Belmont Club » Rocket man

[commenter on Megan McArdle’s site] Just look at the mission statements of these climate research institutes – they don’t seek to investigate the scientific validity or soundness of AGW-theory, they assume that it is true, and seek to research the implications or consequences of it.
...I think it the most damning evidence for this soft tyranny is in the work of climate scientists whose scientific integrity has led them to publish results that clearly contradict basic assumptions in AGW modeling. Yet, in their papers, they are very careful to skirt around the issue, keeping their heads down, describing their results in a way obfuscates the contradiction. They will describe their results as an individual case, with no greater implications, and issue reassuring boilerplate statements about how AGW is true anyways.

For the field as a whole, it’s not a conspiracy. It’s the unfortunate consequence of having a field totally dominated by politically-motivated, strings-attached money. In the case of the CRU email group, well, the emails speak for themselves. Call it whatever you want.

This May Be Coming To Your State - Minnesotans For Global Warming

What struck me the most is that our law requires electrical companies to sell one-and-a-half percent less electricity every year. What if they discover cold fusion? The goal here doesn't seem to be to reduce emissions but rather to reduce electrical generation.

Climategate: rounding up a posse - at gunpoint | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog

Britain’s compromised Met Office is rounding up people for a petition to pooh-pooh the significance of Climategate. No relevant qualifications are required, and no inquiry beforehand is needed. Oh, and if you don’t sign....

Works and Days » Why Are We Tiring of Obama?

Cap-and-trade boondoggle
“Millions of green jobs”
Ignore gas, oil, coal, and nuclear power production
Cash-for-clunkers
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Van Jones, the racist and truther

[Brainwashed Canadian teen apologizes for bad weather in Africa]

COPENHAGEN — Taryn McKenzie-Mohr, an 18-year-old University of Toronto student, became the hero of the youth delegates at the Copenhagen climate change summit Thursday morning when she broke down in tears in front of Michael Martin, Canada’s unflappable chief negotiator at the summit.
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Delegates said she could be heard all the way down the hall.

Richard Littlemore | COP 15 Denier Delegation Keeps Agenda a Secret

Much more to come, apparently, from the contrarians.