In the Wall Street Journal, Matt Ridley has an interesting article about the the claims that we will run out of “X”, except that human ingenuity always seems to grasp…
Month: April 2014
Ocean Acidification Expansion
Guest essay by Steven Burnett Back in July I wrote a piece that was published at Wattsupwiththat.com regarding the ocean acidification hypothesis (OA) and some of the issues I had…
Salon writer Paul Rosenberg on why "deniers" are winning
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Salon writer Paul Rosenberg has created a gem of an article in which he claims, that the right direction in which to accept climate risks…
Two scathing reviews by scholars working with the IPCC show why the organization is hopelessly corrupted by politics
Two scathing letters critical of the IPCC process were published on Friday April 25th; one from Dr. Robert Stavins, an IPCC chapter Co-Coordinating Lead Author, and a five year veteran…
Climate change accelerating, dirt blamed
from Northern Arizona University Study finds accelerated soil carbon loss, increasing the rate of climate change Research published in Science today found that increased levels of carbon dioxide in the…
Full Moon on Lewandowsky
Climate Psychologist with the Right Stuff Stephan Lewandosky et al (including John Cook and Mike Marriott) published a paper called Recursive Fury, now retracted, psychoanalyzing climate skeptics’ opinions and categorizing…
Picking Cherry Blossoms
Letter to the Editor (orginally published in the Washington post, also submitted to WUWT) For the second year in a row, we’ve had peak cherry blossoms later than the average…
Climate Craziness of the Week: don't wait to 'feel' climate change, act now!
From the Carnegie Institution and the department of feelings, quite possibly the dumbest press release about climate I’ve ever seen. basically what they are arguing for is “don’t look at…
'Years of Living Dangerously' shouts climate fire! But, data says their shouting is simply noise
Taking liberty or artistic license? Debunking the claims made in the film that almost nobody watches, and now shouldn’t even take seriously Guest essay by Jim Steele, Director emeritus Sierra…
The Elusive ~ 60-year Sea Level Cycle
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I was referred to a paywalled paper called “Is there a 60-year oscillation in global mean sea level?” The authors’ answer to the eponymous question…
Lewandowsky's 'downfall'
Bishop Hill notes: Geoff Chambers points me to the (almost inevitable) “Downfall” video to accompany Stephan Lewandowsky’s recent (Fury paper retraction) demise. Enjoy.
The International Sun-Earth Explorer (ISEE-3) Reboot Project, Bringing an Old Bird Back to the Earth, and Back to Life
Citizen backed space science attempts to do the near impossible Guest essay by Dennis Wingo Life isn’t fair. So many times in my life I start to do something and…
Results of my poll on forming a climate skeptic organization, plus some commentary
Last weekend, I conducted a poll asking this question that has been on my mind for a couple of years: Is it time for an “official” climate skeptics organization, one…
Friday Funny – 'Giant sucking sound' over siphoning definition
Physicist demonstrates dictionary definition was dodgy It is the defining moment that demonstrates a QUT physicist was correct in pointing out a 99-year-old mistake to one of the world’s most…
Not only do we have the slowest start to tornado season in a century, but tornado damage losses are in decline
So much for the “Years of Living Dangerously“ Dr. Roger Pielke Jr writes in the WSJ: So far in 2014, the United States has experienced fewer tornadoes than in any…
Extreme Times
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I read a curious statement on the web yesterday, and I don’t remember where. If the author wishes to claim priority, here’s your chance. The…
Some corals decide they can deal with warming
Some corals adjusting to rising ocean temperatures, Stanford researchers say Research led by Stanford scientist Steve Palumbi reveals how some corals can quickly switch on or off certain genes in…
Svensmark's Cosmic Theory and Cloud Cover Depictions in Little Ice Age Art.
Guest essay by Dr. Tim Ball Correlation between sunspot numbers and global temperature was known for decades, but with no proven mechanism it was correctly set aside. That changed when Henrik…
Quashing frack-fights with fools
From the American Chemical Society How to avoid water wars between ‘fracking’ industry and residents The shale gas boom has transformed the energy landscape in the U.S., but in some…
Hearing restoration with gene therapy – I knew this day would come
For me, this is a profound moment. It will be even more profound if many people can benefit from it. Some of you may know that I suffer about an…
America's Power Grid at the Limit: The Road to Electrical Blackouts
By Steve Goreham Originally published in Communities Digital News. Americans take electricity for granted. Electricity powers our lights, our computers, our offices, and our industries. But misguided environmental policies are…
The Empire of the Viscount Strikes Back!
By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley Professor Shaun Lovejoy, as he continues the active marketing of his latest paper purporting to prove that “the world desperately needs to drop the skepticism…
Best Dana-dodge™, ever
You just have to laugh. After being taken to task yesterday on the removal of IPCC language that was done purely to bolster his own lame argument about how preventing…
Claim: Odds of storm waters overflowing Manhattan seawall up 20-fold, new study shows
I think I know a practical reason for this, which I’ll cover in a post later, but I’d like readers to weigh in first. From AGU: Newfound rise of storm…
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