Hope

It’s easy to become despondent when Donald Trump fills the U.S. government with the worst possible choices, not just for climate change but for all Americans.

But today I got a dose of hope, from a source I least expected: Teen Vogue.

Climate Denier David Does It Again

Evidently David Rose can’t help himself. He just keeps it coming (scroll down to see his bit about “Now SECOND set of data …”).

Gather ye climate data while ye may

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed a host of the worst imaginable climate deniers to positions of authority in his administration. He seems determined to put them in control, and they seem determined to stop all U.S. action to help with the climate crisis. They may also work actively, not just to deny climate truth, but to cripple the world’s ability even to know what’s going on.

Republicans

Yeah.

Climate Change by the Billion

Dollars, that is.

Climate Change: Important Video

You can also view the video here.

Climate Deniers’ Top 3 Tactics

Climate deniers don’t just want to deny global warming and its danger. They want you to deny it too.

But man-made climate change is real, the danger is extreme, so they have to use guile to persuade you otherwise. There are three tried-and-false tactics they use often, and to great effect. Let’s take a close look at these misdirection methods, so you can arm yourself for defense against the dark arts.

Climate Denial from David Rose: the Gift that Keeps On Giving

Over at the website of the “Global Warming Policy Forum” (GWPF), David Whitehouse has decided to join the club.

Global Warming AND el Niño

Some people, especially climate deniers like David Rose, seem to have a hard time grasping the fact that more than one thing can affect global temperature at the same time. Some things, like man-made global warming, bring about a trend that keeps on giving. Others, like el Niño, cause temporary fluctuations that just don’t last.

How Much from el Niño?

Global temperature data, like most data, is a combination of trend and fluctuation. The trend is climate change, the fluctuations are noise.