After a couple of days filled with rumours and wild speculation we finally know what all the commotion was about. Richard Muller, the head of the BEST project, has written an op-ed in the NYTimes: CALL me a converted skeptic. Three years ago I identified problems in previous climate studies that, in my mind, threw doubt on the very existence... Continue Reading →

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is holding a round table on Nuclear Power and climate change with a focus on developing countries.

Not exactly shocking news, James Annan reports on the recent paper investigating: how much of the decline in sea ice was plausibly due to various natural phenomena like the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and Arctic Oscillation. The answer...maybe a little, but not a lot. The Guardian has more: We could only attribute as much as 30%... Continue Reading →

Now that Rex Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon Mobil has admitted that CO2 emissions will cause warming David Appell thinks some follow-up questions are in order: Last month, Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO ex Tillerson said, at the Council of Foreign Relations: “Increasing CO2 emissions in the atmosphere will have a warming impact,” Tillerson said. “It’s an... Continue Reading →

From the article: WSJ mangles history to argue government didn't launch the Internet The Wall Street Journal has earned a reputation for producing in-depth and meticulously fact-checked news coverage. Unfortunately, it doesn't always apply that same high standard of quality to their editorial page. The Wall Street Journal's reputation has taken a nose-dive within the climate community... Continue Reading →

Bill Mckibben has just written a must read article in Rolling stone, ignore the initial error which I also made here on P3, and go read it now. Here are a few highlights: We have five times as much oil and coal and gas on the books as climate scientists think is safe to burn.... Continue Reading →

Michael Mann continues to do everyone a great service by consistently not backing down when faced with constant harassment, threats and unending attempts to smear his reputation. The latest is a particularly despicable short post at the National Review Online. On Twitter Michael Mann has announced: I have formally demanded retraction & apology for defamatory piece by #NationalReview. I have retained legal counsel: http://on.fb.me/OeWbQ1  It would certainly... Continue Reading →

From Jeff Masters: Each of the 13 months from June 2011 through June 2012 ranked among the warmest third of their historical distribution for the first time in the 1895 - present record. According to NCDC, the odds of this occurring randomly during any particular month are 1 in 1,594,323. Thus, we should only see... Continue Reading →

We need evidence-based decision-making; not decision-based evidence-making. -Raj Sherman, leader of Alberta Liberals Via Elizabeth May

Granted, we’ve only lived in the area for 25 years... But the first 15 left an impression that this was not one of Dante’s circles. The last ten: approaching inner circle quickly.

Robert Grumbine points out that the recent derecho that hit Washington DC demonstrates the folly of thinking we can simply adapt to climate change: I live in the national Capitol area for what is supposed to be the richest and most technologically advanced country on the earth. ; And many, large population, counties around me... Continue Reading →