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Another solar manufacturer gives up

It seems to be a trend now, last October it was Siemens who gave up on solar, now it is British Petroleum, who has been in the solar business nearly 40 years, and has made the last closure announcements, finalizing … Continue reading

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Open Thread Weekend

Traveling today to meet a friend of WUWT right about the time this post auto publishes.

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The Captain’s Daughter

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I come by my storytelling habits honestly,  mostly I credit my grandmother for my love of a well-turned tale. I grew up way out in the woods, on a cattle ranch surrounded by forest. With … Continue reading

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Masters of disasters and Captain Uncertainty

From Stanford University Preparing for climate change-induced weather disasters The news sounds grim: mounting scientific evidence indicates climate change will lead to more frequent and intense extreme weather that affects larger areas and lasts longer. However, we can reduce the … Continue reading

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The Sanders-Boxer carbon tax will be 15 times costlier than letting warming happen

Inter-temporal investment appraisal of the Sanders/Boxer carbon tax bill by Christopher Monckton of Brenchley Standard climatological and economic techniques, combined in an investment appraisal of the proposed Sanders/Boxer carbon dioxide tax (U.S. Senate, 2013), show that even at a zero … Continue reading

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Another document refusal from NOAA via FOI

Your tax dollars at work….wait, not “at work”, but, um… Guest post by Christopher Horner, CEI Funny how so many people at NOAA have the same hobby they work on on taxpayer-provided assets on taxpayer time directly related to their … Continue reading

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Text of Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address

Note the section on climate and energy in bold, looks like nothing more than lip service to climate to me. On the issue of energy, he seems to be proposing some sort of revenue diversion from oil and gas. It … Continue reading

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Quote of the week: The end is Nye for Bill Nye being a ‘weather expert’

Earlier today I pointed out how Bill Nye “The Science Guy” couldn’t even explain the most basic tenet of meteorology, the Coriolis Effect, among other things. It seems the Washington Post agrees. Jason Samenow writes:

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Mann, Gore, Smog, and the big lie

No, not that one, this one: Full disclosure: I’m not a member of the Tea Party, and both of my parents died of tobacco related illnesses. I’ve got no use for it or the people that make money from growing … Continue reading

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Feeding at the public trough – The Karoly dinner

Andrew Bolt at the Herald Sun tips me to this story in the Australian which makes me wonder why we never hear about posh expensive dinners for the all those #big oil funded skeptics. /sarc – Anthony A DOZEN Climate … Continue reading

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Study: Irrigation increases ‘extreme weather’

Readers may recall that Dr. John Christy found that irrigation increases temperatures measured in the central valley. This study finds it also increases rainfall and storms due to the additional available moisture. CO2 is not listed as being part of … Continue reading

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Newsbytes: Climate Policy In Crisis As Britain Considers Exit From EU

From Dr. Beny Peiser at The GWPF Industry Warns EU Climate Laws Are Squashing Economic Recovery Fears are growing in Brussels that climate policy could become a political football in any referendum on EU membership, following British Prime Minister David … Continue reading

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Eu Carbon price loses 40% of its value in one day

Hmmm, looks like they might read WUWT, that headline below looks familiar. CO2 prices in freefall as traders despair over EU vote 24 Jan 2013 11:26 Last updated: 24 Jan 2013 13:44 LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters Point Carbon) – European … Continue reading

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NOAA SOTC for December 2012

(This post revised to show the final report) Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/2012/13 In 2012, the contiguous United States (CONUS) average annual temperature of 55.3°F was 3.3°F above the 20th century average, and was the warmest year in the 1895-2012 period of record … Continue reading

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The potential impact of volcanic overprinting of the Eddy Minimum

Guest post by David Archibald There were five named solar minima in the last millennium – the Oort, Wolf, Spörer, Maunder and Dalton minima. At least the last four were all associated with cold climates. The astrophysics community has elected … Continue reading

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Slingo Pretends She Knows Why It’s Been So Wet!

By Paul Homewood Following release of provisional rainfall data for the UK, showing that 2012 has been one of the wettest on record, Professor Julia Slingo, chief scientist at the Met Office, tells us “The trend towards more extreme rainfall … Continue reading

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Nigel Lawson Wins Climate Policy Bet

From the GWPF Oliver Letwin, David Cameron’s chief policy adviser, has conceded defeat in a £100 climate policy bet with Nigel Lawson which they had agreed four and a half years ago. Towards the end of a climate debate between … Continue reading

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The political superstorm that devastated New York

Incompetence, stupidity, diversion, blame shifting, and false solutions to imaginary problems Guest post by Paul Driessen “Superstorm” Sandy killed more than 100 people, destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, and left millions without food, water, electricity, sanitation or shelter for … Continue reading

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Now she’ll have more time to spend with her dog, Richard: EPA’s Lisa Jackson to step down

Lisa P. Jackson of E.P.A. to Step Down – NYTimes.com Ms. Jackson has said that she used the second account because her public e-mail address was widely known and that her e-mail alias — “Richard Windsor” — derived from the … Continue reading

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Scientists Report Faster Warming in Antarctica

Photo Credit: NC State From the New York Times: West Antarctica has warmed much more than scientists had thought over the last half century, new research suggests, an ominous finding given that the huge ice sheet there may be vulnerable … Continue reading

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