Daily Archives: May 20, 2009

Steig et al ‘Antarctica Warming Paper’ process is finally replicated, and dealt a blow to “robustness”.

Posted on May 20, 2009 by

Jeff Id emailed me today, to ask if I wanted to post this with the caveat “it’s very technical, but I think you’ll like it”. Indeed I do, because it represents a significant step forward in the puzzle that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, climate data, Science | 168 Comments

Roll ‘em Roll ‘em Roll ‘em…keep that snow a rollin!

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Some of our younger readers may not get the title, and may never have seen a TV show in black and white. The answer is at the end of the article. Here’s an interesting weather phenomenon on the prairie – … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, Science, weather | 63 Comments

The Audacity of Cap and Trade

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Guest post by Steven Goddard http://media.economist.com/images/20090418/D1609FN1.jpg Yesterday, president Obama announced emission standards which he said would raise the cost of automobiles by $1300. While the new fuel and emission standards for cars and trucks will save billions of barrels of … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon credits, energy, politics | 342 Comments