Sierra Rayne

Sierra Rayne holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and writes regularly on environment, energy, and national security topics. He can be found on Twitter at @srayne_ca

Most Recent Articles by Sierra Rayne:

Canada’s Climate Incoherence June 7, 2014
Unfortunately, the Conservative Party of Canada is promoting unwarranted climate alarmism, not fighting it.
Setting the Record Straight on Denver’s Crime Statistics June 4, 2014
Crime rates in Denver have increased substantially following marijuana legalization
Conflict in Syria and the Climate Change Narrative June 1, 2014
The crop production data between 2006 and 2011 simply don't support some alarmist claims
Hot Times in the American Southeast? May 25, 2014
The National Climate Assessment's predictions for increasing extreme hot days differ widely from current trends
Fantasizing over Hot Days in the American Northeast May 24, 2014
The latest National Climate Assessment predicts a massive increase. Recent trends suggest no change
No Increase in Global Drought Over Past 30 Years May 23, 2014
A new paper in Nature Publishing Group's journal Scientific Data helps further debunk climate hysteria
Climate Hysteria and Breakfast Cereals May 22, 2014
Oxfam's latest report on getting food and beverage companies to fight climate change leaves much to be desired
Problems in the National Climate Assessment’s Evaluation of Energy System Risks May 19, 2014
There are large gaps between current and historical trends and what the NCA is projecting
Any Way You Want It: Australian Climate Modeling May 17, 2014
Climate model predictions Down Under range widely between drying and wetting over the next 16 years
Climate Hysteria Down Under May 13, 2014
Precipitation in almost all of southern Australia is not declining over the historical record
Winters in the United States Are Getting Colder May 9, 2014
Current wintertime temperatures in the continental US are equivalent to those in the mid-1980s and declining
Climate Models Fail on California May 8, 2014
Reality in the Golden State tells a far different story from climate modeling predictions
Global Cooling Underway May 6, 2014
The evidence is mounting against any international climate agreements
Canada’s National Temperature and Precipitation Farce May 3, 2014
How Environment Canada calculates scientifically rigorous national average climate variables is a mystery
Extreme Heat Hysteria Fail May 2, 2014
Summertime maximum temperatures in Canadian major cities are not increasing
Lyme Disease and Climate Alarmism April 30, 2014
We need to keep the poor predictivity and unsupported generalizations of climate change out of public health policy making
Tough Questions for Canada-US Oil Relations April 29, 2014
The Obama administration's delays on the Keystone XL pipeline have nothing to do with Canada's greenhouse gas emissions
Under Pressure from the Drug Cartels, Puerto Rico is Collapsing April 24, 2014
Increasing involvement in the hemispheric illicit narcotics trade undermines the island's civil society
Bolivia and the Drug Cartels April 22, 2014
The situation sounds bad, but reality could be far worse
Backdoor Carbon Taxation in Saskatchewan April 21, 2014
Requiring coal-fired power plants to install carbon capture systems is effective carbon pricing
The Drug Cartels Long March on El Salvador April 20, 2014
Like other Central American nations, international drug crime is threatening
Belize Falling Under the Drug Cartel Influence April 19, 2014
The cancer continues to spread throughout Central America
Southern Alberta’s 2013 Floods and Climate Change April 17, 2014
Far greater caution was warranted in the media before linking these two topics
March Data Show Denver’s Post-Pot Legalization Crime Rate Still High April 16, 2014
The crime statistics out of Colorado exhibit significant recent increases in a number of offences
Costa Rica and the Drug Cartels April 15, 2014
Central American nation is coming increasingly under the influence
ObamaCare fail: Health expenditures in the United States are still rising April 13, 2014
All the claims that the Affordable Care Act had costs under control were wrong.
Pot Legalization and Crime Rates in Denver, Colorado April 8, 2014
The early results are not promising for legalization proponents
The Continuing Problem of Mexico’s Crime Statistics April 6, 2014
Use the data at your own peril. Better yet, don't use it
Big Government and Lower Economic Growth: An American History November 22, 2013
Per capita GDP in the United States is growing at an all-time low
No Evidence Legalizing Ecstasy Would Save Lives September 16, 2013
Drug legalization proponents have not proven their case