Stephen Schneider obituary | Myles Allen  | The Guardian

Steve believed passionately in evidence, and was always reminding me and other colleagues at meetings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) not to duck the hard questions.
...the magnitude of cooling by aerosols – tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere – and how fast the world might warm as China cleans up its power stations remain among the most important uncertainties in climate projections. As late as 1977, Steve wrote: "We just don't know enough to choose definitely at this stage whether we are in for warming or cooling – or when."

As the world warmed through the ensuing three decades, he readily accepted that the balance of evidence pointed towards further warming. However, he still insisted on the ability of the real world to surprise us. In a survey of expert opinion on the range of uncertainty in the warming response to a doubling of carbon dioxide levels undertaken in the mid-1990s, Steve's response stands out as by far the most uncertain. Yet he rightly saw this uncertainty not as an excuse for inaction, but a reason to be doubly concerned about this uncontrolled global experiment.

Flashback: Scientist Schneider who boasted he could 'slaughter' skeptics in debate backs off...'I certainly will not schedule some political show debate in front of a non-scientific audience' | Climate Depot

Professor Stephen Schneider of Stanford University, a prominent proponent of man-made global warming fears, appears to be backing off of his boast that he could "slaughter" skeptical scientists in a global warming debate. In a May 24, 2009 interview, Schneider publicly boasted any skeptical scientist would be "slaughtered in public debate" against him.

But after many dissenting scientists happily took up the debate challenge, it now appears Schneider is shying away from any such debate.

7/21: Still no day in July at or above average temp. | Lubbock, Texas

Here's what a deluge at the beginning of the month will get you -- no days in July yet at or above the seasonal average high of 91 to 92 degrees.

Could Obama Help Sell Energy Reform Even If He Wanted To? : TreeHugger

...at this point, I'm not convinced Obama can sell anything worth passing on the climate and clean energy front.