The Gray Monk: Selective sciences

I have always had some respect for the World Wildlife Fund or WWF, they did quite a good job on a number of fronts in my view, helping to save a lot of our rarer animals from extinction, the Panda, the Siberian Tiger and one or two other notables among them. But now I'm not sure what they are up too. Firstly, like Greenpeace and Fiends of the Earth, they have strayed into the realms of pseudo-science, and that I will not give money to support.

What has sparked this tirade? Well, I came across a little gem in the Daily Telegraph, a stunning photo that shows that the Arctic ice sheet has almost vanished. Or has it?...

CO2-hysteric MacArthur Foundation commits another $50 million

...MacArthur is responding to the gravest ecological challenge of our day: climate change and its consequences for biodiversity...MacArthur is encouraged by the early progress of our climate change initiative. But the scale and urgency of the problem demands that the international conservation community step up its efforts. It is clear that, for conservation to succeed in the face of climate change, there must be shared science, coordinated action, the capacity for rapid response, backed up with increased financial resources.

You can count on MacArthur to play a leadership role in building an international movement to adapt conservation to the reality of climate change. We want to work with other private and public agencies that share our commitment. We will do more; we ask you to do more. This is work that cannot wait. As those who care about life on earth, we must act boldly, together, and now. Together, we can make a difference.