Monthly Archives: June 2010

Open thread

Posted on June 26, 2010 by

Haven’t had one in awhile. Too tired and cold (4C and raining in Ballarat) to do much else. Keep it clean. Play nice. Bonus picture regarding events of this week:

Posted in Uncategorized | 111 Comments

Ice Dancing

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

By Steven Goddard, In order to better visualize what is happening in the Arctic this summer, I generated an animation of satellite photos over the area of open water west of Barrow, AK. It reveals a very dynamic ice edge … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 137 Comments

But, but…we don’t really mean the word that way!

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

From FoxNews and the Sun McCartney, in Interview, Compares Global Warming Skeptics to Holocaust Deniers Sir Paul McCartney just can’t let it be. The former Beatle predicted in an interview that the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism | 174 Comments

Travel notes from my Australian Tour

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

Gosh, I’m zorched, living a life out of a suitcase on the yellow brick road in Oz. Two presentations today, flying, driving, walking, running. It’s a whirlwind tour. All my travel photos are taken from car windows, airline windows, airports, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 43 Comments

The Trend

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

By Steven Goddard No matter what happens with the summer Arctic ice minimum, NSIDC will report that the long-term trend is downwards.

Posted in sea ice | 228 Comments

Global warming’s Stephen Schneider: The Light That Failed

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

Reposted from examiner.com By Tom Fuller The publication this week of a paper titled ‘Expert Credibility in Climate Change’ in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences will certainly do nothing to raise the credibility of the authors, those … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism | 96 Comments

Green Energy Company Threatens Economics Professor … with Package of Dismantled Bomb Parts

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

Pajamas media update: There have been some developments since this was published.  The short version is that a series of coincidences led Gabriel Calzada to believe a package was a bomb threat.  Let’s just review what Calzada was responding to: … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, energy | 117 Comments

The EPA has gone mad cow disease

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

EPA classifies milk as oil, forcing costly rules on farmers Monica Scott The Grand Rapids Press Update: State Senate calls for EPA to change rule classifying cow’s milk as oil GRAND RAPIDS — Having watched the oil gushing in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Government idiocy | 181 Comments

Before One Has Data

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Anthony Watts has posted up an interesting article on the temperature at Laverton Airport (Laverton Aero), Australia. Unfortunately, he was moving too fast, plus he’s on the other side of the world, with his head … Continue reading →

Posted in measurement, weather_stations | 83 Comments

Initiative to suspend California’s Global Warming Law (AB32) makes the ballot

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

I’m proud to say that Dan Logue is my assemblyman. – Anthony Economic initiative makes the ballot By LARRY MITCHELL-Staff Writer Chico Enterprise Record SACRAMENTO — Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Linda, was elated this week to learn his initiative to suspend … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, politics | 55 Comments

More weather BoM’s in Oz

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

NOTE: There’s an error here. I misidentified the Laverton airport in the Google Earth Map. My bad. But I will say when I typed in Laverton Airport, thats what GE gave me. There are two Laverton Airports in Australia as … Continue reading →

Posted in UHI, weather_stations | 44 Comments

A travel note…no Wrest for the wicked

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

As readers may know I’ve lost my luggage…the worst nightmare of travelers. It leaves you feeling dirty, wearing old clothes and socks, and generally unclean. Fortunately quality hotels offer shaving kits and toothbrushes for personal hygiene. That’s a consolation at … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae, satire | 89 Comments

Sea Ice News #10 – September Outlook

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

By Steven Goddard The Arctic sun has now passed its peak, and is starting its decline towards the horizon over the next 90 days. All four (JAXA NSIDC DMI NORSEX) ice extent measurements now show 2010 as below 2007. You … Continue reading →

Posted in sea ice, Sea Ice News | 239 Comments

Paul Driessen asks some inconvenient questions

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

A few questions for President Obama How exactly does the President plan to create his new Green Jobs Economy? Guest post by Paul Driessen America needs decisive leaders who understand what government can (and cannot) do to stop the Gulf … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, politics | 94 Comments

A Climate of Belief

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

[note, footnote links will only work if you go to original article ~ ctm] Reposted from skeptic.com The following is Patrick Frank’s controversial article challenging data and climate models on global warming. Patrick Frank is a Ph.D. chemist with more … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, climate sensitivity | 148 Comments

Tasmania’s Devil of a Weather Station

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

Today has been electrically charged, first my interview with Andrew Bolt and Steve Price on their radio show in Melbourne, then rush to the airport, trying to do a radio interview on a  cellphone while checking in, make a quick … Continue reading →

Posted in weather_stations | 90 Comments

Spencer: The Inquisition

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

Dr. Spencer’s essay below reminds me of this famous cartoon: Over at Lucia’s she wrote a post saying I had banged the Godwin’s Law “gong” by comparing the PNAS skeptic list paper as “stasi-esque”. For people that don’t know, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism | 197 Comments

WattsUpWithThat on the Steve Price and Andrew Bolt Radio Show Today

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

I’m on at 8:20 AM the 23rd. About an hour from now. People in AU encouraged to tune in. More later. – A UPDATE: Here’s me in the Melbourne studio at left, with Andrew Bolt, center, and Steve Price on … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 17 Comments

A short note about the state of affairs

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

It has been hard for me to keep up blogging, or even abreast of current news during my tour. With travel each day, and many days both a lunch and dinner meeting, it becomes an 18 hour grind. Mega kudos … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 79 Comments

A New Blacklist

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

From Roger Pielke Jr.’s Blog A New Black List Little did I know it, but I am intimately associated with the world’s most accomplished “climate skeptic.” But he is not actually a skeptic, because he believes that humans have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, media, politics | 62 Comments

Green Subsidies Wreak Havoc On German Economy

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

From Canada Free Press Germany’s support for renewable energy is “breaking” the nation’s ability to pay for power and threatens the competitiveness of electricity producers, Handelsblatt cited a former [green] industry group leader as saying. Guaranteed prices for solar and wind power, … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Government idiocy | 87 Comments

Ugliness – The blacklist of climate science

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

A Black Day For Science – PNAS publishes a paper based on a skeptic blacklist It doesn’t get much uglier than this. A stasi-esque master list of skeptical scientists and bloggers, with ratings put together by a “scientist” that rants … Continue reading →

Posted in GLOC, politics, post-normal science | 246 Comments

Spencer: SST’s headed down – fast

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

Global Average Sea Surface Temperatures Continue their Plunge By Dr. Roy Spencer Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) measured by the AMSR-E instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite continue their plunge as a predicted La Nina approaches. The following plot, updated through yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea Surface Temperature | 108 Comments

Headline of the Week—Cold kills 500 penguins

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

Credit,  Willis and Moshpit Hockey stick Icon broken. Polar bear icon photoshopped. Penguin icon dying of the cold. They are left with whale poo. From news24.com Pretoria – Nearly 500 African penguins died in 24-hours because of cold and wet … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae | 39 Comments

Oil spills into the debate

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

I had to laugh. This sort of thing makes it entertaining. Two whole protesters in Brisbane. David Archibald and Bob Carter went down to have a look. These folks were part of Dr. Ove’s en masse protest he fomented on … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, politics | 77 Comments