Category Archives: Opinion

‘Greedy Lying Bastards’ film uses a fake cover photo, recycled PR from 2005, cites opinion of a ‘truther’, is directed by a former ELF spokeman, and uses a big dose of hate to make its point

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

When they lie right on the cover, it speaks volumes about the content of the film. What’s the lie in the cover you ask? I contacted the West Coast press agent to confirm my suspicion.  About these ads

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Posted in Climate ugliness, Opinion, Tabloid Climatology | Tagged , | 114 Comments

The ScAm Gets Worse—An Open Letter To Bora Zivkovic

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Dear Bora; I know, I know, like many people I didn’t think it was possible for Scientific American magazine to sink any lower. I loved Scientific American as a kid, the “Amateur Scientist” column was … Continue reading →

Posted in censorship, Opinion | Tagged , , , , | 216 Comments

Categorical Thinking and The Climate Debate

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Guest post by Craig Loehle, Ph.D. We often hear this disconnect in the climate debate: sceptic Joe says “human impacts are small and likely not harmful”; alarmist Arthur says “humans are affecting the climate, therefore we must act now”. It … Continue reading →

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A note about temperatures

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Guest commentary by John Coleman (reprinted from KUSI-TV by Mr. Coleman’s request) Was July 2012 the hottest July in United States history? Was the last 12 months period the warmest ever? NOAA,the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, says “Yes”. The … Continue reading →

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It’s Time For The Person Who Leaked the CRU Emails To Step Forward

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

Guest post by Dr. Tim Ball It is important for the person who leaked the emails from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) in November 2009 and 2010 to reveal themselves and release the remaining 200,000 emails. The public are increasingly … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, Opinion | Tagged , , , | 169 Comments

Kenji sniffs out stupid claims by the Union of Concerned Scientists

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

For those of you who don’t know yet, Kenji is our family dog. Kenji is also a official dues paying member of the Union of Concerned scientists. see: Friday Funny – The newest member of the Union of Concerned Scientists because … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, NGOs, Opinion, Politics, Ridiculae, wind power | Tagged , , , , , , | 83 Comments

Matt Ridley responds to Tim Lambert’s War @ Deltoid

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

Since it has been mostly silent in the last few months, I didn’t even know Deltoid blog was still up and running, but I’m happy to publish this rebuttal for Matt Ridley against Tim Lambert’s claim that Ridley was wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC, Opinion | Tagged , , , , , | 155 Comments

Has the Met Office committed fraud?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

Guest post by Christopher Monckton of Brenchley The truth is out. No amount of hand-wringing or numerical prestidigitation on the part of the usual suspects can any longer conceal from the world the fact that global warming has been statistically … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, MetOffice, Opinion | Tagged , | 348 Comments

AGU, Gleick, Climate Science, and Baseball Steroid Use

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Please Turn Around, Dr. Gundersen, You’re Blowing Your One Chance! Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I was ruminating about Peter Gleick, and the AGU Task Force on Scientific Integrity, when I came across a very apropos quote. This is from … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate ugliness, Climategate, Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , | 209 Comments

Climate Scientists’ Road to Hell

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

Guest post by Verity Jones If some of Michael Mann’s followers think that prominent skeptics belong in a special circle of hell (see ‘Mannte’s Inferno‘), here’s news for them.  The Nine Circles of Scientific Hell*, as proposed by Neuroskeptic blogspot, … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Satire | Tagged , , | 79 Comments

Blog Memo to John Hockenberry Regarding PBS Report “Climate of Doubt”

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

Guest post by Bob Tisdale Date: December 14, 2012 Subject: Sleight of Hand in PBS Frontline Report “Climate of Doubt” and Other Global Warming Discussions From: Bob Tisdale To: John Hockenberry cc: Fred Singer – SEPP Dear John: I enjoyed … Continue reading →

Posted in media, Opinion | Tagged , , , , | 71 Comments

Worldwide reactions to the IPCC AR5 leak

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

UPDATE: The real bombshell of the report is now evident, see it here Below is a collection of reactions today to the IPCC AR5 leak on the website stopgreensuicide.com (now down) but also reported on WUWT here. Donna Laframboise, author … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC, IPCC AR5 leak, Opinion | Tagged , | 57 Comments

‘Skeptical’ ‘Science’ gets it all wrong – yet again

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

Guest post by Christopher Monckton of Brenchley Even the name of the “Skeptical” “Science” blog is a lie. The blog is neither skeptical nor scientific. It is a malicious, paid propaganda platform for rude, infantile, untruthful, and often libelous attacks … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse maybe

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Guest post by Matt Ridley My article in Wired in August called “Apocalypse Not” (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/ff_apocalypsenot/) attracted a huge number of comments, many of which were constructive and interesting. It also led to critical responses at other sites. Here is my … Continue reading →

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Reality check: Who believes Hurricane Sandy was/was not caused by global warming?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

This list of who’s who is instructive to review. It says a lot about credibility of the “Sandy was caused by global warming” argument being pushed by activists and media. Compare who’s pushing the agenda versus who isn’t buying into … Continue reading →

Posted in extreme weather, Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 186 Comments

Poll: Was Hurricane Sandy Caused by Global Warming?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

US News and World Report is running a poll on whether or not Hurricane Sandy was caused by global warming.  Here is the poll results currently:

Posted in hurricanes, Opinion, Weather | Tagged , | 186 Comments

Reply to Warren Warren

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

(Note: The is a reply to Warren S. Warren’s guest post here – Anthony) By Roger Cohen First I would like to say that I respect Warren greatly. He has been very energetic in his support of the APS Topical … Continue reading →

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The APS Topical Group on the Physics of Climate: reply to Roger Cohen

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Guest post by  Warren S. Warren A reply to Roger Cohen from a fellow Executive Committee member In a recent posting on your web site, Roger Cohen, who was on the Organizing Committee for the APS Topical Group on the … Continue reading →

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Michael Mann – never fully investigated, thus never exonerated

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

Guest post by Christopher Horner Michael Mann has made what will, I expect, prove to be his greatest misjudgment yet. He has filed suit against the Competitive Enterprise Institute (with which I am affiliated), a CEI adjunct, National Review Online … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael E. Mann, Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , | 98 Comments