"Few challenges facing America and the world are more urgent than combating climate change.The science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear." President-elect Barack Obama, November 19, 2008 With all due respect Mr. President, that is not … [Read more...] about Note to President Obama: The Science is Not Settled
Climate & Climate Change
Make a Night of It – Earth Hour
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
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
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
