As some people may or may not know, I am a full member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in good standing. The 2015 AGU Fall Meeting is coming up in December. With nearly 24,000 attendees, AGU Fall Meeting is the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world. I hope to attend so that I can cover what is being presented in the world of climate science, while keeping tabs on the antics of people like Michael Mann, John Cook, Peter Gleick, and some of the other players. For the last two years when I attended, I produced several reports and videos in 2013 and again in 2014, plus many, many, live Twitter entries that kept tabs on the politics and the science. This year I hope to do the same. But this year, I’m going to be more than that – I’m going to be the only climate skeptic invited to give a scientific presentation.
There’s only one problem. It is VERY expensive to attend, and more so in previous years due to my dual role as news media as well as presenting AGU member. The reason is that I’m told that while in previous years I could register for free as a member of the news media, this year due to the fact that I’m presenting, I’m also required to register like any other attending member.
The cost of registration is $455, and the deadline is November 12th at 1159PM EDT to get that rate.
Add a hotel for 5-6 days at the typical $150-250 per night rate in SFO, plus incidentals, parking, etc. and the cost to attend easily tops $3000.
While many attendees get the taxpayers (via their Universities) or their NGO’s via donors to pay for such things, WUWT has no such resources, and despite the claims common from detractors, like the last two years, we are still waiting for that ‘big oil check’ to arrive. I’ll drive down to save money rather than take a plane.
So, like I did for the last two years, I thought I’d ask the readership if they can help out so that there will be somebody at AGU to report on climate science that can do so from the skeptic side. It is very important that at least one climate skeptic reporter attend. Otherwise, the media coverage will be completely one-sided. AGU approved my media pass, so now I’m set to attend for that at least, but in order to present, I need to pay the member registration fee and hotel in advance.
But, more importantly, here is what I’m presenting at AGU on Thursday, December 17th, at 1:40PM:
It will be a challenge for me, not just for the content, but because I’m going to have to deal with one-on-one questions in the noisy hall,(and maybe some personal derision, hopefully not) for daring to not only attend, but to make a presentation that questions the surface temperature record.
I need your help. Thanks for your consideration, and most of all thanks for reading WUWT.
Donations toward this effort will be gratefully accepted: here
UPDATE: I’m overwhelmed by the courage and generosity of WUWT readers, the goal has been met and exceeded, such that I’ll be able to not only attend the conference, but do so comfortably. Thanks to one and all for your help! – Anthony Watts
Anthony,
Have you set up a 501(c)3 charitable foundation?
You could get larger donations that way, maybe even from Big Oil, so that you could compete on less unequal financial footing with Mann, et al, who have enjoyed such largess from fossil fuel companies. You might even get federal grants once there is a new administration, although likely never to the same degree as the vast trough from which alarmists feed.
Done from N.S., Canada.
$30. Gans gorhemynadow a’n gwella. Chons da!
Pa mor wyrdd oedd fy cwm!
My mom’s favorite movie.
Green isn’t what it used to be.
Done. Good luck amongst the hyenas.
Exchange rate bites, yoikes, but I’ve donated while I still can. With our new child king running the country, he will be wheelbarrowing our dwindling cash into sloshilist programs and he’s got his enviro spinister over in Paris to undo all the common sense contributed to the CAGW question by our prime minister of the past decade.
What the kid prog doesn’t yet know, is the good old days of economic growth are over, basically for the whole world. Europe has already signed up for a life of voluntary poverty and submission to a new cultural forces that will outnumber them by 2050, forces that don’t know what economy (law, justice….) means. That will take care of the weath everyone over there is so anxious to redistribute..
I consider this payment an investment. Thanks Anthony. Where would we be without you.
$20 (oil free) from Oz. Keep up the good work
Best of luck. Shame there isn’t also someone presenting who argues a pressure induced atmospheric affect instead of just a weak CO2 Greenhouse Effect. You really should look at Venus and try and reconcile the Greenhouse maths for this planet to that one. When you discover that you can’t, it will be time to let go of your old paradigm
Done from NSW northern rivers Australia. We miss our ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott who fought the CAGW ‘crap’ (his word). Malcolm Turnbull who ambushed Tony is now the Prime Minister and a fully fledged CAGW believer. It’s awful. All the best at the AGU. We are very proud of you, Anthony.
Money sent. Thanks Anthony
Happy to help you with $20 to ‘set the record straight’ so to speak. My father, now long retired, was concerned enough about weathership sea surface temperature recording in the 1950’s to write to his superiors in the UK Met Office. Pre engine-room intake, it was done with a bucket on a rope.They ignored him, so he moved from the marine to the air division of the MO.
Data matter.
Looking foward to the reports.
Anthony, contribution sent. Thanks for all your work and looking forward to your reports.
Anthony… you’ll never walk alone.
That’s how far you and WUWT have come. All of us (well, 97% at least!) will be with you in spirit. You’ve given so much — even to those who can’t and won’t appreciate it.
Be strong and bold because the truth will shield you.
Probably can’t afford it, but it’s a good cause, so a couple of sawbucks are on the way. Give ’em hell and make them fidget in their seats, Anthony.
Donation done – with a heartfelt THANKYOU for giving me hope .
Hope that one day the fraudsters will be exposed .
From New Zealand
Hi:
I don’t have any money to give you – but I do have a suggestion about that noisy hall. Nothing is going to work well for you in those conditions, but if you have not yet tried a bluetooth ph/microphone combination you may be pleasantly surprised.
I got a phonecliplus from costco for my mother in law (she’s 90 this year and nearly deaf) along with an iphone and now she can make and receive calls again. Most importantly to you, however, the microphone lets her play bridge in a noisy hall. It hangs from a neck cord and transmits directly to the ear piece with the combo filtering out lots of background noise and amplifying only those frequencies that work best for her – not perfect, of course, but much better than just a hearing aid.
Done, more money sent from Oz.
Love your site which I visit everyday, keep up the good work.
Dip into your own pocket you greedy little shit.
[such a fine example set by this University of Adelaide person, who probably is government funded -mod]
Jealousy becomes you !!!!!
!!!!!!! becomes you!
orion,
In Greek mythology ‘Orion’ was also known as the Hunter. Apparently, orion, I see that by your comment it is obvious you checked all your intellectual weapons at the door when you entered WUWT. So, it appears all that is available to you is just to fling your own publically excreted filth here.
John
We have no evidence that human CO2 does ANYTHING to alter the climate of the earth,
but we sure have some fine evidence of why AGW speculation remains a problem, thanks to orion at 3:54pm, today.
If true, Adelaide, most other Australians just drive through South Australia the state that has the most expensive power in the country. BTW, the person who caused, deliberately or not, the CBA “patch” issue (LOL) was from Adelaide. Got all his computer systems experience off of the back of a pack of weatbix.
Well said, MOD!
Big government. Certain irony here.
Some here may not know that you a hearing disability so may not have realized the depth of the meaning of that statement.
Open the presentation by telling them of your problem and remind them again before the question and answer part. Those who don’t respect that will quickly show just who are the assholes, to you and those in the audience who aren’t.
Done. $100 on the way.
Daily reader, first time poster, time to get off the sidelines. $$$ on its way. Thanks Anthony for years of sanity checks.
Done, thank you very much.
“I’m the only climate skeptic to give a presentation.” How big of them. Because that’s what you do when the science is on your side and you’re not afraid of an opposing point of view-you allow only one opposing point of view.
Took 10 seconds for me to donate. I look forward to your presentation.
Sundance
Anthony–Gloateus Maximus is right. Please think about it. Meanwhile, did my bit to support honest science!!
Would our host’s dog, member in good standing of the UCS, be on the board of directors?
Just kidding.
I can think of any number of distinguished scientists who might be willing, indeed possibly honored, to serve. I’m standing by to be impressed.
Then the board should challenge Michael Mann and an equal number of his friends to a public debate, the proceeds of which could go to other worthy charities. It should be sponsored by the same Big Oil companies who have financed Mann, et al. If Fox News doesn’t want to broadcast it, maybe Al Gore’s former channel, bought by Al Jazeerah, would.
50 bucks on the way, Anthony. Wish it could be more. Good luck!