Senior Scots scientist in climate probe row - Scotsman.com News

Dr Benny Peizer, director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a think tank which claims the debate on climate change has become distorted, called for Prof Boulton to step down, too. He said: "Prof Boulton obviously is a very distinguished geologist. The problem is, he is a very outspoken campaigner on this issue and he's given talks calling for galvanising public opinion. He also worked at the very institution that he is now going to be investigating. That, we think, is a conflict of interest."

He said he was "speechless" about why Prof Boulton and Dr Campbell had been appointed in the first place.

"It looks like a shambles and it looks like the chairman of this panel hasn't really thought this through," he said. "Everyone must have told him (Sir Muir] that it's a very contentious issue and he should make sure the panel members have no bias at all."

Controversial choice for Climategate committee - Scotsman.com News

There is surely a case here to answer, particularly since this hearing is to be held in private. Sir Muir may well have prejudiced the outcome before the inquiry has even started.

Boulder Struggles With Energy Conservation - WSJ.com

BOULDER, Colo.—This spring, city contractors will fan out across this well-to-do college town to unscrew light bulbs in thousands of homes and replace them with more energy-efficient models, at taxpayer expense.
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But there are signs Boulder's efforts are starting to lose favor. Voters county-wide last fall rejected a measure that would have doubled a public fund set up to give homeowners low-interest loans for efficiency upgrades, such as a new furnace.

In the same November election, city voters elected to the council several newcomers eager to moderate Boulder's aggressive environmentalism.

Huge Climate Story…. Honesty. | SONICFROG DOT NET

Did anyone else just hear the “bump-bump” of the Jones bus running right over the infamous Hockey Stick?