Yet another 'unprecedented' hot times tree ring reconstruction

From The Earth Institute at Columbia University comes another tree ring hockey stick. I have to laugh though at the choice of graphic for the press release, which shows a…

Twelve States ask SCOTUS to challenge EPA on climate regulation

Twelve States (Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota) today filed a petition to have the Supreme Court review the D.C.…

Monday Mirthiness – Josh draws 'born to be mild'

Josh provides some comic relief over Dana Nuccitelli’s “meany mode”.

EU Carbon price continues to fall amid reports of distant EU prop-up and $9 million carbon credit scam

The news from Reuters Point Carbon today is not good: Germany unlikely to form CO2 backloading position before Sept: Ireland 22 Apr 2013 11:22 Last updated: 22 Apr 2013 13:03…

Celebrate Earth Day – come all ye carbonators

Bjørn Lomborg has a new column in USA Today. This morning in USA TODAY, Lomborg argues that in virtually every developed country the air is more breathable and the water is more…

Dana Nuccitelli's meany mode is like stinky cheese

Dana (Scooter) Nuccitelli, lead attack kid at the SkS Treehut gets schooled. Bishop Hill writes: Last week I ribbed Dana Nuccitelli and Gavin Schmidt over the former’s comparing the mean…

Model-Data Difference – Global Surface Temperature Anomalies – GISS, HADCRUT4 & NCDC

I added an update to the end of the recent post Model-Data Comparison with Trend Maps: CMIP5 (IPCC AR5) Models vs New GISS Land-Ocean Temperature Index. That update included two…

Superstorm Sandy's seismic action – a whole lotta normal

From the University of Utah a press release with a shaky basis, since all hurricanes create some micro-seismicity. But, our friends will likely try to make something of it. Superstorm…