Imagine a discourse: Unless either scientists become kings in their countries or those who are now called kings and rulers come to be sufficiently inspired with a genuine desire for scientific knowledge; unless that is to say, political power and science meet together … there can be no rest from troubles, my dear reader, for […]
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How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic
July 23, 2011 
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I am really still working on a post, but am very busy at work with a new project that is taking up a lot of mental energy. I generally have an excess of mental energy (need to get more exercise) but this is more than usual. In the meantime, how about a round of the […]
Continue readingOpen Thread #?
July 9, 2011 67 Comments
I’m working on a post but it won’t be ready for a while due to other commitments, so I thought I would start a new open thread so you can discuss anything your heart desires related to the topics at hand – climate science, denialism, skepticism, global warming — as long as it’s relevant, please […]
Continue readingLosing My Religion
June 24, 2011 33 Comments
Over at Climate etc., the eminent Professor of history and political science Dr. Don Aitken, posted an article titled “How did we get into this? . According to Aitken, AGW “orthodoxy” is dominant in part because of a loss of religion, among other things. In my opinion what has occurred is a slow and essentially […]
Continue readingOf Dogs and Fleas
June 17, 2011 240 Comments
Over at both Mark Lynas’s blog and at Collide-A-Scape, my comment has become a topic of discussion. On Lynas’s blog, Barry Woods seems upset that I consider him an “enemy”. Hey, Barry — if the shoe fits… I haven’t been coy about this whole business. I believe it’s a war — a policy war. As […]
Continue readingOff With Their ‘eads!
June 15, 2011 49 Comments
Over at Climate Audit, Steve has called for the sacking of the entire WGIII. Here’s Steve: Everyone in IPCC WG3 should be terminated and, if the institution is to continue, it should be re-structured from scratch. Apparently even Mark Lynas thinks so… …a close reading of it shows that the IPCC has made an error much more […]
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The Policy Lass 
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