1) Climate change report published which contradicts WH and 45 position. Not sure why they allowed it to be published. I have not had the chance to read it yet but I am encouraged (i.e., pleased to see it published) by Key Finding 1:
2) Lamar Smith, Chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee is retiring. Good riddance. But we still have James Imhofe.The likely range of the human contribution to the global mean temperature increase over the period 1951–2010 is 1.1° to 1.4°F (0.6° to 0.8°C), and the central estimate of the observed warming of 1.2°F (0.65°C) lies within this range (high confidence). This translates to a likely human contribution of 93%–123% of the observed 1951–2010 change. It is extremely likely that more than half of the global mean temperature increase since 1951 was caused by human influence on climate (high confidence). The likely contributions of natural forcing and internal variability to global temperature change over that period are minor (high confidence).
3) Trump's absurd pick for Chief Scientist at Ag, Sam Clovis, has taken his name from further consideration because he is bound up in the Papadopoulos Russia thing.
I'm not ringing church bells in glee, but it seems like a good couple of days.
