Chime In: Should Scientific Societies Speak Out on Public Policy? | Fred Bortz

My view is that not taking a position would be the height of social irresponsibility and a disservice to science.

The political discourse on climate change needs to be informed by science’s best tradition of evidence-based consensus and openness to alternate interpretations. Unfortunately, a cacophony of vested interests has dominated the media and the blogosphere, often giving a false impression of balance by understating the breadth of support for the consensus opinion and overemphasizing dissenting views. The consequences have been serious for such international policymaking efforts as the unproductive 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

South America Cold | The SPPI Blog

Climate Change Dictionary

PEER REVIEW: The act of banding together a group of like-minded academics with a funding conflict of interest, for the purpose of squeezing out any research voices that threaten the multi-million dollar government grant gravy train.

SETTLED SCIENCE: Betrayal of the scientific method for politics or money or both.

DENIER: Anyone who suspects the truth...

Why free solar panels are best avoided | The SPPI Blog

If you install the panels yourself, you’ll get the “Fits” for yourself as well as the reduced energy bills: note that, nuts as it may sound to the average tax payer, you get paid for all the electricity you produce even if you use it yourself.

It certainly is NUTS to the average taxpayer who is funding this through their utility bill, in fact it is the height of absolute lunacy)

C3: Despite Claims of "Warmest Summer," U.S. Temps Are Cooling At -8.6°F Per Century Rate As of August 31, 2010

Although August 2010 was the 7th warmest August since 1895 (August 1936 & 1937 were hotter for example), the twelve-month period ending August 31 was the second coldest since 1998, even with the warming influence of the 2010 El Niño. Of course, this U.S. cooling trend will eventually revert to a warming trend, but the current decade-long plus global cooling trend has not yet abated. This has been a major surprise for all global warming alarmists. This trend has persisted since the super 1997-98 El Niño event.