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Season 3, Episode 10

Conversation with Professors William Happer and William van Wijngaarden

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Dr. William Happer, professor emeritus of physics at Princeton University, and his colleague Dr. William van Wijngaarden, professor of physics at York University, to discuss the role of methane on Earth’s temperature. The conversation was centred around the paper, “Dependence of Earth’s Thermal Radiation on Five Most Abundant Greenhouse Gases” and the “Methane and Climate” paper written by
Professors Happer and van Wijngaarden.

Here is a link to the five greenhouse
gases paper:

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.03098.pdf

 

Here is a link to the Methane and
Climate paper: https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Methane-and-Climate.pdf)

 

A short explanation of the above
papers:

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2022/11/16/a_little_learning_on_methane_and_climate_change_864994.html

 

https://www.scienceunderattack.com/blog/2022/6/27/why-theres-no-need-to-panic-about-methane-in-the-atmosphere-106

 

Another summary of the methane paper:
https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Methane-the-Irrelevant-GreenHouse-Gas.pdf

 

https://co2coalition.org/media/methane-and-climate-change-professor-william-van-wijngaarden/

 

The CO2 Coalition has a number of
excellent articles explaining the science in an accessible way: https://co2coalition.org

 

On Nitrous Oxide: https://co2coalition.org/publications/nitrous-oxide-and-climate/

 

https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Nitrous-Oxide.pdf

 

Prof. van Wijngaarden on GHGs in
Ontario: https://co2coalition.org/publications/impact-of-changing-greenhouse-gas-concentrations-on-ontarios-climate/

https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/OntarioClimate-Wijngaarden.pdf

 

Dr. Roy Spencer’s temperature data: https://www.drroyspencer.com/latest-global-temperatures/

See also, https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Infrared-Forcing-by-Greenhouse-Gases-2019-Revised-3-7-2022.pdf

Biography of Prof. van Wijngaarden: https://wvanwijngaarden.info.yorku.ca/bio/

Biography of Prof. William Happer: https://dof.princeton.edu/people/william-happer

Season 3, Episode 9 -- Energy Literacy and Net-Zero

Conversation with Ronald Stein

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Ronald Stein, engineer, energy realist writer, and Pulitzer nominated author to discuss energy literacy and the pursuit of
net-zero.

You can find some of Ronald Stein's books, articles, op-eds, and other conversations at: https://expertfile.com/experts/ronald.stein

and here at America Out Loud News: https://www.americaoutloud.news/author/ronald-stein-p-e/

You can also sign up to his energy literacy newsletter at: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/SSijW3N?source_id=291eb6f9-0fe6-4f7e-badf-08f37a4bb402&source_type=em&c=-_SHBgxKEgBEr5GpIoimavrLU7vscz4vYjiyiirmS2TVU9qo4UOrDw==

Here is a link to Ronald Stein's Pulitzer nominated book "Clean" Energy Exploitations: https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Energy-Exploitations/dp/1665704969/

For more "good news" on the progress and advances humanity has made since the 1800s check out Environmental Progress: https://environmentalprogress.org/Energy

and Human Progress: https://humanprogress.org/trends/

Season 3, Episode 8 – Breaking Down the Science and Net-Zero

Conversation with Dr. Joseph Fournier

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Dr. Joseph Fournier, electrochemistry scientist and executive. Our topic of conversation is some of the science (or lack of it) behind Canada’s forced net-zero transition, a discussion on Canada’s net-zero commitments, and what is the best way forward.

One of the items we discussed was Dr. Simon Michaux’s opus on the mineral requirements for a global transition. Here is a link to that 900+ page study: https://tupa.gtk.fi/raportti/arkisto/42_2021.pdf

Here’s a link to the some of Dr. Founier’s recent articles in The Western Standard:

 “Those Who Ignore History are Doomed to Repeat it,” 14 November 2023

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-those-who-ignore-history-are-doomed-to-repeat-it/50183

 

“Trudeau’s 2035 Net-Zero Grid: All Pain and No Gain,” 19 August 2023.

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-trudeaus-2035-net-zero-grid-all-pain-and-no-gain/article_73c21c82-3b8c-11ee-ba1b-0fb4c14efdb8.html

 

“Alternative Facts on Alternative Energy,” 13 May 2023

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-alternative-facts-on-alternative-energy/article_6d2f24be-ef79-11ed-9125-232e68b2937d.html

 

“Humanity is not Guilty – Climate Change is all About Natural Cycles, and it’s going to get Colder,” 18 March 2023

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-humanity-is-not-guilty-climate-change-is-all-about-natural-cycles-and-its-going-to-get-colder/article_511f82d4-c37b-11ed-809d-a74dae1f3999.html

 

“Tired of the Media Fearmongering?” 11 March 2023

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-tired-of-the-media-fearmongering/article_83b028de-bf8e-11ed-b3ad-b3ec09171a1c.html

 

“Climate Change is the Heartbeat of the Solar System,” 25 February 2023

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-climate-change-is-the-heartbeat-of-the-solar-system/article_4e381148-b490-11ed-a52a-337b886c4b78.html

 

You can find and follow Dr. Fournier at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-fournier-7077087/ 

Season 3, Episode 7 – A Reality Check on
Climate and Net-Zero

Conversation with Dr. Ian Clark, Emeritus Professor Geology

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Dr. Ian Clark, Professor Emeritus of Geology.  Our topic of conversation is a reality check on some of the science ostensibly behind Canada’s forced net-zero transition and a discussion of whether or not Canada can reach its net-zero commitments.

Dr. Ian Clark is professor emeritus in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Ottawa and former director, G.G. Hatch Isotope Laboratories, one of Canada’s leading analytical facilities. He has been teaching in the fields of paleoclimatology and geochemistry for the past two decades.

 

Here’s a link to the slides of Dr. Clark’s recent presentation, https://friendsofscience.org/assets/files/ian-clark-calgary-oct-2023-reality-check.pdf

 

This is a video recording of all the presentations at the Friends of Science Society’s annual event on 17 October 2023, and this is a link to Dr. Clark’s presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N_0kM1DFHs

 

You can find out more about Dr. Clark’s research at his University of Ottawa website: https://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/idclark/research.html

 

 

 

 

Season 3, Episode 6 – Hitting the Wall? Net-Zero Canada

Conversation with Bob Lyman, Consultant/Economist

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Bob Lyman,  Our topic of conversation is Canada’s forced net-zero transition: the costs, the implications, the growing public reluctance to pay the price, and the likelihood of a U-turn.

Bob Lyman has spent over forty years as an economist, manager and consultant working on a broad range of energy and environment public policy issues, mainly for the Canadian federal government. Bob began his career as a member of Canada’s foreign service, and had postings in Caracas, Venezuela and Washington, D.C. From 1985 to 2006, he managed organizations that were engaged in energy and climate change policy development and program delivery. He also has eleven years’ experience as a private consultant conducting policy research and analysis on energy and transportation issues as a principal for ENTRANS Policy Research Group. He is the Economics/Policy Advisor and Director of the International Climate Science Coalition – Canada.

 

Here’s a link to Bob’s recent presentation, “When will Climate Policy Hit the Wall?”

 

A video recording of all the presentations
at the Friends of Science Society’s annual event on 17 October 2023 can be found here: https://friendsofscience.org/library/events/friends-of-science-twentieth-annual-event,-with-dr.-ian-clark-and-robert-lyman.html

 

A good analysis of the state of Canadian climate and energy policy is Bob’s report from June 2023,
“Canada’s Policy Conundrum”.

 

You can find many of Bob Lyman’s reports on the Friends of
Science Society’s website.

Season 3, Episode 5 – Climate Emergency? Net-Zero
and Canada’s Energy Transition

Conversation with Tom Harris, Executive Director ICSC

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Tom Harris, the Executive Director of the International Climate Science Coalition. Our topic of conversation is the “climate emergency”, the science of climate change, and the forced net-zero energy transition in
Canada.

Since 2008, Tom Harris has been the Executive Director of the science-based, non-partisan group, the International Climate Science Coalition. Tom now also leads the International Climate Science Coalition - Canada a not-for-profit corporation that you can check out at www.icsc-canada.com. Until 2011, he taught a total of 1,500 students at Carleton University in the second year Earth Sciences course – “Climate Change, an Earth Sciences Perspective”.

Tom’s basic education was in thermo-fluids and energy sciences and he has Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Mechanical
Engineering.  Tom has 45 years’ experience working as a mechanical engineer and project manager, science and technology communications professional and media and S&T advisor to a former Opposition Environment Critic in Canada’s federal Parliament.

For the past 24 years Tom has been working intensively with a team of independent scientists and engineers to promote a sensible approach to range of energy and environmental topics, climate change in particular. His main focus has been telling the public about the highly controversial science underlying the dangerous human-caused climate change hypothesis.

 

You can find the International Climate Science Coalition here: https://www.icsc-canada.com/missionstatement

 

You can find short 1 minute videos on climate and energy topics on the ICSC youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@internationalclimatescienc7704/videos

 

Here’s a link to Tom’s article “Fueling the Fire: The Conservative Climate Language Trap,” at America Out Loud News: https://www.americaoutloud.news/fueling-the-fire-the-conservative-climate-language-trap/

 

Here’s a link to Tom’s  presentation on February 24th, 2023 at a Canada4Action event: https://rairfoundation.com/all-the-facts-you-need-to-debunk-climate-change-scammers-video/

An excellent resource for live unadjusted global temperatures can be found here:

https://temperature.global/

 

A website of former NASA and space engineers on climate change issues can be found here:

https://www.therightclimatestuff.com/

 

An investigation into the role of clouds in Earth’s climate is this older documentary “The Cloud Mystery” by Henrik Svensmark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANMTPF1blpQ