Perceptions and Reality about Climate Change
PATRICK J. MICHAELS, CATO INSTITUTE
The PowerPost section of the Washington Post bills itself as “Intelligence for Leaders.” The January 24 print edition carried an...
Is the EPA Changing the Regulatory Paradigm?
PATRICK J. MICHAELS, CATO INSTITUTE
Sometimes it’s worth reading the fine print in obscure regulatory proposals. One such example is contained in a “proposed rulemaking”...
Greenland Update: New Evidence for Post Ice-Age Warmth
PATRICK J. MICHAELS, CATO INSTITUTE
Last month, we summarized evidence for the long-term stability of Greenland’s ice cap, even in the face of dramatically warmed summer temperatures....
What’s Next for the EPA?
PATRICK J. MICHAELS, CATO INSTITUTE
So EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is gone, the environmentalists’ noirest bete noire since James Watt ran the Interior Department early in the...
You Ought to Have a Look: Lukewarming the News
PATRICK J. MICHAELS, CATO INSTITUTE
Scientific American, which is quite reliably alarmed by the prospects of climate change, showed signs of moderation this week in...
Time to Cool It: U.N.’s Moribund High-End Global Warming Emissions Scenario
PATRICK J. MICHAELS, CATO INSTITUTE
The amount of future warming is predicated on the amount of emitted greenhouse gases and the sensitivity of earth’s surface...
You Ought to Have a Look: Curry on Worry
PATRICK J. MICHAELS & PAUL C. "CHIP" KNAPPENBERGER, CATO INSTITUTE
This week, we have two notable items of interest.
First and foremost, a must-read article from...
The Real Climate Terror
PATRICK J. MICHAELS, CATO INSTITUTE
The Obama Administration is sticking to its talking points claiming climate change affects us more than terrorism. It might be...
Repeating News Story: Global Warming To Make Blizzards Worse
PATRICK J. MICHAELS & PAUL C. "CHIP" KNAPPENBERGER, CATO INSTITUTE
Over the next couple of days, as the Nor’easter honing in on the New England...
Is the Senate Going Lukewarm?
PATRICK J. MICHAELS & PAUL C. "CHIP" KNAPPENBERGER, CATO INSTITUTE
When it comes to opinions about climate change, there have traditionally been two main camps:...
You Ought to Have a Look: Web Reactions to SOTU Climate Claims
PATRICK J. MICHAELS & PAUL C. "CHIP" KNAPPENBERGER, CATO INSTITUTE
In this week’s installment of You Ought to Have a Look, we take a look...
You Ought to Have a Look: Record Global Temperatures
PATRICK J. MICHAELS & PAUL C. "CHIP" KNAPPENBERGER, CATO INSTITUTE
A lot of buzz around the web was generated late this week with the announcement...
You Ought to Have A Look
Poor Climate Models, Ethics and Climate Policy, New White House Guidelines
PATRICK C. MICHAELS & PAUL C. "CHIP" KNAPPENBERGER, CATO INSTITUTE
You Ought to Have a...
Nothing New as China "Intends" to Cap Emissions
PATRICK J. MICHAELS, CATO INSTITUTE
Most every paper in the country is trumpeting today that China has finally agreed to limit its emissions of carbon...