FT.com / Comment / Opinion - Smeared scientists must still mend their ways

Mr Trenberth insists the e-mail hack equated to a “swiftboating” of climate scientists, a reference to the smearing of John Kerry’s presidential campaign. He argues there is nothing wrong with scientists advocating policy: “I’m a scientist but I’m also a citizen of the world.” He is right that society wants more guidance from scientists. But what we need most is a more nuanced understanding of the risks and probabilities. That requires an intellectual elite who are climate sceptics in the true sense, rather than busily applying blue facepaint and reaching for a placard.

PlayPolitical.com - Goofs and Gaffes: Al Gore and Gordon Brown walk into wrong room

Sea level: level heads needed | The SPPI Blog

According to satellite altimetry, which is believed to be considerably more reliable than the tide-gages that it has largely replaced, mean global sea level has been rising by approximately 1 ft (0.3 m) per century during the 16 years since the first satellite began measurements. During the past four years, there has been no statistically-significant sea-level rise at all. These dull but verifiable facts have not been mentioned during the Copenhagen climate conference.

The Daily Bayonet » Global Warming Hoax Weekly Round-Up, Dec. 17th 2009

It’s all gone Pete Tong for alarmists in Denmark as the curse of Brown descends and the inconvenience of climategate refuses to go away. Greenpeace was punk’d, Phelim was unplugged and Al Gore turned into the Gaffeinator. It’s all good clean fun in this, your last round-up of 2009.

BBC - Ethical Man blog: In praise of scepticism

We challenged two leading British scientists to try to prove the science of global warming to a group of people whose views very loosely reflect national opinions.

And, as if that wasn't tough enough we asked them to do it in my kitchen.

Can they do it? Well, you can see for yourself.

Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: The Paper that the Australian Government Didn't Want Published

Strong stuff. One thing is certain: In trying to suppress Spash's work the Australian government guaranteed that it would receive a much wider reading that it would have otherwise.

Copenhagen con: how the socialists are making capitalists pay | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog

First the Copenhagen summit gives Hugo Chavez a standing ovation for savaging capitalism. Then out comes the begging bowl, to be filled by those very same evil capitalists:

Debating Motivators for Climate [Swindle] Action - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

The researchers concluded that successfully addressing these segments “will require a diversity of messages, messengers, and methods, each tailored to meet the needs of different target audiences.”