2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #33

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

Sun Aug 7, 2016

Science communication is on the rise – and that’s good for democracy by Peter Weingart, Lars Guenther & Marina Joubert, The Conversation Africa, Aug 3, 2016
Superblocks: how Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Aug 4, 2016
Scientists warn world will miss key climate target by Robin McKie, Observer/Guardian, Aug 6, 2016
Windfarms do not discourage tourists, economists find by Ian Johnson, Independent, Aug 4, 2016
Climate change threatens nation’s agriculture by Eric Johnston, Japan Times, Aug 6, 2016
Fastest-Growing Source Of Electricity ‘Not Working So Good,’ Trump Claims by Samantha Page, Climate Progress, Aug 2, 2016
Do Oil Companies Really Need $4 Billion Per Year of Taxpayers’ Money? by Eduardo Porter, Upshot, New York Times, Aug 6, 2016
Zombie microbes, reindeer and the health risks of climate change by Hilary Bambrick, ABC News, Aug 2, 2016

Mon Aug 8, 2016

Artificial Leaf Turns CO2 Emissions Into Fuel by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Aug 3, 2016
Researchers or Corporate Allies? Think Tanks Blur the Line by Eric Lipton & Brooke Williams, New York Times, Aug 7, 2016
DOE Vows To Expand Hydropower in America by James Conca, Forbes, Aug 5, 2016
Embarrassing Photos of Me, Thanks to My Right-Wing Stalkers, Op-ed by Bill McKibben, Sunday Review, New York Times, Aug 7, 2016
Rejection of experts spreads from Brexit to climate change with 'Clexit' by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus-the 97%, Guardian, Aug 8, 2016
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson: Lack of Global Warming Is “Scientifically Proven.” Yeah, About That … by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Aug 8, 2016
As Peat Bogs Burn, a Climate Threat Rises by Henry Fountain, New York Times, Aug 8, 2016
Earth Overshoot Day Arrives Earlier Than Ever by David Maxwell Braun, National Geographic Society, August 8, 2016

Tue Aug 9, 2016

In Corporate March to Clean Energy, Utilities Not Required by Jan Ellen Spiegel, InsideClimate News, Aug 8, 2016
We’re trashing the oceans — and they’re returning the favor by making us sick by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 8, 2016
Olympic Athletes Challenged by New Opponent: Global Warming by Jessica Shankleman, Bloomberg News, Aug 7, 2016
Europe Aims to Close Loophole on Wood Energy by John Upton, Climate Central, Aug 9, 2016
Prominent global warming doubter says there was a “hit list” apparently targeting climate scientists by Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, Aug 8, 2016
Court backs Obama’s climate change accounting by Timothy Carma, The Hill, Aug 9, 2016
Why Malcolm Roberts' demand for 'empirical evidence' on climate change is misleading by Graham Readfearn, Planet Oz, Guardian, Aug 8, 2016
Analysis: Aviation could consume a quarter of 1.5C carbon budget by 2050 by Roz Pidcock & Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief, Aug 8, 2016

Wed Aug 10, 2016

Massachusetts AG Criticizes Exxon for Continuing Climate Deceit by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, Aug 9, 2016
Michigan Scientists See Urgency for Negative Emissions by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Aug 8, 2016
An epic Middle East heat wave could be global warming’s hellish curtain-raiser by Hugh Naylor, Washington Post, Aug 10, 2016
U.N. chief urges large nations to ratify Paris climate accord by Gram Slattery, Reuters, Aug 8, 2016
Seas aren’t just rising, scientists say — it’s worse than that. They’re speeding up. by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 10, 2016
Alaska's Warmth So Far This Year Is Off the Charts by Jon Erdman, Weather Underground, Aug 10, 2016
Climate Change Is Turning The Water Around Us Into A Threat by Joseph Erbentraut, Huffington Post, Aug 10, 2016
The New Green Grid: Utilities Deploy ‘Virtual Power Plants’ by Maria Gallucci, Yale Environment 360, Aug 1, 2016

Thu Aug 11, 2016

Scientists Call on Presidential Candidates to Address Key Science Issue by Kendra Pierre-Louis, InsideClimate News, Aug 10, 2016
Climate scientists make a bold prediction about sea level rise by John Abraham, Climate Consensus-the 97%, Guardian, Aug 8, 2016
Scientists warn anthrax just one threat as Russian permafrost melts, AFP/ABC News, Aug 11, 2016
Deadly Bacteria Spread across Oceans as Water Temperatures Rise by Umair Irfan, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Aug 9, 2016
Deforestation: A lingering legacy by John C Cannon, Mongabay, Aug 10, 2016
Scotland just produced enough wind energy to power it for an entire day by Ian Johnston, Independent, Aug 10, 2016

Fri Aug 12, 2016

Roads could generate solar-powered electricity under proposal by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 11, 2016
Overshadowed by climate change by Klaus Esterluss, Deutsche Welle (DW), Aug 11, 2016
Climate Scientists' New Hurdle: Overcoming Climate Change Apathy by JoAnna Wendel, Eos, Aug 11, 2016
Turns out wind and solar have a secret friend: Natural gas by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 11, 2016
Seven Ways Climate Change Affects Our Health by Katharine Hayhoe, Huffington Post, Aug 11, 2016
As Earth swelters, global warming target in danger of being missed by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Aug 12, 2016
The Blob That Cooked the Pacific by Craig Welch, National Geographic, Sep 2016 Print Issue
John Church and the rising ocean by Jo Chandler, The Age, Aug 13, 2016

Sat Aug 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton's climate army by Andrew Restuccia, Ploitico, Aug 11, 2016
Climate Science: Revolution is Here by Paul Rogers, Common Dreams, Aug 12, 2016
Piecing together the Arctic’s sea ice history back to 1850, Guest by Florence Fetterer, Carbon Brief, Aug 11, 2016
If the US took its climate goals seriously, coal beneath federal land would stay there by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Aug 10, 2016
How Producing Clean Power Turned Out to Be a Messy Business by David Gelles, Energy & Environment, New York Times, Aug 13, 2016
New study: it would be cheap to retrain coal workers for solar jobs by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Aug 11, 2016
How a Volcano Hid the Acceleration of Sea Level Rise by John Upton, Climate Central, Aug 10, 2016
Development bank climate funding fell $3 billion in 2015 by Ed King, Climate Home, Aug 12, 2016

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 13 August, 2016

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