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Can a group of scientists in California end the war on climate change?

In 1964, Richard Muller, a 20-year-old graduate student with neat-cropped hair, walked into Sproul Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, and joined a mass protest of unprecedented scale. The activists, a few thousand strong, demanded that the university lift … Continue reading

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The Re-Insurance Industry and Climate Hype

  Here’s an article by Christopher Booker in London’s Telegraph.  He says the warmists have sound financial grounds for climate hype, “But no financial interest stands to make more from exaggerating the risks of climate change than the re-insurance industry, which charges … Continue reading

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‘Watts Up With That’ Wins Best Science Blog, 2011

Great news!  Anthony Watts’ site, ‘Watts Up With That’, has been voted Best Science Blog in the 2011 Bloggies Awards. This is a truly amazing acheivement, and well deserved recognition. Congratulations to Anthony and his diligent team! http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/02/27/wuwt-voted-best-science-blog-in-the-2011-bloggies/#more-34923

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CFLs Contain Mercury – Submission to EECA

NZ’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) is reviewing the Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) for Compact Fluorescent Lamps.  They produced a discussion document and invited submissions.  Submissions closed today, 28 Feb 2011.  Here’s what I sent them. Submission on … Continue reading

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