2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #31

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 Rick Noack, Washington Post, July 27, 2016
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

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 30 July, 2016

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