Monthly Archives: December 2009

Rajendra Pachauri appears as conflicted as Al Gore

Posted on December 27, 2009 by

There’s been an interesting series of stories by Christopher Booker and Richard North in the Telegraph UK on Rajendra Pachauri and his apparent conflicts of interest.  (Side note: It’s odd that I don’t find this type of investigative reporting in the … Continue reading →

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Forget climate change – save the planet from the thermomaniacs

Posted on December 27, 2009 by

I somehow missed this story on December 4 by Simon Heffer of the Telegraph UK which included the photo above: Forget climate change – save the planet from the thermomaniacs Some salient quotes from the story: Although I risk immediately being … Continue reading →

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Today’s Winston Smith: William Connolley

Posted on December 27, 2009 by

   Life imitating art, but it’s actually a bit scarier than the latest movie.  As some of us have suspected for quite some time, it appears there is a virtual army of “Winston Smiths” on Wikipedia that make sure that … Continue reading →

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Some good reading on Climategate

Posted on December 20, 2009 by

You know your cause has arrived when they start making T-shirts!  Get yours at Zazzle.com (No affiliation, but I bought one!  Capitalism in action.  Maybe I should order a few extra and send them to “The Team”.)  On a serious … Continue reading →

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How the MSM views Copenhagen

Posted on December 19, 2009 by

There’s an interesting variety of views on Copenhagen in the MSM, especially the headlines.  Here’s a sample:   Guardian UK: Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure Deal thrashed out at talks condemned as climate change scepticism in action  American officials … Continue reading →

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Windmills in Wales

Posted on December 18, 2009 by

Why do environmentalists think it is a good idea to clear forests for wind farms? See the story on Wales Online: Fears quarter of Wales’ largest woodland will be felled for wind farm Protesters believe plans for Clocaenog Forest, in … Continue reading →

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Free Software Magazine’s take on Climategate

Posted on December 18, 2009 by

Gary Richmond over at Free Software Magazine has an excellent post on Climategate: Open Science and climategate: The IPCC/CRU needs to take a leaf out of CERN’s Book He provides a nice summary of the situation and makes some key … Continue reading →

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Real Climate: Please, show us your code

Posted on December 18, 2009 by

The Team over at Real Climate now agrees with what many of us have been saying for a long time.  Code and data for scientific papers should be made available. Sort of.   In their recent post they want code and … Continue reading →

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Joanne Nova: New Scientist becomes Non Scientist

Posted on December 15, 2009 by

Joanne Nova has an excellent post on the failure of the mainstream media, in this case New Scientist. Ms. Nova has a knack for science, and writing in very straightforward terms to reach a wide audience.  She hits the nail … Continue reading →

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Al Gore and Tony Blair: Separated at birth?

Posted on December 15, 2009 by

Al Gore and Tony Blair must have been separated at birth. They both have a tendency to let their mouths run without having a clue what they are talking about. I previously wrote about Blair.  Now it’s Al’s turn. First, … Continue reading →

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