[Churchill 2009: Lots of polar bears]

This time, we had no trouble at all finding the bears as they came to us. One woman counted 50 bears in all, although I'm fairly certain the number was closer to 35 as animals have a tendancy to walk around!
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It was a truly amazing experience to be so close to so many polar bears.

[Churchill in the 1950s: Not many polar bears]

Boris has been in Churchill since 1952...
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It took four years for Boris to see a bear in Churchill, they just were not around that much.

Nature sees no reason to investigate climate papers

So, what appears to be happening is that documents that don't seem to speak to the science are being used to derail an attempt to develop policies that are based on the conclusions of the scientific community. All in all, not a win for critical thinking.

The Blackboard » The Tribe Speaks (to the press)

Evidently, Mann, Schmidt, Oppenheimer & Romm are having a press conference today.
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I guess reporters will be fed the “tribe’s” notion of the context for the emails. Expect this to influence news reports over the coming weeks.

Harsanyi: We-don't-want-to-talk-about-it-gate - The Denver Post

Americans honor the courageous informant, the gutsy citizen who stands against the savagery of the profit-mongering conglomerate. Well, sometimes. It appears, believe it or not, that there are those who aren't religiously tethered to this sacred obligation.