Who'd've Discredited It?

'Case against climate change discredited by study' shrieked the Independent yesterday. That must be one hell of a study. Except that it isn't: A difference in the way British and American ships measured the temperature of the ocean during the 1940s may explain why the...

The Black and White Aerosols Show

A paper published in Nature Geoscience last month received a lot of media attention. And rightly so. It showed that the Black Carbon (BC) component of soot is responsible for up to 60% as much warming as CO2. That is significant for many reasons, only some of which...

Edjukashun Educayshun Ejewkashan

Crisis politics expresses itself most visibly in any debate about children. Children are such a problem for the government that on top of countless other 'initiatives' devised to make sure they are obedient, don't get fat, don't have sex, dont do drugs, don't smoke,...

Auditing RMS

Following our post last week about Bob Ward and his involvement in Risk Management Solutions, there's a lively discussion on the subject going on over at Climate Audit.

More Heat than Light on the Warming Swindle

Martin Durkin's Great Global Warming Swindle is in the news again following an open letter to Wag TV signed by 37 scientists. The Letter, organised by Bob Ward - former Senior Manager for Policy Communication at the Royal Society, complains about the DVD release of...