Daily Archives: September 3, 2010

And the hits just keep on coming: ‘The Book the IPCC Plagiarized’

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

I have a bit of time free and a connection available so I just had to get this story up that I’ve been reading on my cellphone. I have to hand it to Donna Laframboise of nofrakkingconsensus, she’s a tireless … Continue reading →

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Earl sputters and the Atlantic quiets down a bit

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Hurricane Earl is quickly losing steam as it barrels northward and begins its recurvature in the middle latitudes.  The main threat to New England will be a broad area of tropical storm force winds with gusts near hurricane force.  Yet, … Continue reading →

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Open Thread

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

[posted by autoscheduler] I’ll be offline most of today and tomorrow, but may check in via my cellphone. If you have story ideas, news, etc be sure to flag the comment for a moderator’s attention. – Thanks, Anthony Keep it … Continue reading →

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ESA shows movement of Petermann berg

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The “deniersberg” is on the move. Chances are though it will not leave Nares strait before the refreeze occurs. Like most everything to do with Arctic ice, winds are the biggest factor. Earth from Space: Giant iceberg enters Nares Strait … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, Glaciers | 24 Comments

Drifting Back to the Center

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Guest post by Thomas Fuller Climate Central’s interview with Harold Shapiro, head of the InterAcademy Council which reviewed the IPCC, had the money quote–but it didn’t come from Shapiro, it came through him. Shapiro reported that John Christy said, “if … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, Opinion | 159 Comments

NASA probe to ‘touch, taste and smell’ the sun.

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From Science @NASA: Let’s hope it doesn’t taste like chicken or smell like feet. NASA’s daring plan to visit the sun took a giant leap forward today with the selection of five key science investigations for the Solar Probe+ spacecraft. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Solar | 133 Comments

New climate change mitigation schemes could benefit elites rather than the rural poor

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It’s nice to see somebody worried about elitism and climate change. The Climate Change Conference (COP16), to be held later this year in Cancun, Mexico may be yet another demonstration of private jets, limos, and excess in the name of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 38 Comments