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- US govt scientist denied approval to discuss link between climate change and severe fires Thu, 2 Nov 17, 2:01amIs the United States government blocking scientists from talking about climate change? Forest Service research ecologist William Jolly was slated to give a presentation titled "Climate-Induced Variations in Global Severe...
- Hurricane Maria ravaged the only tropical rainforest in the United States Thu, 28 Sep 17, 11:11pmEl Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rainforest managed by the United States Forest Service, suffered major damage as Hurricane Maria bore down on Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm...
- More settled science: Climate change/warming speeds up tree life cycles instead of causing migration Thu, 12 Sep 13, 6:15pmFrom Duke University and the “I was sure those tree rings were linear indicators” department, comes this news: Climate Change May Speed Up Forests’ Life Cycles DURHAM, N.C. – Many climate studies have predicted...
- Another benefit of increased CO2 – trees use water more efficiently Fri, 12 Jul 13, 1:51amWarmist, document thief, and water expert Peter Gleick must be terribly conflicted by this news from USDA. Trees Using Water More Efficiently as Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Rises DURHAM, NH, July 10, 2013 – A study by...
- Western wildfires – horrific, devastating … and unnecessary Tue, 24 Jul 12, 9:59pmNew fire-fighting technology could help put them out. Why isn’t it being used? Guest post by Paul Driessen Millions of Americans watched their evening news in horrified fascination. The Colorado Springs wildfire had doubled...
- In Colorado wildfires, ‘worst in state history’, why won’t the Forest Service use the biggest firefighting tool available? Sun, 1 Jul 12, 2:55amAP labels the 2012 Colorado wildfires worst in state history in this story. My friend and fellow climate skeptic, nationally syndicated radio host Lars Larson, asks some pointed and pertinent questions about what appears...
- Satellite imagery of Colorado’s High Park Fire Fri, 22 Jun 12, 4:00amTo hear and read the MSM reports about this fire, you’d think that the entire states of Colorado and Wyoming were ablaze. Meanwhile, the usual paid advocates are already wailing about how the fires are supposedly exacerbated...
- AGW threat seen under every rock and behind every tree Tue, 12 Jun 12, 5:01pmGlobal warming threat seen in fertile soil of northeastern US forests In ‘vicious cycle,’ heat may boost carbon release into atmosphere, UCI-led study finds — Irvine, Calif., June 11, 2012 — Vast stores of carbon...
- Explosives may be used to dislodge frozen cows Wed, 18 Apr 12, 11:14amLast Friday I had weather cows, this week it’s frozen cows. From the “winter that wasn’t” department, it seems that the winter in Colorado was bad enough to cause some free range cows to seek shelter...
- Breaking news! Trees store carbon! Tue, 19 Jul 11, 8:28amWho would have ever guessed trees store carbon by utilizing the gas of plant photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, and in an “immense, profound” way? From the Institute of Arctic Biology, where they seem to see no positive...
- Trees: sucking up the carbon Tue, 7 Jun 11, 10:00amHigher density means world forests are capturing more carbon Forests in many regions are becoming larger carbon sinks thanks to higher density, U.S. and European researchers say in a new report. In Europe and North America,...
- Dueling press releases – which is it: dead or weakened? Wed, 15 Dec 10, 5:03amIt’s AGU week in San Francisco, of course that means the annual barrage of science by press release. I was struck by this juxtaposition of two press releases at Eurekalert this morning. Note the headlines of the screencap...