There's an interesting story on the BBC website: Arctic muds reveal sea ice record A new technique to track changes in the extent of Arctic sea ice over the past 1,000 years is being developed by a UK team from the University of Plymouth. There is … [Read more...] about Using Arctic Mud to Extend Sea Ice Records
Archives for October 2007
Inconvenient Chemicals in Apple’s iPhone?
According to a new report by Greenpeace, Apple's iPhone may contain potentially hazardous chemicals. Read the full report entitled 'Missed Call: iPhone's hazardous chemicals' Article here in Accountancy Age. Something else for Apple Board member Al … [Read more...] about Inconvenient Chemicals in Apple’s iPhone?
Monckton to Send TGGWS Film to UK Schools
From The Times: Please, sir - Gore's got warming wrong THE tormentors of Al Gore, who last week won a legal victory against his film, An Inconvenient Truth, are to step up their battle by sending British secondary schools a documentary attacking … [Read more...] about Monckton to Send TGGWS Film to UK Schools
Plea for Seal Hunt to Continue: A Letter from Quebec to Paris
The President of the Republic, Palais de l'Elysée, Paris, France. Mr. President, In a letter dated April 25 last to the officers of the Société Protectrice des Animaux (SPA) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Mr. Alain Auvé, … [Read more...] about Plea for Seal Hunt to Continue: A Letter from Quebec to Paris
Modelling the Maunder
Graph of yearly averaged sunspot numbers 1610 to 2000 and text follows below: The Maunder Minimum represents the coldest phase of the Little Ice Age, when solar activity was particularly low and there was an almost total absence of sunspots. In a … [Read more...] about Modelling the Maunder
How to Create and Protect a Consensus
We are all aware of a claimed consensus on climate science, although what the consensus actually is and how far it goes has yet to be defined, in my view. That is not the issue raised here. A book authored by Janis, I. L. & Mann, L. (1977) … [Read more...] about How to Create and Protect a Consensus