THE Carbon Sense Coalition today came out in support of Earth Hour, but said it should be renamed “Blackout Night” and be held outdoors, for the whole night, in mid-winter, on the shortest and coldest day of the year. The Chairman of “Carbon … [Read more...] about Make a Night of It – Earth Hour
Climate & Climate Change
Confirmation Bias at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
THROUGH his ongoing study of US weather stations, Anthony Watts has uncovered some remarkable examples of poor placement resulting in a warming bias. I am increasingly of the opinion that the problem in Australia is not so much placement of weather … [Read more...] about Confirmation Bias at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Climate Change Books
Al Gore will publish a follow-up to his global warming awareness bestseller An Inconvenient Truth in November. Meanwhile, Ian Plimer has already written a new book on climate change. Read more here and here. … [Read more...] about Climate Change Books
The Available Evidence Does Not Support Fossil Fuels as the Source of Increasing Concentrations of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (Part 1)
BECAUSE the increase in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide has correlated with an increase in the use of fossil fuels, causation has been assumed. Tom Quirk has tested this assumption including through an analysis of the time delay … [Read more...] about The Available Evidence Does Not Support Fossil Fuels as the Source of Increasing Concentrations of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (Part 1)
From Brussels, Without Money
The money issue, Mr den Blanken said, had overshadowed other elements of the meeting’s final communiqué that environmentalists should applaud – including a commitment to create a global carbon trading market. Read more here. … [Read more...] about From Brussels, Without Money
A General Morality Model?
'It is interesting to note that the authority of climate science has come to include moral issues so that these scientists can now assert unequivocally that "climate change is the moral issue of our time". Presumably, this too is based on modelling, … [Read more...] about A General Morality Model?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
