Tag Archives: Activism

BREAKING: James Hansen to leave NASA to be full time activist

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

I checked first, thinking this was some April Fools joke, it appears legit. (h/t to Tom Nelson and Skiphil) Climate Alarmist Jim Hansen leaving NASA on Wed. to devote himself to legal and political activism: Hansen retiring from NASA to … Continue reading →

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Playing the global warming morality card in my local newspaper – a religious experience?

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

Even ad engines see the religious connection to global warming Lately there’s been an ongoing series of rants in my local newspaper, the Chico Enterprise Record, from global warming activists posing as moralists with holier-than-thou views about how noble their … Continue reading →

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Monckton gets evicted from Doha COP18 conference

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

UPDATE: Monckton is being deported from Qatar. Such a show of tolerance from the “tolerant left” who do these sorts of stunts all the time (sometimes illegally). Monckton has been ‘de-badged’, meaning he no longer has a visa to stay … Continue reading →

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Listen in on Mike Mann’s legal wranglings at AGU

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

Steve McIntyre reports that the AGU is schlepping for Dr. Mann’s legal defense with a live audio webcast: An Inside Look at the Michael Mann Case Featuring Peter Fontaine, counsel to Michael Mann and a leader of Cozen O’Connor’s Brownfield … Continue reading →

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Science Publisher Calls for Better Communications – But Not of Science

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

Guest post by E. Calvin Beisner Alan Leshner is worried. It seems scientists are having a hard time getting the public to understand science, and since “Public understanding of science … contributes to the extent of support for scientific research,” … Continue reading →

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Government Gone Wild: California Department of Fish and Game diverts fishing and hunting license monies to study climate change

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

This is excerpts from a column that appeared Sunday by Chico Enterprise-Record editor David Little. To say he’s annoyed would be an understatement, especially when he titles it ‘Another startling episode of ‘Your Tax Dollars At Work’  – Anthony By … Continue reading →

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Add the words “climate change”, pass GO, collect $200

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Follow the money. It’s not a game to these folks. Climate change where you’d least expect it by Philippa Martyr at Quadrant Online In case you hadn’t realised the seriousness of the problem, I thought I’d share these budding projects … Continue reading →

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Lord Leach of Fairford weighs in on Nature’s ‘denier’ gaffe

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

I’ve still not received any reply from Nature Climate Change editor Rory Howlett to my query about why he allowed the term “deniers” in scientific literature (Bain et al), and neither has Bishop Hill to my knowledge. Lord Leach however, … Continue reading →

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Nature’s ugly decision: ‘Deniers’ enters the scientific literature

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

We’ve known for sometime that there’s an underlying, sometimes overt display of hatred towards climate skeptics. However, it generally never made it into science publications. Unfortunately, the editors  of the journal Nature Climate Change just made one of the ugliest … Continue reading →

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Catastrophically cartooned

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Josh writes: There is a lovely cartoon over at Roger Pielke Jr’s which, delightful though it is, helps perpetuate the myth that Global Warming is somehow an issue for climate skeptics. It isn’t. The issue is Catastrophic Anthropogenic, and specifically that … Continue reading →

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A request to readers: write a “connect the dots” letter this weekend

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Note – this will be pinned as a top post for a few days. Other posts will appear below this one. UPDATE: Josh weighs in with a Friday Funny. UPDATE2: McKibben has a Forrest Gump moment with his latest propaganda … Continue reading →

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James Hansen – off the rails

Posted on April 7, 2012 by
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Monckton addresses California Assembly Committee

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

This was a live blog of this event held at the State Capital in committee, meeting room 127. Brevity is due to blogging on my cell phone. Live Blogging Maintenance guy adjusting thermostat down to keep people from keeling over … Continue reading →

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Kos asks about Michael Mann – hero or zero?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

I was surprised to see this essay and poll on the Daily Kos tonight. Don Mikulecky writes: Michael Mann is a Modern Hero and we need to acknowledge that! I have been both a scientist and a political activist for … Continue reading →

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Editorial: The Guardian doesn’t give a damn about accurate reporting nor its own editorial code

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

UPDATE: I’ve made a change to my policy on media interaction. See below. -A Strong headline, I know. But the headline is rooted in actions (and lack thereof). Readers may recall the smear job done by Guardian reporter Suzanne Goldenberg … Continue reading →

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Forecastthefacts.org – Political Activists Gagging Our TV Meteorologists on Climate Issues

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

UPDATE: 1/23/12 11AMPST Exposed – Forecastthefacts.org is a George Soros funded activist website. See details below. By Michael A. Lewis, PhD. and Anthony Watts Some one or some organization is attempting to influence the upcoming annual meeting of the American Meteorological … Continue reading →

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The worst kind of ugly climate propaganda: David Suzuki targets kids at Christmas in the name of climate change

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Here’s the popup message solicitation you get when you visit the website for the first time:

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Penn State to lecture on “climate ethics”

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

I got this late, but this must be the most clueless thing I’ve ever seen, especially coming on the heels of the biggest ethics scandal ever in the history of Penn State. Maybe clueless doesn’t even describe it. I’m at … Continue reading →

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“Stop Mr. Climate Change”

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

That’s a sign in one of the videos below. This is what college churns out these days, at least in UMass Lowell, but I’ll give them points for not wasting state funding or seeking grant money. From their YouTube website: … Continue reading →

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CAGW – the pessimists choice

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Submitted by Professor Bob Ryan The debate between advocates of CAGW and ‘sceptics’ is a rerun of an old argument between those who take a pessimistic and those who take an optimistic view of humanity.  Following the collapse of communism … Continue reading →

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