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Andrew Sullivan on SwiftHack
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 20 hours ago
Andrew Sullivan on SwiftHack
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — Not really a climate blogger though he sometimes plays up Jim Manzi's stuff, and a sort of... conservative-in-spirit (though gay) anti-Republican, Andrew Sullivan is one of my main sources of information. He was brilliant on the Iran pseudo-election and is consistently on the mark about what drives ... (more) Andrew Sullivan on SwiftHack

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Snow in Austin
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 22 hours ago
Snow in Austin
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — We're expecting a light snow tonight, perhaps a couple of inches up in the hills. This is... not without precedent. The pattern of past snow events is peculiar and hard to characterize. -- Image: Austin Statesman (more) Snow in Austin
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Best Comment on the UEA Emails
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 38 hours ago
Best Comment on the UEA Emails
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — From Balloon-Juice : One the one hand one can hardly deny that East Anglia shot itself in... the groin when the story bubbled for so long without their input. But really, what did you expect would happen? We pay scientists to do science. Especially given the effort that it takes to talk ... (more) Best Comment on the UEA Emails
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Hansen Book
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 8 days ago
Hansen Book
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — Press release: STORMS OF MY GRANDCHILDREN The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance... to Save Humanity by James Hansen At the Copenhagen Climate Conference (December 7-18, 2009), one expected guest will be noticeably absent. Dr. James Hansen’s ... (more) Hansen Book

Comments vote down Michael Tobis Michael Tobis posted 8 days agoposted this
Primate Change Denialism
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 9 days ago
Primate Change Denialism
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — MONKEYS IN DENIAL H/T the infamous P Z Myers... (more) Primate Change Denialism

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An Interesting Gripe
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 9 days ago
An Interesting Gripe
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — Never one to shy away from sticking his neck out, Ray Pierrehumbert (aka Raypierre) has actually submitted... a top level article to Dot Earth. Ray's follow-up comment is especially interesting. There is so much uninformed comment here I don't know where to begin. So many people are complaining ... (more) An Interesting Gripe

Comments vote down Michael Tobis Michael Tobis posted 9 days agoposted this
Fighting Bad Science
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 10 days ago
Fighting Bad Science
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — One of the issues with how the UEA emails are perceived is whether the reader understands the... context of the dubious pseudoscience and constant harassment the field faces. If you understand that, the emails are understandable and mostly excusable. If you don't, if you think that normal science ... (more) Fighting Bad Science
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On another front
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 10 days ago
On another front
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — We'll return to climategate and its lessons shortly. Meanwhile, I know this is King of the Road... bait, almost as much as if I'd mentioned Bill Maher, but James Kunstler starts the day making sense: I'm not one of the economists that Mr. Krugman talks to (nor am I an economist). But it's sure ... (more) On another front
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For Science, Against Opposing Anti-Science
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 11 days ago
For Science, Against Opposing Anti-Science
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — Too long for the quote of the week, the following is quoted verbatim from " The Religious... Case Against Belief " by James Carse. I think it reflects very clearly on the difficulties we are having. It is crucial that science not be cast as a "belief system", because that simply stiffens the spine ... (more) For Science, Against Opposing Anti-Science
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Viaduct? Vy not?
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 13 days ago
Viaduct? Vy not?
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — Talk about playing "gotcha". Regular readers are likely to be aware of the release of a huge... mass of illegally obtained emails among leading climate scientists of the observational stripe. RealClimate, I think, handled it nicely . A lot of attention is being placed on Phil Jones' Once Tim’s ... (more) Viaduct? Vy not?
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Mayhem-Bot
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 14 days ago
Mayhem-Bot
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — "I think geoengineering can and should be discussed but not based on stupidity and misinformation."... (more) Mayhem-Bot
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Best Enviro Toon Ever!
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 14 days ago
Best Enviro Toon Ever!
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — Easter Bunny Island is now available in livid color . Jobs, Not Tree!... (more) Best Enviro Toon Ever!
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Melting Ohio Daily
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 15 days ago
Melting Ohio Daily
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — So this droll item, apparently unveiled by Jay Leno, is making the rounds , which makes it... a perfect opportunity for an exercise with large numbers. Let's start with what we can glean about Enco's production in 1962. We can then compare it with modern production of its more or less descendant ... (more) Melting Ohio Daily

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Oy
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 17 days ago
Oy
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — Snake eyes. (more) Oy
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Make the Invisible Visible
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 18 days ago
Make the Invisible Visible
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — We must make the invisible visible . We must make the vastness perceptible . We must make... the alien familiar . We must make the implausible plausible . We have no other choice. (more) Make the Invisible Visible
Comments vote down Michael Tobis Michael Tobis posted 18 days agoposted this
Arctic Sea Ice
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 20 days ago
Arctic Sea Ice
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — SCARY GRAPH SOMEWHAT SCARY GRAPH MOSTLY NONSCARY GRAPH Scary plot from treehugger Less scary plot from NSIDC... Non-scary plot from Meteorlogy News All show the SAME DATA. A nice presentation by CalTech postdoc Ian Eisenman today on the possibility of a genuine Arctic Sea Ice ... (more) Arctic Sea Ice

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Deficit of Record Cold, Surfeit of Inexpertise
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 21 days ago
Deficit of Record Cold, Surfeit of Inexpertise
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — Dot Earth reports Scientists sifting for trends in record high and low temperatures across the United States... have found more evidence of long-term warming of the climate, with the biggest shift coming through a reduction in record low nighttime temperatures. That is a pattern long predicted ... (more) Deficit of Record Cold, Surfeit of Inexpertise

Comments vote down Michael Tobis Michael Tobis posted 21 days agoposted this
Nice Throbgoblin's Pieces
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 22 days ago
Nice Throbgoblin's Pieces
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — Easter Bunny Island (" Jobs Not Tree! ") remains my all time favorite of Throbgoblin's, but this... one is certainly apropos: I'd prefer if Cantankerous Frank's expression of exasperation that appears at the end of each story could be drawn in a bit more of an understated way, sort of like a ... (more) Nice Throbgoblin's Pieces
Comments vote down Michael Tobis Michael Tobis posted 22 days agoposted this
Very Slow News
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 23 days ago
Very Slow News
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — I've been casting about, recently, for how to express what I mean about the three kinds of... non-delusional climate blogs , and what the difference between them might be, in such a way as not to make unnecessary enemies, but also to promote this kind of one, which in the long run I assert is ... (more) Very Slow News

Comments vote down Michael Tobis Michael Tobis posted 23 days agoposted this
Austin Streetscape
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 24 days ago
Austin Streetscape
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — (more) Austin Streetscape
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