tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post2003532332928576086..comments2023-12-31T13:47:05.758+00:00Comments on Fat Man on a Keyboard: Unreality checkThe Plumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244528534476387323noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-36742176193256365762012-07-11T11:26:10.244+01:002012-07-11T11:26:10.244+01:00And on temperature data and the misinterpretation ...And on temperature data and the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of statistical noise, a link to this post from the LSE dropped into my newsfeed today. <br /><br />http://www2.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/Media/Commentary/2012/February/anthropogenic-global-warming-1997.aspx<br /><br />It is worth readingThe Plumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244528534476387323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-12831453759022890122012-07-10T22:45:09.164+01:002012-07-10T22:45:09.164+01:00Weekend Yachtsman
At least you could give Loveloc...Weekend Yachtsman<br /><br />At least you could give Lovelock the respect of quoting him correctly. He has come out in favour of fracking because he feels that it omits less CO2 than burning coal. Just as he has always been in favour of nuclear power. He also feels that his earlier predictions on the impact and timescale of the effects on global warming were exaggerated. He does not question the scientific consensus on climate change.<br /><br />And this from a recent profile:<br /><br /><i>He (Lovelock) displays equal disdain for those who do not accept science on climate change: "They've got their own religion. They believe that the world was right before these damn people [the greens] came along and want to go back to where we were 20 years ago. That's also silly in its own way."</i><br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jun/15/james-lovelock-interview-gaia-theory<br /><br />As for not many of us left - well I am always interested in how a small minority persist in believing that they are a majority. All evidence points the other way. Even the CEO of Exxon Mobil has accepted the science of climate change (on 27/6/2012), although he feels that humans will learn to adapt to it. <br /><br />The statements about no warming over the last thirteen years, the failure of computer models and that there has been no rise in sea levels are simply untrue and openly available data is there if you care to read more widely.<br /><br />Here are some quick, comprehensible sources:<br /><br />On temperature rise see here:<br />http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-stopped-in-1998-intermediate.htm<br /><br />On sea levels see here:<br />http://www.skepticalscience.com/sea-level-rise-intermediate.htm<br /><br />On computer models see here:<br />http://www.skepticalscience.com/climate-models-intermediate.htm<br /><br />I suggest you follow some of the links too.The Plumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244528534476387323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-24720856362355147122012-07-10T20:34:00.592+01:002012-07-10T20:34:00.592+01:00Eh? This is sarcasm, no?
You don't actually s...Eh? This is sarcasm, no?<br /><br />You don't actually still believe this stuff, do you?<br /><br />There are not many of you left, you know - even James Lovelock is no longer a believer.<br /><br />And after thirteen or so years of no warming whatever, complete failure of the computer models, resolute refusal of the sea level to rise much, who could blame him?<br /><br />Reality always breaks through in the end.Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-43899682837135854382012-06-26T01:09:53.144+01:002012-06-26T01:09:53.144+01:00Good stuff. One thing that has not been adequate...Good stuff. One thing that has not been adequately exposed is the question of why/how climate denialist comments always appear within minutes of a climate change article going up on (say) The Guardian, and how these are carefully designed to hijack the subsequent comment thread. <br /><br />The Chinese Government apparently employs an army of geeks to trawl the web and hijack or steer any web discussion away from anything really dangerous to the Chinese Government's interests. It seems pretty obvious to me that exactly the same tactic is used by "the 25" and their organisations, but they rarely seem to get called out on it. <br /><br />I always wonder when reading trolls how many of them are doing for the money and how many them don't need to be paid by the 25, because they'll do it for free.Strategistnoreply@blogger.com