And as a gift to my readers, a roundup by Judith Curry of Christmas-related climate humor. And note this in comments from her: “Mann is insane if that is what he pulled from my testimony. Oops, prob. not insane, just agenda driven.”
Category Archives: Science And Society
Fish Oil Substitutes
Omega 3 fatty acids from GMO plants. I wish there was better data on just how effective Omega 3s are.
Christmas Eve, 1955
…was much warmer than today:
Last winter, the East Coast had record cold. That was ignored because it was “less than 1% of the Earth.” But this week, the Eastern US defines the global climate.
Funny how that works.
The Food Fight Over Government Nutrition
No, the Republicans aren’t “politicizing it”:
For decades, the government has advised Americans on what they should eat. The advice isn’t just advisory; it drives everything from school lunches and agricultural subsidies to marketing for those bowls of candy we call breakfast cereal. But the science behind this enterprise has always been shaky.
Yes. And Michelle’s lunch program continues to constitute literal, physical child abuse.
The Coming Bright Age
Yesterday’s space success makes Bob Zimmerman optimistic about the future.
NOAA
…caught in a new climate-data scandal?
Scientists don’t operate in secret, or hide their work.
Gullies On Mars
No water required? Not sure how this relates to the recent stories about liquid water.
The Mid-Twentieth Century “Global Warming Consensus”
Bob Tisdale takes a deep dive into the data, which seems to indicate that NOAA is continuing to try to cook the books.
Childhood’s End
David Brin is remembering Arthur C. Clarke.
Cruz Screwed Up His Climate Hearing
Mr. Steyn goes to Washington.
As appalling as the Democrats’ behavior was, I suspect that part of the reason Cruz got little support from his fellow Republicans is that he pisses them off so much.