2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #11
Posted on 18 March 2017 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun Mar 12, 2017
- NSW increases renewable energy but lags behind other states and national target by Harriet Alexander, Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 12, 2017
- Musk Says He Can Solve Australia Grid Storage Problem In 100 Days Or Fewer (#ElonTweets) by Steve Hanley, Clean Technica, Mar 10, 2017
- The Creeping, Quiet Gaslighting of the EPA by Nick Stockton, Wired, Mar 9, 2017
- Arctic sea ice may vanish even if world achieves climate goal: study by Alister Doyle, Reuters/Climate Central, Mar 11, 2017
- Acclaimed climate science expert to visit Weber State sustainability summit by Leia Larsen, Standard-Examiner, Mar 6, 2017
- Most people don’t know climate change is entirely human-made by Michel Le Page, New Scientist, Mar 8, 2017
- The ‘Spiral of Silence’ Theory Explains Why People Don’t Speak Up on Things That Matter by Olga Meking, The Science of Us, New York Magazine, Mar 10, 2017
- Scott Pruitt denies basic climate science. But most of the outrage is missing the point. by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Mar 11, 2017
Mon Mar 13, 2017
- Scientists race to prevent wipeout of world’s coral reefs by Elena Becatoros, AP/Washington Post, Mar 12, 2017
- Ireland’s climate-change plan: hot air or real action? by Sylvia Thompson, Irish Times, Mar 11, 2017
- Scottish Government Approves 48 Megawatt Floating Offshore Wind Farm by Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, Mar 10, 2017
- Native Americans Bring Dakota Pipeline Protest To Trump’s Doorstep by Chris D’Angelo, Huffington Post, Mar 10, 2017
- The fossil fuel industry's invisible colonization of academia by Benjamin Franta & Geoffrey Supran, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Mar 13, 2017
- From recycling royalty to smart buildings, Stockholm mayor takes on climate change by Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mar 6, 2017
- If the EPA doesn't believe in science, what is it good for? by Kendra Pierre-Louis, Popular Science, Mar 10, 2017
- Trump’s Climate Agenda: Do Less, With Less by Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, Mar 13, 2017
Tue Mar 14, 2017
- Curbing climate change has a dollar value — here’s how and why we measure it by Joseph Aldy, The Conversation US, Mar 12, 2017
- One big thing that Trump’s government is missing: Scientists by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 13, 2017
- Humans causing up to two-thirds of Arctic summer sea ice loss, study confirms by Roz Pidcock, Carbon Brief, Mar 13, 2017
- British scientists face a ‘huge hit’ if the US cuts climate change research by Anna Fazackerley, Guardian, Mar 14, 2017
- A Perfect (Twitter) Storm by Rob Honeycutt, Skeptical Science, Mar 14, 2017
- Now under attack, EPA’s work on climate change has been going on for decades by
- Predictable and unpredictable behaviour by Rasmus Benestad, Real Climate, Mar 13, 2017
- Changing climate could worsen foods’ nutrition by Susan Milius, Science News, Mar 13, 2017
Wed Mar 15, 2017
- California to fight if EPA eases emissions rule by Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle, Mar 11, 2017
- Trump’s Defense Secretary Cites Climate Change as National Security Challenge by Andy Revkin, ProPublica, Mar 14, 2017
- Trump is poised to issue a sweeping order dismantling Obama’s climate plan this week by Juliet Elperin, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 14, 2016
- Despair is not an option when it comes to climate change, Opinion by Tim Winton, Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15, 2017
- Obama left Trump a major climate-change report — and independent scientists just said it’s accurate by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 15, 2016
- Politicians Shouldn’t Troll through Scientists’ E-mails, Op-ed by Kevin Cowtan & Zeke Hausfather, Scientific American April 2017 Issue
- Global Warming Concern at Three-Decade High in US by Lydia Saad, Gallup, Mar 14, 2017
- Americans Tilt Toward Protecting Environment, Alternative Fuels by Frank Newport, Gallup, Mar 15, 2017
Thu Mar 16, 2017
- Trump to roll back use of climate change in policy reviews: source by David Shepardson, Reuters, Mar 14, 2017
- In Trump era, cities must amp up battle vs climate change - official by Ellen Wulfhorst, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mar 15, 2017
- 'Are we there yet?': Fears that 'significant' coral mortality still to come by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 16, 2016
- Global Heat Continues With Second-Hottest February by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, Mar 16, 2017
- March Madness: Trump Proposes 31% Cut to EPA and Big Cuts to Climate Change Programs by Jeff Masters, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Mar 16, 2017
- Trump budget: US to stop funding UN climate process by Karl Mathiesen, Climate Home, Mar 16, 2017
- Trump and Automakers Target EPA Mileage Rules by John Upton, Climate Central, Mar 15, 2017&
Fri Mar 17, 2017
- Growing algae bloom in Arabian Sea tied to climate change by Sam McNeil, AP/Washington Post, Mar 15, 2017
- Ben Santer on Seth Meyer’s Late Show – How Climate Deniers Lie by Peter Sinclair, Climate Crocks of the Week, Feb 23, 2017
- Residual heat from last El Niño could spark new one this year by Brooks Hays, UP, Mar 15, 2016
- President Trump Has a Wrecking Ball (and it’s Aimed at the Climate) by Ken Kimmel, Union of Concerned Scientists, Mar 16, 2017
- Burning wood for energy ignites fierce academic row by Matt McGrath, BBC News, Mar 15, 2017
- Trump seeks input from U.S. energy companies on Paris climate pact by Valerie Volcovici & Timothy Gardner, Reuters, Mar 15, 2017
- Trump Budget Blueprint Eviscerates Energy Programs by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Mar 16, 2017
- Analysis of “Why are climate-change models so flawed? Because climate science is so incomplete”, Climate Feedback, Mar 16, 2017
Sat Mar 18, 2017
- Climate change financing dropped from G20 draft statement by Jan Strupczewski and Michael Nienaber, Reuters, Mar 17, 2017
- Former EPA Officials: Trump Budget Is Even Worse Than It Seems by Sabrina Shankman, InsideClimate News, Mar 17, 2017
- Paced version of Denial101x starting on March 21! by Baerbel W, Skeptical Science, Mar 16, 2016
- Doctors Warn Climate Change Threatens Public Health by Kavya Balaraman, E&E News/Scientfic American, Mar 17, 2017
- Climate Change Has ‘Permanently’ Changed the Great Barrier Reef by Eric Holthaus, Pacific Standard, Mar 16, 2017
- UK energy bills have fallen since 2008, says CCC by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, Mar 16, 2017
- In-depth: What Donald Trump’s budget means for US spending on climate change by Roz Pidcock, Carbon Brief, Mar 17, 2017
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