Monthly Archives: February 2010

Institute of Physics position on Climategate

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

Update March 2, 2010:  AW Montford over at Bishop Hill reports a clarification that the Institute of Physics still supports the global warming theory but questions the adherence to scientific method by the AWG scientists: IoP clarifies its submission to … Continue reading →

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Bishop Hill: How to report climate change after Climategate

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

There’s a very interesting post over at Bishop Hill: How to report climate change after Climategate Read the post and the comments.  Unbelievable. Mainstream press largely feels this is a PR problem. What about the BAD SCIENCE? A snippet of … Continue reading →

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NPR finally covering the climate change fiasco

Posted on February 24, 2010 by

Better late than never, NPR is finally covering climate issues, although they come armed with a large can of whitewash.  Consider the two following stories: Confidence In Climate Science Eroding Over Errors Belief In Climate Change Hinges On Worldview In … Continue reading →

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Rain in Vancouver?

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

Yes folks, it does indeed rain in Vancouver in the winter.  Having lived in Seattle for most of the 90s, I can attest to the fact that conditions for skiing and snowboarding in the Pacific Northwest are rarely ideal.  You … Continue reading →

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A few words for Eric Alterman

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

I feel the need to comment on this piece recently by Eric Alterman on the website of The Center for American Progress: Think Again: A Hard Week on the Planet Alterman highlights some recent developments including the resignation of UN … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Climate Congress: The green police are here now.

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

Joshua Rhett Miller recently covered a new “green police” initiative in Cambridge, MA: Harvard Hometown Plans Coercive Taxes, Veganism to Stop Climate ‘Emergency’ Congestion pricing to reduce car travel. Elimination of curbside parking. A carbon tax “of some kind,” not … Continue reading →

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Phil Jones comes clean?

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

Any of us who have questioned any aspect of the climate change crusade have been labelled deniers, flat-earthers, far-right nutcases, and more. Now Phil Jones fesses up: Climate data ‘not well organised’ Phil Jones, the professor behind the “Climategate” affair, … Continue reading →

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4,000 year old Greenland inhabitant

Posted on February 10, 2010 by

Here’s a very interesting article by Alan Boyle about research of the DNA from hair found in Greenland: Hairs trace human history Some excerpts: Thanks to the rapid advance of gene-sequencing technology, researchers could tell the hair belonged to a brown-skinned … Continue reading →

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Bishop Hill find: no scientific merit to be found in the Executive Summary

Posted on February 9, 2010 by

Bishop Hill (aka A.W. Montford) made a great find in the AR4 Chapter 9 comments.  Here’s a link to his post and an excerpt: Bishop Hill:  Hansen’s colleague eviscerates AR4 Chapter 9 “While perusing some of the review comments to the IPCC’s Fourth … Continue reading →

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The Green Police: Funny or a vision of the future?

Posted on February 8, 2010 by

I found many of the Superbowl ads boring.  I wasn’t quite sure what to think of Audi’s spot, although I found it the most entertaining.  Is it slamming the greens? Is this what life is going to be like? It’s … Continue reading →

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