Otherweb Archive - Opinion - Science

• How Pope Leo will approach climate change is unclear, but the vibe is positive
• Can the EPA Finesse the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding?
• The sandeel is an unlikely barometer of Brexit benefits
• Trump Asked EPA Employees to Snitch on Colleagues Working on DEI Initiatives. They Declined.
• A wild project in Iceland could transform how we forecast volcano eruptions
• Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water
• After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans
• Gavin Newsom wants to make the country's most expensive gas even more expensive
• Richard Dawkins: Why atheism is winning
• Why has an eco-extremist been given a royal seal of approval?
• Joseph Solis-Mullen argues that Schumpeter’s critique of state power is relevant
• Every president since Lyndon Johnson has recognized the security risks of climate change. Then came Trump.
• Climate dogma and the ignorance of experts
• Spain’s grid collapsed in 5 seconds. The U.S. could be next.
• Some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent schools have ditched Honors classes in the name of equity — but it’s a terrible idea
• Your weather forecasts are about to get a lot less accurate
• “Intense Culture of Fear”: Behind the Scenes as Trump Destroys the EPA From Within
• Higher Prices, Rolling Blackouts: The Northwest Is Bracing for the Effects of a Lagging Green Energy Push
• The Trump administration has proposed a dramatic shift in NASA’s funding. Here’s why
• Top-earning 10 percent responsible for the majority of global warming, study finds
• How Trump's dismantling of NOAA threatens the Keeling Curve—and why that matters
• I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard | Jennifer Verduin
• Can the EPA Rescind the Endangerment Finding? Should It Even Try?
• A new study shows that between 2021 and 2023 there was a record-breaking increase in the Antarctic Ice Sheet
• The Department of Energy is delaying implementation of a Biden-era rule that limits fossil fuel use in federal buildings
• Purslane sex and the city
• This country could have – and should have – been mining large volumes of its own rare earths
• Don’t bin it, compost it: a beginner’s guide to smarter food waste
• Pulitzer Center: Director of Editorial Programs
• Trump slams lid on gain-of-function research
• ‘Cheap’ solar and wind is a lie, green countries pay more!
• The devastation of spring moor fires
• Ross Douthat: “In the intelligentsia, it’s Catholicism or nothing”
• NPS Chose Wealthy Environmentalists Over Small Farmers
• New reports tell us cattle and sheep farming can be sustainable – don’t believe them, it’s all bull | George Monbiot
• Diana Furchtgott-Roth: The blackout in Spain is a wake-up call about the risks of relying too much on solar and wind
• David Attenborough at 99: “Life will almost certainly find a way”
• House Republicans make progress on permitting reform - Washington Examiner
• Surprise! Ice is rebounding at BOTH poles — climate is more complex than we know
• Both Biden's and Trump's policies are making E.V.s more expensive
• 17 states sue Trump administration for its anti-wind energy policy
• Sen. Rand Paul argues that Republicans should use Congressional Review Act to kill California EV waivers
• Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
• Bird populations are declining all across North America
• Trump dismantled 30 years of environmental justice in 100 days
• House votes to roll back California’s plan to ban gas-powered cars
• Judge Easterbrook: Public Universities Should Have Free Hand in Restricting Professors' Teaching
• After Trump kills the National Climate Assessment, scientists vow to create their own
• Disaster is coming, and the solution to healing is community — not chaos
• Now is the time for NASA to blast into a new future — after slowing to a crawl
• Activist Fivespan has a stake in Qiagen. Here are 3 levers to boost the company’s growth and improve value
• Trump says his budget proposal will end the 'Green New Scam’
• EPA To Slash Climate Programs, Promises Return To Reagan-Level Staffing
• Why water feuds seldom dissolve accords
• Texas lawmakers want to use 'police power' of the state to halt renewable energy projects
• California's environmental regulations are a mess. Why won't lawmakers fix them?
• Trump’s rookie moves have created loads of uncertainty—even for Big Oil
• Spain proves renewables are not reliable
• Trump administration abandons Biden-era SEC climate disclosure rule
• Mark Carney, Canada’s newly elected PM, has a very squishy climate plan
• What is behind Tony Blair's net zero intervention?
• Greenism is the road to ruin – and revolt
• Senate Majority Leader Thune faces a tough decision on California's electric vehicle mandate
• During Trump’s first 100 days, NASA has made significant moves toward getting a man back on the moon
• “Have it your way” isn’t just for fast-food burgers anymore. It’s also for babies
• At Bank of America’s 2025 shareholder meeting, climate, renewable energy, and modern farming were hot topics
• In defence of dimming the Sun
• An Attack on America’s Universities Is an Attack on American Power
• Trump’s elimination of federal electric vehicle credits is a fatal flaw in this electric vehicle revolution — it’s led by policymakers and ideologues rather than consumers
• The Weekend Spectator Ep. 37: A Catholic and A Protestant on the Pope - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• The Guardian view on owning the heavens: the perils of letting capitalism colonise the cosmos | Editorial
• Climate scientists want to shut off the sun
• The Green New Deal is not only a major step towards ending unemployment for good, but also a tool to fight the corporate takeover of our democracy, says William L. Anderson
• The global warming clique has a history of distributing misinformation and disinformation. That means free enterprise, capitalism and free men are always the targets
• Germany’s Suicide Pact with Green Ideology - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Is net zero by2050 achievable?
• China’s Xi prepares to eat America’s lunch as Trump cedes leadership on clean energy
• Green-energy madness will turn NYC family homes into firetraps
• Joseph Kling, 19, charged with aggravated arson over massive New Jersey wildfire
• Wayne Robertson: "The science is clear on the need for carbon capture"
• "Two beautiful poles”: President Trump turns the White House into a joke
• White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
• The U.S. has become a leader in protecting the environment, but there is more work to do, says Frank Lasee
• As Trump White House Disappears US Environmental Data, Reporters Can Turn to OECD
• China is one of the world’s largest plastic producers and is responsible for 32% of the world’s plastic waste
• 4 apocalypses that never were
• U.S. Treasury Secretary calls for sweeping reforms at IMF and World Bank
• Climate groups get a reprieve from Trump’s rumored Earth Day massacre
• Zeldin to fly to California to address 'public health and environmental crisis' on U.S.-Mexico border
• New Jersey fire consumes 3,200 acres and threatens over 1,300 structures in Ocean County
• Is America Really in a Constitutional Crisis? - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Zeldin visits San Diego to discuss flow of sewage from Mexico’s Tijuana River
• Earthjustice President Describes a “Fundamentally Different” Era of Hostility Toward Environmentalists
• The White House is urging Mexico to do more to stop sewage flowing into the U.S. from the Tijuana River
• Pope Francis will likely be remembered as a progressive reformer
• An Open Letter to Lawmakers on Earth Day
• Another round of Anti-Trump protests slated for Earth Day
• The rise of natural gas in our power sector is the No. 1 driver of U.S. emissions reduction, says Andre Beliveau
• The answer is not blowing in the wind
• Life discovered on a distant planet?