Monday, May 07, 2012

UEA accused of lying | ScottishSceptic

Over at WUWT Anthony Watts has accused the UEA of being liars. If like me you went there hoping to get a quick summary and found it very difficult to understand, then hopefully this will help.

Want climate resistant oysters, or climate “Justice”? The ARC has millions to help. But no money for skeptics. « JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax

File this under “Monopolistic Science”

Australian Taxpayer funds in 2012 are supporting around 50 projects about “climate change” or “greenhouse gases”.

Solar grand minima linked to cooling period in Europe | The Next Grand Minimum

We conclude that changes in atmospheric circulation amplified the solar signal and caused abrupt climate change about 2,800 years ago, coincident with a grand solar minimum.

Alley Points to His ‘Personal Milestones’ and Dog Walking … | The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media

“We can get the story straight if we connect the dots, and let the data — not ideology or delusion — tell us what’s really going on.”

Localizing Climate Change Stories | The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media

Phillips, a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, makes clear that he is motivated by concerns about climate change. He’s hoping that “through my reporting I can call attention to some of the most pressing issues in the region.”

That’s fine. Advocacy reporting has a time-honored place in the history of journalism.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sorry, but every single time I've seen the phrase "connect the dots" used, it's a euphemism (or smokescreen) for "non sequitur." The people using it likely don't even understand what a non sequitur is or why "connect the dots" as they use it is actually a fallacy of logic.