- Bishop Hill blog - AR5: dead in the water?

...Is is possible to argue in these circumstances that the IPCC remains a credible organisation? I would say not. I wonder if the Fifth Assessment Report is dead in the water already.

John Vidal: Pollution suit against UK government dismissed by court of appeal | JunkScience.com

“Challenge brought by Client Earth could go to European court of justice after judges rule European commissioner must decide“

“Client Earth”? Oh puh-lease!

Greenpeace says KFC boxes destroy Indonesia forests | JunkScience.com

Sigh… a rational person would say “KFC buys product to help Indonesia develop and reduce third world poverty” but Greenpeace are rabidly misanthropic

The New Nostradamus of the North: Rio+20 - The last UN mega conference?

 The average cost of a room in Rio during the conference has risen to $818 per night, according to a report this week by Agencia Brasil, the state-run news agency. And some hotels are taking advantage of the shortage of accommodations by requiring guests to book for an.  entire week, even if they intend to stay for just three or four nights.

 With a total of 33,000 beds for the estimated 50,000-plus visitors expected to flood the city for the June 20-22 summit, the mayor has resorted to asking residents to leave town and rent out their apartments to delegates.

Scientists suspect thunderstorms as climate culprit | JunkScience.com

As if there weren’t enough forces spreading pollution around the planet, scientists are looking at one other contributor: thunderstorms.  

Scientists will chase thunderstorms this spring and summer in three states, in part to look at the role the storms play in pulling pollution from the surface up into the stratosphere.

The $10 million field study, known as the “Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry” (DC3) project, started May 15.