Excellent piece here from John McLean entitled 'Ignoring a Natural Event to Blame Humans.' In the last week of September 2007 we had yet another example of a well-recognized natural climate event being ignored in order to sell the notion that … [Read more...] about ENSO and The Great Pacific Climate Shift – The Relationship to Temperatures and Arctic Ice
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Pulp Mill Gets Australian Government Approval with More Conditions: A Note from Malcolm Turnbull
Dear Jennifer, Last week I imposed the world’s most stringent environmental conditions on the Tamar Valley pulp mill project [in Tasmania]. My decision was based solely on science and implemented the recommendations of the Chief Scientist of … [Read more...] about Pulp Mill Gets Australian Government Approval with More Conditions: A Note from Malcolm Turnbull
1967, Dogs, and Rare Droughts
Thanks to Luke Walker for blog post title and The Sydney Mornig Herald article: Three-headed dog cruels spring hopes DROUGHT-STRICKEN farmers could face spring rainfall that is up to 40 per cent below average because of a rare weather pattern last … [Read more...] about 1967, Dogs, and Rare Droughts
A Couple of Papers from JQS
Below are a couple of papers from the latest edition of the Journal of Quaternary Science examining a possible solar link to climate: JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE (2007) 22(7) 659–665 Climatic change during the last 4000 years in the southern … [Read more...] about A Couple of Papers from JQS
Al Gore and Sheila Watt-Cloutier to be Joint Nobel Peace Prize Winners?
Al Gore, Ignoble Laureate Political Correctness: The front-runners for this year's Nobel Peace Prize are a couple of global warming alarmists. With dozens of wars raging, the committee couldn't find a single person laboring honorably for … [Read more...] about Al Gore and Sheila Watt-Cloutier to be Joint Nobel Peace Prize Winners?
Cycad Relations Run Hot and Cold
Cycads have an evolutionary history dating back to the dry, cool age of the Triassic, when much of the world's terrestrial landscape was inhospitable to spore-producing plants. They have carried the evolutionary breakthrough of the seed from an … [Read more...] about Cycad Relations Run Hot and Cold