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Interesting times at the “North Pole” « Watts Up With That?

Not much change in the ice pinger distance, even though the station has drifted 161 miles to the SSE (lat lon data here). If I interpret the pinger graph correctly, the ice thickness has changed from ~2.75m to ~2.5m.

Free Frank Warner: Time to apply real science, not ‘wornout dogmas,’ to global warming

It’s long past time to “abandon wornout dogmas,” as President Obama said in his inauguration. One of the dogmas, held by too many scientists and leaders, is that no matter what facts you find, you must report only those that support the belief we face an imminent global warming catastrophe.

Dr. Pielke says there’s a debate we haven’t heard.

LARRY RILEY: The governor, science, climate change and politics | thestarpress.com | The Star Press

Though he didn't address the legislation by name, the [Indiana governor Mitch Daniels] used Rose's commencement to again bring up carbon dioxide emissions and global warming, and he urged students to bring not only their technical competence to the debate, but courage.

He never said climate change wasn't taking place, nor that human activity doesn't contribute significantly to global warming. Rather, he wants the debate rational.

"In what has become less a scientific than a theological argument, anyone raising a contrary viewpoint or even a challenging question is often subjected to vicious personal criticism," said Daniels.