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Month: February 2011
David Archibald on Climate and Energy Security
Below is a slide presentation given by David Archibald in Melbourne on February 5th. He’s asked me to repeat it here for the benefit of all. I’m happy to do…
Golbermann's Island
Rex Murphy comments on the recent TV media mogul marriage of Al Gore and Keith Olbermann, a match made in sitcom. By Rex Murphy in the National Post Shakespeare never…
Mexico's biggest freeze since 1957 means US produce price will skyrocket
Freezing temperatures across a wide swath of Mexico the night of Feb. 3-4 have made a big impact in available fresh produce. Expect the effects to be felt in your…
Quote of the Week: BBC's ugliest moment yet?
Paging Roger Harrabin… Bishop Hill writes: Hat tip to several readers who have pointed out Michael Buerk’s comments on the BBC Radio 4 show, the Moral Maze:
Atmospheric Rivers: key to extratropical water vapor transport
Just about any time we get a flooding event these days, some wailing uninformed opportunist jumps on the “global warming did it” bandwagon in an attempt to explain it. Those…
BREAKING: House bill unveiled late Friday cuts EPA budget by $3 billion, blocks funding for all current and pending EPA climate regulations for stationary CO2 source
The Hill E2 wire reports: House GOP spending bill prohibits funding for EPA climate regs By Andrew Restuccia – 02/11/11 07:33 PM ET A government spending bill unveiled Friday night…
New paper: "unlikely that man-made global warming would cause a permanent El Niño state"
From the UK another paper with some pragmatic analysis, coupled with some rhetoric on sea ice: Arctic climate variation under ancient greenhouse conditions Tiny organisms preserved in marine sediments hold…
O’Donnell Responds to Steig
From Climate Audit, more on the ongoing Antarctic kerfluffle. By Ryan O’Donnell Subsequent to my post on Feb 7, 2010 here, Eric Steig informed me by email that he had…
New independent surface temperature record in the works
Good news travels fast. I’m a bit surprised to see this get some early coverage, as the project isn’t ready yet. However since it has been announced by press, I…
The benefits of Carbon Dioxide
The Science and Public Policy Institute has released a ground-breaking book chronicling the many benefits of atmospheric CO2 concentrations. The 55 benefits discussed are drawn exclusively on the peer-reviewed literature.…
Can we have our regular old light bulbs back now?
Great, just great. Don’t get me wrong, I like the LED bulbs, I have several in my house. But when we get back to basics, a tungsten light bulb doesn’t…
WSJ – no weather weirding worries
The Weather Isn’t Getting Weirder Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Anne Jolis, The Wall Street Journal Global-warming alarmists insist that economic activity is the problem, when the available evidence show it…
Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Oklahoma: -31F today
From: NewsOK.com The coldest temperature ever recorded in Oklahoma was set today. The Oklahoma Mesonet weather station at Nowata reached minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit actual temperature at 7:40 a.m. today.…
"Reviewer A" responds
The row over the issue of Antarctica warming continues. After a number of articles appeared at the Air Vent, Lucia’s, and Climate Audit, Dr. Steig responds at RealClimate with some…
EPA responds to congressional attempts to reel in greenhouse gas regulation
The question is, are we a country of laws made by our representatives, or a country of laws made by bureaucrats? The constitution provides only one answer, and Ms. Jackson…
Worth watching: Watson
Last night I watched NOVA on PBS and found myself completely taken in watching the program. That’s something rare for me these days when I watch a science program because…
NASA's Hathaway revises the sunspot prediction down again
From the Marshall Space Flight Center, Dr. Hathaway’s page: Current prediction for the next sunspot cycle maximum gives a smoothed sunspot number maximum of about 58 in July of 2013.…
NASA climate programs being eyed for the budget axe
NASA spent over a billion dollars last year on climate change studies…which would you rather have? Pronouncements about death trains, expert testimony for climate vandals, failed predictions, failed models, and…
Stronger FOIA law now under review in Virginia
ATI Praises VA House Passage of Strengthened FOIA Law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 9, 2011 The American Tradition Institute today praised yesterday’s passage of a stronger Freedom of Information…
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