The New Nostradamus of the North: The ultimate sustainability project: "Recycling the Dead"

False Alarm: Antarctic Ice Shelves Not Melting At All, New Field Data Show

Twenty-year-old models which have suggested serious ice loss in the eastern Antarctic have been compared with reality for the first time - and found to be wrong, so much so that it now appears that no ice is being lost at all.

Brics defended us from anti-growth greens at Rio+20 | City A.M.

It’s a good sign that the Brics brought the focus on how to address green issues back to reality at Rio+20. Given the increasingly important role these nations are playing in the global economy, we can expect a much more sensible international debate on the subject in the years ahead. The intellectual hegemony of maverick Western NGOs is well and truly over – and that is great news for jobs and growth.

Aussies drive another stake into the heart of the wind-farm vampire – Telegraph Blogs

Today I am off to the annual conference of NOW (National Opposition to Wind Farms) to meet some of the victims of what I believe is the greatest public health scandal of the 21st century.

The great wind-farm scam is by no means a problem peculiar to Britain. All over the world, families are being driven out of their homes, electricity prices being driven sky high, jobs being killed, eagles being sliced and diced, cherished views being blighted, rent-seeking scuzzballs being rewarded. Some countries have proved better at fighting back against the menace than others. Right now, probably the most vigorous opposition is coming from Australia.

Climate Change: Waiting for a Catastrophic Wake-Up Call - By Mario Osava*

The difficulties in reaching an agreement on emissions reductions, made evident once again at Rio+20, could be solved by a climate disaster destructive enough to sensitize the international community.

Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: The John Maddox Prize

The John Maddox Prize will reward an individual who has promoted sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest. Its emphasis is on those who have faced difficulty or hostility in doing so.



Nominations of people at an early stage in their careers are particularly welcomed.