The BBC is being investigated by television watchdogs after a leading climate change sceptic claimed his views were deliberately misrepresented. Lord Monckton, a former adviser to Margaret Thatcher, says he was made to look like a ‘potty peer’ on a … [Read more...] about BBC Misrepresented Climate Skeptics
Archives for September 2008
Carbon Emissions Scaling Record Peaks
A new report by a research consortium called the Global Carbon Project has confirmed that China leapfrogged the United States in 2006 as the world's biggest carbon emitter and India is heading for third place. The report also claims global … [Read more...] about Carbon Emissions Scaling Record Peaks
The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Consensus
“A pervasive myth has taken hold in the public consciousness: That there was a consensus among climate scientists of the 1970s that global cooling or a full-fledged ice age was imminent.” At least that is according to Thomas Peterson, William … [Read more...] about The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Consensus
Dying, I’m Not: A Poem from the Murrumbidgee
I begin as a trickle, of melting snowflakes, High in the mountains as Springtime awakes. I ooze from the sedges, and springs neath the ground. Drawn by gravity, it’s downward I’m bound. I’m one of the elements of antiquity, The basis of life, I … [Read more...] about Dying, I’m Not: A Poem from the Murrumbidgee
Solar Wind At 50-Year Low: NASA
WASHINGTON -- Data from the Ulysses spacecraft, a joint NASA-European Space Agency mission, show the sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings became available. The sun's current state could reduce the … [Read more...] about Solar Wind At 50-Year Low: NASA
Sun Baking on Low: New Data from Solar Probe Ulysses
The solar wind — a stream of charged particles ejected from the sun's upper atmosphere at 1 million miles per hour — is significantly weaker, cooler and less dense than it has been in 50 years. And for the first time in about a century, the sun went … [Read more...] about Sun Baking on Low: New Data from Solar Probe Ulysses