2016 News

John Timmer, writer for arstechnica.com, questions whether you can keep calling someone a fraud after they've been cleared multiple times. Focusing on the climate researchers defamation suit currently in progress. 

Stephanie Pappas, a Live Science Contributor, explains the possibilities that 2017 will hold for climate change. Dr. Mann's science is quoted.  

Andrew Nikiforuk of the Tyee explains why oil has fueled the bromance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Dr. Mann's input is quoted.  

Kieran Mulvaney discussing the incoming administration which is headed by, and filled with, people who question climate science. 

David Edwards of Raw Story discusses how Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's administration has removed the word climate from a Department of Natural Resources website dedicated to climate change. 

Rachel Leven writes for the Daily Environment Report about the current climate scientist defamation court ruling. 

Greg Laden posted an article on Science Blogs discussing Dr. Mann's recent court win against climate change defamation. Including a statement by Dr. Mann.

Jack Holmes, writer for esquire, further explains how Donald Trump's presidency could negatively affect our climate

Andrew Freedman of mashable.com, writes about how on Thursday a federal appeals court ruled that a climate science researcher can proceed with defamation claims against writers who made false allegations about his scientific work. 

Michael Mann's opinion piece for the Center Daily Times discussing how he fears more attacks on climate science in the future. 

Dr. Mann's opinion piece in the Washington Post discussing his fears after Donald Trump picked Scott Pruitt for Environmental Protection Agency administrator. 

Lorraine Chow of EcoWatch, writes how the people of Boone NC have made an historic decision to convert to clean energy. 

Watch this video of Dr. Mann, Renee Lertzman, Cristine Russell, and Tom Toles discussing the concerns about climate and the new administration. 

One of Trump's pick for the EPA transition team is David Schnare, an attorney for a coal industry-backed nonprofit. Schnare has previously fought campaigns against climate scientists. 

Michael D. Lemonick, writer for Scientific American, More than 800 Earth scientists and energy experts (and counting) urge the incoming president to take six crucial steps. 

Mihai Andrei of ZME Science, explains that with the rise of social media scientists and the general public have experienced a rise in fake news. 

Amina Zaidi, columnist for The McGill International Review, explains why many scientists are expressing concern over the future of the environment surrounding Donald Trump's presidency and subsequent policy agenda. 

Jamie Doward of The Guardian discusses how Electric-car evangelist, Elon Musk, is the target of concerted negative online campaign linked to influential right wing network.  

Eva Botkin-Kowacski, staff writer for the CS Monitor, says that climate models predict that the conditions just right for tornado creations will be more likely with the rising temperatures.