Arctic sea ice is proving remarkably reluctant to enter its appointed ‘death throes’, despite the usual suspects having already planned the funeral. Climate Change Anxiety Disorder, it turns out, is yet to impose its angst on the actual climate, no matter how hard the BBC tries to make it. The latest observations show that Arctic sea ice […]

With the announcement of its 20% price hikes in China to countervail increased tariffs, Tesla vehicles have become prohibitively expensive, even for wealthy Chinese. Tesla’s (TSLA) recent 20% price hike in China should quash any hopes of positive free-cash flow or GAAP-based net profits in Q3 and Q4. Motorhead estimates that, at nearly 40% gross […]

This is from You Gov’s latest poll: https://yougov.co.uk/opi/surveys/results#/survey/f9eb987a-b027-11e8-87d3-75c386b007d7/question/12b125e4-b028-11e8-9b12-653a1b481a61/social Rather says it all! It shows what most people think about all of those ridiculous yellow warnings out out by the Met Office, advising us all to stay inside, and alarmist articles in the BBC. Full post & comments  

Flat Earth Society: “It would be nothing short of irresponsible to question something … that threatens us so directly as a species.” One conspiracy theory at a time, folks: Flat-Earthers aren’t on board with climate change denial. A screenshot that appeared on the subreddit r/facepalm on Tuesday (Aug. 28) received more than 39,000 upvotes. In it, someone tweets at […]

By endorsing the discredited polar bear survival predictions of Steven Amstrup along with the video, National Geographic degraded itself even further in the eyes of rational and informed readers. Back in early February this year, National Geographic used their “this is what climate change looks like” video to promote a newly-published polar bear study and endorse conservation activist Steven Amstrup’s debunked […]

Wildfires used to be the norm in the Pacific north-west. Some of the news media, politicians, and environmental advocacy groups have claimed that the smoke hitting western Washington during the past two summers are a “new normal.”   That Northwest summers should be smoke and fire free, and that anthropogenic global warming has created an new […]

No, polar bears do not make dens in Northern Greenland. As the seasonal minimum for Arctic sea ice approaches, the media get carried away by hyperbole. Tha’t been true since 2007. This year, other outlets will need to work hard to beat yesterday’s bit of nonsense from The Independent trying to out-do The Guardian: it not only includes […]

USAID policies perpetuate disease and malnutrition. A decade ago, USAID finally put DDT back in its anti-malaria arsenal, so that the walls and doorways of mud-and-thatch, cinderblock and other primitive homes could be sprayed with the most powerful and long-lasting mosquito repellant ever invented. One DDT spraying every six months keeps the vast majority of […]