Conflicting Climate Change Reports- "The Global Warming Pause"

Hello Everyone,

Here are links to two articles drawing very different conclusions over whether global temperatures are increasing or not that showed up on my Facebook page recently (I have friends from all parts of the political spectrum).

Report: No Global Warming for the Last 215 Months.  http://dailycaller.com/2014/09/08/report-no-global-warming-for-215-months/


The pause in global warming is not even a thing. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2014/feb/12/global-warming-fake-pause-hiatus-climate-change


And some more.

The Global Warming Pause Puts "Crisis" in Perspective.  http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2014/08/07/global-warming-pause-puts-crisis-in-perspective/

Who Created the Global Warming Pause?
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/09/global-warming-pause-ipcc


George P. Bush and how the next generation of  Republicans talk about climate change.  Climate Progress

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/10/29/3585527/george-p-bush-climate-change/

Dr Katharine Hayhoe: Texas Tech University Climate Center

Dr. Hayhoe's Website

Here is a link to a couple of articles about Tech Political Science Professor Katharine Hayhoe. Dr. Hayhoe is a climate scientist whose research supports the conclusion that human activity have helped to cause global climate change. Dr. Hayhoe is perhaps unique in the debate about climate change because she is an evangelical Christian and she and her husband, a pastor, have written a book about climate change from an evangelical perspective.

http://www.katharinehayhoe.com/

Videos

Interview with Dr. Hayhoe- http://vimeo.com/88814969

Religion and Climate Change

Dr. Hayhoe interviewed by Bill Moyers (25 minutes)
http://climatecrocks.com/2014/09/13/dr-katharine-hayhoe-interviewed-by-bill-moyers/


Katharine Hayhoe: Climate Change Evangelist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1eGJLqxxKQ


Dr. Hayhoe Receives Death Threats

I was quite disturbed to learn that her views have led to her receiving death threats!! If you would like to know more about this then please take a look at the following articles. I think these articles show how misunderstood the process of science is by many Americans!

Texas Tech scientist sees intimidation effort behind barrage of hate mail. http://texasclimatenews.org/wp/?p=4153

Newt Dumps Christian Climate Scientist
http://motherjones.com/environment/2012/01/newt-dumps-leading-climate-scientist

Climate Deniers and the IPCC Report

Here is my (incomplete and poorly organized attempt) to try to gather additional useful and interesting information about climate change.  First, I will post the "Summary for Policy Makers" recently released by the IPCC and a recent USA Today article expressing and opposite viewpoint.
The I will list some links to some "climate change deniers" groups (this list is certainly not exhaustive).  Finally I have included links to some interesting vides on both sides of the "climate debate".

IPCC Report

IPCC Summary for Policy Makers- http://www.climatechange2013.org/images/uploads/WGIAR5-SPM_Approved27Sep2013.pdf

IPCC Exaggerates Risks: Opposing View (USA Today October 14, 2013)- http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/10/14/ipcc-climate-change-heartland-institute-editorials-debates/2983941/

The Science Fiction of IPCC Climate Models. (Heartland Institute, October 12, 2013)- http://news.heartland.org/editorial/2013/10/12/science-fiction-ipcc-climate-models

Some Climate Change Denial Groups

Heartland Institute- http://heartland.org/

Climate Change Dispatch- http://www.climatechangedispatch.com/

GlobalClimateScam.com- http://www.globalclimatescam.com/

Climate Change Denial-http://www.climatechangedispatch.com/

Friends of Science- http://www.friendsofscience.org/index.php?id=158

Heartland Institute and its NIPPC Report fails the credibility test- http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/2013/09/09/heartland-institute-nipcc-fail-the-credibility-test/

Videos

Rick Perry Debate- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoPvxcwZ5xw

Sarah Palin: Climate change in the new eugenics. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sarah-palin-climate-change-eugenics

Global Warming Panic Explained- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdxaxJNs15s&feature=player_embedded

Providing Insight into Climate Change- http://www.friendsofscience.org/index.php?id=394

The Truth About Global Warming- Stephen Schneider: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_eJdX6y4hM

Bill Nye vs Marc Morano (CNN debate) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWT-EWKIR3M

Koch Industries and Climate Denial - http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/global-warming-and-energy/polluterwatch/koch-industries/

Climate Deniers: Bill Maher- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OwFSLm4pII  (careful, contains a few naughty words)


Recent Articles: Weather Channel Founder Says Climate Change is a Myth

Bad Bad Science: Weather Channel founder says climate change is a myth: FoxNews Insider. October 28, 2014.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2014/10/27/weather-channel-co-founder-john-coleman-climate-change-myth


Weather Channel co-founder's climate denial finds warm welcome at Fox News. Mdeia Matters For America. October 28, 2014.
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/10/28/weather-channel-co-founders-climate-denial-find/201344

Global Carbon Cycle and Global Climate Change

Most of the slides from the global climate change portion of this presentation came from Katharine Hayhoe's website (she is a professor in the Tech Political Science Dept and the link to her website is listed on the presentation).

Global Carbon Cycle and Global Climate Change
http://www.slideshare.net/secret/C6iDTujQlIh73C

Further Reading

Climate Change FAQ- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Climate_change_FAQs

Causes of Climate Change- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Causes_of_climate_change

Global Warming- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Global_warming

Economics of Climate Change- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Economics_of_climate_change

Mauna Loa Curve- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Mauna_Loa_curve

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course a fully engaged student should be able to

- identify the major reservoirs of carbon

- discuss the two most important biological processes that result in a movement of carbon from one reservoir to another

- discuss the three ways that human activity has altered the global carbon cycle

- explain the Mauna Loa Curve

- discuss why climate scientists have concluded that global temperatures have increased

- discuss why climate scientists have concluded that this increase in temperature is most likely caused by humans

- discuss some potential consequences of global climate change