2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #32

A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.

Sun July 31, 2016

Pipeline Expansion Threatens U.S. Climate Goals, Study Says by Phil Mckenna, InsideClimate News, July 28, 2016
A stunning prediction of climate science — and basic physics — may now be coming true by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, July 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton: Paris climate deal must be enforced by Ed King, Climate Home, July 29, 2016
Record 46% of UK's electricity generated by clean energy sources in 2015, Press Association, Guardian, July 28, 2016
Clinton vs. Trump: A Turning Point in the Climate Change Debate? by Eric Orts and Gary Survis, The Kn@w Network, Wharton, July 28, 2016
Sticker Shock: The Soaring Costs of Germany’s Nuclear Shutdown by Joel Stonington, Yale Environment 360, July 25, 2016
Weaker La Nina event expected this year, WMO says by Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters, July 28, 2016

Mon Aug 1, 2016

Australia's first hybrid wind-solar farm to be built near Canberra by Michael Slezak, Guardian, July 25, 2016
Where was Climate Change at the Party Conventions? by James Surowiecki, The New Yorker, July 30, 2016
Climate Victims – Every Second, One Person Is Displaced by Disaster by Baher Kamal, Interpress Service, July 27, 2016
A climate scientist and economist made big bucks betting on global warming by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus-the 97%, Guardian, Aug 1, 2016
Trump's laughable climate change claims, Op-ed by Bob Ward, The Hill, July 29, 2016

Tue Aug 2, 2016

Climate Change Divide Bursts to Forefront in Presidential Campaign by Coral Davenport, New York Times, Aug 1, 2016
How the campaign against South Australian windfarms backfired by Michael Slezak, Guardian, July 31. 2016
Looking, Quickly, for the Fingerprints of Climate Change by Henry Fountain, New York Times, Aug 1, 2016
Can you trust what you read about climate change? by Andy Murdock, University of California Newsroom, Aug 1, 2016
From now on, every government agency will have to consider climate change by Chris Mooney,Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 2, 2016
UN tries to hide involvement in deleting Australia from its climate report by Michael Slezak, Guardian, Aug 1, 2016
Scientists confirm multiple climate records broken in 2015 by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, Aug 2, 2016
Some fish tackle ocean global warming by pretending it's night by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Aug 1, 2016

Wed Aug 3, 2016

Massachusetts' Ambitious Clean Energy Bill Jolts Offshore Wind Prospects by Zhra Hirji, Inside Climate News, Aug 2, 2016
Rising Sea Levels Could Cost U.S. Homeowners Close to $1 Trillion by Patrick Clark, Bloomberg News, Aug 1, 2016
Microscopic marine plants bioengineer their environment to enhance their own growth by Kevin Flynn, The Conversation UK, Aug 2, 2016
World weather: 2016's early record heat gives way to heavy rains by John Vidal, Guardian, Aug 1, 2016
5 Deadly Diseases Emerging from Global Warming by Stephanie Pappas, Live Science, Aug 3, 2016
The climate crisis is already here – but no one’s telling us, Op-ed by George Monbiot, Guardian, Aug 3, 2016
5 Reasons Sustainability Will Transform the Global Economy by Timothy Nixon, Ensia, Aug 3, 2016
How climate change has reemerged on the campaign trail (+video) by Rowena Lindsay, Christian Science Monitor, Aug 2, 2016

Thu Aug 4, 2016

New research shows penguins will suffer in a warming world by John Abraham, Climate Consensus-the 97%, Guardian, Aug 3, 2016
Turnbull government orders CSIRO U-turn towards climate science by Nicole Hasham & Peter Hartcher, Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 4, 2016
Fewer Americans doubt climate change – but confidence is up on both sides by Christina Beck, Christian Science Monitor, Aug 2, 2016
After Brexit, Climate Science Denialists Form New Group to Call for a Clexit by Graham Readfearn, Aug 3, 2016
The Sticky Truth about Economic Growth and Climate Change by Tali Trigg, Scientific American, July 31, 2016
How Lowering Crime Could Contribute to Global Warming by Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times, Aug 3, 2016
Senior House Republican Says Earth Is Cooling by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Aug 4, 2016
U.S. states signed pact to keep Exxon climate probe confidential by Terry Wade, Reuters, Aug 4, 2016

Fri Aug 5, 2016

Israel Proves the Desalination Era Is Here by Rowan Jacobsen, Ensia/Scientific American, July 29, 2016
One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts is in denial about the facts of climate change by John Cook, The conversation AU, Aug 5, 2016
Why are Democrats so bad at talking about climate change? by Rebecca Leber, Grist, Aug 2, 2016
Exclusive: UN aviation emissions pact may be voluntary at first, Allison Lampert, Reuters, Aug 2, 2016
Protect the West From a Black-Gold Rush, Op-ed by Mark Udall, New York Times, Aug 5, 2016
The Leo Effect: When DiCaprio talked climate change at the Oscars, people suddenly cared by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 5, 2016
Mass. delegation condemns climate change subpoenas by Sacha Pfeiffer, Boston Globe, Aug 4, 2016
Landslides, zika and beach loss: Rio de Janeiro prepares for climate change by Megan Darby, Climate Home, Aug 5, 2016
Why facts don’t matter to Trump’s supporters, Op-ed by David Ignatius, Washington Post, Aug 4, 2016
Climate change could expose Cold War-era Arctic military base by Sima Sahar Zerehi, CBC News, Aug 05, 2016

Sat Aug 6, 2016

How farmers can get to the root of climate response – literally by Danielle Prieur, Medill News Service/Christian Science Monitor, Aug 4, 2016
Obama has done more to save energy than any other president by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 5, 2016
The Rio Opening Ceremony Put Climate Change Front And Center by Maxwell Strachan, Huffington Post, Aug 5, 2016
Global climate deal likely to enter into force in 2016 -study by Alister Doyle, Aug 5, 2016
Nuclear Power Is Losing Money At An Astonishing Rate by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, Aug 4, 2016
‘I cried…right into my mask': Scientists say Guam’s reefs have bleached four years straight by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 3, 2016
BP reveals Great Australian Bight oil drilling sites are within marine reserve by Michael Slezak, Guardian, Aug 5, 2016
India climate: What do drowning rhinos and drought tell us? byJustin Rowlatt, BBC News, Aug 6, 2016

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 6 August, 2016

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