The Reference Frame: UAH AMSU: 2011 was 4th coldest in this century

While RSS AMSU will almost certainly declare 2011 to be the second coldest year of the 21st century so far, after 2008, the year that just ended looks relatively warmer according to our fellow skeptics at UAH AMSU.

It's the 4th coldest year since 2001 after 2008, 2004, and 2001.

Bad News For Alarmists In The Arctic | Real Science

Comparing Arctic ice thickness to last year, you can see that the ice near Canada is much thicker this year – and that ice greater than 1 metre thick has shifted west where it will not get blown out of the Fram Strait.

Send Barbara Boxer On A Field Trip | Real Science

Barbara Boxer​ is very worried about the Greenland Ice Sheet melting. She probably needs a first-hand look at the devastation.

Thursday Overcast in the morning, then mostly cloudy. High of -36°F with a windchill of -89°F. Winds from the South at 15 mph.

Minister slams 'environmental Taliban' | News | Materials Recycling Week

Energy & climate change minister Greg Barker has rejected criticism by green campaigners of government efforts on the low-carbon agenda.

Mr Barker said he was “fed up with the environmental Taliban” criticising ministers’ efforts to address legitimate industry concerns.

The real holes in climate science | Climate Etc.

The American Meteorological Society 2011 Award for Distinguished Science Journalism in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences goes to  . . .

 Quirin Schiermeier for his article published in Nature, entitled “The real holes in climate science.”  The citation on the award is: “For “The Real Holes in Climate Science”, an insightful and candid article on key remaining gaps in understanding climate change.”