In the Guardian today, James Garvey, argues that the actions of Peter Gleick in lying to obtain documents from the Heartland Institute could be justified in the interests of the wider good. He says The documents, if authentic, show that Heartland takes money – in secret – from people who have something to gain by [...]
All posts for the month February, 2012
The Morality of Lying and Exaggerating for Climate Science
Posted by manicbeancounter on February 28, 2012
http://manicbeancounter.com/2012/02/28/the-morality-of-lying-and-exaggerating-for-climate-science/
Did Wivenhoe dam operators SEQwater swallow the CAGW hype on Australian Droughts?
The Australian “The Climate Sceptics Blog” takes a look at the Wivenhoe dam’s involvement in the catastrophic Queensland flood. I disagreed with the opinion that it might be sufficient to show that operators SEQwater did not undertake a proper, impartial risk assessment. The question of having to prove the “AGW is not true” in the [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on February 25, 2012
http://manicbeancounter.com/2012/02/25/did-wivenhoe-dam-operators-seqwater-swallow-the-cagw-hype-on-australian-droughts/
A Climate Change / Global Warming Spectrum
In politics, most people’s views can be placed on a spectrum, when it comes to climate change / global warming there is no such perspectives. The views are often polarized, particularly by those who believe in a future climate catastrophe. This is an initial attempt at a grid aimed at clarifying the issues. Your constructive [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on February 20, 2012
http://manicbeancounter.com/2012/02/20/a-climate-change-global-warming-spectrum/
Heartland Leak – The Implications
The stolen documents from the Heartland Institute have caused a lot of comment on the blogs. There are a number of things that will come out of this. 1. The consensus climate scientists and their cohorts cannot deal with numbers. Just as they have no sense of proportion with financial values (see Jo Nova on [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on February 17, 2012
http://manicbeancounter.com/2012/02/17/heartland-leak-the-implications/
Cold water on sea level rise alarmism
The new article in Nature on “Recent contributions of glaciers and ice caps to sea level rise” (Jacob et al. 2012) is in stark contrast to what has gone before. It is far from the previous claims. The main estimates before Jacob et al. 2012 were:- The Himalayan Glaciers will disappear by 2035. (UNIPCC AR4 [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on February 11, 2012
http://manicbeancounter.com/2012/02/11/cold-water-on-sea-level-rise-alarmism/
