Institute of Public Misinformation
Here is an interesting article following the link between Australian climate denialism and the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), a radical right-wing think tank. Here is one of the links from that...
View ArticleMonk(ey)ton Business in the Oz Media
The paragon of virtue, Christopher Monkton, has been strategising with the rich and powerful in Australia concerning the establishment of a blatantly right-wing media presence on our shores. Guess...
View ArticleThe Guardian strikes again
This has little to do with Climate Change, but is funny in its own right. The Guardian newspaper, the last bastion of the Left in a sea of Murdoch papers, just published an interesting expose on the...
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The New York Times has published an interesting article entitled "Two Nobelists Offer Views of Human-Driven Global Warming", describing our current state of knowledge of Climate Change ( or Global...
View ArticleHow To Hijack The Internet
If anyone was wondering about the tactics used by the Radical Right (eg: Tea Party in the USA, Liberal Party in Australia), have a look at this short video. In it, a speaker is encouraging his audience...
View ArticleUnmasking Professional Attacks
There is a very interesting video of a lecture "The General Public: Why Such Resistance?"(lasting 1:46:20, so have some free time to spare) by Ben Santer, a research scientist from Lawrence Livermore...
View ArticleLet There Be Misinformation
Skeptical Science has published a blog post revealing the sources of funding behind the Heartland Institute, a USA so-called 'Think Tank', which is really an advocacy group opposed to any science or...
View ArticleA History of Global Warming
With the recent leaking of documents from the Heartland Institute, by the deSmogBlog, and consequent muddying of the waters of AGW debate, it is timely to remember that the whole topic has a long...
View ArticleBe Reasonable: See It My Way!
An interesting post at Rabett Run contains two videos. One is a short coaching session on how to be reasonable and contains sound advice. The other is a short and amusing example of what an...
View ArticleThe climate has changed before - so what?
Over at Skeptical Science, they have posted a simple, easily digested explanation of the climate we have evolved in response to. It seems our species has experienced a couple of colder periods -...
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So you think our carbon-dioxide emissions are not a problem?
Here is a depiction of CO2 levels over the last 800,000 years, also showing current and projected levels over the coming century or so:h/t Another Nail In The CoffinOf course, one needs to look at this...
View ArticleExpert James Hansen On AGW Solutions
In this video (18 minutes), Dr. James Hansen delivers a talk at TED, outlining the threat we face and proposing a solution which would at least start us in the right direction.To quote Martin Lack,...
View ArticleThe Cost Of Going Nuclear Free
In my blog post Germany wants nuclear exit by 2022 last year, I suggested that Germany would find it hard to achieve a nuclear-free economy, In a recent article, the Washington Post reports how Japan...
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The Ecosystem Is Failing!
(See the full story at Skeptical Science, where this appeared.)If only we could fix the problem by giving nature a soft reboot, without returning the planet to the manufacturer for a reformat and...
View ArticleLord Christopher Monckton Missing In Action
Our well-know climate change sceptic, Christopher Walter Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, evidently does not like his public persona to be sullied with such trivia as supporting his claims...
View ArticleA Catastrophe In Three Dimensions
I encountered an interesting movie (1hr 17min) on YouTube, that ClimateProgress describes thusly: "The Crisis Of Civilization is a documentary feature film investigating how global crises like...
View ArticleIn 1982, The Science On AGW Was Settled!
To confound those who say the science on AGW is new and untested, Peter Sinclair at Climate Denial Crock Of The Week has created this 10-minute video. If you can watch this and still claim the science...
View ArticleThe Five Stages of Climate Change Denial
Climate change isn’t happening.Climate change is happening, but it’s part of the Earth’s natural cycles.Climate change is happening, it may well be due to human activity, but it’s generally...
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Chris Monckton, Self Publicist And Humourist
That paragon of all things aristocratically English, Christopher Monckton, has styled himself an expert on everything to do with Climate Change. Admittedly, he has no scientific background and has...
View ArticleSpeaking of Monckton and Misinformation ...
The activist group 'GetUp' has posted a video of Chris Monckton suggesting that wealthy Australians pool resources to start an Australian version of Fox News. As an improvement over other versions of...
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A Code of Conduct for Effective Rational Discussion
The following is a repost from Limbic Nutrition, which is, itself, taken from: “Attacking Faulty Reasoning: A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments” by T. Edward Damer (Amazon (.co.uk/.com) A Code...
View ArticleI Can't Change Your Mind About Climate
Recently, Australia's ABC broadcast a programme called I Can Change Your Mind About Climate. In it, retired conservative politician Nick Minchin was pitted against young climate activist Anna Rose....
View ArticleTwo Centuries of Global Warming Knowledge
Skeptical Science has produced an interesting three-part series following the development of climate science over the past two hundred years. It makes a good platform for discussion with those who...
View ArticleState Of The Climate
Australia's CSIRO has released a free on-line booklet called State of the Climate 2012, which encapsulates our current knowledge of of the science of climate change. Well worth downloading.
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