Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Advocacy Of A Particular Climate Science Perspective By A Panel Sponsored By The American Geophysical Union | Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.

In the November 29 2011 issue of EOS, there is an American Geophysical Union (AGU) announcement on “communicating climate science across a variety of media platforms. Is is reproduced above. The selection of the panel members shows clearly an advocacy perspective by whoever set up this AGU presentation. This can easily be shown by the selection of the panel members, which I have summarized below. I do not question the scenerity of the panel members, but objective readers of them will clearly see that this “communication” by the AGU is actually an advocacy for a particular perspective with respect to climate science and resultant  policies

Why south Durban stinks of rotten cabbage, eggs and cat wee | Environment | guardian.co.uk

"We have methanol, ethanol, solvents, toxins, dioxins, benzene, sulphides, bleaches, every chemical in the world here [even carbon dioxide?]. There is gas flaring twice a day. Leaks, explosions and fires are common yet there are 285,000 people living within a few yards of the factories and refineries."

BusinessDay - COP-17: Green Climate Fund ‘not enough’

Executive vice-president and chief administrative officer of American Electric Power says proposed $100bn-a-year fund is "woefully short"

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