Daily Archives: September 11, 2010

Animal, Vegetable, or E. O. Wilson

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Buoyed by the equal parts of derision and support I received for writing in “I am So Tired Of Malthus” about how humans are better fed than at any time in history, I am foolishly … Continue reading

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Posted in Uncategorized | 269 Comments

Solar Cycle Length, Its Rate of Change, & the Northern Hemisphere

Guest post by Paul L. Vaughan, M.Sc. “Eyeball” methods of measuring solar cycle length (SCL) by looking at successive minima or maxima only take a measurement on average every 11 years. They ignore all of the sunspots occurring during the … Continue reading

Posted in Science, Solar | 115 Comments

Death of a Feedlot Operator

In my post about 9-11 remembrance today, I pointed out “freedom from tyranny” as something to remember and be thankful for. In Western Australia, licensing a simple farming operation has become the victim of government imposed tyranny. Jo Nova has … Continue reading

Posted in Agriculture, Government idiocy | 62 Comments

911 reminder – Patriot Day

Take a moment to observe this day, Patriot Day, to remember those who gave their lives, and to celebrate our freedom from tyranny. If you can, fly your flag at half staff.

Posted in Announcements | 106 Comments

Pielke Senior: Misinformation on the Website “Skeptical Science – Getting Skeptical About Global Warming Skepticism”

By Dr. Roger Pielke Senior There is a weblog called “Skeptical Science – Getting Skeptical About Global Warming Skepticism” that has a misleading post on ocean heat content titled Ocean cooling: skeptic arguments drowned by data The post starts with In … Continue reading

Posted in Oceans | 119 Comments

Ninety Eight Point Six (Thirty Seven)

Guest Post by Thomas Fuller If you type ‘the planet has a fever’ into Google, it will return 3,120,000 results. And none of them are about Peggy Lee. Or even Aerosmith’s later song with the same name. It’s famous because … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion | 69 Comments

An Open Letter to Mr. Bill Gates

The Quality of Life for the World’s Poorest Can Be Advanced Farther, Faster, Cheaper and More Surely Through Adaptation than Through Zero-Carbon Technologies Guest Post By Indur M. Goklany A few days ago, Tom Nelson had a link to a … Continue reading

Posted in Economy-health | 79 Comments