Monthly Archives: October 2011

Turbo post normal science by press – peer review optional

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Imagine, if you will, that you are given a complete draft copy of a new paper that has just been submitted to a journal, and that paper cites your work, and it was provided as a professional courtesy before it … Continue reading →

Posted in peer review, post-normal science | Tagged , | 119 Comments

Message to Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed: your claims are BS

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

From NatGeo Newswatch: Maldives, Ground Zero for Climate Change Impacts If there is a ground zero for observing the impacts of a changing global climate the Maldives are definitely a front-runner. … Soon after arriving by float plane President Nasheed … Continue reading →

Posted in climate cash, Government idiocy, ridiculae | Tagged , , , , , | 74 Comments

The heartbreak of Emiliania huxleyi 

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

From San Francisco State University  another indication that nature is such a poor engineer that phytoplankton can’t adapt to a small change in ocean pH. But then again it is a closed lab experiment, not the ocean, and there’s those … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sequestration, oceans | Tagged , , | 151 Comments

Donna Laframboise’s new exposé book on the IPCC

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Here’s Here are some reviews: Blooming brilliant. Devastating” – Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist “…shines a hard light on the rotten heart of the IPCC” – Richard Tol, Professor of the Economics of Climate Change and convening lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged , | 175 Comments

Friday Funny – the guilt of Tesla

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

WUWT reader “bouldersolar” writes in with this and a couple of photos, which I’ve combined into one. In Colorado I got back almost $50,000 from the state and federal governments to buy this car.

Posted in Humor, satire | Tagged | 117 Comments

New science field: “paleoblameatology”

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Some days you just have to shake your head and say to yourself that there’s irrational fixation on CO2 that has deep roots in the psyche when we see things like this. The 10:10 video was proof enough, but now … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology, ridiculae, Science | Tagged , , , , | 126 Comments

Plant trees, not carbon laws

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

From the University of Michigan U-M ecologist: Future forests may soak up more carbon dioxide than previously believed An aerial view of the 38-acre experimental forest in Wisconsin where U-M researchers and their colleagues continuously exposed birch, aspen and maple … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, carbon sequestration | Tagged , , | 116 Comments

Solar and climate- no longer taboo

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Paul Hudson of the BBC writes: This is an exciting time for solar physics, and its role in climate. As one leading climate scientist told me last month, it’s a subject that is now no longer taboo. And about time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | Tagged , , | 228 Comments

Dust up in climate modeling

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

From the Georgia Institute of Technology Research News Insoluble dust particles can form cloud droplets affecting global and regional climates Cloud formation New information on the role of insoluble dust particles in forming cloud droplets could improve the accuracy of … Continue reading →

Posted in aerosols, modeling | Tagged , , | 42 Comments

Al Gore supports “occupy”

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

From Al Gore’s blog, a clear signal that he’s lost it. Like McKibben, he’s like a moth attracted to a flame, looking for it to jumpstart his own failed movement. Thoughts on Occupy Wall Street October 12, 2011 : 5:07 … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, politics | Tagged , | 223 Comments

Borlaug 2.0 ?

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

From McGill University A plan to improve crop yields instead of shutting down industrial society as some potential eco terrorists want to do. Norman Borlaug made huge advances in agriculture. He was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture | Tagged , , , | 115 Comments

High hopes for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Sun-watchers hope giant telescope will get green light Observatory would reveal structures that trigger sunspots and space weather. Eric Hand Close and bright though it is, the Sun still defies a thorough understanding. One reason is that some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in solar, Technology | Tagged , | 72 Comments

The Birds, now occupying near you

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

I wonder if the Hitchcock estate and/or the current copyright holder might want a piece of this action? The whole green movement has gone occupy crazy lately, which I suppose is a reflection of the failure of the movement as … Continue reading →

Posted in Current News | Tagged , | 138 Comments

Ski season opens early in Colorado

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

From the “Children just aren’t going to know what snow is…” department, and it just isn’t in Colorado either, Mammoth, California got an early base also. Courtesy of Mammoth An October storm brought nearly a foot of snow to Mammoth, … Continue reading →

Posted in snowfall, weather | Tagged , , , , | 55 Comments

Mars had temperatures as high as 64°F in the past

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Wet and Mild: Caltech Researchers Take the Temperature of Mars’s Past The meteorite called ALH84001 is sliced to show its interior. Found in the Allan Hills ice field in Antarctica in 1984, the four-billion-year-old rock is one of the oldest … Continue reading →

Posted in space | Tagged , , | 58 Comments

My ship has just come in

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

The work I do here important, and I’ve always hoped that someday, if I worked hard enough, and produced enough clever articles and research, that I’d finally get invited into the exclusive club of climate cash that supposedly the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in climate cash, Humor, satire | Tagged , | 138 Comments

Our sustainable mirth

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Bishop Hill writes of a new paper, one so “toe curling” it is worth mentioning here to get more exposure. He writes: This is science? This is progress? Reports on Progress in Physics, a journal published by the Institute of Physics … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, peer review | Tagged , , , | 139 Comments

Australia’s pointless carbon experiment

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

The question is, how long will this last, and how long will the public tolerate these two kissy faced politicians?

Posted in carbon tax | 176 Comments

Wrong Again …

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Like anyone else, I’m not fond of being wrong, particularly very publicly wrong. However, that’s the price of science, and sometimes you have to go through being wrong to get to being right. Case in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 235 Comments

Picket protest planned for Mann

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Elmer at Minnesotans for Global Warming writes in with this, so I’m passing it on: Michael Mann the self proclaimed creator of the “Hockey Stick Chart” will be speaking at the Minneapolis Convention Center tomorrow afternoon. He will be discussing … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | Tagged , , , | 115 Comments

Should the Baltic Sea be taxed for CO2 emissions?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

The Baltic Sea contributes carbon dioxide to the atmosphere The Baltic Sea emits more carbon dioxide than it can bind. Local variations have increased the exposure of the Bay of Bothnia. These are the results from a study of how … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide | Tagged , , , | 22 Comments

NOAA: leaving bad data stand in Laredo

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

From Dr. Roger Pielke Sr.’s Climate Science blog, a story of a poorly sited weather station, followed by leaving in the bad data when it is known to be bad. I’ve located the Laredo airport AWIS, more photos below. Guest … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, weather_stations | Tagged , , | 44 Comments

Hansen’s admission – “skeptics are winning”

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Like what Judith Curry saw recently at NCAR’s seminar, he seems to think it is all about communication. Part of the problem, he said, was that the climate sceptic lobby employed communications professionals, whereas “scientists are just barely competent at … Continue reading →

Posted in post-normal science | Tagged , , , | 191 Comments

On “Skepticalscience” – Rewriting History

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

At Shub Niggurath Climate blog, he’s done a follow up to his first essay on the ongoing issues with integrity that the oxymoronically named blog “skepticalscience” has. Excerpts are posted below. I’ll point out the John Cook has not responded … Continue reading →

Posted in climate ugliness, Opinion | Tagged , | 101 Comments

BBC: The Little Ice Age was all about solar UV variability… wasn’t an ice age at all

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Mike Bromley writes in: BBC has the explanation for the European LIA… it wasn’t really an ice age at all.   See this strange quote.

Posted in paleoclimatology | Tagged , , , , | 122 Comments