Some climate scientists we know sure are notoriously thin skinned, as an illustration of this, today I got blocked by Dr. Katherine Hayhoe on Twitter after making my one and…
Month: March 2013
Opinion: Life as a Target
Attacks on my work that are aimed at undermining true climate change science have turned me into a public figure. I am not vain enough to embrace that role. By…
A sea-change on climate sensitivity at The Economist
People send me stuff, today it was this “editors picks” from John Micklethwait, editor of The Economist. After years of being pro-warming, I was shocked to see this headline as…
The descent of Mann's legal standing
Story submitted by Rob Ricket Mann plays the victim in article from “The Scientist” Opinion: Life as a Target Attacks on my work aimed at undermining climate change science have…
In where I get targeted by the Climate Science Rapid Response Team
Readers may recall that I became a target of Al Gore for getting some press. From Al Gore’s “Reality Drop” project, the GoreBots were given the orders. Read the entire…
Asteroid likely caused global fires, which led to extinctions
From the AGU: Global fires after the asteroid impact probably caused the K-Pg extinction About 66 million years ago a mountain-sized asteroid hit what is now the Yucatan in Mexico…
ENSO Myth Number 4 – The Variations in the East Pacific and the East Indian-West Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures Counteract One Another
OVERVIEW This is the fourth post in a series that presents myths and failed arguments created by proponents of manmade global warming about the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). A list…
Enivronmentalists worst nightmare? GMO'd 'frankenbugs' could make fuel directly from CO2
From the University of Georgia: UGA discovery may allow scientists to make fuel from CO2 in the atmosphere Athens, Ga. – Excess carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere created by…
Where's the hockey stick? The 'Marcott 9' show no warming past 1950
More on the Marcott et al “hockey stick”. All of the ‘Marcott 9’ had altered dates. Guest post by John Kehr While it took me a while to get the…
Quote of the week – solving the peer review integrity issue
A poll follows. Over at Bishop Hill, he’s listed some quotes from Geoffry Boulton on scientific integrity that I found interesting. He writes (with apologies for posting in full, I…
Earth's orbital debris – it's a drag
From the Global Aerospace Corporation Removing orbital debris with less risk Global Aerospace Corporation (GAC) announced today that the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is publishing an article…
Trenberth Still Searching for Missing Heat
Kevin Trenberth is one of the authors of new Balmaseda et al (2013) paper Distinctive climate signals in reanalysis of global ocean heat content. I find the title of the…
Climate models aren't good enough to hindcast, says new study
From the University of Gothenburg Climate models are not good enough Only a few climate models were able to reproduce the observed changes in extreme precipitation in China over the…
A question for Dr. Michael Mann – Would a professional scientist behave this way?
Some days you have to wonder how supposedly rational and intelligent people who are considered professional scientists allow themselves to behave like this. From Dr. Mann’s Twitter feed:
New strategy for utilizing highly variable wind power
From the American Institute of Physics Using fluctuating wind power Incorporating wind power into existing power grids is challenging because fluctuating wind speed and direction means turbines generate power inconsistently.…
Inverse hockey stick in the lower troposphere – real or not?
Bishop Hill via correspondent Gras Albert noted this event early today: I looked through the entire satellite record, and couldn’t find any similar event. That meant it was either unique,…
Dispelling myths about global warming
CO2 did not drive the rapid warming of the 20th century. Story submitted by Stan Robertson The difference between a good idea and a bad idea is often a quantitative…
The Climate Mechanisms of World Deserts and Limitations in Allan Savory’s thesis.
Guest post by Dr. Tim Ball – a response to this WUWT post on Allan Savory Dr Allan Savory proposes stopping desertification and controlling climate change. His focus is a…
Weblog awards – WUWT wins for the third time
That puts WUWT in the hall of fame for the science category, and we cannot be in that contest again. WUWT also wins “Weblog of the Year”. Thanks to everyone…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup
The Week That Was: 2013-03-23 (March 23, 2013) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project ################################################### Quote of the Week: “Most human beings have an…
Trend To Colder Winters Continues in UK
Guest post by Paul Homewood http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/anomacts Figures released by the Met Office show the UK mean temperature for the 2012/13 winter finishing at 3.31C. This is below the long term…
An update on my solar power project – results show why I got solar power for my home (hint: climate change is not a reason)
UPDATE: I’ve answered questions from commenters below in the FAQs, and added additional diagrams – Anthony Much to the chagrin of people who are sure I’m evil, in the pocket…
Tonight's 'Earth Hour' is not only futile, but sends the wrong message
Video follows. On the evening of Saturday, March 23, people around the world are being asked by activists to switch off the lights for an hour to observe “Earth Hour”. Bjørn…
FOIA and the coming US Carbon Tax via the US Treasury
Guest Post by Christopher Horner, CEI In November, I and CEI sued the Department of the Treasury to produce emails and other records mentioning “carbon”. See Joint_Scheduling_Agreement PDF I sought…
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