The Week That Was: 2014-01-04 (January 4, 2014) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project ################################################### Quote of the Week: • “Victory awaits him, who…
Year: 2014
Overpopulation: The Fallacy Behind The Fallacy Of Global Warming
Guest essay by Dr. Tim Ball Global Warming was just one issue The Club of Rome (TCOR) targeted in its campaign to reduce world population. In 1993 the Club’s co-founder,…
The Cli-Tanic #spiritofmawson Hotsheet for Sunday January 5th
The gift that just keeps on giving. Bishop Hill writes: I did wonder if applying the “Ship of Fools” tag to Chris Turney and his shipmates wasn’t just a bit…
Watch what happens when a squirt gun hits the air at -42ºF
In case you haven’t noticed, it is as cold in Canada (and soon some parts of the USA) as it gets at the South Pole at times: The video author…
New CERES Data and Ocean Heat Content
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach We have gotten three more years of data for the CERES dataset, which is good, more data is always welcome. However, one of the sad…
Study: What is driving the rising cost of natural disasters?
Prof. John McAneney Managing Director Dr. Ryan Crompton Chief Research Officer, Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University Australia Flood in Bangkok. October 2011. Thailand It is a widely held view that climate…
Guardian writer Alexander White beclowns himself by using a paid PR firm as a factual source for climate
It seems this reporter Alexander White considered Jim Hoggan’s PR for hire website “DeSmog Blog” a factual source. LOL! He might find some challenges ahead if he doesn’t fix his…
The 'Cli-Tanic' Hot Sheet – News from the #SpiritofMawson fiasco
There are a lot of news items in major media starting to appear about the folly of Professor Chris Turney’s tourism disguised as science expedition. Turney is now backpedaling on…
USA to the rescue! US Coast Guard Ice breaker asked to assist Antarctic rescue vessels trapped in ice due to #spiritofmawson fiasco
6.30am AEDT Sunday 05 January 2014 US Coast Guard ice breaker to assist ships beset in ice in Antarctica The Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) has…
2013 Was Not A Good Year For Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Climate Warming Change Disruption Weirding Ocean Acidification Extreme Weather, etc.
Image Credit: European Space Agency – CryoSat By WUWT regular “Just The Facts” For anyone keeping track, 2013 has not been a good year for those who propagate the Catastrophic…
Xue Long beset by ice, Aurora Australis to abandon SAR and head to Casey base with 'Spirit of Mawson' people
9.30am AEDT Saturday 04 January 2014 Aurora Australis released from tasking in Antarctica Xue Long’s attempt to manoeuvre through the ice early this morning was unsuccessful. Xue Long has confirmed…
Global Temperature Report: December 2013
2013 was 4th warmest year in the satellite era From University of Alabama, Hunstville. Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decade December temperatures (preliminary) Global composite…
Friday Funny – The Guardian and Josh, together at last
Roman M. sends word of this new photo taken by the tourista journalists on the “Clitanic”.
For all you idiots that think climate skeptics are lavishly funded by 'Big Oil', read this
Michael Mann, take note. One of the most ridiculous claims made by climate alarmists is that skeptics get huge gobs of oil coated money. For example, there is the recent…
Newsbytes: EU Orders Britain To End Wind And Solar Subsidies
From The GWPF and Dr. Benny Peiser: The European Commission is to order Britain to end wind farm subsidies. Officials have told ministers that the current level of state support…
Claim: Local factors cause dramatic spikes in coastal ocean acidity
From Duke University Fluctuation ‘adds insult to injury’ for marine creatures DURHAM, N.C. – A new Duke University-led study has documented dramatic, natural short-term increases in the acidity of a…
Aurora Australis rescue ship told to hold position to potentially assist Chinese vessel Xue Long
It looks like the “rescued” climate scientists, journalists, and tourists will have to wait on-board the Aurora Australis awhile longer while this episode plays out. There is still a lot…
The cause of the Akademik Shokalskiy getting stuck in Antarctica – delay from sightseeing mishaps and dawdling by the passengers getting back on ship
This pretty much nails the cause of the situation, and blows expedition leader Chris Turney’s claim about being “surprised” about the situation literally out of the water. In my post…
Severe Limitations of IPCC Understanding And Explanation Of Monsoons As Mechanisms Of Massive Energy Transfer.
Guest essay by Dr. Tim Ball In order to make their hypothesis that human CO2 is causing global warming work, a small group at or associated with the Climatic Research…
Now that the 'Ship of Fools' is safe in Antarctica, tough questions need to be asked
UPDATE: Perhaps the headline was premature, the latest SITREP from the rescue ship Aurora Australis indicates they are having some trouble getting into open water. UPDATE2: It seems the cause…
New record low set in the coldest city in the continental USA – much of the country headed for a deep freeze
As we begin 2014, it will usher in record cold temperatures. Next week looks quite cold as this forecast for Tuesday shows. Image from Dr. Ryan Maue, WeatherBell International Falls,…
Newsbytes: Ship Of Fools Rescued At Last
An Icy Blast Of Scepticism Greets Climate Expedition Rescuers in Antarctica have safely transferred all 52 passengers stranded on the ice-bound research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy. The Shokalskiy has been trapped…
Questions Policymakers Should Be Asking Climate Scientists Who Receive Government Funding
Even before the study of human-induced global warming became fashionable, tax dollars had funded a major portion of that research. Government organizations continue to supply the vast majority of the…
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