The Duke of Edinburgh sees clearly over wind turbines - Telegraph

If the Government is committed to its green energy policy, building a series
of new nuclear power stations should be the cornerstone of its efforts. But
instead it is committed to generating ever more ridiculous amounts via wind
power. The Duke of Edinburgh is absolutely right when he describes the claim
that this can meet our imminent electricity deficit as “a fairy tale”. We
hope the Government will finally take notice.

- Bishop Hill blog - Mail on Sunday on the Beeb

When you think about it, this is pretty amazing.

BBC editorial policy can be decided by a bunch of environmentalists sitting round a table with senior BBC decision-makers and this raises no issues about impartiality?

UEA can fund the private activity of a BBC journalist and this raises no issues about impartiality either?

Extraordinary.

The Odd Omission in IPCC’s Summary for Policy Makers for SREX on Extreme Weather and Climatic Events | Watts Up With That?

One of the major reasons why extreme weather events are of abiding interest to both the public and policy makers is the potential loss of life that they can cause. Imagine, therefore, writing a “Special Report” on managing the risks of extreme weather and climatic events but being virtually silent on whether deaths from such events had increased or decreased over the recent past. Who knows, but that information might even be useful in helping identify factors that could help manage those risks in the future. Yet, the Summary for Policy Makers (SPM) of the IPCC’s Special Report on extreme weather and climate events (SREX) does precisely that.

Climatesense-norpag: Comments on IPCC SREX Summary for Policy Makers

It’s amazing that the IPCC is finally paying attention to the real world. The most important thing they say is
“Uncertainty in the sign of projected changes in climate extremes over the coming two to three decades is relatively large because climate change signals are expected to be relatively small compared to natural climate variability”.
Note uncertainty in the “sign” means they think the earth may even be cooling- but they still shy away from using the c word.