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  • The Earth Hasn't Warmed in the Last "X" Years Myth

    The statement that the Earth’s temperature has not gone up in the last 16 years is certainly incorrect, but has been promoted as propaganda against actions to reduce our carbon emissions. The myth is very, very wrong as shown in the article, using a YouTube video produced by climate scientists Kevin C., which separates out… Read more

  • Book Review : Resisting the Green Dragon

    This is a review of James Wanliss’ book, “The Green Dragon”, which claims global warming is a false religion. This review points out several of the false assumptions and errors in the book examines the Cornwall Alliance’s motives for publishing the book. Read more

  • Gaming the Peer Review System, Part III: A Hostile Takeover

    A group of Skeptics once managed to take over an editorship at a peer-reviewed journal and publish articles hostile to mainstream climate science. With the help of politicians and large funding sources, the hostilities have continued to this day. Read more

  • Book Review: The Greatest Hoax by Sen. James Inhofe

    This article is a critical review of “The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future” by Senator James Inhofe. It examines several of the major ideas in the book and provides “the rest of the story”. Read more

  • Who Wants to Kill the Electric Car?*

    Who wants to kill the electric car? Apparently, a lot of people do. Based on a flawed economic analysis, John Peterson makes a case that it is a house of cards that must fall. However, this article points out the flaws in his analysis. Read more

  • Dr. Heidi Cullen: The Weather of the Future

    Dr. Heidi Cullen, noted climatologist and author of The Weather of the Future, explains how we are changing our climate and how climate change is making our current weather more extreme. She explained that we will not like the weather of the future as it will become increasingly extreme if we do not reduce our… Read more

  • Is the Increasing CO2 Better for Plants?

    The concentration of CO2 in the air is increasing rapidly due to our use of fossil fuels. Since plants require CO2, it would seem that the CO2 increase would be good for plants. However, that is a great simplification as the increased CO2 levels may not be good for most plants or for mankind. Read more

  • Science, Climate Change, and the Greenhouse Effect

    The greenhouse effect is a well established scientific principle. Both the science and the data show that global warming is caused by the increasing CO2 in the atmosphere. Read more

  • Is It Climate Change or Global Warming?

    Whether you call it climate change or global warming is not as important as understanding what is causing both. Read more

  • George Will: The Earth Doesn't Care What We Do to It

    George Will likes the fact that the Earth doesn’t care what we do about the Environment. But he overlooks a few small inconvenient things – such as man’s possible extinction. Read more