Urban warming 'as important as AGW' | Australian Climate Madness

Whilst the possible warming from AGW in the last 100 years can be measured in tenths of a degree, a new study suggests that warming from urbanisation may be even more significant

BBC News - Biggest fire 'for years' in Dagenham, London

The brigade was called at about 13:15 BST when flames took hold at a recycling centre in Dagenham, east London.

Proving Media Bias - Political Science - Prager University

Is there a left tilt to the media's coverage of the news? If there is, can it be proven? And if it can be proven, can the consequences be quantified in a meaningful way? Acclaimed UCLA Professor of Political Science and Economics, Tim Groseclose, has the startling answers in this new Prager University course. Whatever you do, don't miss his final conclusion.

The meme spreads: Patrick Moore “gets it” « JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax

It’s interesting how the message is spreading. David and I have been arguing for 2 or 3 years that the feedbacks are the key gaping flaw, the critical point in the skeptic’s case. (And see this post last week.) It’s the amplification in the models with water vapor and clouds which is the point of highest uncertainty (and indeed it’s not just uncertain, the evidence points towards negative feedback. The models are wrong.)

Patrick Moore shared emails with David in February 2012 saying: “Yours is the best straightforward explanation of the skeptic’s rationale that I have seen, and thank-you for that.”

And now we see an interview with Patrick Moore in the Washington Times, sharing the meme