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Roger Pielke Jr.’s fevered delusions of persecution continue unabated 22 Feb 2013 | 02:34 am
As longtime readers are quite aware, Roger Pielke Jr. sees vile McCarthyist attacks lurking around every corner. Some might find such incessant fears of persecution to be a worrying symptom of some un...
Rapidly warming satellite data sends “skeptics” scurrying to models 7 Feb 2013 | 12:58 am
Most people remotely familiar with climate “skeptics” know that if you can count on them for anything, it’s the following: “Skeptics” love satellite temperature data. “Skeptics” hate computer models. ...
Climate Change Communication – The Up Goer Five Edition 17 Jan 2013 | 09:39 pm
Reddit has a sub-reddit called Explain Like I’m Five, where people are attempt to explain often complex topics in simple, easy to understand language. The “like I’m five” part is often unsuccessful, b...
Same sh|t, different year 2 Jan 2013 | 11:06 pm
Hey, look! It’s Daniel Sarewitz recycling a column from back in 2010 about how Republicans and science don’t mix and how it’s everyone’s fault but Republicans‘. Sarewitz wrings his hands: That Preside...
Matt Ridley and the Wall Street Journal misrepresent paper cited in Ridley column 22 Dec 2012 | 09:03 pm
There’s more to say about the latest attempt to deny the mainstream estimate of equilibrium climate sensitivity (e.g. NRC, 1979; Annan and Hargreaves, 2006; Knutti and Hegerl, 2008; Rohling et al., 20...
Yes, Marco Rubio IS a creationist 20 Nov 2012 | 08:02 pm
Some people around the series of tubes are having a laugh at GOP rising star Senator Marco Rubio for saying not only does he not know how old the earth is, but that the issue is a matter of debate … C...
Friendly Reminder: The DDT-Holocaust Hoax promoters don’t actually care about malaria deaths 16 Nov 2012 | 10:14 pm
As previously discussed on this blog and elsewhere (e.g. Deltoid, Slate), there is a form of denialism based on the lie that hippies are responsible for millions of deaths due to malaria because they ...
Christopher Monckton, birther – Part IV 7 Nov 2012 | 08:24 pm
Words fail. Previous entries here, here, and here.
Hurricane Sandy and the Climate Hens 31 Oct 2012 | 06:27 am
Hurricane Sandy is one for the record books in a number of senses, and as New York and the world struggle to grapple with its enormity, some discussion has turned to climate change. A topic that has b...
Making an honest hack out of Fred Pearce in five easy steps 26 Oct 2012 | 08:08 pm
Attempting to convince those in the grip of denialism is like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall. Take the case of the DDT-holocaust lie. No sooner has one false claim been thrown out (e.g. DDT ban in Ma...
