Monthly Archives: June 2011

British industry asks government to rethink climate policy

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Some newsbytes from Dr. Benny Peiser at the GWPF At Last: UK Industry Demands Government Rethink On Unilateral Climate Policy The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) confirmed today that it will ask government to rethink conflicts of interest between low … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, politics | Tagged , | 34 Comments

Update on the Thompsons and “smellgate”

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Jo Nova has an update on this story that we have covered in detail here. Follow the link for the story: Breaking: Thompsons lose right to sue DEC; but Spencer gets a green light From Matt and Janet Thompson, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Government idiocy | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

Where the plants are – new global fluorescence map

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

First-of-its-kind fluorescence map offers a new view of the world’s land plants Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have produced groundbreaking global maps of land plant fluorescence, a difficult-to-detect reddish glow that leaves emit as a … Continue reading →

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Further Evidence for my Thunderstorm Thermostat Hypothesis

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach For some time now I’ve been wondering what kind of new evidence I could come up with to add support to my Thunderstorm Thermostat hypothesis (q.v.). This is the idea that cumulus clouds and thunderstorms … Continue reading →

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Australia! Say YES – to an election on carbon tax

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Guest post by Ruth Bonnett In late 2010, I wrote about how bad science can give rise to bad policy.  My Christmas message to farmers in Australia and around the world: I am an urban dweller who just happens to … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon tax, politics | Tagged , , | 52 Comments

But it Worked in the Simulation!

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Perils of computer simulation of complex systems Story submitted by Ricky Seltzer John F. McGowan, Ph.D., writing on math-blog, describes the various ways in which breakthrough science can be misunderstood and miscalculated even by top-flight computer simulation.  (One example of … Continue reading →

Posted in modeling | Tagged , | 21 Comments

Stop checking the facts: “Your Internet search has just helped kill the planet”

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Guest post by Alec Rawls This could explain a few things. Greens are against searching for information. To save the planet, only follow safe links from Joe Romm, Andrew Revkin, John Cook and RealClimate. Searching bad. Vewwy vewwy bad: It … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon footprint | Tagged , , | 38 Comments

Trees: sucking up the carbon

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Higher density means world forests are capturing more carbon Forests in many regions are becoming larger carbon sinks thanks to higher density, U.S. and European researchers say in a new report. In Europe and North America, increased density significantly raised … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sequestration | Tagged , , | 33 Comments

Warming 101 primer

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Submitted by D.B. Stealey This article went viral when it was first published. Well worth reading: “Our planet has been slowly warming since last emerging from the “Little Ice Age” of the 17th century, often associated with the Maunder Minimum. … Continue reading →

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Climate Modeling: “not always clear”

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

The previous story suggested that climate models predict with certainty “permanently hotter summers”. OK then, but in the same Eurekalert stream today, we have this release, where it seems they need to “prop up” the modeling, saying they “are not … Continue reading →

Posted in modeling | Tagged , | 27 Comments

Another bold forecast – destined for “climate FAIL”

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Here’s the headline from the press release today, which will undoubtedly be regurgitated worldwide: Stanford climate scientists forecast permanently hotter summers Oh gee, where have wee seen this before? It’s another example of model madness, and it fits in with … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, modeling | Tagged , , , | 92 Comments

Earth, fire, air, and water

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Guest post by J Storrs Hall This is a reply and extension to Pat Frank’s “Earth Abides” post (sorry, couldn’t resist) which appeared here recently. The post features an intriguing interpretation of the temperature record to deduce climate sensitivity to … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea Surface Temperature | Tagged | 64 Comments

Open Thread 7 – call for guest posts

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Offline much of today and this week as I’m doing a special project that will have me offline a lot. Guest posters feel free to jump in. Details below.

Posted in Uncategorized | 80 Comments

AGW proponents lose yet another debate down under

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

In celebration of World Environment Day (today), the Queensland Division of the Property Council of Australia convened a breakfast meeting last Friday morning (June 3rd) to debate the topic “Australia needs a carbon tax”. Leading speaker for the motion was … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | Tagged | 76 Comments

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

SAVE THE DATE: “Restoring the Scientific Method” is the title of the Sixth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-6). Sponsored by the Heartland Institute. It will take place in Washington, DC from breakfast Thursday, June 30, to noon Friday, July … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News Roundup | 17 Comments

NAS makes 4000 science books free for download

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

The press release … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The National Academies Press Makes All PDF Books Free to Download; More Than 4,000 Titles Now Available Free to All Readers WASHINGTON — As of today all PDF versions of books published by … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | Tagged , | 29 Comments

Modeling the Oddities

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Today I came across an IPCC figure (AR4 Working Group 1 Chapter 2, PDF, p. 208) that I hadn’t noticed before. I’m interested in the forcings and responses of the climate models. This one showed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 84 Comments

Snowbound USHCN weather station at Crater Lake

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Last weekend, I took my familiy on a trip to see the Lava Beds National Monument (the kids had a great time exploring the lava tube caves) and also a stop at Crater Lake. Crater Lake happens to have a … Continue reading →

Posted in weather_stations | Tagged , , , | 82 Comments

The Gasland movie: a fracking shame – director pulls video to hide inconvenient truths

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

From “Not Evil, Just Wrong”: Gasland director hides full facts Written by Phelim McAleer Josh Fox has made a documentary that makes some pretty alarming claims about gas drilling across the US. But as is often the case when these … Continue reading →

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Ebay succumbs to climate propaganda pitch

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

Yech. Look what automatically assaulted me during my purchase today of a flash drive. Click to see full size – note red arrow. And here’s the web page for this intrusive organization ACE aka the Alliance for Climate Education. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, politics | 69 Comments

CO2 deafens “Nemo” – or, how many ichthyologists can you fit in that car?

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

We’ve already had a “climate craziness of the week” so I’ll just file this bit of blather under another category. First, this article in The Independent, which aims to scare the children. Now here’s the press release from the University … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, peer review, post-normal science, ridiculae | Tagged , , , , , | 122 Comments

Data for study based on TWO fish sample size: challenges to Australia’s Climate Comission go unanswered

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

Submitted by Marc Hendrix – correspondence with Steve Woodman, reproduced with permission: For your reference, today I sent this challenge to the Climate Commission regarding a recent University of Tasmania study on growth rates in the banded morwong and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, media, ridiculae | Tagged , , | 120 Comments

Yes, impossibly stupid “weather panic” IS the new normal

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Guest post by Alec Rawls Is Newsweek actually heeding the instruction of Linnaeus to “know thyself”? Their latest panic-mongering cover seems pretty self aware. Panic is a loss of reason: pan•ic (pænɪk), noun: a sudden, overpowering terror, often affecting many … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, media | Tagged , , , | 121 Comments

Bastardi on the non-existent climate-tornado linkage

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

UPDATE: Graph added below per request from Joe Bastardi. But first, let’s listen to expert on all things public, scientific, and climatic, Rosie O’Donnell From Fox News: Living in an era when pop culture celebrities can assert “expert” opinions on … Continue reading →

Posted in tornadoes, weather | Tagged , , | 166 Comments

Klotzbach and Gray continue to expect a well above-average hurricane season

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

The last (and my favorite) of the major hurricane seasonal forecasts came out yesterday. Phil Klotzbach and Bill Gray from Colorado State are sticking with their April forecast. Rather anti-climactic, but perhaps it’s a measure of the confidence in the … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes | 65 Comments