Hansen Works His Magic In October | Real Science

Satellites showed a sharp drop in global temperature anomalies during October, but Hansen used the magic of imaginary Arctic data to bump October (0.54) up from September (0.48.)

Professor Will Steffen: Recent droughts and cyclones are NOT due to climate change

Any climate group, website or activist who claims that the recent drought in the Murray-Darling Basin or any of the recent cyclones activity is or was caused by man-made global warming or climate change is lying and just spreading extremist, unscientific propaganda.

I also commend Professor Will Steffen for appearing on the show, I hope other climate scientists will follow his lead.

Ellis: What's the difference between a skeptic and a denier? - Boulder Daily Camera

To someone with a scientific background, the difference is obvious. A skeptic has an open mind; a denier has a closed mind.

The denier has made up his mind that anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming isn't happening. He rejects any scientific evidence supporting AGW, and blindly accepts any evidence, pseudo-evidence, emotional appeal, or unsupported argument that opposes AGW. Scientifically disproving his argument won't sway him.

The skeptic doesn't believe something just because the establishment says it's so. He needs to personally examine the evidence, and won't believe it until he can prove it for himself.

Has Penn State's on-field progress led to off-field problems? - ESPN

Since 2002, 46 Penn State football players have faced 163 criminal charges, according to an ESPN analysis of Pennsylvania court records and reports. Twenty-seven players have been convicted of or have pleaded guilty to a combined 45 counts.

...Penn State president Graham Spanier said he believes Paterno and the university have taken appropriate disciplinary action against players involved in crimes.