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In the beginning: Friends of Science, Talisman Energy and the de Freitas brothers
Here is the first of an occasional series that will look back at the origins of various major players among Canada’s climate contrarians. And, quite appropriately, the honour of inauguration belongs to none other than our old, um, acquaintances, Friends … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change "skeptics"
Tagged Alan Gibb, Chris de Freitas, James Buckee, Talisman Energy, Tom Harris
Michaels and Knappenberger’s World Climate Report: “No warming whatsoever over the past decade”
The most recent twist on the “global warming has stopped” meme is the citation of highly respected researchers in support of that incorrect, yet somehow persistent proposition. Once again, the charge is being led by leading climate contrarian Patrick Michaels, … Continue reading
Meet Alan Gibbs, builder of amphibious HumVees and “climate science” coalitions
In my first post on the ongoing McLean et al (2009) kerfuffle, I discussed the role of the various lobby groups in promoting and exaggerating the findings of this abysmal paper. Chief among these, of course, are the New Zealand … Continue reading
Muir Russell report on CRU: “Their rigour and honesty as scientists is not in doubt”
The long-awaited Muir Russell report on various controversies concerning the work of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia was released today. The report thoroughly examined various accusations of improper conduct, and in the main exonerated … Continue reading
Mann exonerated by PSU inquiry: “No substance to the allegation”
The second and final phase of Penn State University’s investigation of allegations of research misconduct against paleoclimatologist Michael Mann has just been completed. In a report issued today, the inquiry exonerated Mann of a remaining general charge of scientific misconduct, … Continue reading
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How to be a climate science auditor, part 2: The forgotten climategate emails
In this installment, I’ll look at another technique in the climate auditor’s toolbox, namely selective quotation. Once again, our example case study will involve accusations by Steve McIntyre concerning the use of paleoclimatologist Keith Briffa’s tree-ring based reconstruction in a … Continue reading
Posted in Climate science disinformation
Tagged IPCC, Keith Briffa, Michael Mann, Steve McIntyre, TAR
McKitrick gets it wrong on IPCC
The latest climate contrarian meme appears to be (baseless) accusations of scientific “gatekeeping” and “censorship”. Ross McKitrick provides an example of this unmistakable trend, with a blow-by-blow account of difficulties encountered in publication of his upcoming paper on the supposed … Continue reading
Bali 2007 revisited
It’s deja vu all over again. The contrarian hysteria ratcheting ever upward as a key United Nations climate conference gets underway is depressingly familiar. A case in point is the Canadian National Post’s relentless drum beat of pseudo-scientific half-truths, outright … Continue reading
Is ENSO “responsible for recent global warming?” No.
A raging controversy, one almost as hot as the record-breaking heat wave on the North American west coast, has broken out over a recent paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres), a peer-reviewed periodical published by the American Geophysical … Continue reading
Canadians front and centre at 2nd Heartland Conference
The “climate change skeptic” right-wing think tank Heartland Institute has been quietly updating its list of almost 60 speakers for the second annual International Conference on Climate Change to be held in New York this March – and Canadian skeptics … Continue reading
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