Pachelbel

Chicago, IL

No Consensus On Global Warming.

Their play book says: "Always ignore or downplay reports adverse to our stated philosophy." or words to that effect.  (11 hrs ago | post #13)

Hartford, CT

Once slow-moving threat, global warming speeds up, leaving litt...

Alaska? Even during 24 hour sun, it is about 45 degrees below vertical at summer solstice. Less at all other times. Actually, I don't necessarily oppose the idea on buildings predominantly used during daylight hours. I do not however, think it should be federally mandated. Incentivize? sure. But the individual jurisdictions MUST still be empowered to make the best choice (that's "CHOICE" ) based on local conditions. If the feds want to force the issue, THEY should sit down with the jurisdictions and "participate " in devising a plan that works for those specific conditions. A "one size fits all" mandate is the worst thing they could do.  (11 hrs ago | post #15572)

Hartford, CT

Once slow-moving threat, global warming speeds up, leaving litt...

Understood. Still better than his White House years.  (11 hrs ago | post #15571)

Hartford, CT

Once slow-moving threat, global warming speeds up, leaving litt...

That's should be "hope", not "home".  (13 hrs ago | post #15568)

Hartford, CT

Once slow-moving threat, global warming speeds up, leaving litt...

BTW, I do have deep respect for Jimmy Carter. He has been far more valuable as a former president than he ever was or could be as president. Perhaps that presages some home for Obama after 2012.  (13 hrs ago | post #15567)

Hartford, CT

Scientists say they have proved climate change is real, now mus...

I see the alarmists have gotten their "talking points" lined up and can now rejoin the conversation. AGW "science " saving the world is kind of like shoppers "saving" money on sales for something they didn't need. There's no additional money in their pockets and a big hole in their wallets.  (15 hrs ago | post #6997)

Hartford, CT

Scientists say they have proved climate change is real, now mus...

Another casualty of the AGW farce revealed by these revelations is the corruption of the peer review process. Jones email must surely be the tip of the iceberg in the matter of attempting control access to the science journals. "'This was the danger of always criticising the skeptics for not publishing in the “peer-reviewed literature”. Obviously, they found a solution to that�ta ke over a journal! So what do we do about this? I think we have to stop considering “Climate Research” as a legitimate peer-reviewed journal. Perhaps we should encourage our colleagues in the climate research community to no longer submit to, or cite papers in, this journal. We would also need to consider what we tell or request of our more reasonable colleagues who currently sit on the editorial board. What do others think?� 'I will be emailing the journal to tell them I’m having nothing more to do with it until they rid themselves of this troublesome editor.”“It results from this journal having a number of editors. The responsible one for this is a well-known skeptic in NZ. He has let a few papers through by Michaels and Gray in the past. I’ve had words with Hans von Storch about this, but got nowhere. Another thing to discuss in Nice !'” Briefly, tout the value of peer review as an absolute requirement for credibility, then control the access so no one not an "AGW insider" can get access. Neat. However the truth will out, and has been. Climate Research published some "skeptic " work and it itself is on the "outs" with Jones. One can only wonder how deeply the respected institutions of science have been likewise corrupted, including academia, the scientific media, the learned scientific associations and "the highest bodies of science review in the land".  (15 hrs ago | post #6996)

Hartford, CT

Scientists say they have proved climate change is real, now mus...

original source: Three Things You Absolutely Must Know About Climategate By Iain Murray, Pajamas Media  (15 hrs ago | post #6995)

Hartford, CT

Once slow-moving threat, global warming speeds up, leaving litt...

Just like Jimmy Carter. He was a high thinker and little doer, too.  (15 hrs ago | post #15558)

Hartford, CT

Once slow-moving threat, global warming speeds up, leaving litt...

I see the alarmists have gotten their "talking points" lined up and can now rejoin the conversation. AGW "science " saving the world is kind of like shoppers "saving" money on sales for something they didn't need. There's no additional money in their pockets and a big hole in their wallets.  (15 hrs ago | post #15555)

Hartford, CT

Once slow-moving threat, global warming speeds up, leaving litt...

It is entirely possible to be both "a laughing stock in the world of academia", and "a highly respected scientist, with validation from the highest body of science review in the land" (btw, which body do you refer to?). Another casualty of the AGW farce revealed by these revelations is the corruption of the peer review process. Jones email must surely be the tip of the iceberg in the matter of attempting control access to the science journals. "'This was the danger of always criticising the skeptics for not publishing in the “peer-reviewed literature”. Obviously, they found a solution to that�ta ke over a journal! So what do we do about this? I think we have to stop considering “Climate Research” as a legitimate peer-reviewed journal. Perhaps we should encourage our colleagues in the climate research community to no longer submit to, or cite papers in, this journal. We would also need to consider what we tell or request of our more reasonable colleagues who currently sit on the editorial board. What do others think?� 'I will be emailing the journal to tell them I’m having nothing more to do with it until they rid themselves of this troublesome editor.” “It results from this journal having a number of editors. The responsible one for this is a well-known skeptic in NZ. He has let a few papers through by Michaels and Gray in the past. I’ve had words with Hans von Storch about this, but got nowhere. Another thing to discuss in Nice !'” Briefly, tout the value of peer review as an absolute requirement for credibility, then control the access so no one not an "AGW insider" can get access. Neat. However the truth will out, and has been. Climate Research published some "skeptic " work and it itself is on the "outs" with Jones. One can only wonder how deeply the respected institutions of science have been likewise corrupted, including academia, the scientific media, the learned scientific associations and "the highest bodies of science review in the land".  (15 hrs ago | post #15554)

Hartford, CT

Scientists say they have proved climate change is real, now mus...

While "liberals " may have taken up the political "cause", I refer here to the AGW alarmists, ie those who accept the "science " without question and repeat ad nauseum the same old arguments and DENY their is anything new or credible questioning the so called "consensus " position. "They" cannot now even justify those arguments because the entire body of work of arguably one of the most influential AGW "science " research centers has been called into question with some tangible evidence. Additionally, that "taint" includes other prominent sources of data and analysis, now questionable, based on email conversations which in sum reveal a perversion of the scientific process. I always suspected "they" were repeating a mantra. I even said as much in various posts. The "mantra" is now suspect and they have to do some actual research to determine where to go next.  (Wednesday | post #6983)

Hartford, CT

Once slow-moving threat, global warming speeds up, leaving litt...

While "liberals " may have taken up the political "cause", I refer here to the AGW alarmists, ie those who accept the "science " without question and repeat ad nauseum the same old arguments and DENY their is anything new or credible questioning the so called "consensus " position. "They" cannot now even justify those arguments because the entire body of work of arguably one of the most influential AGW "science " research centers has been called into question with some tangible evidence. Additionally, that "taint" includes other prominent sources of data and analysis, now questionable, based on email conversations which in sum reveal a perversion of the scientific process. I always suspected "they" were repeating a mantra. I even said as much in various posts. The "mantra" is now suspect and they have to do some actual research to determine where to go next.  (Wednesday | post #15520)

Hartford, CT

Once slow-moving threat, global warming speeds up, leaving litt...

I should clarify that in my post, #15490, I gave the sources to a news article and to Monbiot's site. Except where I identify a specific quote as such, the commentary which follows is my word's, not Bolt's, You can read his commentary directly at the heraldsun link.  (Tuesday Nov 24 | post #15492)

Hartford, CT

Scientists say they have proved climate change is real, now mus...

I should clarify that in my preceding post, I gave the sources to a news article and to Monbiot's site. Except where I identify a specific quote as such, the commentary which follows is my word's, not Bolt's, You can read his commentary directly at the heraldsun link.  (Tuesday Nov 24 | post #6971)