Leo Hickman in the Guardian takes stock of some recent encouraging developments and muses: Could peace talks ever end the ‘climate war’? In his article, he wonders, are there any shared goals between the two warring parties in the climate debate worth finding “peace” for? Towards the end, he sums up: When so much of…Continue Reading…
This is an interesting and peculiar “conversion story” of a climate skeptic who is now persuaded that anthropogenic global warming is real. The piece offers some excellent advice to the left and right sides of the debate, but it also contains standard conservative hyperbole about Al Gore (“He’s clearly looking to ride global warming to…Continue Reading…
That’s the theme of this bizarre confab soon to roll into Los Angeles. Featured speakers include numerous climate skeptics, such as Lord Monckton, Benny Peiser, and Richard Lindzen. The organization sponsoring the conference, the American Freedom Alliance, has a few other other notable obsessions. Leo Hickman at the Guardian reports that the group has promoted…Continue Reading…
The curmudgeons and scolds are braying at WUWT over this Australian rap video. How crude! How offensive! How naughty! How…unsurprising. Once upon a time, lots of people got all riled up over this guy and his swiveling hips. Imagine. These were bad boys, too (and one of my favorite all time bands). Anyway, for Anthony or…Continue Reading…
Well, I have no idea if that’s true. But Anthony Watts needs to stop crying crocodile tears about being called a “denier” if he’s going to put up posts like this one. Here’s the headline: Charles Manson becomes an advocate for global warming You climate skeptics get the point? What about you, Anthony?
I always find it odd when bloggers complain about getting too many comments from readers who disagree with them. Most writers looking to tell a story or communicate a message want to reach as large an audience as possible. So I don’t get Chris Mooney here: Hmm, have we got any denier bots here? I’m…Continue Reading…
So I’m curious to hear what climate skeptics think of James Delingpole’s shocking admission that he doesn’t have time to read peer reviewed climate science papers. (I think he said this with a straight face, too.) Delingpole said he relies instead on the “peer to peer” review that happens everyday on climate blogs. Well, no…Continue Reading…
That’s the tweet from Andy Revkin, as he links to this USA today story. Funny, but I’m not seeing any mention of the story over at WUWT or Climate Depot, or Planet Gore. At least Tom Nelson has seen seen fit to link to it. Oh, well, I’m sure Anthony, Marc, and the gang at…Continue Reading…
The previous thread on climate skeptics is a marvel in many ways, but I find myself looking for a segue into more productive territory. Fortunately, one commenter has laid out a path: It would be nice if all sides of this discussion would recognize that there are rational reasons for skepticism as well as for…Continue Reading…
That’s the clever tagline to an excellent cover story on climate skeptics in the new issue of Skeptic magazine. Alas, the actual article, which aims to distinguish between “Climate Skeptics” and “Climate Deniers,” is available only on newstands or by subscription. But because I’ve been trying to puzzle out the distinction myself of late, I’m…Continue Reading…