Monthly Archives: February 2011

Maybe they could help Real Climate

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Web experts ask scientists to use the Web to improve understanding, sharing of their data in science Troy, N.Y. – Peter Fox and James Hendler of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are calling for scientists to take a … Continue reading →

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David Archibald on Climate and Energy Security

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

Below is a slide presentation given by David Archibald in Melbourne on February 5th. He’s asked me to repeat it here for the benefit of all. I’m happy to do so. He covers climate issues, oil and coal, plus Thorium … Continue reading →

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Golbermann’s Island

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

Rex Murphy comments on the recent TV media mogul marriage of Al Gore and Keith Olbermann, a match made in sitcom. By Rex Murphy in the National Post Shakespeare never fails. When I read that Gaia’s First Messenger Here on … Continue reading →

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Mexico’s biggest freeze since 1957 means US produce price will skyrocket

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

Freezing temperatures across a wide swath of Mexico the night of Feb. 3-4 have made a big impact in available fresh produce. Expect the effects to be felt in your supermarket any day now. From The Packer Feb 4th, 2011 … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | Tagged | 98 Comments

Quote of the Week: BBC’s ugliest moment yet?

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

Paging Roger Harrabin… Bishop Hill writes: Hat tip to several readers who have pointed out Michael Buerk’s comments on the BBC Radio 4 show, the Moral Maze:

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Atmospheric Rivers: key to extratropical water vapor transport

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

Just about any time we get a flooding event these days, some wailing uninformed opportunist jumps on the “global warming did it” bandwagon in an attempt to explain it. Those of us who have been in the weather forecasting business … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: House bill unveiled late Friday cuts EPA budget by $3 billion, blocks funding for all current and pending EPA climate regulations for stationary CO2 source

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

The Hill E2 wire reports: House GOP spending bill prohibits funding for EPA climate regs By Andrew Restuccia – 02/11/11 07:33 PM ET A government spending bill unveiled Friday night by House Republicans would prohibit funding for Environmental Protection Agency … Continue reading →

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New paper: “unlikely that man-made global warming would cause a permanent El Niño state”

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

From the UK another paper with some pragmatic analysis, coupled with some rhetoric on sea ice: Arctic climate variation under ancient greenhouse conditions Tiny organisms preserved in marine sediments hold clues about Arctic climate variation during an ancient episode of … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, paleoclimatology, sea ice | Tagged , , , | 40 Comments

O’Donnell Responds to Steig

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

From Climate Audit, more on the ongoing Antarctic kerfluffle. By Ryan O’Donnell Subsequent to my post on Feb 7, 2010 here, Eric Steig informed me by email that he had not seen our Response to his Third Review, as I … Continue reading →

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New independent surface temperature record in the works

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Good news travels fast. I’m a bit surprised to see this get some early coverage, as the project isn’t ready yet. However since it has been announced by press, I can tell you that this project is partly a reaction … Continue reading →

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The benefits of Carbon Dioxide

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

The Science and Public Policy Institute has released a ground-breaking book chronicling the many benefits of atmospheric CO2 concentrations.  The 55 benefits discussed are drawn exclusively on the peer-reviewed literature. Many books and reports rail against mankind’s usage of fossil … Continue reading →

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Can we have our regular old light bulbs back now?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

Great, just great. Don’t get me wrong, I like the LED bulbs, I have several in my house. But when we get back to basics, a tungsten light bulb doesn’t require a haz-mat squad to dispose of. It’s glass, ceramic, … Continue reading →

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WSJ – no weather weirding worries

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

The Weather Isn’t Getting Weirder Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Anne Jolis, The Wall Street Journal Global-warming alarmists insist that economic activity is the problem, when the available evidence show it to be part of the solution. We may not be … Continue reading →

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Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Oklahoma: -31F today

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

From:  NewsOK.com The coldest temperature ever recorded in Oklahoma was set today. The Oklahoma Mesonet weather station at Nowata reached minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit actual temperature at 7:40 a.m. today. That will be considered for the official state record.

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“Reviewer A” responds

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

The row over the issue of Antarctica warming continues. After a number of articles appeared at the Air Vent, Lucia’s, and Climate Audit, Dr. Steig responds at RealClimate with some accusations of his own. I offered Dr. Steig a guest … Continue reading →

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EPA responds to congressional attempts to reel in greenhouse gas regulation

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

The question is, are we a country of laws made by our representatives, or a country of laws made by bureaucrats? The constitution provides only one answer, and Ms. Jackson would do well to read it. Latest News release from … Continue reading →

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Worth watching: Watson

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

Last night I watched NOVA on PBS and found myself completely taken in watching the program. That’s something rare for me these days when I watch a science program because almost always somebody figures out a way to work in … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Hathaway revises the sunspot prediction down again

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

From the Marshall Space Flight Center, Dr. Hathaway’s page: Current prediction for the next sunspot cycle maximum gives a smoothed sunspot number maximum of about 58 in July of 2013. We are currently two years into Cycle 24 and the … Continue reading →

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NASA climate programs being eyed for the budget axe

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

NASA spent over a billion dollars last year on climate change studies…which would you rather have? Pronouncements about death trains, expert testimony for climate vandals, failed predictions, failed models, and a questionable GISTEMP dataset, or a continued manned spaceflight program? … Continue reading →

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Stronger FOIA law now under review in Virginia

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

ATI Praises VA House Passage of Strengthened FOIA Law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 9, 2011 The American Tradition Institute today praised yesterday’s passage of a stronger Freedom of Information Act law in the Commonwealth of Virginia’s House of Delegates, … Continue reading →

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Arctic “death spiral” actually more like “zombie ice”

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

From the AGU Journal Highlights, some news that NSIDC’s “death spiral” has zombie like characteristics, and that the ice may quickly return from the dead, even if the Arctic turned ice free during summer. Nature is more resilient it seems, … Continue reading →

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Extreme Nonsense by Krugman

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany 1. Krugman in Gradual Changes and Extreme Events forgets that there is a threshold on the left hand side, below which cold kills. In fact, in the moderate to higher latitudes more people die … Continue reading →

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Litmus test: MIT Professor Emanuel won’t vote for climate change deniers

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

Post by Dr. Ryan Maue Distinguished MIT Professor Dr. Kerry Emanuel, who has waded gradually — but head-first into the politics of climate change, showed up on NPR’s Talk of the Nation last Friday to expound upon his previous LA … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, politics | 126 Comments

It’s official: the Gore-Olbermann channel lives

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

I mentioned yesterday as it was a rumor, today it’s a fact. Al Gore says so on his blog. Keith Olbermann to Host Major New Nightly Primetime News and Commentary Show on Current TV From Current TV: “Keith Olbermann, the … Continue reading →

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Climate Professor Paul Krugman destroys deniers with his knowledge

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

Gradual Trends and Extreme Events Professor Krugman:  “I’ve spent a lot of the last several days reading about climate change, extreme weather events, food prices, and so on. And one thing that became clear to me is that there’s widespread … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, politics | 141 Comments