The hockey stick graph remains an illusion | Andrew Montford | Environment | guardian.co.uk

In many ways the decision by my critics to use such tactics against me is good news, because those outsiders who want to know the truth about this most important and most revealing story can now see that the facts as presented in the book are pretty much correct. If the facts were wrong, we would certainly have heard about it by now.

The truth doesn't need a sales tool like the hockey stick graph and it doesn't need ad hominems and fallacies. Neither does it need a communications director to spin it out of trouble. Perhaps now, nearly nine months after it was published, we might see people, from both sides of the debate, answer Judith Curry's call to debate what the story of this most remarkable scientific paper tells us about the state of climatology and the state of science in general.

Civil war in Africa has no link to climate change - science-in-society - 10 September 2010 - New Scientist

THE idea that global warming will increase the incidence of civil conflict in Africa is wrong, according to a new study. What's more, the researchers who previously made the claim now concede that civil conflict has been on the wane in Africa since 2002, as prosperity has increased. If the trend continues, a more peaceful future may be in store.

David Suzuki's a Force of Nature

TORONTO - "I've always seen myself as the messenger, not the message," says David Suzuki, as a faint flush appears on his familiar features. Though he is, at this point in time, a household name, a leading authority on climate change and the host of one of the longest-running programs in Canadian TV history, Suzuki just isn't used to being a "star."
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At 74, Suzuki says he's happy for the meditative state that comes with age. "Years ago, I was driven by testosterone and the urge to get laid and pass on my DNA. Now, I can go for hours and hours without thinking about sex at all."