What’s it like to be climate scientist Michael Mann? Think bounty (not the good kind)

We did, however, get the smallest of glimpses of what it must be like to be besieged in the way he has been: The folks over at junkscience.org posted about our talk today and offered a $500 bounty for a video of someone at the event asking Mann a question “debunking” his views.  No winners, as far as I know.

UK Government Increasingly Anxious About Green Subsidies

Energy ministers are planning to rein in subsidies for heat pumps in thousands of households and businesses, amid concerns about the future costs of the £860 million green scheme.

Another Taxpayer Funded $825 Million Solar Loan Going to Waste - Katie Pavlich

Solyndra? Let's try Genesis. In Southern California, federal and state governments have been working to expedite a solar project in order to satisfy President Obama's solar agenda. The problems that could derail the $825 million taxpayer funded project? Kit foxes and an ancient burial site.

After Disclosure of Sierra Club’s Gifts From Gas Driller, a Roiling Debate - NYTimes.com

The recent disclosure of the Sierra Club’s secret acceptance of $26 million in donations from people associated with a natural gas company has revived an uncomfortable debate among environmental groups about corporate donations and transparency.

Dimwitted NASA Scientist Loses The Missing Heat – Thinks We Are In A Solar Minimum | Real Science

What a maroon. Temperatures have been flat for 15 years, we are below scenario C, we are at solar maximum, and NASA’s top scientist takes three strikes in one sentence.

[Hansen] really has no clue what is going on – with anything.