Tag Archives: Chicago

Would you, could you, shoot a goat in the Name of Climate Change?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

By Steve Goreham Originally published in The Washington Times. O’Hare airport will finally get its goats. The Department of Aviation of the City of Chicago has awarded a contract to a private firm to provide 25 goats to munch vegetation … Continue reading →

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Dissing skeptics hits prime time CBS drama “The Good Wife”

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

Global warming zinger in CBS “The Good Wife” I was just watching the episode “The Art of War” in the drama “The Good Wife” on CBS and was shocked to see this very pointed put down about climate skeptics. Scene: … Continue reading →

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Why We Need Debate, Not Consensus, on Climate Change

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

NOTE: This op-ed was rejected by the New York Times. It was submitted as a response by The president of The Heartland Institute in reply to Fred Krupp’s Wall Street Journal essay. I reproduce it here in hopes of it … Continue reading →

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Skeptics on the radio

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

Harold Ambler – Worldwide Radio Interview Tonight I’m looking forward to joining the hosts of Wise Guys of Weather at 8:10 p.m. EDT this evening to discuss weather, climate, and my book. Hosts Joe Bastardi, Joe D’Aleo, and Alan Lammey … Continue reading →

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Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project ################################################### Quote of the Week: “As an agency, NASA does not draw conclusions and issue ‘claims’ about research findings.” Waleed Abdalati, NASA Chief Scientist, April 11, 2012 “Eight … Continue reading →

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Text of Václav Klaus Heartland Institute Conference Speech

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Many thanks for the invitation and for giving me the opportunity to address this distinguished audience. I am not for the first time in Chicago. It is also not for the first time that I am attending a conference organized … Continue reading →

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Hump day hilarity – ‘Forecast the Facts’ comically failed protest at the Heartland conference in Chicago

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Brad Johnson’s (formerly of Climate Progress, now of “Forecast the Facts”) “Rally Against Corporate Climate Deniers” was a great bit of entertainment for many at the Heartland conference yesterday. I was in session, and couldn’t attend, but I heard about … Continue reading →

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NWS Chicago demonstrates that climate math is hard

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Chicago NWS demonstrates why climate math is hard in their May 10th summary, which I reproduce in entirety below from http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=LOT&issuedby=ORD&product=CLI&format=CI&version=7&glossary=0 See if you can spot the error, and the answer follows. (h/t to Joe D’Aleo)

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Weekly Weather and Climate News Roundup

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

The Week That Was: 2012-05-12 (May 5, 2012) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project ################################################### Quote of the Week: “Even a succession of professional scientists—including famous astronomers who had made other discoveries that are … Continue reading →

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Heartland’s Billboards and Joe Romm’s stunning hypocrisy

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

UPDATE5: 5/5/10:30AM Donna Laframboise pulls out of the conference. http://nofrakkingconsensus.com/2012/05/05/why-i-wont-be-speaking-at-the-heartland-conference/ Instead, those of us who had accepted Heartland’s invitation to take part in its conference found ourselves blindsided – a mere two weeks before the conference is set to begin … Continue reading →

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New Evidence Released in Fakegate Global Warming Scandal

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

This is in addition to the forensics report that I had done by the JGAAP folks here: Forensic analysis of the fake Heartland ‘Climate Strategy Memo’ concludes Peter Gleick is the likely forger by Joe Bast (via Fakegate.org) The Heartland … Continue reading →

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Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project ################################################### Quote of the Week: Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what … Continue reading →

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Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project ################################################### Quote of the Week: “In God we trust; all others bring data!” Motto of the Apollo space team that included lunar landings. ################################################### Number of the Week: … Continue reading →

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Peter Gleick Debate Invitation email thread

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

This email from Heartland communications director Jim Lakely is published unedited except for some email address and some telephone number redactions to prevent unwanted spam and calls –Anthony UPDATE: I’ve run the email through this tool (Thanks Tom Nelson) to … Continue reading →

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LA Times invokes Godwins Law, cites ‘Mein Kampf’ to attack Heartland Institute

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

From JunkScience.com LATimes cites ‘Mein Kampf’ to attack Heartland The Los Angeles Times invokes der Führer to attack Heartland. The Los Angeles Times editorializes: Leaked documents from the Heartland Institute in Chicago, one of many nonprofits that spread disinformation about climate … Continue reading →

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On the anniversary of Climategate, RealClimate’s Ray Pierrehumbert sings the CO2 blues, Chicago style

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

I’ve previously highlighted the accordion talents of RealClimate co-founder Dr. Ray Pierrehumbert. Now he’s formed a band with two guys named Abbot and Archer, singing the CO2 blues in a music video. How appropriate though, given the politics employed by … Continue reading →

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Announcement from the Heartland Institute

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

David H. Padden, founder and chairman emeritus of The Heartland Institute, died of a heart attack while at his Chicago home on Sunday, October 2. He was 84. Padden was a pioneer of the libertarian movement in the United States, … Continue reading →

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Chicago snow 2011 and 1967 – global warming then too?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

Here’s the national snow depth, Chicago has between 20-30 inches of snow by this map: Source: http://www.nohrsc.nws.gov/nsa/ Dr. Richard Keen writes in an email: I was a college student in Chicago for the 1967 Big Snow, so here’s a couple … Continue reading →

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