Global Warming
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Computers Seized in Cyber-Thief Investigation (updated again)
Posted by Greg Laden on December 15, 2011 I’ve decided to update this blog entry (20 Dec 2011) because it occurs to me that certain things could be misinterpreted, in no small part because of the common language that separates us across various national borders, and differences in the way debate and concepts of free speech operate in different lands. I want to…
The Inquisition of Climate Science
Posted by Greg Laden on December 7, 2011 I’m enjoying James Lawrence Powell’s book “The Inquisition of Climate Science” Powell’s book specifically addresses the clilmate change denialist movement and the global warming deniers themselves, and does so severely. He documents and discusses who is paying for climate change denialism documents the lack of scientific credenntials of the denialists, and outlines and describes in…
So, when did the Wall Street Journal become a disreputable rag?
Posted by Greg Laden on November 29, 2011 Bret Stephens does not mind looking like an idiot. Today, he published a column in the Wall Street Journal that is full of snark and devoid of thought, ill considered, misleading, moronic and in the end, embarrassing. It is a classic case of irresponsible journalism. Someone sent me the link and I swear, I checked…
Hackers Release More Emails Stolen from Scientists …
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2011 For now, a press release. More later:
Radio Interview with Shawn Otto
Posted by Greg Laden on November 21, 2011 If you tried to listen to yesterday’s Atheist Talk Radio interview with Shawn Otto, you may not have been able to …. the Internet Connection at the radio station was down. That is a very rare event Rare enough, in fact, that we checked outside to see if #Occupy was on our doorstep (the radio…
Why do Republicans hate America and the Earth?
Posted by Greg Laden on November 19, 2011 This is a bit long but you will benefit from watching all of it. It gets extra hot at 31:30. I love the look on that woman’s face at 31:38 and again at 31:47. LOL. This particular member of congress, Don Young from Alaska, needs to get unelected. Frank J. Vondersaar seems to be the…
Shawn Otto and Climate Change on The Radio: This Sunday
Posted by Greg Laden on November 16, 2011 Please join us this Sunday on Atheist Talk Radio! I’ll be interviewing Shawn Lawrence Otto, who has just launched his book, “Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America,” a richly documented and well reasoned analysis of modern science denialism, especially addressing climate change. We’ll speak about the current state of climate change…
Silent Summer: Global warming is real, folks
Posted by Greg Laden on November 14, 2011 Hot off the presses (stolen summarily from Here). This land temperature anomoly video showing both the growth of the global dataset and global warming was shown by the BEST group to Congress just a few moments ago.
A Republican and Climate Change Skeptic Talks About Climate Change
Posted by Greg Laden on November 11, 2011 Here’s the talk: And here’s the web site. Eventually, there will probably be a book.
Al Jazeera interview on Muller Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study
Posted by Greg Laden on November 3, 2011 More details, context, here.
An Important Victory for Climate Science
Posted by Greg Laden on November 2, 2011 You’ve heard about “ClimateGate.” ClimateGate was a very successful but illegal campaign by anti-science to discredit climate science and climate scientists. Rest assured, the climate science is fine and the climate scientists are just trying to do their jobs, and doing quite well at that. Nonetheless, a combination of inaccurate representation of the contents of…
McDonalds Reintroduces the McRib!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on October 27, 2011 This is the biggest thing since Justin Beiber’s haircut! Video below the fold.
Shawn Otto’s Book Launch Talk (with Don Shelby)
Posted by Greg Laden on October 26, 2011 You’ll remember that I recently wrote up Shawn Otto’s talk at The Loft. The talk was filmed and is now a major motion picture! Now that you’ve seen the talk, here’s your list of things to do: Buy the book here. Sign on to Science Debate.org here Sign the American Science Pledge here Join the…
Urban Heat Islands as Explanation for Hockey Stick Global Warming Curve
Posted by Greg Laden on October 20, 2011 Urban areas can be warmer than surrounding non-urban areas because there is a lot of combustion, pavement and other structure can collect solar heat and retain it for a while, and other factors. It is not uncommon to look at a weather map where conditions for precipitation are marginal, and everywhere but the urban zone,…
Science is always nonpartisan, but it is always political: Fool Me Twice
Posted by Greg Laden on October 19, 2011 Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America” was officially released last night in Minneapolis with appropriate fanfare and celebration. Everyone who gets to know Shawn likes him from the start and quickly learns to respect him and eventually hold him with a certain amount of well-earned awe, and like any book, we’ve…
Thinking about Global Warming (Denialism)
Posted by Greg Laden on October 13, 2011 …I’d like to talk about an observation I made while writing for a now defunct monthly rag about global warming back in the early 1990s, and have always wanted to pursue formally, as a research project. Since I’ve not gotten to it yet, I thought it might be fun to outline the idea more informally,…
Gobal Warming is Melting the Ice Caps
Posted by Greg Laden on October 10, 2011 My first job as an archaeologist in Boston (having moved there from New York) had to do with Deer Island, the northern of two islands that separate Boston’s Inner and Outer Harbors. The actual archaeology was uninteresting but the historical research was fascinating. Among the things I learned is that Boston’s Inner Harbor regularly froze…
How To Do Good Climate Science Instead Of Bad Climate Science
Posted by Greg Laden on September 19, 2011 In order to do good climate science, you have to understand and control for the sources of variation in the system. In any system that involvs metric change over time, there are four sources of variation:
A Proxy Indicator is Not What You Think It Is
Posted by Greg Laden on September 19, 2011 I want to say a word about what a proxyindicator is. And isn’t.
Cloud Gate Link Cloud!
Posted by Greg Laden on September 6, 2011 You all know about the latest dustups and new research related to climate change, including the resignation of the Editor-in-Chief of a major journal as well as some new papers about global warming. There has been so much activity over recent days that I thought a new link farm would be a good thing. So,…
Latest Research Shows That Clouds Do NOT Cause Global Warming
Posted by Greg Laden on September 6, 2011 The question of whether clouds are the cause of global warming has been settled: No, they are not.
Cosmic Rays Do Not Cause Global Warming
Posted by Greg Laden on September 4, 2011 On the face of it, it is impossible. Cosmic rays vary over time, and climate varies over time, and the two variations do not correspond. Global temperature has been going up over the last century, in correspondence with increased of atmospheric CO2, and this makes sense because the physics says that CO2 is a greenhouse…
CloudGate: Denialism Gets Dirty, Reputations Are At Stake
Posted by Greg Laden on September 2, 2011 There has been a major dust-up in the climate denialist world. A study published in late July made false claims and was methodologically flawed, but still managed to get published in a peer reviewed journal. The Editor-in-Chief of that journal has resigned to symbolically take responsibility for the journal’s egregious error of publishing what is…
Hockey Stick Data Tampering Investigation Concludes
Posted by Greg Laden on August 22, 2011 The Inspector General of the National Science foundation has completed an investigation into falsifying research data, concealing or deleting emails or other data, misusing privileged information, and seriously deviating form accepted practices in relation to climate change research by climate scientist Michael Mann. This investigation, just completed, confirms what has been determined by other previous…
What would you ask an expert on climate change?
Posted by Greg Laden on July 29, 2011 Sunday’s radio show is going to be a very special treat for all of us. Mike Haubrich and I are going to be speaking with Kevin Zelnio and John Abraham about climate change, global warming, and science vs. denialism.
On the Misdiagnosis of Surface Temperature Feedbacks from Variations in Earth’s Radiant Energy Balance
Posted by Greg Laden on July 29, 2011 According to a newly published paper in the journal “Remote Sensing” the Earth’s atmosphere releases into space more heat than climate scientists had previously estimated in a way that effectively removes concern about fossil CO2 being released into the atmosphere.
Global warming denialism? It ends now.
Posted by Greg Laden on July 26, 2011 Somewhere around 1990 I wrote an article for a monthly paper on global warming. My intention was to explain the idea behind it (the greenhouse phenomenon) and to make clear the distinction between depletion of the ozone layer and greenhouse effects (the two were getting confused on a regular basis in those days). The reason…
Minnesota AGW Denialist Jungbauer Disembowled by Respected News Anchor Don Shelby
Posted by Greg Laden on July 11, 2011 I woke up this morning and the world was slightly different than it was the night before. Well, it probably always is a little different each day, but there are certain times when you notice this. I’m not talking about the bits of siding, roofing, and trees scattered about the landscape because of the very…
Why is Anthropogenic Global Warming Denialism Important?
Posted by Greg Laden on June 28, 2011 And what do we do about it?
Please try not to think about Global Warming
Posted by Greg Laden on June 9, 2011 There is no chance that there is any connection between the release of fossil carbon into the atmosphere, no chance, for instance that severe weather is increased because of global warming. Don’t give it a second thought. The following video proves that you have nothing to worry about:
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