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Royal Society
trailblazing.royalsociety.org — Welcome to Trailblazing, an interactive timeline for everybody with an interest in science. Compiled by scientists, science... communicators and historians – and co-ordinated by Professor Michael Thompson FRS – it celebrates three and a half centuries of ... (more) Royal Society
Climate change data dumped
timesonline.co.uk — SCIENTISTS at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have admitted throwing away much of the raw temperature... data on which their predictions of global warming are based. It means that other academics are not able to check basic calculations said to ... (more) Climate change data dumped
Pretending the climate email leak isn't a crisis won't make it go away | George Monbiot
Pretending the climate email leak isn't a crisis won't make it go away | George Monbiot
guardian.co.uk — Climate sceptics have lied, obscured and cheated for years. That's why we climate rationalists must uphold the... highest standards of science I have seldom felt so alone. Confronted with crisis, most of the environmentalists I know have gone into ... (more) Pretending the climate email leak isn't a crisis won't ...
Climate change: this is the worst scientific scandal of our generation
Climate change: this is the worst scientific scandal of our generation
telegraph.co.uk — Our hopelessly compromised scientific establishment cannot be allowed to get away with the Climategate whitewash, says Christopher... Booker (more) Climate change: this is the worst scientific scandal of ...
The SwiftHack Scandal: What You Need to Know
enviroknow.com — 11.26 updates have been incorporated below. See all of them here. First of all, this story should... never have been called ClimateGate. Given the similarities between this smear job and the Swift Boat attacks on Senator John Kerry, SwiftHack is a far ... (more) The SwiftHack Scandal: What You Need to Know
Unwritten Stories Reveal New Climate Scandal!
worldchanging.com — There's been a lot of talk recently about the "hacked climate emails." Long story, short: Hacker steals... email, posts. Wingnuts take some lines out of context, claim they show a cover-up, cry conspiracy. Scientists refute, in detail. Media covers ... (more) Unwritten Stories Reveal New Climate Scandal!
Hacked climate scientists' emails in context
boingboing.net — A huge amount of email from the East Anglia Climate Research Unit was hacked and released onto... the web, causing much rejoicing from the climate change denialists. They read through the corpus of email and found that the scientists working on climate ... (more) Hacked climate scientists' emails in context
SWIFTBOATING THE CLIMATE SCIENTISTS
climatedenial.org — The theft of 3,500 e-mails stolen from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia... (UEA) shows that deniers have learned lessons from dirty politics and are running a new campaign to undermine public trust in climate scientists. The ... (more) SWIFTBOATING THE CLIMATE SCIENTISTS
Senator Inhofe Accuses Conservative Bloggers of Hacking Climate Research Unit, Praises Criminals ...
enviroknow.com — Kevin Grandia observed the other day that Climate Depot — which is published by Marc Morano of... Swift Boat conspiracy fame — appeared to be ground zero for the ‘Climategate’ conspiracy. But until today, there had not been any ... (more) Senator Inhofe Accuses Conservative Bloggers of Hacking ...
Data Sources
realclimate.org — This page is a catalogue that will be kept up to date pointing to selected sources of... code and data related to climate science. Please keep us informed of any things we might have missed, or any updates to the links that are needed. Climate data (raw) ... (more) Data Sources
American Journal of Botany
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Happy worshippers, unhappy believers
Happy worshippers, unhappy believers
bhascience.blogspot.com — Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn , a social scientist at Harvard, has been looking at religion and happiness around the... world. What he's found is really quite remarkable. First, some background. Previous studies, mostly done in religious countries like the USA, have tended to find that religious people ... (more) Happy worshippers, unhappy believers
STS-129 Ascent Video Highlights
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STS-129 Ascent Video Highlights
youtube.com — Ascent video highlights from ground, air, SRB and External tank assets during the launch of STS-129.Lift Off... Audio - Lorne Mathre & Maggie PersingerMusic... (more) STS-129 Ascent Video Highlights
Michael E. Mann
meteo.psu.edu — Professor Director, Earth System Science Center (more) Michael E. Mann
China announces targets on carbon emission cuts_English_Xinhua
news.xinhuanet.com — BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The State Council announced Thursday that China is going to reduce the... intensity of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP in 2020 by 40 to 45 percent compared with the level of 2005. This is a "voluntary action" taken ... (more) China announces targets on carbon emission ...
More on Climategate
clivecrook.theatlantic.com — In my previous post on Climategate I blithely said that nothing in the climate science email dump... surprised me much. Having waded more deeply over the weekend I take that back. The closed-mindedness of these supposed men of science, their willingness ... (more) More on Climategate
Learning His Body, Learning to Dance
Learning His Body, Learning to Dance
nytimes.com — Gregg Mozgala, a 31-year-old actor with cerebral palsy, had 12 years of physical therapy while he was... growing up. But in the last eight months, a determined choreographer with an unconventional résumé has done what all those therapists could not (more) Learning His Body, Learning to Dance
Forest Change in Paraguay, 1990-2000 Seen from Space
Forest Change in Paraguay, 1990-2000 Seen from Space
spacefellowship.com — Sandwiched between Argentina to the southwest and Brazil to the northeast, landlocked Paraguay possesses remarkable ecological richness... for its relatively small (about the size of California) area. The northwestern part of the country is occupied by the dry woodlands known as the Chaco. In the ... (more) Forest Change in Paraguay, 1990-2000 Seen from Space
CJF Hunger Strike, Day 20
CJF Hunger Strike, Day 20
greenfyre.wordpress.com — Michael, Day 20 BPSDB Michael talks about various aspects of the Fast, such as the stages he... has been experiencing the risks involved where the determination comes from (the “why”) Very useful if you are planning to fast for Copenhagen Dec 6th – 18th. ... (more) CJF Hunger Strike, Day 20
How do you change the world?
How do you change the world?
greenfyre.wordpress.com — BPSDB The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Climate Science Report We only have months, not years, to save civilisation from... climate change You lead No matter how ridiculous, pointless, or impossible, you do what is right. There is no other way … “ Real generosity toward ... (more) How do you change the world?