All three staff meteorologists at [American] KLTV, the ABC affiliate broadcasting to the Tyler-Longview-Jacksonville area of Northeast Texas, joined forces last November to deliver an on-air rebuttal of the idea that humans are changing the earth's … [Read more...] about Why are so Many TV Meteorologists and Weathercasters Climate Skeptics?
Philosophy
Economist Ross Garnaut Confuses ‘Skepticism’ and ‘Dissent’
Australian economist Ross Garnaut has been commissioned by Australia's Commonwealth, state and territory governments to examine the impacts, challenges and opportunities of climate change for Australia. There will be a final report by 30 September … [Read more...] about Economist Ross Garnaut Confuses ‘Skepticism’ and ‘Dissent’
What is Wilderness? (Part 6)
"At its heart 'wilderness' is a value judgement. "As poor old Hawking had to concede nothing is destroyed, it just changes appearance. "Wilderness is an appearance which is judged by some to have a superior aesthetic to the appearance of things … [Read more...] about What is Wilderness? (Part 6)
What is Wilderness? (Part 5)
"Absolute wilderness is those boundless places in the eye of the mind of the beholder where no human footprints can be found and for which all those enter there and become lost have no hope of rescue. Only the most reckless trapper or sibylline … [Read more...] about What is Wilderness? (Part 5)
Belief in the Truth of a Theory (Again)
I wrote these two laws down on a scrap of paper years ago. I still have the scrap of paper but not the original reference. Harris's First Law: Belief in the truth of a theory is inversely proportional to the precision of the science. Harris's … [Read more...] about Belief in the Truth of a Theory (Again)
Why I am a Dynamist
In 1960 famous Austrian economist and political philosopher Friedrich Hayek wrote an essay entitled ‘Why I Am Not a Conservative’ explaining that a fundamental trait of the conservative attitude is a fear of change while the liberal position is based … [Read more...] about Why I am a Dynamist