Slanted inquiries | FP Comment | Financial Post

Regardless of how the press views my report into the inquiries, it appears clear that Parliament is taking the concerns it raises very seriously. The science and technology committee has already reopened its inquiry, taking evidence from Oxburgh last week and with Russell and the vice-chancellor of the university expected in the coming weeks.

Perhaps now that the sham of the inquiries has been exposed to public view, Parliament will seize the day and save British science from itself.

British Cold Rather Early Too « Musings from the Chiefio

Coldest August for 17 years? Golly, bet they could do with a bit of “Global Warming” right about now… And “12 C below the seasonal average” is a bit more dramatic than the 1/2 C of hypothetical global warming too. And this is while it’s still “summer”…

AGW Today: Everybody Panic, Part Lots : Stop The ACLU

...Because the Earth has never had flooding before. Ever. I believe they made the word “flooding” up around 1980 to account for this new phenomena.

Mercury News interview: Michael Woelk, president, CEO of Picarro - San Jose Mercury News

Picarro is a small but fast-growing company that makes scientific instruments to measure specific greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in quantities as small as parts per billion. It's backed by Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners and DAG Ventures. And while cap-and-trade legislation that would have required vastly improved accounting of greenhouse gas emissions appears to be dead in Congress, Picarro CEO Michael Woelk says business is booming and he's hiring "like crazy."