THE Australian government has committed to the introduction of an emissions trading scheme – officially named the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. I have previously suggested that this scheme may reduce the amount of energy available to every … [Read more...] about Australia Lacks Capacity to Meet Carbon Reduction Targets
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The Real “Tobacco Scientists”
With US federal expenditure on climate-related research over $5billion annually and hundreds of billions in “rents” to corporations pushing alarmist schemes the potentially corrupting factor of money cannot be ignored. Read more here. … [Read more...] about The Real “Tobacco Scientists”
Valuing Passion Over Wisdom: Hansen Awarded Highest Honour by American Meteorologists
THE director of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies, James Hansen, was awarded the 2009 Carl-Gustaf Rossby Medal in Phoenix yesterday. This is the highest honour bestowed by the American Meteorological Society and was awarded for Dr Hansen’s … [Read more...] about Valuing Passion Over Wisdom: Hansen Awarded Highest Honour by American Meteorologists
Claims of Data ‘Massaging’ at NASA
DATA on global temperatures is compiled by several organisation including NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) headed by James Hansen. This data set tends to show more warming than, for example, data compiled by the UK Meteorology … [Read more...] about Claims of Data ‘Massaging’ at NASA
Maintaining a Monopoly on Climate Science
LEVELS of atmospheric carbon dioxide have been steadily rising, but since about 1998 global warming has stalled. Some climate scientists claim the reason has everything to do with the sun. A little over a month ago a planning meeting was called … [Read more...] about Maintaining a Monopoly on Climate Science
The IPCC Can’t Count – Author and Reviewer Numbers are Wrong
HOW many times have you heard or read words to the effect that 4000 scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) supported the claims about a significant human influence on climate? I think I've seen it on television, radio … [Read more...] about The IPCC Can’t Count – Author and Reviewer Numbers are Wrong