Daily Archives: January 13, 2010

Summit Daily News: Pushing the panic button on climate change

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The Summit Daily News recently ran this alarmist article on climate change: Writers on the Range: Pushing the panic button on climate change “Meanwhile, that very planet is visibly changing: epic droughts, fires and dust storms in Australia, floods in … Continue reading →

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John Hirst: I’m from the government and I’m here to help you

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Here’s a great interview of John Hirst, Chief of the UK Met Office, ripped to shreds about the Met Office’s poor forecasting skills: Chief defends Met Office record There’s plenty of blog discussion on this pitiful performance.  A few examples: … Continue reading →

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Big Journalism: Patrick Courrielche on Climategate

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Big Journalism has a great 3 part series of posts by Patrick Courrielche on Climategate: Peer-to-Peer Review: How ‘Climategate’ Marks the Maturing of a New Science Movement, Part I Peer-to-Peer Review: How ‘Climategate’ Marks the Maturing of a New Science Movement,  Part II: … Continue reading →

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Thomas Friedman: Not quite so crowded

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Thomas Friedman, author of the alarmist tome Hot, Flat and Crowded, is living the “green” life according to the example set by Al Gore.  Read more here: Friedman mansion At least his grass is green. I wonder what the CO2 footprint of … Continue reading →

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Pine Beetle: Creating new ecological opportunities

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I wrote last spring about  the pine beetles infesting the lodgepole pine trees  in Summit County, Colorado: Pine beetle crisis loses to renewable energy Last Sunday, the Summit Daily News ran this commentary by guest columnist George Wuerthner: Are beetles … Continue reading →

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