Author Archives: Tony Heller

Obama: Climate Change Remains Priority No Matter How Many Deniers in Congress Given the number of congressional campaigns heavily funded by fossil fuel interests, that path will be more difficult and sparks will fly. Republicans have already indicated that pushing … Continue reading →

First warming made ice melt at both poles Then warming made Arctic ice melt, and Antarctic ice grow Now warming makes ice grow at both poles Expect a pop quiz tomorrow

A close acquaintance of mine found a critical error in one of Feynman’s seminal papers about 40 years ago. Feynman never admitted the error publicly, but after about five years acknowledged it privately. It never got corrected. Human nature.

Science says that continents can’t move, because Wegener had no credentials, and because many scientists can’t admit they were wrong. Before his time – Wegener’s hypothesis moved ahead of confirming evidence too fast. Many previously unrelated observations were combined into … Continue reading →

“There are too many Republicans in Congress who even deny the basic scientific fact that climate change is occurring and something that policymakers should be concerned about,” said Earnest. “So the president will use his executive action to take some … Continue reading →

Greenland temperatures peaked 80 years ago, and have been declining for the past decade after a smaller spike from 1994 to 2004. 06 May 1940 – Greenland’s Climate Becoming Milder

The large expansion of Eastern Arctic sea ice and record northern hemisphere snow cover, makes it quite clear that waters in the northern seas have sharply cooled. Feel free to ignore reality, if it suits you.

Progressives tell us that the election geography favored Republicans Don’t let anybody tell you that these two factors, geography and turnout, weren’t a huge part of the story. http://www.newrepublic.com/ The “election geography” is what we normally call the USA.