Category Archives: Quote of the Week

Climate Craziness AND Quote of the Week – Bill McKibben suggests we can ‘change physics’

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

I’ve never done a double feature before where our Climate Craziness of the Week and Quote of the Week are one and the same. 350.org’s Bill McKibben gets this unique honor. From the what universe does Bill McKibben live in … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week – I get an endorsment by Bill McKibben, plus a certificate in “certified planet wrecking”

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

James Hansen’s understudy, eco activist and founder of 350.org Bill McKibben just gave me an endorsement, which I’m surprised about. The article, syndicated in a number of outlets is titled Climate-change deniers on the ropes McKibben writes of the Heartland … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week – BONUS Krugman insanity edition

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

I had no more than published the QOTW yesterday, and this one popped up. I’m of the opinion now that NYT economist and columnist Paul Krugman has gone insane, because nobody with any intact cognition would make a statement like … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week – Death by Coochey coup

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

The ANU “Climate scientists get death threats” story fabrication continues to unravel. Again, paging David Appell and Nick Stokes, your second helping of crow pie is served. And Mr. Appell, while you are eating that pie, maybe you’ll find the … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week – climate bookends and separations

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

I had planned to write about this, and specifically that Joe Romm’s blog “Climate Progress” appears to have died a quiet death of assimilation by the borg greens, saying: We are now merging with ThinkProgress Green, and that means we’ll … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week – a warmer turns cooler

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

I’ve had a feud with David Appell ever since he brought my deceased mother into an attack article about me, which I retort in: David Appell denies he has any class . Maybe that was when he hit bottom, because since … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week – alarmists missing targets

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Ross McKittrick writes in with this: A bracing essay at Pointman’s. I particularly like this bit:

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Quote of the week – bonus edition

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

I said in my earlier QOTW that: I’ve seen lots of quotes this week, many surrounding the Gleick Fakegate affair. I was basically saying that there were so many to choose from in this target rich week, it was a … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

I’ve seen lots of quotes this week, many surrounding the Gleick Fakegate affair. This one stands out. From John Horgan at Scientific American who asks: Should Global-Warming Activists Lie to Defend Their Cause? He writes:

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Quote of the week – always happy to help

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

At WUWT, one thing we pride ourselves in is helping visitors learn about the issues and the science, even if those visitors should already know what these things mean. Take for example, Michael Tobis proprietor of “Only In it for … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week – Dr. James Hansen of NASA GISS, unhinged

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

“The Oceans will begin to boil…” – yes he actually said that, along with some other silly things. Watch this video:

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Quote of the Week – Grist thinks spontaneous human combustion might be a convincing bit of evidence for AGW

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

There’s been some wild claims out there the past few days since BEST released their results in a media blitzkrieg on October 20th prior to peer review.  But this one from Grist writer Jess Zimmerman has to rank up there … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week – on being part of the problem

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

There’s an old saying, “be part of the solution rather than the problem”.  Team science is now quantified thanks to Andrew Montford.

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Quote of the Week – Wuebbles Weather World

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Serially warm reporter Dan Vergano of USA today wrote an article on the “Current Extreme Weather and Climate Change” report, released this week that says it’s all our fault. With a peer review team like this one, what other conclusion … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week – hype and hurricane force winds

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Should Irene have been downgraded sooner? Cliff Mass, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington and a popular blogger asks, “When Did Irene Stop Being a Hurricane?”

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Quote of the week – hump day hilarity

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

I busted out laughing when I saw this from the Pajamas Media Tattler.

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Quote of the week – CRU is now a candidate for publication in the Journal of Irreproducible Results

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

From Andrew Orlowski, the Register UK: In Parliament’s enquiries into the Climategate Affair, Graham Stringer MP was surprised to learn that the CRU team couldn’t produce the same result twice.

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Quote of the week – still “wirthless” after all these years edition

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

Readers will recall that I launched a volley against former Senator Tim Wirth regarding his recent statement where he wants to “come after” skeptics. I also made him a standing offer to attend the upcoming ICCC6 conference, offering up  my … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week – a climate sanity plea from the Daily Kos

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Some surprising sanity from one of the most insane places on the web. This could be a Nike ad, all it needs is a swoosh to go with the slogan. Joe Romm and Bill McKibben, this message is for you … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week – where the hockey pucks go

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Dr. Bradley (of MBH98 hockey stick fame) really outdoes himself this time.

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