The Myth of the Climate Change ‘97%’
What is the origin of the false belief—constantly repeated—that almost all scientists agree about global warming? by Joseph Bast and Roy Spencer Last week Secretary of State John Kerry warned…
The Hard Sell on Climate Change
Media outlets continue to push a crisis scenario, but the public isn’t buying. by John Fund Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN, was very forthright about his media priorities at…
The Silencing of Global Warming Critics
The rigid tone, blind appeal to authority and constant use of the terms “denier” and “settled debate” do not reflect true scientific thought or serve the public well. by Cory…
Scientific Authoritarians
The case for skepticism about climate scientists. by James Taranto Florida’s Sen. Marco Rubio came under attack this week for refusing to submit to scientific authority. “I do not believe…
The Answer Isn’t Blowing in the Wind
Warren Buffett can do without a tax break for wind energy. By Peter Roff Does the “Oracle of Omaha” really need another tax break? It’s a fair question, given…
Towards Energy Independence
“Despite what some argue, North American energy independence is not out of reach. The massive production gains expected in Canada combined with the output from Mexico and US domestic reserves…
Dubious climate dogma
The Obama administration is trying to scare us with totally unverifiable projections of a disastrous global warming. We trust that most people are not going to fall for this outrageous…
Five reasons voters don’t believe the White House about global warming
by Ed Rogers The White House released a third iteration of the “U.S. National Climate Assessment,”claiming it is “the most comprehensive scientific assessment ever generated of climate change and its impacts…
Fact Checking White House’s Bogus Climate Claims
by David Kreutzer, Ph.D. When he was President Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel made this disturbingly honest quote, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste.” The hysteria…
The World’s Resources Aren’t Running Out
Ecologists worry that the world’s resources come in fixed amounts that will run out, but we have broken through such limits again and again. by Matt Ridley How many times…
When Gas Prices Rise, Blame Obama and the EPA
The renewable fuel standard has proven to be a fool’s errand. by Peter Roff It did not exactly come as a surprise when the Obama administration announced that it was…
Dirty Politics Clog Keystone XL Pipeline
Billionaire baits Democrats to block the project that America desperately needs. by Phil Kerpen The decision to yet again delay the final permit for the popular Keystone XL pipeline was…
18 Spectacularly Wrong Apocalyptic Predictions Made Around the Time of the First Earth Day in 1970
by Mark J. Perry On the 30th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970, Ronald Bailey wrote an excellent article in the May 2000 edition of Reason Magazine titled…
What Obama Isn’t Telling You About the ‘All-of-the-Above’ Energy Strategy
by Fred Lucas The White House held a “Solar Summit” Thursday, continuing to promote subsidies for solar panels just days after a new nonpartisan government report showed restrictions of drilling…
Second Climate Thoughts
The latest U.N. report tones down the alarmism but ramps up the bad economics. The U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its latest mammoth report last week, and the…