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How to Fool Yourself with a Pyrgeometer (video)

Written by Prof Claes Johnson (Professor of Applied Mathematics KTH)

CO2 alarmism feeds on an idea of massive backradiation or Downwelling Longwave Radiation DLR from the atmosphere to the Earth surface, about 330 W/m2 to be compared with 170 W/m2 absorbed shortwave radiation from the Sun.

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The Power Brokers Behind the Global Warming Scam

Written by Dr Tim Ball (Climatologist)

The idea that humans were causing runaway global warming originated with the Club of Rome. Formed in 1968 by David Rockefeller, it expanded on the Malthusian idea that the population would outgrow the food supply. The expansion was that world population would outgrow all resources. They made three major assumptions.

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The Problem With Calling CO2 A Pollutant

Written by S Fred Singer

When we hear about “clean” energy these days, it generally refers only to solar and wind, which do not emit CO2. CO2 is never mentioned as a “criteria pollutant” in the Clean Air Act or any amendment.

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Venta Maersk’s Arctic Venture

Written by Dr L E Kaiser

The Venta Maersk (VM) is a brand new container ship with a carrying capacity of 3,600 standard 20 ft. size (TEU) containers. With a length of 200 m and a beam of 36 m, it is quite a large vessel but nowhere near the really large container ships that can carry three to five times as many TEU.

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Study Proves CO2 Rise has Positive Impact on Biosphere

Written by http://www.co2science.org

Climate alarmists frequently claim that rising atmospheric CO2 and rising global temperatures are “twin evils” to the environment. If left unchecked, they say their unfettered increases will alter and destroy habitats and potentially lead to the extinction of untold species of plants and animals. But how realistic are such concerns?

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Cave girl was half Neanderthal, half Denisovan

Written by Helen Briggs

Denisova caveImage copyright B VIOLA, MPI-EVA
Image caption Denisova cave in Siberia: Scene of an ancient liaison

Once upon a time, two early humans of different ancestry met at a cave in Russia. Some 50,000 years later, scientists have confirmed that they had a daughter together.

DNA extracted from bone fragments found in the cave show the girl was the offspring of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father.

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