by Judith Curry Two recent essays on skepticism stimulate reflections on both the scientific consensus and the high level of public skepticism. A recent study from the George Mason group in the Climate Change in the American Mind Series explores the public … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry Climate researchers are now engaged in a debate about whether their science is being crippled by a compulsion to conform. They wonder if pressure to reach a consensus is too great. They ask if criticism is being … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry The whole concept behind IPCC is basically wrong. – Lennart Bengtsson Last week, The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) issued a press release that Lennart Bengtsson joints the GWPF’s Academic Advisory Council. Exceprts: The Global Warming Policy Foundation is … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry For balance, for every @curryja you would need 30 from mainstream. – Victor Venema Climate Change National Forum There is a new blog called Climate Change National Forum. From the About page: Climate Change National Forum (CCNF) … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry If free speech is only for polite persons of mild temperament within government-policed parameters, it isn’t free at all. So screw that. – Mark Steyn Mark Steyn Mark Steyn has written a remarkable defense of free speech: … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry This past week, there have been several essays and one debate that provide some good perspectives on what we don’t know about climate change, and whether we should be alarmed. James Lovelock Nature has an interview with … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry What use is science to society, if its advocates are not brave enough to point out the nonsense that is produced in the name of the scientific consensus? – Ben Pile Ben Pile has a very interesting … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry Some significant developments in various lawsuits involving Michael Mann Steyn versus Mann Mark Steyn has just filed to countersue Michael Mann for $20M. Excerpts: 130. Plaintiff [Mann] has engaged in a pattern of abusive litigation designed to chill … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry ‘While climate change is occurring, the drivers of change are less clear.’ We have recently considered some reasons for skepticism from engineers, a physicist, and a weather forecaster. Chemistry World, a publication of the (UK) Royal Society … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry Well, this is an interesting twist on climate denialism. The National Review has an article entitled Liberal denial on climate change and Energy, subtitle A new poll reveals conservatives are the open-minded ones. Excerpts: According to the Hoover … Continue reading →
