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Favorite author: Arthur C. Clarke Favorite book: 1984, by George Orwell Favorite musician: Jaco Pastorius Favorite activities: Skiing, hiking, biking (mountain & road), photography, playing music (fretted and fretless electric bass, guitar, keyboards).

EPA response is political, not scientific

Posted on July 30, 2010

EPA announcement on 7/29/2010: EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate Science Roger Pielke Sr. responds: Comment On The Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings For Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) Of The Clean … Continue reading →

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Interesting discussion at Revkin’s Dot Earth blog

Posted on July 26, 2010

There’s an excellent dialog at Andy Revkin’s Dot Earth blog in the post: Next Steps on Climate and Energy There appears to be a rash of realists posting on this topic.  For example: coddington.morton “Yeah, well, we had one back … Continue reading →

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New Scientist editorial is on the mark

Posted on July 20, 2010

I’ve not been kind to New Scientist in the past. Examples: New Scientist magazine asleep at the wheel? Joanne Nova: New Scientist becomes Non Scientist I am, however, largely in agreement with their recent editorial on the Climategate “investigations”: Without candour, we … Continue reading →

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How reliable is wind energy?

Posted on July 20, 2010

Some recent examples of wind turbine failures: First up, Oklahoma and a collapse (click images to view video): Next up is New York, with a shutdown due to faulty gearing: Next, let’s move on to CA and a windmill on … Continue reading →

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Newsweek surprises me again

Posted on July 20, 2010

I can’t believe that Newsweek is again moving in the direction toward balanced reporting, at least on climate. Consider this recent article: A Green Retreat: Why the environment is no longer a surefire political winner “Yet above all, it is climate … Continue reading →

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Pacific islands not drowning from climate change

Posted on June 3, 2010

Who knew? After all the fear mongering telling us that islands in the Pacific were going to succumb to climate change, a new study shows this not to be the case.  New Scientist has this recent story: Shape-shifting islands defy … Continue reading →

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Tom Fuller on a roll again

Posted on May 29, 2010

Tom Fuller has had a few excellent pieces in the last few days: Global warming: Climate crimes Global warming: Looking in the wrong direction Global warming: The science is settled, the debate is over Tom has hit the nail on … Continue reading →

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Newsweek gets real

Posted on May 29, 2010

  I can’t quite believe I read this in Newsweek: Uncertain Science: Bickering and defensive, climate researchers have lost the public’s trust. “Very few scientists dispute a link between man-made CO2 and global warming. Where it gets fuzzy is the … Continue reading →

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Alex Miller: Sickening me with alarmist propaganda

Posted on May 8, 2010

Update 5/26/2010: Alex Miller replies in comments and defends name calling. “As for name-calling, what else to label those who simply can’t see this glaring truth right under their noses? Flat earthers seems all too kind.” – Alex Miller, Managing … Continue reading →

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Carbon fraud probe in UK

Posted on May 1, 2010

Carbon trading, with all the funds slushing around, seems to be a prime target for criminals.  Here’s the latest probe in the UK: Tax officers arrest 22 in UK carbon fraud probe “… European authorities revealed that carbon-trading fraudsters may have accounted … Continue reading →

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