This guest post by Martin from Boztopia takes a step back and discusses ClimateGate from ther perspective of an intelligent, non-scientist, observer. I was not planning to write anything about “Climategate” (or the “Swifthack,” as Josh Nelson calls it) initially. I’m no scientist, and definitely not a climatologist, geologist, or anything even remotely qualified to […]
Change in the Weather
December 2nd, 2009 · 7 Comments
Tags: climate change · climate delayers · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers
Does John Broder know that Media Matters exists?
December 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
The head of the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit, Professor Phil Jones, has stepped aside from his directorship for a temporary period to enable a faster and more comprehensive investigation of the Center’s electronic security and of how he (and others) managed the CRU (and their email correspondence) in the face of determined […]
Tags: anti-science syndrome · climate change · climate delayers · Congress · Energy · energy efficiency · James Inhofe · jim hansen · journalism · political symbols · politics
Faux for Balance: Post’s Opinion Section Strikes Out on Climate Change, again …
December 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments
The Washington Post‘s editorial board consistently shows its understanding and concerns about Global Warming with editorials that clearly state an understanding of the key facts of Global Warming: Climate Change is real; Human activity is driving the rapidity and severity of change; that unchecked climate change could have catastrophic implications; and, that we (Americans and […]
Tags: climate change · climate delayers · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · Washington Post
SwiftHack Scandal: What You Need to Know
November 25th, 2009 · 14 Comments
This guest post from Josh at Enviroknow is the most comprehensive and organized post about ClimateGATE that has emerged to date. Josh will be updating this excellent reference document here. First of all, this story should never have been called ClimateGate. Given the similarities between this smear job and the Swift Boat attacks on Senator […]
Tags: climate change · climate delayers · Global Warming · global warming deniers