In the same way as the full moon is supposed to cause a rise in lunatic acts, I hate hot days because it brings out the AGW fringe. Art Raiche, Sydney … [Read more...] about Hot Days
Climate & Climate Change
Hillary Clinton to Fight Climate Change
In opening remarks at her confirmation hearing on Jan. 13, President-elect Barack Obama’s Secretary of State designate Hillary Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations committee she would use the office to shape foreign policy that would fight … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton to Fight Climate Change
New Report on Corals and Carbon for the Curious
HAVE you ever wondered what happens when corals grow so tall they are above sea level or whether the Great Barrier Reef could extend its range further south with global warming? If you are curious you will probably enjoy and learn much from a new … [Read more...] about New Report on Corals and Carbon for the Curious
From Gaia to Medea: More Hubris
THE Gaia hypothesis first proposed by British scientist James Lovelock – the notion that all living things are interlinked as a single self-regulating body – is popular with some scientists and accords with the idea that because human activity has … [Read more...] about From Gaia to Medea: More Hubris
‘Climate Porn’ & Other New Words
The big trend for [last] year was the growth of environmental language: of ecocentrism, referring to the philosophy in which the ecosphere is more important than an organism or human activity ... of climate porn, referring to alarmist predictions … [Read more...] about ‘Climate Porn’ & Other New Words
Comedian George Carlin on ‘Saving the Planet’
Here's a video for those tired of the righteous and what Bob Carter calls hubris: Click to play. … [Read more...] about Comedian George Carlin on ‘Saving the Planet’