Climategate 2.0: Jones, Briffa say Mann, hokey stick ‘on dodgy ground’

Phil Jones points out Keith Briffa withheld that criticism from a 1999 article Briffa wrote for Science — in 1999. Continue reading Climategate 2.0: Jones, Briffa say Mann, hokey stick ‘on dodgy ground’

Climategate 2.0: Mann bid to be science ‘gatekeeper’ is ‘amazingly arrogant’

Ray Bradley doesn’t think much of Michael Mann being a gatekeeper of scientific knowledge. Continue reading Climategate 2.0: Mann bid to be science ‘gatekeeper’ is ‘amazingly arrogant’

Update: Deadly storm strikes Durban as climate talks open

At least one other similar bad storm struck South Africa — in 1928! Continue reading Update: Deadly storm strikes Durban as climate talks open

Ross: Chemical fear mongering goes into overdrive

Gil Ross on enviro efforts to hijack reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act. Continue reading Ross: Chemical fear mongering goes into overdrive

NHTSA backtracks on Volt safety

“The fundamental tendency of lithium-ion batteries is that they are inherently unstable,” said Jeremy Anwyl, chief executive of car-research firm Edmunds.com.” Continue reading NHTSA backtracks on Volt safety

Deadly storm strikes Durban as climate talks open

A UN spokesman sorta blames global warming. Continue reading Deadly storm strikes Durban as climate talks open

Delingpole: Climategate 2.0

James Delingpole on the significance of the Climategate e-mails. Continue reading Delingpole: Climategate 2.0

Nature Conservancy buys out Calif. fisherman then goes into fishing business itself

More sleazy non-profit profit-making from the ever-dubious Nature Conservancy? Continue reading Nature Conservancy buys out Calif. fisherman then goes into fishing business itself

Kenny: Climate change ushers in a new age of superstition

“The general prediction is that the COP-17 conference in Durban will not produce any binding agreement on reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Let’s hope this is true,” writes in South Africa’s Business Day. Continue reading Kenny: Climate change ushers in a new age of superstition

Climategate 2.0: Even alarmists think Hansen is over the top

Skeptics aren’t alone in thinking that Hansen has jumped the shark. Continue reading Climategate 2.0: Even alarmists think Hansen is over the top

Climategate 2.0: ‘[Mann] did pad his data a little’, says Jones

Perhaps “padding” has some technical meaning? Continue reading Climategate 2.0: ‘[Mann] did pad his data a little’, says Jones

Climategate 2.0: Wigley — ‘Quantifying climate sensitivity cannot be done’

Yet another damning admission from a top alarmist. Continue reading Climategate 2.0: Wigley — ‘Quantifying climate sensitivity cannot be done’