http://paulmacrae.com/links Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:27:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Physicist Frank J. Tipler writes on the definition of "science" by the great physicist Richard P. Feynman--a definition that, alas, escapes most climate scientists. Feynman’s essay is available online in Google Book's "preview" of his book The Pleasure of Finding Things Out. "What Is Science" is on page ... http://paulmacrae.com/links/?p=187 Climatologist Judith Curry is interviewed on why she was attacked by alarmist bloggers like Joe Romm (Climate Progress) and RealClimate for suggesting climatologists read Andrew Montford's The Hockey Stick Illusion: The level of vitriol in the climate blogs reflects the last gasp of those who thought they could influence national ... http://paulmacrae.com/links/?p=186 You are probably wondering whether President-elect Obama owes the world an apology for his actions regarding global warming. The answer is, not yet. There is one person, however, who does. You have probably guessed his name: Al Gore. Mr. Gore has stated, regarding climate change, ... http://paulmacrae.com/links/?p=185 Game show host Pat Sajak offers a solution for those who want to change the world:Let’s assume that a third of the world’s population really believes mankind has the power to adjust the Earth’s thermostat through lifestyle decisions. The percentage may be higher or lower, but, for the sake ... http://paulmacrae.com/links/?p=184 From Clive Crook, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a believer in anthropogenic warming: I had hoped, not very confidently, that the various Climategate inquiries would be severe. This would have been a first step towards restoring confidence in the scientific consensus. But no, the reports make things worse. At ... http://paulmacrae.com/links/?p=183 Science has been changed forever by the so-called "climategate" saga, leading researchers have said ahead of publication of an inquiry into the affair – and mostly it has been changed for the better. This Wednesday sees the publication of the Muir Russell report into the conduct of scientists from the University of ... http://paulmacrae.com/links/?p=182 From physicist Syun Akasofu, published on Benny Peiser's CCNet, June 10, 2010. Recently, a group of scientists expressed their concern: "We are deeply disturbed by the recent escalation of political assaults on scientists in general and on climate scientists in particular. All citizens should understand..."(Science, 7 May 2010). Foreseeing such ... http://paulmacrae.com/links/?p=181 Environmentalist Peter Green comments on the anthropogenic global warming hypothesis:The science around climate change is not as settled as it’s presented as being. I used to think it was, until about 2003 – and then, feeling that the remedies being proposed for climate change would be more damaging ... http://paulmacrae.com/links/?p=180 The statement we often hear from authorities like UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that “climate change is accelerating at a much faster pace than was previously thought by scientists” is incorrect. Thanks for the release of private emails of climate scientists, we can now learn from their ... http://paulmacrae.com/links/?p=179 Phil Jones, former head of the Climatic Research Unit and a major figure in the "Climategate" emails, was interviewed by the BBC and the interview was published on Feb. 13. In it, Jones says the following: BBC: Do you agree that from 1995 to the present there has been no ... http://paulmacrae.com/links/?p=178