CO2 did not drive the rapid warming of the 20th century. Story submitted by Stan Robertson The difference between a good idea and a bad idea is often a quantitative…
Month: March 2013
The Climate Mechanisms of World Deserts and Limitations in Allan Savory’s thesis.
Guest post by Dr. Tim Ball – a response to this WUWT post on Allan Savory Dr Allan Savory proposes stopping desertification and controlling climate change. His focus is a…
Weblog awards – WUWT wins for the third time
That puts WUWT in the hall of fame for the science category, and we cannot be in that contest again. WUWT also wins “Weblog of the Year”. Thanks to everyone…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup
The Week That Was: 2013-03-23 (March 23, 2013) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project ################################################### Quote of the Week: “Most human beings have an…
Trend To Colder Winters Continues in UK
Guest post by Paul Homewood http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/anomacts Figures released by the Met Office show the UK mean temperature for the 2012/13 winter finishing at 3.31C. This is below the long term…
An update on my solar power project – results show why I got solar power for my home (hint: climate change is not a reason)
UPDATE: I’ve answered questions from commenters below in the FAQs, and added additional diagrams – Anthony Much to the chagrin of people who are sure I’m evil, in the pocket…
Tonight's 'Earth Hour' is not only futile, but sends the wrong message
Video follows. On the evening of Saturday, March 23, people around the world are being asked by activists to switch off the lights for an hour to observe “Earth Hour”. Bjørn…
FOIA and the coming US Carbon Tax via the US Treasury
Guest Post by Christopher Horner, CEI In November, I and CEI sued the Department of the Treasury to produce emails and other records mentioning “carbon”. See Joint_Scheduling_Agreement PDF I sought…
The PR is in: the 'may haves' have it at NSF
From the National Science Foundation, another bit of Speculative Science™ note the caveat in bold, which is all they need for a headline that screams certainty: This sudden release of…
Friday Funny: Grister David Roberts says Earth to roast at 180 degrees F by year 2300, film at eleven
Steve Milloy at Junkscience.com posted this yesterday, and even though it is a few months old, it’s too funny to pass up. It is so ridiculous that it reminds me…
Greenland ice melt overestimated due to satellite data algorithm issue
This is an interesting admission: The melt extent algorithm used by Greenland Ice Sheet Today has been overestimating the melt extent, and as a result, daily images posted on this…
Mann 'Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars' presentation on Live stream
Live stream URL follows. 7PM EST tonight. (event has passed) BOONE—Climate scientist Michael E. Mann will speak March 21 at Appalachian State University. His address is a collaboration of the…
Don't Turn Off the Lights
Earth Hour This Saturday Is a Colossal Waste of Time and Energy. Bjorn Lomborg -No Lights to Turn Off- On the evening of March 23, 1.3 billion people will go…
Nitrogen as pollutant and lifegiver
From Kansas State University, dueling statements, which I’ve highlighted in bold. Its the same sort of nonsense argument we here for Carbon Dioxide, that while essential for all life on…
On Dana1981’s Meaningless ENSO Exercise at SkepticalScience
Dana Nuccitelli (Dana1981) of SkepticalScience has redefined El Niño and La Niña years in a meaningless exercise to show that the warming trends of El Niño, La Niña and ENSO-neutral…
Study: natural variation still rules monsoons
From the University of Hawaii ‑ SOEST Natural climate swings contribute more to increased monsoon rainfall than global warming Natural swings in the climate have significantly intensified Northern Hemisphere monsoon…
Some thoughts on the recent Lewandowsky-Cook conspiracy theory
Reversing Curie Guest post by Tom Fuller from The Lukewarmer’s Way The online journal Frontiers promises open access and peer review. They have recently published Stefan Lewandowsky’s paper ‘Recursive Fury: conspiracist ideation…
Hump Day Hilarity – Bill McKibben demonstrates what a classy intelligent guy he is…
…by agreeing with and reposting a photo that insults not only the intelligence of rational thinking people, but Native American people as well. (warning – graphic language)
Fat polar bears (Ursus Maritimus Obesus) -vs- CFACT
The press release below is from Wiley, where they worry that the polar bear can’t find enough sea ice. Meanwhile, billboards proclaim the uptick in polar bear numbers thanks to…
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