavin Newsom says the cause is climate change .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is in denial .
The governor is right that climate change is real , man-made and something we need to deal with smartly .
But the claim that the fires are caused by climate change is grossly misleading .
Translated into policy , it would steer the state to the worst way to help future Californians .
To understand why , it helps to know that California wildfires used to be much bigger .
This past decade , California has seen an average burnt area of 775,000 acres .
Before 1800 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 11.9 million acres burn every year .
In other words , up to 12 percent of the entire area of the state — had its modern boundaries existed in the 18th century — burned every year .
Old newspapers across the country were filled with descriptions of terrible fires .
Back then , “ skies were likely smoky much of the summer and fall in California , ” as one academic paper noted .
Elsewhere in the country in 1781 , “ the smoke was so dense that many persons thought the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The New York Times reported a century later .
This all changed after 1900 , when fire suppression became the norm , and fire declined precipitously .
In the last half of the 20th century , only about 250,000 acres burned annually .
But because most fires were stopped early , this left ever more unburnt fuel in the forests .
According to one estimate , there is now five times more wood-fuel debris in Californian forests than before Europeans arrived .
Clearly , then , we used to have much more fire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s record-breaking 2.3 million burnt acres is about half the lower end of a typical year in earlier times .
And the main reason we are now seeing more and bigger fires is because our century of fire suppression has left what researchers call a “ fire deficit ” — all the fuel that should have burnt but didn ’ t .
It is now waiting to burn even hotter and fiercer .
Newsom is right that climate plays a part .
It does create a more favorable fire environment by increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimate this plays a minor role .
The much more important factor is the way we manage forest lands and develop our landscape .
When we keep suppressing fire , we ask for bigger and more terrible future fires .
And we know how to fix this .
We simply have to make many more prescribed burns that eliminate the built-up fuel .
This is doable and smart .
It would help reduce fire risks in just a few years .
Unfortunately , it is also unpopular , because of increased smoke and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study published in Nature Sustainability this year estimated that California will have to burn about 20 percent of its area to get rid of all the excess fuel .
But owing to popular opposition , legal challenges and regulatory limits , California manages prescribed burns for less than one-thousandth of that .
Instead of focusing on more prescribed burns , Newsom focuses on climate change as the overarching source of his state ’ s fires .
He suggests that the answer is to speed up California ’ s transition to 100 percent renewable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solution will achieve next to nothing .
A Californian change of policy will have virtually no impact on global climates .
But even if the entire United States were to cut all its emissions tomorrow and for the rest of the century — an incredibly fanciful and enormously expensive assumption — temperatures would still climb , just 0.3°F less .
Fire would still get worse , only slightly less .
Californian fires are slowly coming back to their prehistoric state because of the enormous excess fuel load .
Putting up solar panels and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtually nothing to fix this problem .
Prescribed burns will .
What we choose depends on the information we get .


climatedepot--2020-09-16--Solar Cycle 25 To Repeat Low Cycle 24, Scientists Predict

What a continuation of low solar activity would mean for global warming is something that will take a long time to judge .
The Sun has an interesting role in the debate about natural influences on global warming .
Most climate scientists say its small change in radiance during its 11-year solar cycle – about one per cent – means that its effect is minor .
Others point to the larger changes in UV than seen at optical wavelengths during a solar cycle as potentially significant , whilst many weather scientists maintain that solar activity is important on local scales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that long-term modulation of the solar cycle such as the prolonged lower activity seen during the 17th century Maunder Minimum and the much briefer Sporer and Dalton minima , which may be associated with cooler climate on Earth , means that keeping an eye on decadal solar activity is important .
Solar Cycle activity has been lower during recent cycles so it is with interest that scientists note the recent start of Cycle 25 and make some predictions about how it might develop .
At a meeting yesterday of the Solar Cycle 25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NASA , scientists said that Cycle 25 began in December 2019 with the appearance of small sunspots at high latitudes .
According to Doug Biesecker of NOAA ’ s Space Weather Prediction Center Cycle 25 is expected to be similar to Cycle 24 , which itself was somewhat weaker than average .
The peak is expected in July 2025 .
The status of predictions for Cycle 25 was detailed in GWPF Note 22 where it was reported that forecasts for the cycle ’ s length varied widely .
With hindsight predictions for Cycle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sunspots at solar maximum was reasonably well envisaged but the timing of the maximum was wrong , possibly due to unusual disparities seen between the Sun ’ s northern and southern hemispheres .
Predictions about how Cycle 25 will unwind will be useful for planning for space weather – the solar influence on the environs of the Earth .
What a continuation of low solar activity would mean for global warming is something that will take a long time to judge .

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climatedepot--2020-09-16--Satellite Observations Reveal Decreasing Trend in Global Wildfires Over Past 20 Years

As strong winds and hot air continue to propel wildfires across the Western U.S. states of California , Oregon and Washington state , politicians , activists and researchers quarrel violently about the main causes of these disasters and how to reduce the risk of wildfires in the future .
There can be little doubt that drought conditions and high temperatures are exacerbating these wildfires .
However , over recent decades human activities such as land management and agriculture , increasing population density and active fire suppression have succeeded in significantly reducing the global areas burned by wildfires , despite the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why some arid and semi-arid regions of the world have managed to reduce wildfires in the face of rising temperatures , such as Mediterranean Europe , while other regions haven ’ t succeeded to do so , will be crucial to risk reduction policies .
Below we have selected recent research papers , based on satellite observations , which reveal the decreasing trend in global wildfires and the most likely reasons for these encouraging developments .
Global trends in wildfire and its impacts : perceptions versus realities in a changing world Abstract : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Earth ’ s surface and atmosphere for over 350 million years and human societies have coexisted with fire since their emergence .
Yet many consider wildfire as an accelerating problem , with widely held perceptions both in the media and scientific papers of increasing fire occurrence , severity and resulting losses .
However , important exceptions aside , the quantitative evidence available does not support these perceived overall trends .
Instead , global area burned appears to have overall declined over past decades , and there is increasing evidence that there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than centuries ago .
Regarding fire severity , limited data are available .
For the western USA , they indicate little change overall , and also that area burned at high severity has overall declined compared to pre-European settlement .
Direct fatalities from fire and economic losses also show no clear trends over the past three decades .
Trends in indirect impacts , such as health problems from smoke or disruption to social functioning , remain insufficiently quantified to be examined .
Global predictions for increased fire under a warming climate highlight the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coexistence with fire .
The data evaluation presented here aims to contribute to this by reducing misconceptions and facilitating a more informed understanding of the realities of global fire .
Abstract : Fire is an essential Earth System process that alters ecosystem and atmospheric composition .
Here we assessed long-term fire trends using multiple satellite datasets .
We found that global burned area declined by 24.3 ± 8.8 % over the past 18 years .
The estimated decrease in burned area remained robust after adjusting for precipitation variability and was largest in savannas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drivers of declining fire activity .
Fewer and smaller fires reduced aerosol concentrations , modified vegetation structure , and increased the magnitude of the terrestrial carbon sink .
Fire models were unable to reproduce the pattern and magnitude of observed declines , suggesting they may overestimate fire emissions in future projections .
Using economic and demographic variables , we developed a conceptual model for predicting fire in human-dominated landscapes .
For more information & research papers see GWPF coverage of wildfires


climatedepot--2020-09-16--Exposing Al Gore’s Deep Connection to World Leaders’ Socialist ‘Great Reset’ Proposal

The stated purpose of the “ Great Reset ” is to use the coronavirus pandemic as a justification to completely overhaul the entire global economy , including the U.S. economy , to make a more “ equitable ” world and to fight climate change , which has on numerous occasions been identified as the world ’ s next great “ crisis ” by advocates of the plan .
In an article published on the World Economic Forum ’ s website , WEF founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab said , “ Every country , from the United States to China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from oil and gas to tech , must be transformed .
In short , we need a ‘ Great Reset ’ of capitalism.
” ...
In the 2018–19 Global Shapers annual report , four key “ partners ” are listed , including the far-left Climate Reality Project ( CRP ) , which has worked with the Global Shapers Community to “ participate in global climate trainings.
” None other than former U.S. Vice President Al Gore co-founded the Climate Reality Project , and he still serves as the organization ’ s chairman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gore ’ s Climate Reality Project , CRP reported , “ we train these inspiring individuals [ in the Global Shapers Community ] to connect climate issues with key fights like hunger and social justice.
” Earlier in June , the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) , a highly influential nonprofit organization based in Europe , announced its plan to push for a “ Great Reset ” of global capitalism .
Among the many world leaders who have already backed the plan are Prince Charles from the United Kingdom ; Antonio Guterres @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , CEO of BP ; Ajay Banga , CEO of Mastercard ; Bradford Smith , president of Microsoft ; and Gina Gopinath , the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund .
The stated purpose of the “ Great Reset ” is to use the coronavirus pandemic as a justification to completely overhaul the entire global economy , including the U.S. economy , to make a more “ equitable ” world and to fight climate change , which has on numerous occasions been identified as the world ’ s next great “ crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In an article published on the World Economic Forum ’ s website , WEF founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab said , “ Every country , from the United States to China , must participate , and every industry , from oil and gas to tech , must be transformed .
In short , we need a ‘ Great Reset ’ of capitalism.
” At WEF ’ s June event , the organization announced the Great Reset will be the subject of its much larger January 2021 event in Davos , Switzerland , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help develop and coordinate left-wing policy goals .
Importantly , the January 2021 Davos meeting is being billed as a “ twin summit ” by the World Economic Forum , because in addition to public and private meetings between the world ’ s most powerful business , government , and nonprofit leaders , the event will also feature collaborative meetings and planning sessions with a vast network of youth activists in the Global Shapers Community , a Switzerland-based nonprofit that has more than 7,000 members located in 400 cities around the world .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , four key “ partners ” are listed , including the far-left Climate Reality Project ( CRP ) , which has worked with the Global Shapers Community to “ participate in global climate trainings.
” None other than former U.S. Vice President Al Gore co-founded the Climate Reality Project , and he still serves as the organization ’ s chairman .
In the 2019 annual report for Gore ’ s Climate Reality Project , CRP reported , “ we train these inspiring individuals [ in the Global Shapers Community ] to connect climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social justice.
” The Climate Reality Project ’ s annual report further states , “ We also help Shapers hone their communications and organizing skills to mobilize their communities for climate action and win .
“ Through these trainings – held at Shaper events around the world – we ’ re helping young leaders gain the skills to turn passion into real results , ” the report continues .
“ Many Shapers then train as Climate Reality Leaders to deepen their understanding of the crisis and build their advocacy and organizing skills even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are climate activists trained by Gore ’ s Climate Reality Project to engage in local , regional , and national activism .
Among other things , the Climate Reality Leaders work to “ shift their towns to 100 percent renewable electricity , ” as well as “ fight pipeline developments in frontline communities ” and “ organize climate strikes bringing hundreds of thousands into the streets.
” According to Gore ’ s organization , the Climate Reality Project has trained at least 1,350 Global Shapers over the past three years .
The Climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Global Shapers Community proves that Gore is deeply connected to the “ Great Reset ” and will be closely involved with its rollout in 2021 .
Additionally , in a recent interview with NBC ’ s Today television show , Gore evoked the “ Great Reset ” directly and called for radical economic changes to the world economy to fight climate change .
“ So , I think this is a time for a ‘ Great Reset , ’ ” Gore said during the interview , after describing the alleged economic benefits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We ’ ve got to fix a lot of these problems that have been allowed to fester for way too long .
And the climate crisis is an opportunity to create tens of millions of new jobs , clean up the air , and reduce the death rate from pandemics , by the way , because the air pollution from burning fossil fuels heightens the death rates from coronavirus .
“ So , this is a time for a reset to fix a bunch of challenges , first among them the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PHOTO : 1 May 2018 ; Al Gore , Generation Investment Management , on Centre stage during day one of Collision 2018 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans .
Photo by Seb Daly/Collision via Sportsfile .
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climatedepot--2020-09-16--Watch: Morano on Tucker Carlson on Fox News: Biden is ‘weaponizing weather events’ – ‘Using science

Watch: Morano on Tucker Carlson on Fox News: Biden is ‘weaponizing weather events’ – ‘Using science to lobby for Politics. Vote for me and I will make the weather better’

Tucker Carlson : If there ’ s one thing in this world that Joe Biden cares about above all other than an early dinner , its climate change .
So given that , it seems a little strange when the people and Joe Biden ’ s campaign team who can operate computers tweeted out an image showing Joe Biden hopping onto a private jet .
The note said it , wheels up !
Just like a teenager on Instagram .
But it shouldn ’ t surprise you .
After all according to Joe Biden , only Donald Trump can hurt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We have four more years of trumps climate denial .
How many suburbs will be burned in wildfires ?
How many suburban neighborhoods will have been flooded out ?
How many suburbs will have been blown away in superstorms ?
If you give a client arsonist four more years in the White House , why would anyone be surprised that we have more America blazed ?
Carlson : Really , Joe Biden ?
And why did you just buy a beach house , if you really believe that ?
Because you don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that ’ s why they call it global warming .
The wildfires are burning the western half of this country because — climate change .
They are not affecting Canada which is also on the globe .
Cannada right now is in fact is experiencing right now a steep decline in wildfires .
In Alberta , about 1450 hectares have burned so far .
So it ’ s going down even though climate change is getting worse .
How did Canada buy an exemption from global climate change ?
Marc Morano is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the producer of the upcoming film Climate Hustle 2 — I ’ m going to watch that .
Thanks so much Marc for coming on .
So is it because Canada has a progressive prime minister in Justin Trudeau that they have opted out of climate change ?
How do they do this ?
Marc Morano : It ’ s very simple , the Canadians voted the right way , so they were spared the drought , the wildfires .
Canada has unusually cool conditions and wetter .
So the finger of carbon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it focused on California for some reason .
What Joe Biden said is you can vote yourself better weather , President Obama said the same thing in 2012 and people did vote for him .
They voted him back in , but guess what , we still have extreme weather .
So voting for Obama didn ’ t help and I don ’ t know how voting for Biden is going to stop extreme weather .
Carlson : The fires are real and people who care about actual forest and animals and nature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those in the progressive side to come like to see its end .
It seems like a cover for the mismanagement of natural resources and Democrats in charge of the state of California .
Morano : In large part is it absolutely that .
It ’ s not just California , its other states in other parts of the west .
This sort of no use for a strict forest policy where you leave all the deadwood , it makes it a tinderbox .
[ Scientific evidence refutes media/politicians ’ climate wildfire claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago ’ – Wildfires are NOT due to ‘ climate change ’ ] Even governor Newsom admitted that in his meeting with President Trump , admitted response managed forests better .
You see the images and everything , and this is not an unprecedented fire .
The “ New York Times ” 20 years ago in 1994 had an article , California had droughts of up to 200 plus years that have lasted centuries .
( Flashback 1994 New York Times article debunks climate-caused California wildfires ) Recent times and California are nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been and globally , droughts are not increasing according to the U.N. , wildfires are not .
This is climate ambulance chasing at its core , weaponizing weather events to say , look.
’ There ’ s a bad weather event here and we need a Green New Deal.
’ They are using science to lobby for Politics .
Vote for me and I will make the weather better .
Carlson : And in ten seconds I will ask the question that I ’ ve always wanted to ask Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say that climate change is destroying our climate .
This is a very old planet .
What period in the history of this planet had the ideal climate ?
Morano : That ’ s a great question to ask them .
Another question would be what ’ s the ideal temperature ?
They won ’ t tell you that either .
They just want you to be afraid .
In the case of Biden , he actually said we will all die if we don ’ t stop fossil fuel use and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jail — but meanwhile he still using private jets .
( See : ‘ Put them in jail ’ : Biden demands fossil fuel execs be locked up — But he outspent Dem rivals flying in private jets & continues to fly in them ) Carlson : And they are still destroying the environment .
California is dirtier than it was 30 years ago .
I can tell you that firsthand .
And they did that .
Marc , thanks fo much for coming on .
Media Matters : ‘ Tucker Carlson invited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate denier in the U.S ’ Scientific evidence refutes media/politicians ’ climate wildfire claims : ‘ Less fire today than centuries ago ’ – Wildfires are NOT due to ‘ climate change ’ – Book Excerpt The media and many politicians are claiming the spate of wildfires in 2020 are due to man-made “ climate change.
” see : Washington grappling with ‘ climate fires ’ not wildfires , says Gov .
Inslee But , scientific data , scientists , and studies reveal a much different picture .
The new skeptical climate film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Climate Hustle 2 Set for Sept. 24 at 8 pm Worldwide release !
Exposes agenda behind Green New Deal & UN Paris Pact .
The film , hosted by actor Kevin Sorbo , exposes the myths behind the claims that man-made “ climate change ” causing more extreme weather , including droughts and wildfires .
STUDY : HUMANS , NOT ‘ GLOBAL WARMING ’ , SPARKED ALMOST ALL OF CALIFORNIA ’ S WILDFIRES The following is an excerpt from author Marc Morano ’ s new 2019 best-selling book , The Politically Incorrect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is increasing evidence that there is overall less fire in the landscape today than there has been centuries ago , although the magnitude of this reduction still needs to be examined in more detail.
” … “ The ‘ wildfire problem ’ is essentially more a social than a natural one.
” Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid found that “ climate change ” is not to blame for increased forest fires in the Mediterranean basin.
” … “ In the United States , wildfires are also due in part to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dead and diseased trees .
In 2014 , forestry professor David B .
South of Auburn University testified to the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that “ data suggest that extremely large megafires were four-times more common before 1940 , ” adding that “ we can not reasonably say that anthropogenic global warming causes extremely large wildfires.
” As he explained , “ To attribute this human-caused increase in fire risk to carbon dioxide emissions is simply unscientific.
” Why does ‘ climate change ’ spare California ’ s private forests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burning down because they are properly managed ’ “ For decades , traditional forest management was scientific and successful , until ideological , preservationist zealots wormed their way into government and began the 40-year overhaul of sound federal forest management through abuse of the Endangered Species Act and the no-use movement… ” “ The same climate change impacts private lands as public lands , but private forests are not burning down because they are properly managed .
Or if a fire does break out on privately managed forest land , it is often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trees aren ’ t so close together and the underbrush has been cleared away.
” Dr. Stine , who reported his findings last month in the British journal Nature , says that California , like Tiwanaku , presents “ a classic case of people building themselves beyond the carrying capacity of the land , ” which is determined not by wet times but by dry ones .
“ What we ’ ve done in California is fail to recognize that there are lean times ahead , ” said Dr. Stine , “ and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ve come up against ” in the modern era .
Todd Myers : “ The largest number of acres burned in the past five years was in 2018 , when temperatures in E. Washington were cooler than this year .
By way of contrast , 2017 was an extremely quiet fire year , but average temperature was 3 degrees warmer than the busy 2018 fire season .
Additionally , 2014 was an extremely bad fire year , but average Summer temperatures were lower than the very quiet year of 2017 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointing to temperatures and even precipitation obviously doesn ’ t tell the whole story , nor is it a useful surrogate for fire activity .
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climatedepot--2020-09-15--‘Astounding’: Review of Climate Hustle 2:  A global whirlwind tour of climate insanity’ – Live relea

‘Astounding’: Review of Climate Hustle 2:  A global whirlwind tour of climate insanity’ – Live release at Sept 24 8pm

Do the Hustle !
Climate Monarchy Want Carbon Serfdom for You ( Calgary , Alberta ) I wish I could have seen it on the big screen in the theatre as CFACT had planned , but I curled up with my popcorn and YouTube and my private pre-release link back in May , to watch “ Climate Hustle 2 – Rise of the Climate Monarchy ” .
It was astounding .
The planned theatrical release was delayed by lockdowns , but now “ Climate Hustle 2 ” is coming to your home – get your tickets now for the online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mini AOC kicks off this story with some of her witty quips on how the climate elite of the world are planning to make you all into carbon serfs .
Then Kevin Sorbo takes on the Herculean task as host , linking together a global whirlwind tour of climate insanity and dangerous thinking .
The inimitable Marc Morano starts us off in Versailles , posing the notion that the climate elite are well on their way to establishing a new climate monarchy that is based on faulty but frightening scientific premises and media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Not saving the planet .
Money .
Power .
Ideology .
Control .
Of you and me .
The peasants will soon be carbon serfs , allotted an annual ‘ carbon ration ’ , unless we stand our ground .
When some people think of the monarchy , they perhaps think of the hard-working , stoic , benevolent Queen Elizabeth , but climate monarchs are nothing of the kind .
They are the elitist ‘ let them eat cake/off with their heads ’ people , as Climate Hustle 2 reveals .
Numerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of ‘ do as I say , not as I do ’ – Harrison Ford , James Cameron , Arnold Schwarzenegger and of course Al Gore .
Climate science , public policy , and economics experts and authors like Richard Lindzen , Lord Monckton , Mark Steyn , Don Easterbrook , Ross McKitrick , Judith Curry , and more are peppered throughout the show , highlighting key points and flaws of climate dogma .
Host Kevin Sorbo points out that so much of the climate gig is about conformity .
Tim Ball recounts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have experienced from his willingness to challenge the alleged ‘ consensus ’ climate view .
Indeed , the personal price was also high in the old days when anyone challenged the king .
Today ’ s climate monarchs are not much different , with folks like Bill Nye , David Suzuki and Robert Kennedy , Jr. saying those climate dissidents are guilty of “ crimes against humanity ” who should be imprisoned .
In fact , true science progresses through persistent , hard-nosed skepticism .
Climate Hustle 2 explores interesting themes of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as themes of communism .
Vaclav Klaus , former president of the Czech Republic has sobering comments about how hard they struggled to be free of such totalitarianism , and how so many people in the ‘ free ’ West , now willingly fall in line with climate compliance .
If the actual outcomes of ‘ climate action ’ were about mitigating human impact on the planet , that would be one thing , but the series of climate experts shows that climate emergency and catastrophe claims are a charade .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dreams and wacky ideas pretty well , having worked in it for over a decade , but the collection of “ Bad Ideas ” really blew my mind .
What do these climate monarchs have in mind for you ?
Bugs for supper .
Drugs to make you comply .
Bioengineering to shrink your carbon footprint by shrinking you .
And hey , maybe just getting rid of people .
And the creepiest thing is the influence the climate monarchs have over children .
Holly Swanson , author of “ Training for Treason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Sustainability ” talks of the implications for children with this agenda-heavy climate dogma , while climate scientist Judith Curry notes that she sees no reason to teach kids about climate .
As host Kevin Sorbo points out climate monarchs want to “ get ‘ em early ” .
But back to Vaclav Klaus who clearly sees totalitarian , anti-democratic , top-down economic management taking over every part of life though the climate hustle narrative .
We are in a fight for freedom is the ultimate message of the film .
But are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going along to get along ?
I was left wondering if we need a new Magna Carta ?
Or shall we just stand up for the old one that destroyed the divine right of kings .
As noted in the opening of my article , I had a pre-screening in May and had ended this review with the statement : “ Past conflicts between kings and peasants led to bloody battles , riots and revolutions .
Let ’ s hope it doesn ’ t come to that.
” – indeed that has come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , thinking the present civil unrest is about climate and racial justice , but is it ?
By Trump pulling out of Paris , he pulled out a bottom card from the Democrat-favored house of global climate carbon trading .
As French economist Henri Lepage wrote this spring , the global recession was occurring before Coronavirus hit – COVID just provided a handy cover for the collapse .
Maybe decades of public moneys being drained through subsidies to renewables , and offsets into carbon markets , which entail ‘ the lack of delivery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ , finally caught up with the Climate Lords and Ladies – the green crony capitalists – whose personal version of the Mississippi Scheme or Tulip-O-Mania now reaps what they have sown .
Those early Ponzi schemes traded in an invisible promise that relied on mass public delusions , which bankrupted France and Holland in the 1700s and 1600s , led by the wealthy elite .
The carbon con bluff was called by Trump when he pulled out of the Paris Agreement .
The Climate Monarchy are desperate to keep it that Ponzi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a full meal deal and a rather long film , but well worth it .
Once you see it , you can ’ t unsee the damage the climate monarchy is doing to every aspect of scientific inquiry , to freedom and to democratic society .
Michelle Stirling is Communications Manager with Friends of Science Society .
This article expresses her personal view .
Stirling is also a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists and the AAAS .


climatedepot--2020-09-15--Attenborough’s new attempt to scare people about polar bear extinction and walrus deaths

In a new book and Netflix film , Sir David Attenborough again presents false information about future polar bear survival and walrus deaths.An excerpt from Attenborough ’ s forthcoming book ( A Life On Our Planet ) has been published in the Daily Mail ( 12 September ) , called “ End of the polar bear by the 2030s , another major pandemic in the 2080s… and a sixth mass extinction by 2100 : SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH reveals how those born today could witness these scenarios unless we save the planet “ .
As his upcoming documentary has the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forewarns of what ’ s in the film .
Attenborough falsely claims that by 2030 – a short 10 years from now – polar bears will be on their way to extinction and again flogs the lie , exposed last year , that walrus falling to their deaths in Russia a few years ago was due to lack of sea ice .
From an article authored by Attenborough ( 12 September 2020 , Daily Mail ) about what to expect for polar bears by 2030 , with callouts to my rebuttal comments in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today could witness the following scenarios : 2030s Floods , drought… and polar bears die out …In 2011 , when we filmed Frozen Planet , the world was already 0.8C warmer on average than it was when I was born in 1926 .
That is a speed of change that exceeds any that has happened in the past 10,000 years .
As the ice-free period lengthened [ in 2011 ] , scientists detected a worrying trend .
Pregnant females , drained of their reserves , were now giving birth to smaller cubs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the summer would be just that little bit longer , and the cubs born that year will be so small that they can not survive their first polar winter .
That whole population of polar bears would then crash .
[ 1 ] 2040s Lands turn to mud and a CO₂ calamity There are only a few suitable places .
So two-thirds of the population of Pacific walrus , tens of thousands of them , now assemble on one single beach .
Crushingly overcrowded , some clamber up slopes and find themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of water , their eyesight is very poor but the smell of the sea at the foot of the cliff is unmistakable .
So they try to reach it by the shortest route .
The vision of a three-ton walrus tumbling to its death is not easily forgotten .
You don ’ t have to be a naturalist to know that something has gone catastrophically wrong .
[ 2 ] 1 .
False .
The paper describing the newest model does not say that any population of polar bears would crash or ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ et al .
2020 ) , only that one or two might begin to be affected by that date .
The model suggests Southern Hudson Bay bears are the most vulnerable and could see poor cub survival as early as 2030 .
However , the total collapse of the population would take decades .
I have already written about this new model , which is scientifically implausible and based on bad assumptions and out-of-date information ; an earlier model has been shown to have failed spectacularly ( Crockford 2019 ) .
2 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of sea ice lie was exposed last year – why is Attenborough still peddling this twaddle ?
Walruses falling to their deaths is a natural phenomenon , see the video below .
From the brink of extinction in the 1960s , global polar bear numbers have grown roughly three to four times what they were then .
None of the 19 subpopulations have gone extinct despite unexpectedly low summer sea ice levels for the last 14 years ( Crockford 2019 ) and their official range across the Arctic is as broad as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that reduced summer sea ice in general leads to poor health of females and poor cub survival does not hold up to scrutiny : while it appears to have been true for Western Hudson Bay using old data , it is strongly contracted by recent data from studies in the Barents and Chukchi Seas ( Crockford 2019 , 2020 ) .
Apparently , Sir David Attenbourough accepted without question the newest implausible prediction of future polar bear survival but couldn ’ t manage to tell the story without exaggeration .
And despite being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walrus in Russia were falling to their deaths due to lack of sea ice , he is flogging this false narrative again because it fits his agenda .
This latest film is simply more in a long line of others which Attenborough has used to frighten children and adults alike about polar bears and the Arctic .
Since it is already clear that virtually everything Attenborough is peddling about polar bears and walrus is false , why would anyone believe his claims of irreparable environmental destruction – or more importantly , allow impressionable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crockford , S.J .
2019 .
The Polar Bear Catastrophe That Never Happened .
Global Warming Policy Foundation , London .
Available in paperback and ebook formats .
Crockford , S.J .
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State of the Polar Bear Report 2019 .
Global Warming Policy Foundation Report 39 , London .
PDF here .
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and Amstrup , S.C. 2020 .
Fasting season length sets temporal limits for global polar bear persistence .
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climatedepot--2020-09-15--Junk Science’s Steve Milloy: Biden Climate Speech ‘One Falsehood After Another’

The founder of JunkScience.com reacted to Joe Biden ’ s speech on climate change Monday by stating the address “ was filled with one falsehood after another.
” Steve Milloy said in a statement moments after Biden ’ s environmental speech that it was “ filled with one falsehood after another , falsehoods that guarantee wildfires will burn much more of the American West.
” In particular , Biden claimed the wildfires were caused by climate change , air quality was killing people , and air pollution and COVID was killing even more people .
Scientists know that California is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Without forest management , California will burn until there is nothing left to burn .
Biden failed to mention forest management as a solution to the western wildfires .
Research conducted by the Obama-Biden EPA proved that air pollution does not kill anyone or cause asthma .
Biden ’ s empty promises of green jobs , electric vehicles and carbon-free energy production are pure pablum that have no basis in reality.
” With regard to Biden ’ s claim climate change was causing wildfires and the air pollution was causing the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a link to his blog , discussing a new study from University of Washington and Stanford University researchers which he says contradicts a Harvard study that Biden was ostensibly citing .
Biden ’ s climate change plan calls for the U.S. to move to 100 % renewable energy — mainly solar and wind power — in electricity generation by 2035 .
That is only five years later than the “ Green New Deal ” of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-CA ) , who is a top climate adviser for the Biden campaign .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ attaining 100 % renewable energy by 2045 , has experienced rolling electricity blackouts , in part because , during peak periods of demand , renewables such as solar and wind power fail to compensate for the overage .


climatedepot--2020-09-15--Climatologist Cliff Mass: Gov. Inslee wrong on climate change and western fires ‘by 180 degrees’

Recently , on national television with George Stephanopoulos , Gov .
Jay Inslee said that climate change is almost solely the reason for the devastating fires all across the west .
How much veracity is there to this ?
Cliff Mass , professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW , joined the Dori Monson Show to discuss .
What is his reaction to the governor ’ s comments ?
“ Well , in general , it ’ s not true .
And one important thing you have to keep in mind is you have to talk about what fires you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ Because different fires in different places have different origins .
So the fires that we care most about the last week are the fires on the western side of the Oregon Cascades .
Those fires were forced by extraordinarily unusual easterly winds with great strength and persistence.
” “ It hasn ’ t happened in 50 to 70 years , as far back as the records go , so it ’ s very unusual , ” he added .
“ Now , here ’ s the interesting thing .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ western side , are all associated with strong easterly winds .
Our climate change models suggest that these winds will get less likely into climate change .
So not only does Jay Inslee have it wrong , but he has it wrong by 180 degrees .
Those kinds of strong winds from the east will probably weaken under global warming.
” The frequency of fires have long existed in the west , and also relate to forest management and suppression , Mass says .
“ Wildfire is natural to the Western United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much more frequent if you go back 100 years or 150 years ago than now .
What we did during the 1920s and 1930s — in that period , we started a real interesting experiment .
We started suppressing fire and we did that on a massive scale .
We really lowered the number of fires , but that had a very unfortunate effect , ” he said .
“ We completely changed our forests and they have become much more dense .
They have all kinds of scrubby trees underneath and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and so forest fires now are much more prone to burn and burn catastrophically , ” he explained .
“ So we changed the forest .
But that ’ s not climate change .
That ’ s how we ’ ve managed or mismanaged the forests .
… Another part is also the number of people .
We ’ ve had massive population increases in these areas at the interface between the forests and cities , and that has contributed to tremendous vulnerability.
” Listen to the Dori Monson Show weekday afternoons from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 97.3 FM .
Subscribe to the podcast here .


climatedepot--2020-09-15--A Fact-Based Rebuttal To NPR’s Attack Of Climatologist David Legates

Legates ’ sin is that he has just been appointed to a top position within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) and he is not alarmed by global warming .
NPR , which mentioned The Heartland Institute in its article , reached out to Heartland for comment on a Saturday two hours before they published this story “ on a tight deadline ” for a story they were obviously working on for days .
So , here is the truth about NPR ’ s allegations – paragraph by paragraph in its article – that Heartland was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NPR prior to publication : “ David Legates , a University of Delaware professor of climatology who has spent much of his career questioning basic tenets of climate science , has been hired for a top position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
” Legates has , indeed , been “ questioning basic tenets of climate science , ” if you substitute the word “ science ” for “ dogma.
” The very definition of science , in its most-basic sense from The Enlightenment to 2020 , is “ questioning the basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporter Rebecca Hersher appears to be ignorant of this basic fact of the scientific method .
Worse , she ’ s paid , in part by taxpayers like you , to be a “ science writer ” for National Public Radio .
“ Legates has a long history of using his position as an academic scientist to publicly cast doubt on climate science .
His appointment to NOAA comes as Americans face profound threats stoked by climate change , from the vast , deadly wildfires in the West to an unusually active hurricane @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David has not “ used his position ” for anything .
He ’ s examined the data for many , many years , and has not seen persuasive evidence that humans are the chief drivers of climate change .
Americans in the West threatened by wildfires have the extreme never-cut-any-tree-down “ green ” policies pushed by the Sierra Club and other luxuriously funded leftist groups to blame for their misery .
By the way , this year ’ s hurricane season is indeed active , but that is only getting back to normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the legacy media ignores those facts .
“ Global temperatures have already risen nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit as a result of greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels .
Warming is happening the fastest at the Earth ’ s poles , where sea ice is melting , permafrost is thawing and ocean temperatures are heating up , with devastating effects on animals and humans alike.
” There has been “ nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit ” … since when ?
The climate science reporter doesn ’ t say .
And is it the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no proof or evidence of that in the National Public Radio story .
Yes , the earth is warmer than it was before the dawn of the Industrial Revolution when humans started burning fossil fuels and emitting carbon dioxide in the atmosphere .
But temperature readings in the United States were warmer in the 1930s than today when global emissions were a tiny fraction of today .
That is the kind of fact that Legates examines as a scientist .
“ In 2007 , Legates was one of the authors of a paper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of climate change in destroying the habitat of polar bears .
That research was partially funded by grants from Koch Industries , the lobbying group the American Petroleum Institute and ExxonMobil , according to InsideClimate News.
” That was not just “ a paper.
” It was a paper published in the peer-reviewed science journal Ecological Complexity , which is itself a product of the highly respected publisher Elsevier .
It is funny how NPR , pushing an agenda , fails to mention that very important fact .
Legates didn ’ t just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ someone ” published .
Polar bears populations are also thriving , another fact that is easily found and debunks the idea that their habitat is being destroyed .
Research stands on its own on the science .
Note how there is no attempt by NPR to counter the paper , just a smear .
This is typical .
NPR , like most establishment media outlets , never cites anything to debunk the science presented by “ skeptics.
” “ The same year , Delaware Gov .
Ruth Ann Minner sent a letter to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate change , given that he was the state climatologist at the time .
Minner asked him to refrain from casting doubt on climate science when he was acting in his official role .
Legates stepped down in 2011.
” A politician definitely knows more about climate science than Legates .
Sure .
And , again , Legates wasn ’ t “ casting doubt on climate science , ” he was engaging in climate science .
His sin was that his examination of the data differed from climate politics dogma .
No wonder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideologues , not even objective laymen with an open mind .
“ Legates also appeared in a video pushing the discredited theory that the sun is the cause of global warming .
In testimony before the U.S. Senate in 2014 , Legates argued that a climate science report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change erroneously stated that humans are causing global warming.
” NPR provides no link to anything indicating the sun ’ s impact on climate has been “ discredited ” .
On the other hand , the most recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate Change ( NIPCC ) provides compelling scientific evidence supporting the common-sense notion that the sun plays a significant role regarding the Earth ’ s temperatures .
See pages 174-186 of the 2019 NIPCC report , here .
“ Legates is a professor in the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences at the University of Delaware .
He is also affiliated with the Heartland Institute , a think tank that has poured money into convincing Americans that climate change is not happening and that the scientific evidence – including evidence published by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncertain or untrustworthy.
” If Rebecca spent even 10 minutes looking over Heartland ’ s website , or our Center on the Environment , or our climate conferences , or the Climate Reconsidered series , or our Climate Realism website , or our Climate-At-A-Glance website , she would know that Heartland has never posited that “ climate change is not happening.
” Such a proposition is absurd .
The question that The Heartland Institute raises — via the hundreds of scientists we worth with across the globe — is that humans are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what the data shows , including NOAA ’ s data .
That is far different than NPR ’ s strawman assertion that Heartland says climate change does not exist .
“ Advocates who reject mainstream climate science , such as those at Heartland , have had a leading role in shaping the Trump administration ’ s response to global warming , including the decision to exit the Paris climate accord.
” Eureka !
We ’ re making progress .
The Heartland Institute did have a role in Trump rejecting the Paris Climate Accord @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to global warming.
” We are proud of that , and every American should be grateful .
In truth , every word of this paragraph is an accurate statement , other than “ reject mainstream climate science.
” “ Mainstream climate science ” is the Scientific Method .
The Scientific Method encourages – indeed , demands – that theories be rigorously tested against real-world evidence .
Even alleged “ consensus ” theories .
NPR turns science on its head by claiming that when anybody trots out an alleged consensus of thought , those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are “ rejecting mainstream science.
” “ Steve Milloy , a Heartland board member and part of Trump ’ s Environmental Protection Agency transition team , says he welcomes the Legates appointment .
‘ David Legates is a true climate scientist and will bring a great deal of much-needed science to NOAA , ’ Milloy writes in an email to NPR.
” I submitted independently the same statement to NPR .
Well done , Steve !
“ But climate researchers slammed the NOAA decision to appoint Legates to a key scientific position.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s handpicked “ climate researchers ” – aka alarmists – are worried that David Legates will introduce the Scientific Method to NOAA .
And David knows more about the climate and has researched it more than the very next person Rebecca quotes .
“ ‘ He ’ s not just in left field , he ’ s not even near the ballpark , ’ says Jane Lubchenco , professor of marine biology at Oregon State University and head of NOAA under President Obama .
“ Contrarians in science are welcome , Lubchenco says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientifically defensible .
That ’ s why official groups like the United Nations ’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change review the entire range of scientific research before reaching a conclusion.
” The chances that Jane Lubchenco has read anything David Legates has written or listened to anything he ’ s said about the climate , is zero .
If she did , she wouldn ’ t say anything she said .
David only cites data .
And the reason why the Climate Change Reconsidered series exists is that the IPCC ( a political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that went against their alarmist , pre-conceived dogma .
“ Over the last 20 years , in his work and public statements , Legates has rejected the overwhelming peer-reviewed research that shows human activity is the main driver of a dangerously changing climate.
” NPR presents no source or citation for the assertion that “ the overwhelming peer-reviewed research that shows human activity is the main driver of a dangerously changing climate.
” That is because NPR ’ s assertion is an urban myth .
Legates has examined the scientific data and come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That is called science .
And Legates has compellingly presented his conclusions in public , repeatedly , for many years .
“ Michael Mann , professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University , says in an email to NPR that Legates has , throughout his career , ‘ misrepresented the science of climate change , serving as an advocate for polluting interests as he dismisses and downplays the impacts of climate change.
’ “ Mann adds : ‘ At a time when those impacts are playing out before our very eyes in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and super-storms back East , I can not imagine a more misguided decision than to appoint someone like Legates to a position of leadership at an agency that is tasked with assessing the risks we face from extreme weather events.
’ ” The Heartland Institute is hosting its 14th International Conference on Climate Change in April in Las Vegas .
The media ’ s favorite climate alarmist is welcome to come make his case , in front of David Legates , at that conference .
Michael Mann will refuse to defend his assertions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s blocked all who disagree with him on social media . )
Maybe there ’ s a story there , NPR .


climatedepot--2020-09-18--Smart meters could SWITCH OFF your central heating without warning: UK Govt mulls emergency measures

Smart meters could SWITCH OFF your central heating without warning: UK Govt mulls emergency measures to let networks cope with demand surges

`` This would dramatically alter the role of smart meters , which are currently capable only of sending data on energy use to energy networks ...
Similarly , central heating systems could be turned off in homes across a whole area if too many electric vehicles are plugged in to charge at once , for example ...
Currently , there 's no definition of when networks would be allowed to declare an emergency and therefore gain access to household devices . ''
Flashback 2011 : ‘ Era of Constant Electricity at Home is Ending , says UK power chief ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used to only using power when it was available ’ The Government is considering giving energy networks the power to switch off a household ’ s energy supply without warning or compensation for those affected .
A series of ‘ modifications ’ to the Smart Energy Code have been proposed by officials and look set to pass into law by next spring .
These include giving networks the right to decide when they consider the grid to be in a state of ’ emergency ’ and the power to switch off high usage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and central heating systems in British homes .
Under the plans all homes would need to have a third generation smart meter installed , to include a function that allows meters in the home to receive and carry out orders made by the energy networks .
This would dramatically alter the role of smart meters , which are currently capable only of sending data on energy use to energy networks .
If passed unchallenged , these ‘ modifications ’ to the law would mean that electric vehicle owners could plug in at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without sufficient charge to travel the next morning .
Similarly , central heating systems could be turned off in homes across a whole area if too many electric vehicles are plugged in to charge at once , for example .
Currently , consumers are entitled to compensation if their power supply is cut off , but under these plans , this recompense would likely be scrapped .
There is also a question mark over whether to force households to install the new smart meters , or make it an opt in or opt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed to declare an ’ emergency ’ , triggering their right to switch off private domestic energy devices , is also so far undefined .
The modifications , tabled by Richard Hartshorn of Scottish and Southern Electricity earlier this summer , argue that networks must be given these powers if major power cuts are to be avoided as the UK switches from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources .
Currently , there ’ s no definition of when networks would be allowed to declare an emergency and therefore gain access to household devices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be in scenarios where energy supply is under significant pressure and can not meet demand .
The only available definition of what this looks like reads : ‘ Emergency conditions might arise where the condition of an energy system poses an immediate threat of injury or damage , or during a natural disaster or other emergency , or there is an actual or threatened emergency affecting energy supplies.
’ That scenario is more common than you might at first think – and will become more so as the UK moves from fossil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August , for example , a million customers lost power after two power stations failed .
While the power stations were back up and running within 15 minutes , the energy regulator Ofgem reported that 60 trains were shut down without warning after National Rail services were shut off , Ipswich Hospital suffered ‘ critical failures ’ and Newcastle Airport went completely dark .
He says : ‘ Electricity networks in Great Britain were not designed to accommodate the significant additional demand that certain consumer devices , such as electric vehicle chargers , @ @


climatedepot--2020-09-19--Study: Official US Climate Data Reveals No Cause For Alarm – ‘US climate has become less extreme com

Study: Official US Climate Data Reveals No Cause For Alarm – ‘US climate has become less extreme compared to previous ages’

In short , the US climate is in most ways less extreme than it used to be .
Temperatures are less extreme at both ends of the scale , storms less severe and droughts far less damaging .
While it is now slightly warmer , this appears to have been largely beneficial .
Wildfires now burn only a fraction of the acreage they did prior to WW2 Sea-level rise is currently no higher than around the mid-20th century Tornadoes are now less common than they used to be , particularly the stronger ones .
Floods are not getting worse Hurricanes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ powerful .
Summers were hotter in the 1930s than in any recent years .
Little or no rise in temperatures since the mid-1990s .
A new paper published today by the Global Warming Policy Foundation shows that U.S. climate has been changing very gradually , and mostly in a benign way .
The paper , by British climate writer Paul Homewood , examines official US weather sources and finds almost nothing to justify alarm .
“ The temperature has risen a little ” , says Homewood , “ but temperature extremes are still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 1930s .
And there has been a reduction in cold spells and climate-related deaths , so in many ways , the US climate has become less extreme compared to previous ages.
” It is the same story for rainfall .
There has been an increase overall , but the wettest year on record was nearly 50 years ago .
Droughts were mostly far worse in the 1930s .
“ It ’ s hard to find anything in the records of recent weather in the US that should give anyone any cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s mostly rather reassuring .
From heat to cold to storms and tornadoes , there is no trend that is out of the ordinary.
” Homewood ’ s paper , entitled The US Climate in 2019 , can be downloaded here ( pdf ) According to the recent US National Climate Assessment in 2018 , ‘ The last few years have seen record-breaking , climate-related weather extremes ’ .
This is a commonly made claim , and one that is widely hyped by the media .
But what does the data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed in the last century or so , and is the climate becoming more extreme ?
This study uses official data , mainly from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , to analyze trends in temperature , precipitation , droughts , floods , hurricanes , tornadoes , sea-level rise and wildfires .
In particular , it takes account of the widely varying regional climates .
It finds that : • Average temperatures have risen by 0.15°F/decade since 1895 , with the increase most marked in winter .
• There has been little or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Summers were hotter in the 1930s than in any recent years .
• Heatwaves were considerably more intense in decades up to 1960 than anything seen since .
• Cold spells are much less severe than they used to be .
• Central and Eastern regions have become wetter , with a consequent drastic reduction in drought .
In the west , there has been little long-term change .
• While the climate has become wetter in much of the country , evidence shows that floods are not getting worse .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ frequent or powerful .
• Tornadoes are now less common than they used to be , particularly the stronger ones .
• Sea-level rise is currently no higher than around the mid-20th century .
• Wildfires now burn only a fraction of the acreage they did prior to the Second World War .
In short , the US climate is in most ways less extreme than it used to be .
Temperatures are less extreme at both ends of the scale , storms less severe and droughts far less damaging .
While it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have been largely beneficial .


climatedepot--2020-09-20--Flashback June 2020: World Economic Forum Chairman Schwab: ‘We need a Great Reset of capitalism’ due

Flashback June 2020: World Economic Forum Chairman Schwab: ‘We need a Great Reset of capitalism’ due to COVID – Virus has given ‘opportunity’ for ‘equality & sustainability’ & fighting climate

`` We must build entirely new foundations for our economic and social systems ...
In fact , one silver lining of the pandemic is that it has shown how quickly we can make radical changes to our lifestyles .
Almost instantly , the crisis forced businesses and individuals to abandon practices long claimed to be essential , from frequent air travel to working in an office ... .A Great Reset agenda would ensure that investments advance shared goals , such as equality and sustainability . ''
Klaus Schwab - Founder and Executive Chairman , World Economic Forum : `` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to COVID-19 prove that a reset of our economic and social foundations is possible ...
The world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies , from education to social contracts and working conditions .
Every country , from the United States to China , must participate , and every industry , from oil and gas to tech , must be transformed .
In short , we need a “ Great Reset ” of capitalism . ''
Schwab Excerpts : The changes we have already seen in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our economic and social foundations is possible .
… The world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies , from education to social contracts and working conditions .
Every country , from the United States to China , must participate , and every industry , from oil and gas to tech , must be transformed .
In short , we need a “ Great Reset ” of capitalism .
There are many reasons to pursue a Great Reset , but the most urgent is COVID-19…All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social crises that were already underway .
We must build entirely new foundations for our economic and social systems .
In fact , one silver lining of the pandemic is that it has shown how quickly we can make radical changes to our lifestyles .
Almost instantly , the crisis forced businesses and individuals to abandon practices long claimed to be essential , from frequent air travel to working in an office .
A Great Reset agenda would ensure that investments advance shared goals , such as equality and sustainability .
The pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opportunity to reflect , reimagine , and reset our world


climatedepot--2020-09-20--Amazon unveils first recipients of $2 billion climate investment program – ‘Holistic approach to tac

Amazon unveils first recipients of $2 billion climate investment program – ‘Holistic approach to tackling escalating climate impacts’

Tech giant backs electric vehicles , carbon removal , and high efficiency motors as it forges ahead with efforts to @ @ @ @ @ 2040 Christina Figueres – co-founder of the Global Optimism think tank and a key architect @ @ @ @ @ she was UNFCC Executive Secretary -touted the investment as a holistic approach to tackling escalating @ @ @ @ @ investments will scale new technologies , helping these organisations speed up the pace at which @ @ @ @ @ , ” she said .
“ This is how a whole-economy approach to tackling the @ @ @ @ @ added that the companies which have signed up to Amazon ’ s Climate Pledge – @ @ @ @ @ giant Verizon , Indian IT services firm Infosys and consumer goods brand Reckitt Benckiser – @ @ @ @ @ are endless possibilities in the clean , healthy recovery we must create together .
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climatedepot--2020-09-20--Prominent skeptic set for NOAA Position: CLIMATOLOGIST DR. DAVID LEGATES SCARES MEDIA

It ’ s not often that I read a MSM report and think that every single paragraph is full of sh !
t .
But this NPR story about Heartland friend and esteemed climate scientist David Legates has falsehoods in every single paragraph that doesn ’ t simply identify him .
Well done , NPR — which reached out to Heartland for comment on a Saturday two hours before they published this story “ on a tight deadline ” for a story they were obviously working on for days .
Your tax dollars subsidize this fake news , by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down and debunk tons of lies about Legates , climate science , the scientific method , and The Heartland Institute .
Buckle up … and this is just a quick rebuttal .
A more-comprehensive one — based on the Climate Change Reconsidered series Legates helped produce , is warranted .
Lead paragraph : Legates has , indeed , been “ questioning basic tenets of climate science , ” if you substitute the word “ science ” for “ dogma.
” The very definition of science , in its most-basic sense from The Enlightenment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basic tenets ” of current assumptions .
The ignorant taxpayer-supported NPR reporter Rebecca Hersher is ignorant of this basic fact of the scientific method .
Again : She ’ s paid , in part by you , to be a “ science writer ” for National Public Radio .
After some factual boilerplate , here ’ s paragraph # 4 : David has not “ used his position ” for anything .
He ’ s examined the data for many , many years and has not seen proof that humans are the chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the West threatened by wildfires have the extreme never-cut-any-tree-down “ green ” polices pushed by the Sierra Club and other luxuriously funded leftist groups to blame for their misery .
BTW : This year ’ s hurricane season is , indeed , active , but that is only getting back to normal after almost historic years of inactivity .
But the legacy media ignores all those facts .
Because “ disaster ” sells , even if you have to make it up .
Ok. “ nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit ” … since when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t say .
Shouldn ’ t , on a basic level , there should be some context to that ?
Oh , well .
I guess NPR readers/listeners don ’ t need that basic information .
And is it the result of greenhouse gases ?
No proof of that in the National Public Radio story — which Americans think they can count on for comprehensive journalism .
The earth is warmer than it was before the dawn of the Industrial Revolution , when humans started burning fossil fuels and emitting carbon dioxide in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States were as warm or warmer in the 1930s than today , when global emissions were a tiny fraction of today .
That is the kind of fact that Legates examines as a scientist .
That was not just “ a paper.
” It was a peer reviewed paper .
Funny how NPR , pushing an agenda , fails to mention that very important fact .
Legates didn ’ t just “ write a paper ” that “ someone ” published .
What a joke .
Polar bears populations are also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found and debunks the idea that their habitat is being destroyed .
And Inside Climate News is a garbage outlet that pushes alarmism , not climate science .
Research stands on its own on the science .
Note how there is no attempt by NPR to counter the paper , just a smear .
This is typical .
NPR , like most garbage media outlets , never cite anything to debunk the science presented by “ skeptics.
” This is the game : The corrupt media just refers to their other reporting by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Newsflash : The stink is still there .
A politician definitely knows more about climate science than Legates .
Sure .
And , again , Legates wasn ’ t “ casting doubt on climate science , ” he was engaging in climate science .
His sin was that his examination of the data differed from climate politics dogma .
No wonder he resigned .
He was employed by ideologues , not even objective laymen with an open mind .
Jeez !
Where to start .
A lot of BS packed into such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , NPR .
You linked to Legates ’ lecture .
Now how about a link to something that proves his thoughts are “ discredited ” ?
Lame .
How about mentioning that the UN IPCC reports completely discount any role of the sun in their reports , which you seem to consider holy writ ?
This is 100 % wrong .
If Rebecca spent even 10 minutes looking over Heartland ’ s website , and our Center on the Environment , or our climate conferences , or the Climate Reconsidered series , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate-At-A-Glance site , she would know that Heartland has never posited that “ climate change is not happening.
” Such a proposition is absurd .
The question that The Heartland Institute raises — via the hundreds of scientists we worth with across the globe — is that human activity is not the main driver of climate change .
That is what the data shows , including NOAA ’ s .
They just don ’ t like to admit it .
Legates , hopefully , will not let them get away with more alarmism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re making progress .
The Heartland Institute did have a role in Trump rejecting the Paris Climate Accord and has helped shape his “ response to global warming.
” We are proud if that , and every American should be grateful .
in truth , every word of this paragraph is an accurate statement , other than “ reject mainstream climate science.
” I know that ’ s a trope the ignorant media likes to trot out , but the idea of “ mainstream ” or “ consensus ” climate science @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Let ’ s allow Nobel Prize Winner and participant in the Manhattan Project Richard Feynman state it clearly and distinctly — the universal law of the scientific method — in just one minute .
I submitted independently the same statement to NPR .
Well done , Steve !
What a surprise .
And notice that Rebecca didn ’ t put “ other ” in front of “ climate researchers ” in this set-up .
David knows more about the climate and has researched it more than the very next person Rebecca quotes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ read anything David Legates has written or listened to anything he ’ s said about the climate is zero .
If she did , she wouldn ’ t say anything she said .
It ’ s embarrassing , really .
He only cites data .
And the reason why the Climate Change Reconsidered series exists , is because they IPCC ( a political , not scientific organization ) ignored anything that went against their alarmist dogma .
Legates has not “ rejected the overwhelming peer-reviewed research that shows human activity is the main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He has examined the same data and come to a different conclusion .
That is called science .
And Legates has defended his conclusions in public , repeatedly , for many years .
And the only coverage Legates gets for that from NPR an other no-nothings in our corrupt and incurious mainstream media is the kind of crap in this article .
This does not serve readers or science .
Here ’ s an idea , America ’ s “ science journalists ” : How about you report what he says and encourage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own science ?
Nah .
They prefer leaning on jokers like … wait for it … Michael Mann to confirm their alarmist narrative .
The Heartland Institute is hosting its 14th International Conference on Climate Change in April in Las Vegas .
The media ’ s favorite climate alarmist is welcome to come make his case , in front of David Legates , at that conference .
Michael Mann will refuse to defend his assertions , as he always does .
( He ’ s blocked all who disagree with him on social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a story there , NPR .


climatedepot--2020-09-20--Anthony Watts Review: Climate Hustle 2 Movie coming on Sept 24th – ‘We really are being hustled by t

Anthony Watts Review: Climate Hustle 2 Movie coming on Sept 24th – ‘We really are being hustled by the left’

In just a few days , the climate skeptic movie Climate Hustle 2 will be released .
Originally planned for release in the spring in 800 theaters , it was delayed by COVID-19 issues .
Now , it is set for an online streaming premier September 24th at 8pm in every local time zone internationally .
Additionally , they are offering the broadcast of Climate Hustle Part 1 for instant viewing for those who missed it or need a refresher .
I was able to screen it before release .
Climate Hustle 2 looks at both popular scientific claims surrounding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clamoring for immediate action .
Featuring leading scientists , politicians and policy experts , and hosted by actor Kevin Sorbo , the film showcases many instances of Hollywood hypocrisy , financial corruption , media bias , classroom indoctrination , political correctness and other troubling matters surrounding the global warming issue .
It also includes yours truly in a few scenes .
Here are two trailers : My take on the movie : This movie covers virtually everything that has ever been said or discussed about climate change .
It gives a true perspective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate alarmists are pushing an agenda , and how equally hard climate skeptics are pushing back .
If you want rhetoric and doom , watch Al Gore ’ s movie .
If you want a practical and sensible view of what is really happening with climate , watch ClimateHustle2 .
We really are being hustled by the left , and it ’ s depressing to see how much they want iron-fisted climate regulations put on us .
If you can ’ t make the LIVE event date , you can still watch with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both Climate Hustle 1 & 2 broadcasts will remain viewable through September 27th .


climatedepot--2020-09-20--CNN’s Avlon Slams Climate ‘Deniers’ Like Trump: ‘You Need to Have Your Head Examined’

On Thursday ’ s New Day on CNN , the show presented a pre-recorded “ Reality Check ” in which liberal analyst John Avlon excoriated President Donald Trump for being a global warming skeptic , and asserted that “ you ought to have your head examined ” if you disagree with the left ’ s fearmongering and alarmism about climate change .
After meteorologist Chad Myers discussed the current threat of hurricanes , co-host Alisyn Camerota introduced Avlon ’ s “ Reality Check ” as she pivoted : The CNN host seemed oblivious to the fact that hurricane activity goes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been even worse in the past , so there ’ s nothing at all unusual about a hurricane season that is the worst that it ’ s been in 15 years .
Avlon was then seen beginning his segment : If you ’ re still in denial about whether climate change is real , you ought to have your head examined .
Or you might be President Trump .
There are at least 87 wildfires burning across the Western United States , consuming more than 4.7 million acres to date .
Phoenix has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 110 degrees while the skies over San Francisco have been choked with orange smoke , making it look like a dystopian sci fi film , but it ’ s all too real , with the Northwest now containing three cities with the worst air quality on Earth .
After a clip of President Trump declaring that “ science doesn ’ t know ” how the climate will change in the future , Avlon suggested that the President is not a “ sentient being ” as the CNN analyst added : “ Science does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any sentient being .
Right now , there are five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic at the same time .
That ’ s only happened once before in recorded history.
” Avlon seemed oblivious to the fact that by admitting that such an event has happened previously , that means it is not unprecedented and begs for an explanation of why human activity is the only explanation for it happening again .
In spite of evidence undermining the recurring hype around glaciers melting , Avlon moved to hype recent examples of glaciers melting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apart in Antarctica , one the size of Florida .
Scientists warn it could lead to runaway ice melt , lifting sea levels as much as two feet .
And this comes on the heels of a chunk of ice twice the size of Manhattan breaking off Greenland .
This is happening here and now , but President Trump does not have a plan because he does not believe in climate change .
A bit later , he used the incendiary term “ climate denier ” to refer to global warming skeptics : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee Joe Biden by hyping an endorsement by Scientific American : “ So it ’ s perhaps no surprise that Scientific American just made its first presidential endorsement in 175 years .
They ’ ve endorsed Joe Biden because , unlike President Trump , he ’ s actually proposed a plan to deal with climate change.
” This episode of New Day was sponsored by Chewy .
Their contact information is linked .
Below is a complete transcript of the “ Reality Check ” segment from the Thursday , September 17 , New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Look , as Chad ( Myers ) just showed us , it ’ s a very active season .
We are in the midst of the most active hurricane season in the Atlantic in 15 years , and then , on the West Coast , millions of acres are on fire .
President Trump still denies climate change , and John Avlon has our “ Reality Check.
” JOHN AVLON : If you ’ re still in denial about whether climate change is real , you ought to have your head examined .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are at least 87 wildfires burning across the Western United States , consuming more than 4.7 million acres to date .
Phoenix has seen a record 50 consecutive days over 110 degrees while the skies over San Francisco have been choked with orange smoke , making it look like a dystopian sci fi film , but it ’ s all too real , with the Northwest now containing three cities with the worst air quality on Earth .
Which shows you why comments like this– PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP : I believe in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe in clean water , all of those things — TRUMP : I am not a believer in climate change .
AVLON : –are dangerous nonsense .
But , of course , Donald Trump doubled down while visiting fire-ravaged California .
TRUMP : It ’ ll start getting cooler — you just watch .
UNIDENTIFIED MAN : I wish science agreed with you .
TRUMP : I don ’ t think science knows actually .
AVLON : Science does know , Mr. President .
So does any sentient being .
Right now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atlantic at the same time .
That ’ s only happened once before in recorded history .
There are two major glaciers breaking apart in Antarctica , one the size of Florida .
Scientists warn it could lead to runaway ice melt , lifting sea levels as much as two feet .
And this comes on the heels of a chunk of ice twice the size of Manhattan breaking off Greenland .
This is happening here and now , but President Trump does not have a plan because he does not believe in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate reports and withdrew us from the Paris climate accords .
His administration has erased or obscured the term “ climate change ” from government websites — scrubbed it from a list of national security threats — and he ’ s continued to appoint climate change deniers to senior scientific positions .
But despite all this , President Trump declared himself the number one environmental President last week .
He ’ s hoping you won ’ t remember his move to repeal dozens of environmental regulations , including loosening restrictions on toxic air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So it ’ s perhaps no surprise that Scientific American just made its first presidential endorsement in 175 years .
They ’ ve endorsed joe Biden because , unlike President Trump , he ’ s actually proposed a plan to deal with climate change .
Here ’ s the thing : Environmental policies and even climate change didn ’ t used to be a choice between denial and doing something .
The conservation movement was basically started by a Republican President , Teddy Roosevelt .
Nixon created the EPA , and Ronald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate change legislation — the Global Climate Protection Act of 1987 — became law , and it was sponsored by — you guessed it — Joe Biden .
But now , while America burns , storms get worse , and sea levels rise , the official position of the Trump administration on climate change can be summed up by this infamous quote .
TRUMP : What you ’ re seeing and what you ’ re reading is not what ’ s happening .
BERMAN : Our thanks , John for what is , @ @ @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-09-22--Determined Scientists Add Phantom ‘Unprecedented’ Warmth To New Temperature Reconstructions

Determined Scientists Add Phantom ‘ Unprecedented ’ Warmth To New Temperature ReconstructionsNoTricksZone : Not here to worship what i… / by Kenneth Richard / 1d Paleoclimate reconstructions that find no unusual modern warming are nonetheless characterized as showing sharp temperature increases in recent decades anyway .
A new ( Li et al.
, 2020 ) 1818-2012 temperature reconstruction determined 1955 ( 6.33 °C ) and 2001 ( 7.17 °C ) were the 1st and 5th coldest years in northeastern China in the last 200 years .
The two warmest years were 1832 ( 9.63 °C ) and 1900 ( 9.57 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ continuous high decadal temperatures ” recorded were in 1818–1844 and 1856–1873 .
The post-1950s temperatures were colder than nearly all of the first 100 years of the temperature record .
And yet in spite of the warmer 19th-century temperatures , the authors chracterize the slight temperature rise since the 1950s as heralding in “ unprecedented ” warming .
They make this claim ( of “ unprecedented ” recent warmth ) in both the paper ’ s textual and graphical abstracts .
Forbes et al .
( 2020 ) use thermometer data from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years of their temperature record .
The instrumentals show surface temperatures cooled -0.7°C in winter ( January ) and warmed 0.8°C in summer ( July ) from the 1950s- ’ 80s decades to the 1990s to 2010s .
For the summer temperature record ( shown in red below ) , nearly all the warming occurred during a step-change from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s .
Since about 1985 , summer temperatures seem to have been stable to slightly declining .
A lack of net overall warming in the last 50 or 60 years does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AGW ) cause , of course .
So the authors decided to add a “ cumulative mean summer temperature departure ” statistic ( see the sharply rising green line in the graphic below ) to make it appear there has been a warmth accumulation of 30°C since mid-1980s .
Yes , 30°C cumulative warming during a period when there was no warming or even a slight cooling .
This statistic does not seem to have any relevance to the measured summer temperature record .
Aryal et al .
( Aryal et al.
, @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studied is “ not yet warming ” in the title of their paper .
And yet they nonetheless decided to select a cooler span of years ( the bottom of a cycle ) to start an arbitrary hotter-colored “ trend ” line .
In this way they could suggest there has been unusual warming in recent decades anyway .


climatedepot--2020-09-22--Gleeful Climate Prof. John Schellnhuber: Children will ‘fight for a new society that is sustainable’

Closing Ranks Of Climate Science And Youth “ Like A Big Bang ” , Says Gleeful Climate Prof. John SchellnhuberNoTricksZone : Not here to worship what i… / by P Gosselin / In Berlin ’ s green movement , schools and officials aim to utilize youth to pave the way to a new world .
One lesson Germany loves to keep flunking : The risks of mass youth indoctrination .
Berlin daily , left-of-center Tagesspiegel here admiringly looks at the Fridays for Future movement in Berlin , a city where it is particularly strong and well-networked – and its schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are sounding the alarms .
For example in a newly released book , former FFF activist Clemens Traub comments how the FFF movement is made up mostly of privileged urban youth , most of them sporting the latest hip fashion and flashing the latest iPhone while fancying themselves as the rescuers of the planet and beholders of the truth .
Within its ivory tower , the movement does not even realize that its criticism affects the lifestyle of many socially weaker people who , for financial reasons , do not always have free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sinners because they don ’ t shop in organic food stores , but at discounters .
The consequence : We are all sitting on a powder keg full of social explosives.
” In the Tagesspiegel article , one interesting part was a comment on the importance of tapping the youth for the climate movement by former Potsdam Institute Director , Prof. Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber : The closing of ranks of science and youth in the fight for a new society that is sustainable in its management and living is like a big bang .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not even of age ” .
Using the youth indoctrination playbook of earlier German regimes , this is how leading scientists like Schellnhuber aim to bring about The Great Transformation – a radical ( experimental ) overhaul of the global society to one that is supposedly green .
These minors are well organized in their own schools – that is their basis .
But something has changed fundamentally .
Whereas ten years ago , the climate and environment clubs in the schools themselves were not taken seriously by students and particularly frequented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from which mobilization and organization for the big demonstrations are done .
Luis von Randow says : ‘ When people leave school , new ones always join them.
’ Lilith Rein adds : ‘ It will not stop , that ’ s for sure.
’ ” Unwittingly , Randow and Rein are right if we use history as a guide .
Earlier attempts at German youth indoctrination by schools and state confirm this : Or this one here , an example of how extreme youth indoctrination can become : As talented a scientist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ VERY little about the lessons of history.Donate – choose an amount


climatedepot--2020-09-22--BBC Asks Whether Climate Activism Is Too White, Middle Class

BBC Asks Whether Climate Activism Is Too White , Middle ClassClimate Change Dispatch / by Jack Montgomery / 1d The publicly-funded British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) is asking if the left-wing climate change movement is “ too white and middle class.
” The broadcaster , which offered no criticisms of the climate change protest movements beyond its lack of diversity in its video report , explored the supposed problem through a Muslim called Fatimah , a co-founder of the “ New Green Deal UK ” group .
“ I feel like once you enter this space , there isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like , who are the different types of people there , what is the barrier , and , like , what are the class dimensions to the people who are in the room , ” Fatimah said .
“ So I feel like I haven ’ t been seen and I haven ’ t felt represented in this space being a woman of color , being someone from a more working-class background , ” she added .
“ Even Greenpeace admits there is a problem , ” intoned the BBC ’ s narrator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as saying it is “ absolutely right to criticize the movement for being overly represented by white middle-class people ” .
Visiting Doncaster , recently hit by floods which climate activists link to climate change , Fatimah finds working-class white people telling her in no uncertain terms that they do not feel the people they see on television live or understand their lives , with one telling her “ you can ’ t just stand there and chain yourself to summat [ something ] … because people don ’ t want that.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a Tube train and stopping people from going to work is definitely not something that ’ s going to be engaging with working-class people , ” another tells her .
Speaking to people from ethnic minorities back in London , their relative lack of interest in the climate protest movement is somewhat less clear , with one person claiming that “ being a black man ” it “ just wouldn ’ t be safe ” to get into altercations with police as the white middle-class protesters do — despite the police ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawlessness on the part of Black Lives Matter demonstrators , for example .
The BBC also linked viewers to an earlier March video report haranguing climate activists for their lack of diversity , suggesting that the lack of it at a rally in Leceister was “ alarming ” considering the city ’ s multicultural demographics .
On the subject of the extremist Extinction Rebellion movement , the March report features activist Judy Ling Wong describing it as a “ very young movement ” but one which “ has got to think about their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve got a long way to go , ” Wong said .
Nevertheless , Extinction Rebellion does seem to have been attracting more minorities to its ranks by morphing from a so-called “ climate justice ” movement into a hybrid affair which also agitates for various racial grievance causes — for instance demanding reparationsat a recent event in the City of London financial hub .
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climatedepot--2020-09-22--Hanoi Jane’s Logic For Green New Deal: Birds Are ‘Dive-Bombing Dead’ – ‘Birds are falling out of the

Hanoi Jane’s Logic For Green New Deal: Birds Are ‘Dive-Bombing Dead’ – ‘Birds are falling out of the air — dive-bombing dead into the ground because of the bad air!’

Hanoi Jane ’ s Logic For Green New Deal : Birds Are ‘ Dive-Bombing Dead ’ Climate Change Dispatch / by Joseph Vazquez / 4d For someone as infamous as Hanoi Jane Fonda to exploit the devastating West Coast wildfires to sell the Green New Deal ( GND ) is just par for the course .
She ’ s used to pushing propaganda .
Fonda joined MSNBC blowhard Joy Reid on the September 17 edition of The ReidOut .
Reid shifted her fawning over Fonda ’ s climate activism to questioning Fonda on how to use the wildfires to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reid asked : “ How do you get from knowing what [ the GND ] is and talking about it in theory — even with the fires burning — to get people to focus on this and actually get people to want to implement it ?
” Fonda then took a detour into the hysterical : “ They do .
They are — They ’ re getting focused .
I mean , it ’ s hard not to when your state ’ s on fire .
Not only is the state on fire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ air — dive-bombing dead into the ground because of the bad air !
” So Americans have to foot a multitrillion-dollar proposal because , according to Fonda , “ birds are dive-bombing dead ” ?
According to Fonda , “ Talking about it is important because if you don ’ t talk about it , you can ’ t care about it .
And if you don ’ t care , you won ’ t act .
We need to act .
And the main thing that we have to act about is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued : “ [ L ] istening to the experts says we have to cut fossil fuel emissions in half in 10 years .
Now that ’ s really , really hard .
And it ’ s not going to happen unless there are unprecedented numbers of people demanding it no matter who is elected in November.
” Fonda then shifted to incoherent babbling about the importance of the November elections : “ November is important because — you know — one of the things that happens during [ an ] election : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I mean , the person that you ’ re going to have to go up against when you want other things to happen , like equal pay for equal work between men and women.
” Fonda proceeded to rant that “ it ’ s not just a climate crisis .
Our society — the fabric of our society is unraveling.
” She then pushed an insane idea that the GND can solve “ all ” our society ’ s woes at once : “ The great thing about the Green New Deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do it all at once , but we have to get rid of fossil fuels .
That ’ s the main thing.
” To finish off the segment , Fonda praised Reid for her new show .
In a cringe response , Reid fangirled Hanoi Jane : “ OK , I officially retire .
I retire .
That ’ s it .
I ’ m done .
I ’ m not going to do any more TV .
Jane Fonda knows who I am !
” Hanoi Jane ’ s climate propaganda was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deere , Citibank , and Allstate .
You can fight back by letting these advertisers know what you think of them sponsoring such eco-extremist content .
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climatedepot--2020-09-22--The Climate Apocalypse: ‘Permanently Immunized From Falsification’

The Climate Apocalypse : ‘ Permanently Immunized From Falsification ’ Climate Change Dispatch / by Francis Menton / 4d In last Saturday ’ s post , I provided a quote from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophythat encapsulated the gist of the scientific method : “ [ T ] heories that are permanently immunized from falsification .
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can no longer be classified as scientific.
” That seems simple enough .
Surely we ought to be able to keep track of that one basic precept to distinguish the science from the non-science .
In practice , it turns out to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To illustrate , let ’ s consider the latest from the climate apocalypse movement .
For today I ’ ll put aside the grand foretellings of planet-wide climate doom , and focus instead on just one little question : whether the current wave of wildfires in the West has been caused by human-induced global warming resulting from the burning of fossil fuels .
There ’ s an important difference between these two questions that relate to the potential for falsification .
With the grand foretellings of doom , it is nearly impossible to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might try to falsify .
Think about some of the phrasings you have likely encountered .
• “ The world has a temperature and we are the cause.
” • “ Unless drastic measures are taken to reduce greenhouse gases , we face a point of no return.
” What is the potential evidence that might emerge that all could agree had falsified these predictions ?
You will never get a climate alarmist to give you an answer to that question .
But you would think that the question of the causation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ought to be evidence out there that would bear directly on this question .
For example , what is the trend of wildfires worldwide during the past 20 or so years , when greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels have accelerated ?
Or , can we get evidence on the extent of wildfires in the West from the time period before either European settlement or any significant human greenhouse gas emissions ?
Meanwhile , of course , the question of the causation of the wildfires has gotten caught up in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and therefore is the subject of intense daily discussion from the media , as well as from the Biden campaign .
Seemingly definitive statements are everywhere , attributing the wildfires to warming caused by human burning of fossil fuels , generally phrased in terms to vilify or ridicule anyone who might question that inference in any way .
To take one non-random example , there was Democratic candidate Joe Biden at an appearance on Monday , where he accused President Trump of being a “ climate arsonist ” for not “ heeding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change being the cause of the wildfires .
The headline at the Politico article is “ Biden labels Trump a ‘ climate arsonist , ’ accusing him of not heeding science.
” Excerpt : Politico then also quotes the head of California ’ s Natural Resources Agency , Wade Crowfoot , as follows : “ I think we want to work with you to really recognize the changing climate and what it means for our forests , and actually work together with that science.
” Or consider the piece from the LA Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ A Climate Apocalypse Now.
” Excerpt : There are many more similar pieces out there if you care to look .
But suppose we are willing to open the door at least a crack to the idea that the proposition at hand — that warmer temperatures resulting from human burning of fossil fuels have brought about a great increase in wildfires in the West — could potentially be falsified .
Suppose further that we accept as given that temperatures in the relevant regions have increased at least a smidgeon during the era @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even further that we accept for these purposes the proposition that the human emissions caused the temperature increase .
There remains this completely empirical question : has there actually been a meaningful increase in the extent of wildfires over some relevant time period ?
And the answer , of course , is that readily available data show that , notwithstanding an active wildfire season in the Western U.S. this year , the trend in wildfires over the relevant time , both worldwide and in the Western U.S. , is strongly down , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data .
In 1999 NASA began using satellites to study the worldwide extent of wildfires .
In 2019 they published a 20-year summary of the accumulated data .
Here is the chart they provided : Obviously the overall trend is strongly down .
The downward-sloping trend line on the chart was drawn by NASA , who certainly would not be considered climate skeptics .
I can not provide an explanation of why the data seems to end sometime in 2015 when they say the report was published in 2019 .
In any event @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from NASA : But how about California ?
Surely , California is experiencing a wildfire apocalypse brought about by climate change ?
After all , everybody says so .
So let ’ s try comparing acreage burned by wildfires in California in recent years to acreage burned back in the “ pre-historic ” period ( before 1800 , at a time when human greenhouse gas emissions , let alone any other influences of settlers originating from Europe , could not have had any possible influence on the situation . )
Here is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that has data on acreage burned by wildfires in California for this year through September 15 , last year ( 2019 ) through September 15 , and for the full year for each of the years 2016 to 2019 .
The figure for acreage burned this year through September 15 is 1,410,113 acres .
That sounds like a lot of acres .
Last year , for the full year , the figure was only 135,573 acres burned .
In 2018 , it was 876,147 acres ; in 2017 , 505,956 acres ; and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how about in that pre-historic/pre-1800 period ?
You might consider this 2007 article from the journal Forest Ecology and Management , by S.L .
Stephens , R.E .
Martin , and N.E .
Clinton of the University of California at Berkeley , titled “ Prehistoric fire area and emissions from California ’ s forests , woodlands , shrublands , and grasslands.
” Here is the money quote : Wow !
In case you don ’ t know , a hectare ( abbreviated ha ) is about 2.5 acres .
So they are saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ pre-historic ” period ranged from about 4.5 million acres to up to 12 million acres — areas as much as an order of magnitude larger than the areas burned in the worst of modern fire seasons , such as the current year .
From the Conclusion of Stephens , et al .
: In short , readily available empirical data completely refutes the proposition that the Western U.S. is suffering some huge increase in wildfires brought about by human-caused climate change .
But of course , another approach is to ignore any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mantra of “ climate apocalypse ” over and over again until people come to believe it .
It is a proposition that must be , and therefore is , “ permanently immunized from falsification.
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