Die Klimazwiebel: What's going on at the IPCC?

The reply by the IPCC is sobering: it does not even seem to acknowledge the charges made by Pielke. This begs the question if they took him seriously in the first place. It seems not. As I remarked in a comment on his blog, this looks very much like arrogance of power or bureaucratic mentality (maybe both?). One is led to believe that the IPCC reckons no one will read the issues in any detail. Perhaps they are right in this respect and Roger is wrong in his honest belief that "Nothing below [in his account of the saga] is complicated or nuanced." How long will it take until this is exposed to a wider audience?

Wind industry big lies no. 2: your property values will not be affected… – Telegraph Blogs

"The majority of homebuyers don't want to live anywhere near a wind farm – it's as simple as that," one tells me.

What Happens in the Arctic Doesn't Stay in the Arctic | Dan Lashof's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

Scientists are confident that this trend is due to pollution...This is a formula for increasing extreme weather—both persistent excessive heat and severe snow storms.

Towards a Paris Protocol? The new green diplomacy of the president Hollande | The Adopt a Negotiator Project

France is ready to host the UN Climate Conference in 2015” president Hollande announced rather expectedly. The country is thus set to come back to the front stage of climate diplomacy. The 2015 climate conference is indeed expected to be particularly important, as it should conclude the negotiations on a new climate protocol.