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2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #31
Posted on 30 July 2016 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun July 24, 2016
- As Its Leaders Deny Warming Risks, the G.O.P. Platform Urges Private Sector to Capture CO2? by Andrew C Revkin, New York Times, July 23. 2016
- Fire near Santa Clarita continues to burn out of control, explodes to more than 20,000 acres by Matt Stevens and Laura Nelson, Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2016
- Nuclear Subsidies Are Key Part of New York’s Clean-Energy Plan by Vivian Yee, New York Times, July 20, 2016
- Oil Lobby Paid Washington Post and Atlantic to Host Climate-Change Deniers at RNC by Alex Emmons, Intercept, July 22, 2016
- Think you’re hot? Spare a thought for Kuwait, as mercury hits record 54C by James Tapper, Guardian, July 23, 2016
- 11 ways the Republican platform attacks the environment by Ben Adler, Grist, July 19, 2016
- Nuclear Subsidies Are Key Part of New York’s Clean-Energy Plan by Vivian Yee, New York Times, July 20, 2016
- Deal on cutting greenhouse gases in sight for this year - Vienna delegates by Shadia Nasralla, Reuters, July 24, 2016
Mon July 25, 2016
- Global Economy Becoming Less Energy Intense by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, July 22, 2016
- Brad Wall finds allies among premiers opposed to forced carbon tax by Janyce McGregor, CBC News, July 21, 2016
- ‘World can’t afford to silence us’: black church leaders address climate change by Oliver Milman, Guardian, July 24, 2016
- Burning coal for gas in UK seabeds would flame pollution, says report by Rob Edwards, Guardian, July 25, 2016
- The Sand Fire in Santa Clarita Offers Omens of a Fiery Future by Eric Holthaus, Pacific Standard, July 25, 2016
- These are the best arguments from the 3% of climate scientist 'skeptics.' Really. by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus-the 97%, Guardian, July 25, 2016
- As Clouds Head for the Poles, Time to Prepare for Food and Water Shocks by Charles Iceland, Betsy Otto & Richard Waite, World Resources Instittue (WRI), July 25, 2016
- Next Item on Obama’s Climate Agenda: Airplane Pollution by Coral Davenport, New York Times, July 25, 2016
Tue July 26, 2016
- Exxon allies cry foul over law firm in climate probe by Timothy Cama, The Hill, July 23, 2016
- China's coal peak hailed as turning point in climate change battle by Damian Carrington, Guardian, July 25, 2016
- How climate disasters can drive violent conflict around the world by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, July 25, 2016
- Scientists caught off-guard by record temperatures linked to climate change by Zoe Tabary, Thomson Reuters Foundation, July 26, 2016
- Sanders Says Climate Change Is a Central Election Issue by Evan Lehmann, Scientific American/ClimateWire on July 26, 2016
- Global Warming, God and the “End Times” by Connie Roser-Renouf, Edward Maibach, Anthony Leiserowitz & Seth Rosenthal
- US election tracker: Democrats and Republicans on energy and climate by Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief, July 26, 2016
- Wildfires Are Getting Bigger, Lasting Longer and Costing More, Experts Say by Nick Strayer, New York Times, July 25, 2016
Wed July 27, 2016
- Healey won’t comply with climate change subpoena by Sacha Pfeiffer, Boston Globe, July 26, 2016
- Beyond Heat Waves: What Does 14 Months in a Row of Record Heat Say About Global Warming? Five Key Points to Keep in Mind by Astrid Calas, Union of Concerned Scientists, July 22, 2016
- How air-conditioning made America — and how it could break us all by Katie Herzog, Grist, July 26, 2016
- The Remarkable Inconsistency Of Climate Denial by Adam Frank, NPR, July 26, 2016
- Climate models are accurately predicting ocean and global warming by John Abraham, Climate Consensus-the 97%, Guardian, July 27, 2016
- State AGs and Groups Defy Lamar Smith's Subpoena Over Exxon Climate Probes by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, July 27, 2016
- World's largest carbon producers face landmark human rights case by John Vidal, Guardian, July 27, 2016
- The tropical Atlantic Ocean is toasty warm. So where are all the storms? by Brian McNoldy, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, June 27, 2016
Thu July 28, 2016
- Climate pariah or saviour? Paper looks at role gas could play on carbon pricing by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, July 28, 2016
- Climate change is as dangerous as ISIS, says Kerry, and part of the problem is your airconditioning by
- Rising seas threaten to swamp U.S. military bases by 2050 by Doyle Rice, USA Today, July 27, 2016
- Scientists Urge Obama to End Federal Coal Leasing by Bobby Magill, InsideClimate News, July 27, 2016
Fri July 29, 2016
- Sizzling Midwest Previews a Hotter Future by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, July 22, 2016
- What the Earth's frozen burps tell us about global warming by Graham Readfearn, Guardian, July 28, 2016
- NASA Sees Intense Fires around the World, NASA, July 29, 20
- Does the Disappearance of Sea Ice Matter? by John Gertner, New York Times Magazine, July 29, 2016
Sat July 30, 2016
- Scientists have found a perfect illustration of how the climate is spiraling ‘out of control’ by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, July 28, 2016
- Siberian Heat Wave Thaws Dead Reindeer, Unleashes Anthrax Outbreak by Eric Chaney, WunderBlog, Weather Underground, July 28, 2016
- Zombie Carbon Emissions Haunt the Planet by Amrith Ramkumar, Bloomberg News, July 28, 2016
- Democrats Committed To Climate Action At The DNC, While Republicans Doubled Down On Denial by Ryan Koronowski, Climate Progress, July 29, 2016
- Climate change in your county: Plan with this new tool, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), July 27, 2016
Thanks as always for this service. For July 24 you have this title twice:
Nuclear Subsidies Are Key Part of New York’s Clean-Energy Plan by Vivian Yee, New York Times, July 20, 2016