Archive for category: Climate Change
Those who are steeped in the science and folklore of climate science know of the important work of Dr....
A Conservative Discussion on Climate Change – My Interview with Bob Inglis

I had the pleasure of recently sitting down with Bob Inglis to discuss his views of life, liberty and...
The Long Winter of Climate Realism

Despite the gloomy and dire predictions by environmental naysayers, there is good news going into 2018. For starters, more...
Governor Hogan and his Environmental Chief Leading the GOP Charge on Climate

Proud of my friend and former EPA boss for his leadership on array of environmental issues, including climate change. ...
A Green and Conservative (and Liberal) Solution to Climate Change

I’m reposting in its entirety this great piece by Steven Hayward with a great TED Talk video of Michael...
EPA’s Pruitt Cleared of Violating the Agency’s Scientific Integrity Policy

In the midst of a scorched-earth campaign by environmental groups against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the Administrator has been...
Want to Solve Climate Change . . . Muzzle Al Gore

In discussing the issue of climate change with one of my friends this week, he opined “Al Gore has...
“If They Won’t Lead, We Will . . . “

Those were the defiant and recalcitrant words of California’s Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, this past week in response to...
Are Polar Bears Doomed Due to a Warming Climate?

I am not a denier of anthropogenic global warming, but have been deeply skeptical of and disappointed in the...
Four Ways a President Trump Could Actually Help the Climate

Guest Contributor: Eli Lehrer President-elect Donald Trump obviously doesn’t have very many fans on the environmental left. And he...
Is Global Warming a Crisis? – Let the public decide

I recently suggested the public deserves an open transparent debate – similar to the Presidential debates – on climate...
Jay Faison’s Efforts to Green the GOP (and save the Planet) Through Clean Energy

I’ve long argued that the GOP’s ceding of environmental issues to the political left was not only bad for...
‘Folie à Paris:’ How Does Widening the Gap Between Collective Aspiration and Individual Obligation Advance Rational Climate Policy?

Guest Contributor: Prof. Lucas Bergkamp The Paris Climate Agreement has been hailed as a huge success by some and...
White House Announces New Water Innovation Initiative

Contributors: Reed Watson and Brent Fewell This week the White House announced a new water innovation initiative on the...
“Cleaner, Here, Now”
Just as reality set in after President Obama nixed the Keystone XL pipeline, one senses that the extreme environmental...
Paris and Climate Denialism

This coming week’s climate talks in Paris are surely to elicit some strong emotions from those who believe anthropogenic...
Pope Francis’s Laudato si: First Glance
Guest Contributor: Rob Sisson Over the past few weeks, we’ve read or heard many conservative voices offering advice to...
Climate Change and the Dragon Slayers

Provocateur and friend, Steve Hayward, penned a piece in this week’s Forbes titled, Why the Left Needs Climate Change. (included...
Apathy on Climate Change Soars – Who’s to Blame?

Linking to a new Gallup poll that shows Americans in 2015 are generally less concerned about environmental issues. Some issues...
Climate Enforcers Need to Chill

Rich Lowry of NRO took on this week Congressman Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, Ranking Democratic on the House Natural...
Climate Change: What If We Can’t Get There From Here?

By Guest Contributor, Michael Curley Power plants are our single largest source of greenhouse gases. Reducing emissions from power...
Climate Change – has our desire to do good overridden good science?

EPA’s major news this week to regulate CO2 has evoked a lot of emotion. Depending upon your understanding of the...
The Sun Has Just Flipped Out or Over!

This video is really cool and reinforces how complex and grand the universe is. And we are but a...
Difficult Tradeoffs and Unintended Environmental Harms From Greening the Grid

Starting out the day with two bad news stories isn’t usually my MO. But the news regarding our push...
Windmills, White Nose Syndrome, and CCD – Our Nation’s Pollinators Under Serious Assault

Despite my strong support of our ongoing efforts to produce more renewable energy, I have always held reservations about...
Geoengineering a Solution to Climate Change – Lehrer Sets the Record Straight

By Guest Contributor: Eli Lehrer, R Street Institute A new article in The Yale Forum by freelance writer, David Appell,...
The “War on Coal” Has a Human Face

Earlier this year, a White House climate advisor, Daniel Schrag, publicly sounded the Obama Administration’s war on coal when he told...
Good News From the Stratosphere – the ozone hole has shrunk

Those who are old enough, may recall the fierce political fight over the 1987 Montreal Protocol to phase out...
Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, and Climate Change

Linking to an interesting NPR interview this morning with David Folkenflik, author of the book, Murdoch’s World, and not...
New High-Tech Imaging Protecting the Planet and Saving Lives

A revolutionary new technology is not only helping to protect the environment, but is now being used to save...
Environmentalists Debate the Costs and Benefits of Gas v. Coal

Thought it worth posting this thoughtful and civil discussion between Kate Sinding of NRDC and Michael Shellenberger of The...
The Maddening World of Climate Change

I’m not one to give credence or air time to climate change “deniers” or “alarmists.” My goal in trying to...
Contemplating a Conservative Response to Climate Change

Wanted to bring attention to a new blog, The Climate Conservative, the brainchild of David Jenkins and Rob Sisson,...
Climate Skeptics May, In Fact, Be Good For The Earth

By Brent Fewell I bring your attention to a great article by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus as the IPCC releases...
EPA Goes Big with Air and Water Proposals

By Brent Fewell Toward the waning hours of every administration the pace of regulating at EPA picks up –...
Climate Alarmists Continue to Scramble

By Brent Fewell I link to an interesting article in the WSJ titled “Dialing Back the Alarm on Climate...
The Decline of GOP Environmentalism or Decline of Environmentalism Itself

By Brent Fewell Paul Sabin has an article in this weekend’s Boston Globe titled “The Decline of Republican Environmentalism.” Sabin,...
Michael Mann v. National Review – Update

By Brent Fewell Linking to Jonathan Adler’s latest update on the Michael Mann defamation lawsuit against National Review. For...
Some GOP Propose Taxing Carbon Not Income to Mitigate Climate Change

By Brent Fewell Art Laffer, former Reagan economic advisor, and Bob Inglis, former GOP Congressman from South Carolina, discuss...
Who you gonna believe – Rush Limbaugh or Al Gore?

By Brent Fewell I’ve heard from some who have grown weary of my covering climate change here – and I...
By Brent Fewell The next assessement report (AR5) of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is due out...
Real Christians Don’t Believe in Climate Change – Really??

During my commute into DC yesterday for a lunch meeting, I had my radio tuned to Rush Limbaugh when...
Conservative Skepticism Not Caused by Climate Change

By Brent Fewell A little tongue-in-cheek there in case you missed it. But everything these days seems to get blamed...
Climate Change – “Scientific Consensus” or Pathologies in Public Discourse

By Brent Fewell There’s been a fair amount of controversy – some might even call it an old fashion dust...
Climate Change Makes People Meaner and More Prone to Violence

By Brent Fewell Another study this week links climate change with increased violence and global conflict. Abstract for the...
Some Environmentalists Think and Behave Like Animals

By Brent Fewell This is where I think so many environmentalists go so terribly wrong. David Roberts over at...
James Hansen Rebuffs Environmental Groups

I have had harsh words previously for Jim Hansen, former NASA scientist and climate change alarmist who called for oil executives...
Why All the Fuss About Tipping Points?

Central to concerns of climate change science is the somewhat ill-defined concept of “tipping point,” a point at which a...
Conservatives – or at least one nervous House staffer – call for GOP to lead Climate Debate

By Brent Fewell Am posting a thoughtful article by an anonymous House GOP staffer, writing under the pseudonym, Eric...
Climate Science Needs to do Some Soul-Searching

By Brent Fewell Historically, the scientific community has jealously guarded its reputation for credibililty, accuracy and objectivity. Just like...
China – A Growing Threat to the Earth

Listened to a sobering interview yesterday on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show, with Craig Simons, author of the new book, The Devouring Dragon, which...
New Big Thinking on Wicked Problems

By Brent Fewell Roger Pielke Jr. has a thoughtful piece over at The Breakthrough Institute titled The Irrelevance of...
EPA Announces Formation of Technical Working Group to Review Ocean Acidification

By Brent Fewell As first reported by Amena Saiyid over at BNA, EPA announced this week that it plans to establish a...
EDF Promotes Sustainable Fracking Practices – and draws ire of other environmental groups

By Brent Fewell Environmental Defense Fund is taking heat from other environmental groups for promoting sustainable energy practices, as...
Global warming can be really really scary to kids . . .

By Brent Fewell A new survey reveals that nearly 60 percent of children fear global warming and the dire consequences,...
An Intriguing But Not-So-Bizarre Tale Involving EPA

A couple of months back I posted about a promising geoengineering development here, Save the Planet – plant a...
Does Green Labeling Influence One’s Willingness to Buy – Survey Says . . .

By Brent Fewell Apparently so, if you’re a political moderate or conservative. A new study from the National Academy of...
Truthmaking and Credibility Matter

Linking to an article by Alister Doyle over at Reuters titled Climate Scientists Struggle to Explain Warming Slowdown. “The...
Rush Limbaugh is Wrong on Climate Change – Note to File

By Brent Fewell This week Rush Limbaugh had a young listener – a 13-year old boy named, Alex – call...
Just Give Me The Fracking Truth!

By Brent Fewell Similar to climate change, the issue of hydraulic fracturing is now deeply mired in the quagmire of...
Keystone Protesters – the New Town Criers?

By Brent Fewell I experienced one of those out-of-body moments this week, finding myself in agreement with WaPo’s editorial...
Gina McCarthy – A Serious Contender

By Brent Fewell POTUS’ nominee for EPA, Gina McCarthy, is a rare breed in DC – no doubt she’s a...
You can’t handle the truth!

By Brent Fewell Or so suggests the actions of apocalyptic-leaning scientists and environmentalists who continue to seek to shape public...
Save the Planet – plant a tree or feed a krill

Two years ago, I reported on an experiment by a fascinating environmentalist and eco-entrepreneur, Russ George, and his pioneering...
My new year’s wish – for less politics and more credible voices!

By Brent Fewell My friend, Larry Schwieger of National Wildlife Federation, tweeted out his new year’s wish, “for a...
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