Colorado WILDFIRES NOT MORE SEVERE since 1800s, says ‘massive’ University of Colorado study reveals – Funded by NSF
The perception that Colorado’s Front Range wildfires are becoming increasingly severe does not hold much water scientifically, according to a massive new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder and Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif.
The study authors, who looked at 1.3 million acres of ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forest from Teller County west of Colorado Springs through Larimer County west and north of Fort Collins, reconstructed the timing and severity of past fires using fire-scarred trees and tree-ring data going back to the 1600s. Only 16 percent of the study area showed a shift from historically low-severity fires to severe, potential crown fires that can jump from treetop to treetop.
The idea that modern fires are larger and more severe as a result of fire suppression that allowed forest fuels to build up in the past century is still prevalent among some, said CU-Boulder geography Professor Thomas Veblen, a study co-author. “The key point here is that modern fires in these Front Range forests are not radically different from the fire severity of the region prior to any effects of fire suppression,” he said.
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A paper on the subject was published Sept. 24 in the journal PLOS ONE. The study was led by Associate Professor Rosemary Sherriff of Humboldt State University and involved Research Scientist Tania Schoennagel of CU-Boulder’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, CU-Boulder doctoral student Meredith Gartner and Associate Professor Rutherford Platt of Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa.
The study was funded by the National Science Foundation.…
Alert: ‘Bill McKibben’s Funders Haven’t Divested From Fossil Fuels’ – Climate march organizer quietly ‘acknowledges [their funders] have millions of dollars invested in fossil fuels’
The foundation responsible for providing the financial support to launch and sustain Bill McKibbens group 350.org, known best for leading the anti-Keystone XL pipeline effort as well as the more recent anti-fossil fuel divestment campaign, acknowledged this week that they have millions of dollars invested in fossil fuels, including oil sands. Thanks to a well-packaged and timely rollout, however, the mainstream media completely missed the stunning revelation.
Timed to coincide with the anti-fossil fuel march in New York City over the weekend, the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation (RBF) led a press conference of groups announcing a pledge to divest from fossil fuels. Given that board members of RBF are heirs to the Rockefeller oil fortune, the media was led to believe that divestment from fossil fuels was a drastic change in practice for the foundation. Yet anyone who knows the least bit about RBF is well aware that foundation has given millions to groups that oppose fossil fuels for years.
In fact, RBF is credited for providing the financial support to launch 350.org. How do we know that? Because Bill McKibben himself reluctantly gave away those details in a little-watched YouTube video (full version of interview here) from three years ago with a news outlet called Climate Challenge.…
Watch Now: Morano in Fox News debate with warmist on Climate March: Morano: ‘You guys say we face the greatest threat and then you propose symbolism to solve it’
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Watch here. Climate Depot’s Marc Morano on Stuart Varney’s ‘Varney & Company’ on Fox Business Channel on September 22, 2014
Below is a picture of Fox News show ‘Hannity’ segment.
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Listen Now: Morano in heated debate with warmist on Hannity Radio show – Morano: ‘You are talking anecdotal claptrap’
Listen to excerpt of debate above:…