“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’
Climategate 2.0: Mann suggests Harvard take action against Soon, Baliunas
… simply for publishing a paper with a different view than his. Mann also fantasizes about action by the National Academy of Sciences! Continue reading Climategate 2.0: Mann suggests Harvard take action against Soon, Baliunas
The United States of EPA
“Here’s one good way to consider the vote in 2012: It’s about whether to re-elect President Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, which these days runs most the U.S. economy,” says the Wall Street Journal editorial page. Continue reading The United States of EPA
Climategate 2.0: Mann’s ‘unpleasantness’ and ‘suspect’ statistics
Don’t bother Michael Mann about his suspect statistics unless you want to get your head chopped off. Continue reading Climategate 2.0: Mann’s ‘unpleasantness’ and ‘suspect’ statistics
Climategate 2.0: ‘We know f***-all’
Columbia dendrologist Ed Cook knows how much Michael Mann et al. knows — and ever will know — about historic global temperatures. Continue reading Climategate 2.0: ‘We know f***-all’