A scientist’s ten commandments | Behind The Black

It seems that some scientists in the climate field (Phil Jones of East Anglia University and Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University are two that come to mind immediately) would benefit by reading and following these rules.

The Online Lunchpail ™: Taxpayers stuck with $12M climate change bill

orporate criminals who deny climate change, what will?

Cincinnati experienced more rainfall in the first half of the year than it usually does in a WHOLE year.

Survey shows skeptics are smarter « JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax

When faced with the news that smarter more mathematical people were skeptical of man-made global warming, it’s a sure bet that as a Desmogger, he would fail to reach the obvious conclusion. Are believers gullible fools who can’t see the flaws in the reasoning? No. Skeptics are more literate and numerate about everything else, except for climate science, when they become dangerously overconfident and seek only to use their intellect to punch holes in the theory. Its not like these bright types have anything else to do is it? Of course.

U.S. Airlines Challenge European Emissions Rule - NYTimes.com

Airlines complain that some of the money they will spend on carbon permits will end up subsidizing debt-laden governments.

“Countries like Britain have reserved the right to use the money how they see fit,” said Nancy Young, a vice president at the Air Transport Association of America. “Helping Europeans out of their fiscal hole is not the aviation industry’s job.”