Opinion
Front-Page Advocacy on Climate Talks
A recent lead news article in the capital city’s main newspaper ignored facts to focus on unattributed alarmist claims.
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Friday Interview: The Myth of Carbon Pollution
RALEIGH — Those who follow debate about global warming and its cousin, climate change, have heard and read high-profile arguments about the danger caused by increased emissions of carbon dioxide. Dr. William Happer, professor of physics at Princeton University, holds a different view. Happer addressed the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society in 2014 on the theme “The Myth of Carbon Pollution.” Happer also discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
Opinion
All Quiet on the Warming Front
We are approaching a full 18 years of no global warming, an inconvenient fact for warming alarmists.
Opinion
Cutting Carbon Dioxide Won’t Cool the World
A new calculator helps demonstrate the futility of targeting CO2 emissions if you want to limit global warming.
Opinion
Not Much Cooling Linked to New CO2 Regulations
Rather than reducing global warming, the Obama administration's new rules are designed to put essential industries under government control.
Opinion
Using the Right Words in the Warming Debate
Beware of arguments focusing on "climate change," "carbon," and "emissions."
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Friday Interview: Digging Beneath the Headlines on Climate Change
RALEIGH — The Weather Channel trumpeted the headline “2012: Warmest year on record for U.S.” But neither that channel nor any other mainstream media outlet devoted much attention to a contradictory piece of global warming news that surfaced at about the same time. Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and resident scholar, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Opinion
The Global Warming News You Haven’t Read
You’ve likely heard that 2012 was the warmest year on record for the United States. If that’s all you’ve heard recently, you’ve missed the real news.
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Friday Interview: Warming News Always ‘Worse Than We Thought’
RALEIGH — If you’ve spent much time following the news surrounding global warming, you might have noticed that each new report on the topic seems to tell us that conditions are much worse than scientists had expected. It’s rare to hear about research that says conditions are better than projected or about the same. Dr. Patrick Michaels, senior fellow in environmental studies with the Cato Institute, says there’s a good reason for this pattern in the way global warming research is presented. Michaels discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
Opinion
Beware of Reporting on Climate Data
The shift away from reporting temperature trends over time is part of a conscious effort to downplay evidence that counters alarmist arguments.
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Friday Interview: Combatting an EPA Power Grab
RALEIGH — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to force numerous businesses that emit greenhouse gases to obtain permits to do so. Daren Bakst, Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies for the John Locke Foundation, says the EPA is getting creative with federal law, based on nothing more than an extreme global warming agenda. Bakst discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Friday Interview: Professional Bias Toward Global Warming Alarmism
RALEIGH — Some people worry that global warming is a huge threat to our future. Others believe the danger has been oversold. Richard Stroup, adjunct professor of economics at N.C. State University, delivered a presentation this year to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society titled “Climate Change and People: Views from the Sciences and History.” Stroup also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
