by 1776 In September of 2011, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Ivar Giaever, resigned from the American Physical Society. The APS’s position on “climate change” was one he could no longer accept – to wit, APS’s use of the word “incontrovertible” to describe the evidence in favor of global warming. This seemingly innocuous word caused so…
by Micah J. Fleck The governor of Jakarta, Indonesia recently caused a stir in the Muslim community when he argued that those speaking out against his governorship could not use Quran passages as secular justification for their criticisms. His comments were deemed “offensive,” and despite his apologies, still led to a violent protest in which…
By Michael Bastasch The final draft of the Democratic Party’s 2016 platform not only backs taxing greenhouse gas emissions, it also backs “using every tool available” to cut emissions even if it means circumventing Congress. “Democrats believe that climate change is too important to wait for climate deniers and defeatists in Congress to start listening…
By Andrew Follett Scientists disagree on the effects of global warming on American agriculture, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study published Friday. The research used climate and agricultural computer models to conclude that global warming would have numerous positive impacts on US farming, including fewer frosts, a longer growing season and an earlier start…
By Michael Bastasch Harvey Silverglate, a renowned civil rights attorney and former president of the American Civil Liberties Union in Massachusetts, called investigations of global warming skeptics by state attorneys general “pure harassment.” “It is outrageous for any law enforcement official to be seeking to win this battle for minds by flexing law enforcement muscle…
By Michael Bastasch California congressmen wrote a letter to state attorney general Kamala Harris claiming the freedom of speech “is not designed to protect fraud and deceit” of the likes being spread by oil company ExxonMobil about global warming. Nineteen Democratic lawmakers told Harris her “investigation as to whether ExxonMobil lied about the truth of…
Political propagandists will tell you the science on global warming is settled. However, 16 scientists felt the need to speak up for the growing segment of distinguished scientists who think it’s much to do about nothing. The scientists co-authored and signed an editorial for the Wall Street Journal that opens: A candidate for public office…
In California, legislators and attorneys general are attempting to abrogate the First Amendment and gain the power to prosecute those who engage in rational policy debate regarding climate change. Under the auspices of fraud, California bill SB 1161, titled “California Climate Science Truth and Accountability Act of 2016,” would contort having a dissenting scientific opinion…
By Michael Bastasch Former Vice President Al Gore told The Hollywood Reporter his 2006 film “An Inconvenient Truth” actually underestimated how serious global warming would be — despite all the patently false predictions he made in the film. “I wish the film had over-estimated the seriousness of the crisis, but unfortunately it actually underestimated how…
Andrew Follett There’s no link between the pro-green energy policies of states and falling carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, but there is a statistically significant link between falling CO2 and natural gas electricity, according to statistical analysis conducted by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Statistical analysis and regressions run by TheDCNF found no statistically significant link existed…