2015 SkS Weekly News Roundup #37
Posted on 12 September 2015 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun, Sep 6
- At UN climate talks, growing frustration at "snail's pace" by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Sep 4, 2015
- America’s birds flying into climate danger zone by Tim Radford, Climate News Network, Sep 5, 2015
- Listen up, Ted Cruz: Here’s what you don’t understand about climate change and science by Paul Rosenberg, Salon, Sep 5, 2015
- Kiwi climate change documentary premieres in New Zealand by Laura Walters, stuff.co.nz, Sep 7, 2014
- 6 Ways Climate Change in Alaska Will Affect You by Adam Markham, Union of Concerned Scientists, Aug 31, 2015
- Australia's inaction on climate change set to dominate Pacific Island talks, Australian AP/The Guardian, Sep 5, 2015
- Catholic leaders make climate change plea to California lawmakers by Anita Chabria, The Guardian, Sep 5, 2015
- Climate change dramatically shrinking Glacier's namesakes by Rob Chaney, The Montana Standard, Sep 5, 2015
Mon, Sep 7
- The state of the Greenland ice sheet in 2015 by Dr Ruth Mottram & Dr Peter Langen, The Carbon Brief, Sep 4, 2015
- The Key Role of Conservatives in Taxing Carbon by N. Gregory Mankiw, New York Times, Sep 4, 2015
- Failure to act on climate change means an even bigger refugee crisis by Craig Bennett (CEO of Friends of the Earth), The Guardian, Sep 7, 2015
- Emma Thompson got right and wrong on climate change by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus-the 97%, The Guardian, Sep 7, 2015
- Central Asia to experience water crisis in 35 years by Vusala Abbasova, Azernews, Sep 7, 2015
- World Running Out of Time to Save Oceans by Thalif Deen, Inter Press Service (IPS), Sep 7, 2015
- Paris climate talks could fail, warns Francois Hollande by Fiona Harvey, The Guardian, Sep 7, 2015
- GOP to attack climate pact at home and abroad by Andrew Restuccio, Politico, Sep 7, 2015
Tue, Sep 8
- Mining industry's new 'coal is amazing' TV ad labelled desperate by Oliver Milman, The Guardian, Sep 6, 2015
- New studies deepen concerns about a climate-change ‘wild card’ by Joby Warrick, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Sep 7, 2015
- The Sunniest Climate-Change Story You've Ever Read: This is the year humans finally got serious about saving themselves from themselves by Jon Chait, New York magazine, Sep 7, 2015
- Spectacular Large-Scale Solar Growth In The Netherlands, Finally by Rogier van Rooij, CleanTechnica, Sep 8, 2015
Wed, Sep 9
- Progress in Climate Talks Attracts Attack Dogs by Hunter Cutting, The Huffington Post, Sep 8, 2015
- Climate-smart cities could save the world $22tn, say economists by Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, Sep 8, 2015
- World's Leading Polluters Have Racked Up a $10 Trillion Carbon Debt by Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News, Sep 8, 2015
- Oceans warming 20x faster than they cooled in past millenium by Aisha Sharipzhan, The Diamondback (U of Maryland), Sep 7, 2015
- Europe is parched, in a sign of times to come by John Abraham, Climate Consensus-the 97%, The Guardian, Sep 9, 2015
- The simple statistic that perfectly captures what climate change means by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Sep 9, 2015
- #Coalisamazing… at Embarrassing Coal Industry, DailyKos, Sep 9, 2015
- A personal perspective on the ethics of climate change by Martin Rees, Green Economy Coalition, Sep, 2015
Thu, Sep 10
- Mental Health Another Casualty of Changing Climate by Jed Alegado and Angeli Guadalupe, Inter Press Service (IPS), Sep 8, 2015
- Mitch McConnell Is Powerless to Block Obama’s Climate Change Deal by Rebecca Leber, New Republic, Sep 9, 2015
- G20 Finance Ministers Committed to Sustainable Development by Jaya Ramachandran, Inter Press Service (IPS), Sep 9, 2015
- Climate Expert James Hansen: “We’ve Got An Emergency” by Anne Meador & John Zangas, DCMediaGroup, Sep 10, 2015
- Moral case to tackle climate change overwhelming, says Lord Stern by Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian, Sep 10, 2015
Fri, Sep 11
- Southern Ocean showing 'remarkable' revival in carbon absorption ability by Emma Howard, The Guardian, Sep 10, 2015
- Province could target coal-fired power plants for early closure, says environment minister by Shelia Pratt, Edmonton Journal, Sep 9, 2015
- Japan floods: More than 100,000 flee after torrential rain unleashes flooding, people rescued from roofs in Joso City, ABC News (Australia), Sep 10, 2015
- Solar energy is poised for yet another record year by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Sep 9, 2015
- Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet by Michael Mann, EcoWatch, Sep 11, 2015
- Republican leaders should take their own advice and listen to climate scientists by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus-the 97%, The Guardian, Sep 11, 2015
- Your climate change questions answered, twoo , CNN, Sep 11, 2015
- Shell leaves climate project it helped set up amid Arctic drilling row by Terry Macalister, The Guardian, Sep 10, 2015
Sat, Sep 12
- 'Off/On': Climate Leaders Present Next Bold Phase for Global Action by John Queally, Common Dreams, Sep 11, 2015
- Threat to oceans from climate change must be key to Paris talks, say scientists by Fiona Harvey, The Guardian, Sep 11, 2015
- California Gov. Jerry Brown Sends Ben Carson The Climate Evidence He Couldn't Find by Dhyana Taylor, The Huffington Post, Sep 11, 2015
- The rise, fall and future of the cleantech industry by Sophie Yeo, The Carbon Brief, Sep 10, 2015
- President Trump and Sec. Palin Vs People of Faith on Care of Creation by Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie, Director of the Center for Peace and Spirituality and University Chaplain at Pacific University, The Huffington Post, Sep 11, 2015
- Tony Abbott faces down Pacific island nations' calls for tougher action on climate change by Eric Tlozek, ABC News (Australia), Sep 11, 2015
- Pope Francis warns of ‘grave consequences’ if climate change is ignored, CNA Daily News/Patheos, Sep 11, 2015
- The Climate Story Nobody Talks About by Adam Frank, NPR, Sep 10, 2015
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