Category Archives: Climate Clusterfuck

Even if we do know with certainty that the Earth is warming, and even if we do know with certainty that humans are responsible (whether in part or in whole) for that, we still don’t know with certainty what the … Continue reading →

AEI’s Steven Hayward has a sharply critical commentary on China’s supposed green revolution. His conclusions: Not so green after all, and limited green potential. The likelihood that he’s correct on the second part is, I think, worrisome.

That is, if we use this Middlebury College environmental studies’ prof’s standard of evidence. Hmm, I’m pretty sure I remember being told that it was only the media and other non-scholarly folks who went overboard in making such pronouncements.

I’ve been casually picking my way through Roger Pielke, Jr.’s The Climate Fix: What Scientists and Politicians Won’t Tell You About Global Warming. His general take is mine also: global warming is happening, but the the “official consensus” misstates and … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, in the wrong direction. I don’t buy the argument that currency manipulation is the real culprit, but it’s always good to have a scary villain.

I’ve critized James Hansen for things he said. It’s only fair then, to point out something he didn’t actually say. President Obama ‘has four years to save Earth.’ This is the headline of the article from the Guardian. I love … Continue reading →

I have criticized James Hansen, while Michael Heath has defended him. Here I critique Hansen with the use of multiple examples of why he is of dubious credibility, not as a scientist but as a political advocate. I do not … Continue reading →

On the “One More on the Koch Brothers” thread, the following exchange occurred, which calls for a long enough response that I decided to promote it to top-page status. Michael Heath: I suggest reading Climate Progress, you’ll get a feel … Continue reading →

OK, so maybe I’ll start looking at some of the issues relating to global warming, with three caveats. One is that I have little time to devote to it (I’ll not bore you with a list of my current projects … Continue reading →