The Reference Frame: Are all climate skeptics theocratic?

Christianity and global warming alarmism are two different religions. Some people think that these two religions are "similar" which may be good for some of them and bad for others; other people think that these two religions are "negatively correlated" and they prefer to like one of them or the other. To summarize, all four combinations exist (atheist or believing × skeptics or alarmists) and none of them is negligible.

Death Threats? Respect the science? Start with some evidence. « JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax

The death threats scare that was widely publicized in June 2011 turned out to be opportunistic hyperbole based on a five year old letter, one unverified remark at an event a year ago, and recycled old boorish emails. Yet the shameless propaganda machine continues to repeat the baseless claim without admitting that it was a transparent attempt to score sympathy points.

Why can they get away with it? Because media outlets like The Canberra Times won’t apologize for printing such vacuous unsubstantiated claims, and they won’t correct the record. And Catalyst (which soaked in the one-sided hyperbole with Science Under Seige last night) won’t do enough “investigation” to get the story straight.

Temperatures Were Near The Boiling Point During The Cambrian | Real Science

Climate models tell us that a rise of 160 PPM from 390 to 550 PPM will increase temperatures by up to 10C. During the Cambrian, CO2 levels were above 4,000 PPM – so it is safe to extrapolate that the corals which evolved during the Cambrian must have been able to survive concentrated seaacid near or above the boiling point.

Sadly, corals are now very sensitive creatures, and a rise of just 1C will kill them all.

My Prairie Dog Research | Real Science

I did some research of the local prairie dogs today. They still live in holes and make a lot of noise when you ride your bicycle nearby. This is the same behaviour which they engaged in 50 years ago.

I would like a million dollars to study this over the next three years, and see if prairie dogs continue to live in holes in the ground – or if they move into ponds or trees.