climate change

A collection of 34 posts

Pleistocene extinctions

Introduction to the Volume (*American Megafaunal Extinctions..".) -- Extinction theories and theorists

Scientists have been arguing for a very long time about what (or who) is to blame for the deaths. The theories tend to be unicausal; some are nearly apocalyptic and others are information-poor.

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‘Pure Junk Science’: Researchers Challenge Narrative on CO2 and Warming Correlation

“According to the authors of this article,  fluctuation of the sun, not atmospheric CO2, is what causes global warming.     NOTE: this article was originally published to TheEpochTimes.com on January 12, 2023. It was written by Karen Weintraub.   UN claims that human-caused CO2 emissions are imperiling the planet are ‘totally

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UN Says Melting Arctic Ice is a Key Indicator of Climate Change—But It's Not Melting

“Questioning the data.   NOTE: this article was originally published to TheEpochTimes.com on June 12, 2023. It was written by Karen Weintraub.   Climate policy based on an assumed relationship between CO2 and Arctic ice levels is problematic, say scientists.   It’s bad news for polar bears, according to the most

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Trillions Spent on ‘Climate Change’ Based on Faulty Temperature Data, Climate Experts Say

This article says that “… a growing chorus of climate scientists are saying the temperature readings (on which rising global temperature models are based) are faulty and that the trillions of dollars pouring in are based on a problem that doesn’t exist.”   NOTE: this article was originally published to TheEpochTimes.

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Climate Scientists Say We Should Embrace Higher CO2 Levels

While governments pour billions of dollars into lowering CO2 emissions, several climate experts say CO2 is essential and higher levels are not a problem.

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Nobel Winner Refutes Climate Change Narrative, Points Out Ignored Factor

According to the Nobel laureate quoted below, the models used to predict global warming assume the world’s atmosphere has no clouds. But cloud cover over the oceans – which cover most of the planet –  increases if temperatures rise, offsetting the warming effect of atmospheric carbon many fold.   This massive inaccuracy

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Two Princeton, MIT Scientists Say EPA Climate Regulations Based on a ‘Hoax’

Physicist, meteorologist testify that the climate agenda is ‘disastrous’ for US

Cattle

Livestock, Methane, and Misinformation

As discussed in the article below, “…grouping livestock emissions within those from fossil fuels leads to false conclusions about livestock’s climate impact.”   NOTE: this article was originally published to Regeneration’s Substack. It was written by Meg Chatham.   “Scientists are worried about the rise in methane emissions as the

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Ocean Depth Comparison

In all likelihood the interaction of the ocean, and fluctuating energy output from the sun, controls global climate – including long term warming and cooling trends – aka ‘climate change’.        — For more posts like this, in your inbox weekly – sign up for the Restoring Diversity Newsletter

Animal Growth

Why This Cattle Farmer Moves His Cows Every Day

Methane emissions from cattle contribute to climate change – but Will Harris says he has a solution. NOTE: this video was originally published to BBC.com on December 10, 2019. Video filmed and edited by Hannah Long-Higgins; produced by Haley Thomas. We initially posted this to our site on April 6,

Bio-Diversity

How Cattle Ranchers Can Combat Climate Change

“Planned grazing’s benefits to people, habitat and wildlife are the subject of the article below.   NOTE: this commentary was originally published to Expressnews.com on December 1, 2021. It was written by Meredith Ellis and Suzanne Scott.   Texas relies on the multibillion-dollar cattle industry for economic success and the

Archaeology

When Scientists Studied Infants’ Skeletons, They Discovered Ancient Secrets Locked Inside Their DNA

This article contains interesting insights that address two big questions: First, when did humans arrive in North America? And second, would the global climate, as the popular understanding maintains, be stable if humans weren’t using fossil fuels?   The date of human arrival on this continent is steadily being pushed

Bio-Diversity

US Officials: Climate Change Not a Threat to Rare Wolverine

Contrary to the popular narrative, a slightly warmer climate, particularly in areas that are usually covered by snow and ice, expands the habitable area for many species.   Furthermore, endangered species listings should not be regulatory one-way streets. As species recover, onerous restrictions should be relaxed. These rules are often straight

Belching Cows

Belching Cows and Endless Feedlots: Fixing Cattle’s Climate Issues

The so-called climate problem of cattle burps and farts is a phenomena of feedlots.   When cattle are on the range – grazing as nature intended –  they reduce atmospheric carbon.   NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on October 21, 2020. By Henry Fountain. Photographs and Video by George Steinmetz.

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After Years of Political Gridlock, Oregon’s Fire Disaster Brings ‘New Reality’

Insistence on unproven and costly schemes like “cap and trade” continue to block immediate, inexpensive measures for wildfire prevention.   NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on September 23, 2020. It was written by Mike Baker.   Early this year, lawmakers considered legislation to thin forests, hire firefighters and

Aleutian Islands

When the Otters Vanished, Everything Else Started to Crumble

Quoting the authors of the article below, “In the Aleutian’s delicate seascape, otters hold the entire ecosystem together. As they have disappeared, the rest of the local food web has started to crumble. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on September 10, 2020. It was written

Alaska

Beavers Are Accelerating Climate Change in Alaska?

According to the article below, which repeats claims of CNN, beavers change climate. This is not correct.   Global climate has been warming for at least 15,000 years. Because climate has warmed, the habitable area of North America has vastly expanded. Before this warming, the Laurentide Ice Sheet was almost

Apocalyptic Claims

Why Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong

In addition to being wrong, overblown claims about “climate change”  – as described below –  are discrediting efforts to limit and reverse practices that are hurting rangelands, forests and wildlife.   NOTE: this article was originally published to Forbes.com on November 25, 2019. It was written by Michael Shellenberger.   Journalists and activists

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How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’

The eight dams discussed in the article below are artifacts of a well-intentioned, big-government mega-project that backfired. On the Columbia and Snake rivers, this mindset wiped out a 60-million fish salmon run. This massive run included the largest king salmon in the world with many weighing more than100 pounds apiece,

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Dozens of Failed Climate Predictions Stretch 80 Years Back

According to the article below, the many dire climate predictions issued over the last 80 years have one thing in common—they were mostly wrong.   And speaking of completely mistaken forecasts, for more than a century the “experts” said the United States was about to run out of oil and

Canada

As Wolverines Battle to Survive, Warming Poses a New Threat

“Wolverines are threatened by climate change according to the authors of the article below. What they miss however, is that as warming climate moves weather-zones north and south, habitat loss in one any range of latitude will be offset by habitat gain in other latitudes. A short time ago, the

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‘Natural Rivals’ Review: To Protect and Conserve

Book Review: What we owe to Gifford Pinchot and John Muir. NOTE: this article was originally published to WSJ.com on August 2, 2019. It was written by Gerard Helferich.   Gifford Pinchot and John Muir understood man’s relation to nature in different ways—one practical, one spiritual—but left

"Invasion Biology"

‘Earthworm Dilemma’ Has Climate Scientists Racing to Keep Up

Now we are adding earthworms to the list of invasive species.   After climate change, the most discussed environmental issue is the so-called invasive species crisis. Invasive species biology rests on the mistaken belief that the animals, plants and soil life found on our planet about 500 years ago represented a

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An Icy Superhighway Once Carried Glaciers from Namibia to Brazil

More proof that “Climate Change” is as old as the Earth. NOTE: this article initially appeared at NYTimes.com on February 14, 2019. It was written by Robin George Andrews. Researchers matched up a jigsaw puzzle of ice that once flowed between two landmasses now separated by an ocean. Namibia

"Invasion Biology"

Can Cows Help Mitigate Climate Change? Yes, They Can!

Livestock and other so-called “invasive exotic” animals can replace missing wild animals’ beneficial effects on plants when they are managed to copy natural grazing patterns. These and other innovations of restoration agriculture practices are discussed in the article below. NOTE: this article was originally published to Daily.Jstro.org on