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By P Gosselin on 22. May 2018
At the site of Germany’s Arbeitgeberverband (Federation for German Employers) Dr. Björn Peters wrote a piece describing the recent “Baden-Badener Energiegesprächen“, an energy pow-wow where political and industry leaders met for 2 days to discuss Germany’s energy future. “Surprised by the realism” From the two days of presentations, speeches and discussions, there are clear indicators that German […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 20. May 2018
Recent German Ministry of Environment findings showing 6000 premature deaths annually due to nitrogen dioxide (stemming in large part from diesel cars) called “bogus”, made up “horror-news” and “fear mongering”. A study commissioned by the German Ministry of Environment and released in March found that nitrogen dioxide, in large part emitted by diesel engines, had a […]
Posted in Media / Bias, Pollution |
By P Gosselin on 19. May 2018
Japanese skeptic blogger Kirye posted here at Twitter the latest news on Arctic sea ice volume, which earlier this spring took a sudden and unexpected jump upwards – adding some 2 trillion cubic meters. What follows is the latest chart from the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI): Source: DMI. As the chart shows, Arctic sea ice volume […]
Posted in Arctic, Stupid Predictions |
By P Gosselin on 18. May 2018
Parts of Germany’s political leadership appear to be waking up to the harsh realities of green energies (wind and sun) and their inefficiencies. Hat-tip: Die kalte Sonne “Economic Minister accepts true condition of Energiewende” The website of German national daily “Welt” here reported last month that Germany’s powerful Minister of Economics, Peter Altmaier “accepts the […]
Posted in Misc. |
By P Gosselin on 16. May 2018
Outgoing director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) believes mankind, through its activities, is headed for a “mass extinction” event and an anthropogenic calamity comparable to a geological scale asteroid hit. Outgoing Potsdam Institute director Hans-Joachim “John” Schellnhuber tells German national daily that mankind has run out of time and faces “mass extinction” and […]
Posted in Activism, Hockey Team |
By P Gosselin on 15. May 2018
Media in typhoon-prone Japan ignore new important findings suggesting hurricanes and typhoon intensification speed depends mostly on natural oceanic cycles, and not related to atmospheric CO2. Recently I posted on the surprising and science-realistic German DLF national public radio report on how hurricanes are intensifying more quickly today than they did 30 years ago. Findings by […]
Posted in Hurricanes/Tornados, Oceans |
By P Gosselin on 13. May 2018
Here’s something you don’t witness very often…German national public radio telling listeners that natural factors are behind observed changes in something related to climate. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the German media claim storms are linked to our disdainful energy gluttony. So it comes as quite a shock when you hear […]
Posted in Hurricanes/Tornados, Oceans |
By P Gosselin on 12. May 2018
We’ve heard about all the cold and icy weather reports and results coming from all corners of the planet lately, and so naturally most of us sense that it just doesn’t jive with all the alarmist global warming claims and rhetoric we hear. Tremendous ice growth For example over the past winter the Arctic ice cap […]
Posted in Arctic, Oceans |
By P Gosselin on 10. May 2018
CO2 as the major climate driver looks shakier than ever. Scientists confirm clouds and their changes have a huge impact on the earth’s surface temperature… Anna Possner’s research shows clouds and their changes have a real impact on earth’s surface temperature, a Goethe University press release confirms. Photo source: annapossner.com, Carnegie Science. According to Germany’s […]
Posted in CO2 and GHG |
By P Gosselin on 9. May 2018
Game over for green energies and CO2 reductions? Journalist Daniel Wetzel of German national daily Die Welt here presents a devastating commentary on Paris Accord and Germany’s so far “illusionary” CO2 reductions targets. The German failure is a signal that could have significant global consequences. Wetzel not only calls the targets illusionary, he also believes the […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 8. May 2018
At Die kalte Sonne site here, geologist Dr. Sebastian Lüning and Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt comment on the controversy surrounding allegations of Big Oil “covering up” knowledge of the impacts their products could have on climate. For example on April 16, 2018, renowned German weekly Spiegel reported on how “a confidential Shell study” showed the oil company […]
Posted in Activism, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 6. May 2018
Weather tragedy in Swiss Alps claims 10 lives… Veteran Swiss meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann says 10 deaths caused by a “surprise snowstorm” had nothing to do with “climate change”, but more to do with poor human judgement and a misguided reliance on “terrible quality weather apps”. Last weekend a group of 6 skiers were killed by a “sudden […]
Posted in Hurricanes/Tornados, Media / Bias, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 5. May 2018
Germany’s DWD issues its 5th consecutive overheated press release on monthly/seasonal mean temperature for Germany amid accusations of hyping the data to show more warming. Downward corrections get quietly made later. Weather and climate analyst Schneefan (Snow Fan) here at wobleibtdieerderwaermung.de reports that the German DWD national weather service recently issued its 5th overheated press […]
Posted in Activism, Data Manipulation, Hockey Team |
By P Gosselin on 4. May 2018
A German online magazine specializing on trends of the future says green power grids still have a ways to go. Meanwhile a new study suggests vegans have better love lives, and that meat-eaters smell bad and have near-zero sex drive! According to German Trends of the Future, switching over to solar and wind energy from […]
Posted in Activism, Alternative Energy, Nutrition |
By P Gosselin on 2. May 2018
The media are bellowing about how April in Germany was the “all-time warmest ever recorded”, and so it has to be a clear sign of global warming (suddenly the colder than normal March and February have been forgotten). Europe enjoyed a balmy April this year. Chart: NCEP. What does the unusually warm Central European April […]
Posted in Cooling/Temperature, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 1. May 2018
Although Japan’s national daily ‘The Asahi Shimbun’ concedes green energies face “a broad array of tough challenges” such as high costs and a lack of storage, it irrationally calls for their acceleration! Proponents of (unworkable) green energies are kamikaze-style calling for an accelerated implementation. Image: Hayakawa (public domain). If the green energy revolution proves anything, it […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Media / Bias |
By P Gosselin on 29. April 2018
I’ve decided to take the day off from blogging today (April 29) on account it’s my birthday. Kenneth will be posting tomorrow and I’ll be back on Tuesday. Have a nice Sunday everyone!
Posted in Misc. |
By P Gosselin on 28. April 2018
As the current solar cycle nears an end, it will go down as the weakest in close to 200 years. And as inhabitants of the northern hemisphere dig themselves out of an especially icy and snowy winter and Arctic sea ice rebounds, it may all be in part linked to low solar activity as many […]
Posted in Arctic, Cooling/Temperature, Solar Sciences |
By P Gosselin on 27. April 2018
The pressure and rush to go green: The technical integrity of Germany’s offshore wind parks gets cast into doubt after a wind turbine comes apart after just 8 years of operation. North Sea wind turbines may prove to be inadequately designed and thus unfit for safe operation. NDR German public television reported on the damaged […]
Posted in Alternative Energy |
By P Gosselin on 25. April 2018
German scientists Dr. Sebastian Lüning and Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt — and new recent studies — show climate models have a long way to go before they can be used for advising policymakers. Climate sciences cannot reliably advise policymakers as long as model uncertainties cannot be reduced By Dr. Sebastian Lüning and Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt (German text translated […]
Posted in Models |
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