Tag Archives: New York Times

Martin Hoerling on James Hansen’s ‘game over’ thinking

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

This is a word document prepared by Dr. Martin Hoerling of NOAA and provided to the New York Times is response to Dr. James Hansen’s “Game Over for The Climate” essay. Since much of the full response has not seen … Continue reading →

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Krugman’s corny caper

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Tom Nelson observes some interesting and inconvenient data to rebut The Guardian’s Susanne Goldenberg and Paul Krugman of the New York Times: For warmists trying to convince us that carbon dioxide causes lower US corn yields, an *extremely* inconvenient graph … Continue reading →

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Texas Tall Tales and Global Warming

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

“…extreme heat events were roughly 20 times more likely in 2008 than in other La Niña years in the 1960s” It is this statement that has made headlines across the country.   Headlines you shouldn’t believe. Guest post submitted by Dr. … Continue reading →

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The collusion of the climate crowd

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

By Christopher C. Horner First published in the Washington Examiner, reposted here with permission Not long ago, the American Tradition Institute initiated a transparency campaign using federal and state freedom of information laws to learn more about how taxpayer-funded academics … 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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The shonky world of Guardian reporting – they Fakegate themselves

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

UPDATE: 7:30PM PST I’ve been offline much of today in travel and then immediately attending the Heartland dinner, so I’m hours late with this update. Apparently, the story has now been restored, and there’s a a second critical story. – … Continue reading →

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Tisdale: An Unsent Memo to James Hansen

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

This may be the only entry ever made by Bob Tisdale that doesn’t contain a graph. I thank him for the unsolicited notice he gives to WUWT – Anthony Date: May 11, 2012 Subject: New York Times Op-Ed Titled “Game … Continue reading →

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On the climate, the holocaust, denial, billboards, and all that

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Over at Climate Depot, Marc Morano wonders why Andrew Revkin is calling attention to an article linking Holocaust denial to “climate denial”. He writes: What’s up with NYT’s Revkin? He touts essay: ‘A look at denial, from Holocaust to climate … Continue reading →

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Hansen’s ‘Game Over for the Climate’ op-ed

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

This op-ed appeared in the New York Times today, and since it was written by a government employee, using his NASA title at the end of the article, I consider it a public domain work reproducible here. I see what … Continue reading →

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I nominate Dr. Peter Gleick for the first annual Walter Duranty award

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Roger L. Simon writes on PJ Media: Starting this year, PJ Media, in conjunction with our good friends at The New Criterion, will be awarding the first annual Walter Duranty Prize for Journalistic Mendacity. Walter Duranty – it will be recalled … Continue reading →

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Koch takes the NYT and Revkin to task

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

As WUWT readers know, Andrew Revkin of the New York Times was the first to “authenticate” the stolen Heartland documents. Only one problem, one of the documents, the one that “gave the story legs” (in journo parlance) was a fake. … 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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Newsbytes: Climate Hysteria Threatens Global Carbon War

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

By Dr. Benny Peiser of the Global Warming Policy Foundation Russia is considering limits on European flights over Siberia as countries approve possible retaliatory measures against the European Union’s move to force airlines to pay for carbon emissions. “We intend … 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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Quote of the Week – the climbdown on methane and climate change

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

There’s been a lot of worry-buzz in the usual circles over methane plumes bubbling up in the Arctic related to this NSF press release: Press Release 10-036 Methane Releases From Arctic Shelf May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated … Continue reading →

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NYT reporter engages in zany conspiracy theory – suggests bloggers “knew” FOIA emails were coming

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

This is almost as clueless as the raid on Tallbloke by the police looking for scraps. But it does underscore one thing – investigators are clueless and so is the major press. For the record, I don’t know who “FOIA” … Continue reading →

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Another alarming climate myth bites the dust – mosquito borne malaria does NOT increase with temperature

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Back in 2001, the University of Florida wrote one of those “science by press release” thingy’s in Eurekalert where they speculated that global warming would increase ranges, and thus the range of mosquito borne disease. The next year, NPR jumped … Continue reading →

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National Academy of Sciences appointee caught “making up stuff” to win lawsuit, RICO lawsuit follows

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Watch the video below, it is quite something. Amazing that they were stupid enough to tape themselves saying this much less turn it into a documentary! UPDATE: The legal pleading has been added, link below, quite a read. ————- Excerpt … Continue reading →

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The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project puts PR before peer review

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

UPDATE: see this new story BEST: What I agree with and what I disagree with – plus a call for additional transparency to prevent “pal” review ======================================================= Readers may recall this post last week where I complained about being put in … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature, Climate data, Peer review, Post-normal science | Tagged , , , , , , | 409 Comments