Category Archives: Junk Science

Unsettled Science

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Gaius

The Wall Street Journal: Among the many reasons President Barack Obama and the Democratic majority are so intent on quickly jamming a cap-and-trade system through Congress is because the global warming tide is again shifting. It turns out Al Gore … Continue reading →

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And Still More Pooh

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Gaius

Isn’t technology wonderful? British researchers have discovered a way to use satellites to discover the whereabouts of Antarctica’s emperor penguins. By tracking their poop stains. Satellite images have picked up giant red-brown stains on the pristine white sea ice, indicating … Continue reading →

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The Fraud Continues, Only More Stupidly

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Rich Horton

The loose patchwork of carefully selected data, non-testable hypotheses, and non-verifiable computer models known as “Anthropogenic Global Warming” has been coming apart at the seems for awhile now. The ever increasing (near hysterical) attempts to stitch it back together are … Continue reading →

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More Proof Of Global “Warming”?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Rich Horton

Isn’t this exactly what Algore would predict? Snowy owls swoop southward Biologists say an increase in snowy owl sightings in the South suggests that the arctic species did so well in its northern breeding grounds last year that competition is … Continue reading →

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Embarrassing NASA

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Gaius

A man who once supervised James Hansen at NASA says that Hansen “embarrassed” NASA with his strident claims about man-made global warming. That is about the most complimentary thing that Dr. John S. Theon had to say about Hansen in … Continue reading →

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So When Can We Get Beyond This Nonsense?

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Rich Horton

Really, who could support the fairy tale that is Anthropegenic Global Warming any more? It turns out most every aspect of it is suspect, especially the fantasy about the existence of some sort of scientific “consensus” on the matter. Luckily … Continue reading →

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Warning! Global Warming(tm) Will Cause The Same Weather!

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Rich Horton

It’s official: Everything is a sign of Anthropogenic Global Warming. Study designed to measure ice storm severity An electric utility official and a state meteorologist have developed a system to measure the severity of an ice storm that may help … Continue reading →

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What If The Glaciers Are Growing?

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Gaius

Oh, wait. They are. After years of decline, glaciers in Norway are again growing, reports the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE). The actual magnitude of the growth, which appears to have begun over the last two years, has … Continue reading →

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What’s Black And White And Nonexistent?

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Gaius

The saga of the Ivory Billed Fraud continues! Both myself and my esteemed Adjunct Blogger, Rich Horton have regularly trashed, belittled and made fun of the continuing nonsensical waste of precious Federal wildlife funds chasing the extinct Ivory Billed Woodpecker. … Continue reading →

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Global Colding Update

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Rich Horton

Heard the hysteria about ice melt in the arctic? Well, it turns out that with the “melting season” officially over there is actually 9% more ice than last year. Hmmm…what do you call it when there is more of something … Continue reading →

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It’s A Good Thing The Sun Can’t Affect Us Here…

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Rich Horton

…at least thats what Al Gore told us. From Daily Tech: Sun Makes History. First Spotless Month in a Century The sun has reached a milestone not seen for nearly 100 years: an entire month has passed without a single … Continue reading →

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When Karbon Kings Go Yachting

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Gaius

Oh, good lord. And now, in order to complete his hypocrisy trifecta, Al Gore may now be extending his excessive consumption to the water as well. In an amazing display of conspicuous consumption, even for Al Gore, his new 100-foot … Continue reading →

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Canute Get There From Here

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Gaius

Andrew Revkin at the New York Times Dot Earth blog does his best to annotate Al Gore's latest climate hysteria. From the perspective of an engineer who has worked in the utility area, I think Revkin misses an important point. … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Junk Science, Left Wing | 12 Comments

The New Scientific Method: When You Don’t Have The Data, Fudge It

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Rich Horton

The headlines are the stuff of biblical plagues: Expect More Droughts, Heavy Downpours, Excessive Heat, And Intense Hurricanes Due To Global Warming, NOAA The U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research has released a scientific … Continue reading →

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Looking Green

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Gaius

As opposed to actually being green. The Washington Post notes that most of the highly publicized ways of "fighting" climate change are completely useless – or very nearly so. Instead they are more of a fashion statement. In March of … Continue reading →

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