Comments on: Webcast of House Committee Hearings

By: Webcast of House Committee Hearings « Bee Auditor

Webcast of House Committee Hearings « Bee Auditor — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:33:38 +0000

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By: windansea

windansea — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:22:19 +0000

Muller appears to be way off in his numbers regarding temp rise

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/03/31/expect-the-best-plan-for-the-worst/#more-37009

By: Ian L. McQueen

Ian L. McQueen — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:39:59 +0000

QUOTE:
Montgomery
Failures of economic analysis. Global phenomenon. Reducing GHG emissions will have a cost. Deeper the costs, the greater the costs.

POSSIBLE CORRECTION:
Should “Deeper the costs, the greater the costs.” actually read “Deeper the CUTS the greater the costs.”?

By: Kozlowski

Kozlowski — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:18:53 +0000

@Graeme

“is it just me or is Watts’s issue with UHI just a little bit dumb? How well do we measure the dese3rts – including Arctic, Antarctic, Sahara, Gobi, Himalayas, most of Asia, Africa and Australia……………not to mention that substance that covers 2/3 of the surface of our planet.”

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I thought that Watts UHI project was an example of citizen science at its finest. Unless his results are factored in, how will we know if there is a bias in night time urban heating due to poor instrument siting (and the changes to those sites over time) ?

His question excludes ocean temps and other areas but includes urban areas in which a warming trend has been noticed. How much of that trend is due to UH vs. immediate environmental factors remains a good question. Has it been answered yet? I’m not so sure it has.

If memory serves me correctly, the dismissal by most Climatologists of UHI as a factor rests largely on Chinese data which might not be entirely accurate.

Many thanks to Steve for his amazing and diligent work in Auditing Climate science. Please keep up the great works!

Cheers!

By: David P

David P — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:10:14 +0000

You don’t watch a lot of sports, do you?

By: JRR Canada

JRR Canada — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:42:01 +0000

Very confused by Mullers presence, what did he do to contribute there?Or is BEST the best we can expect of climatology?No science neccessary apply within?

By: Ed_B

Ed_B — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:49:04 +0000

“How well do we measure the dese3rts – including Arctic, Antarctic, Sahara, Gobi, Himalayas, most of Asia, Africa and Australia……………not to mention that substance that covers 2/3 of the surface of our planet”

Good point. A Watts’ work will shed light on this as far as USA station quality issues go, plus UHI and night time biasing.

Maybe that will be a start to getting the answers to your question. Is the well publicised BEST project up to the task?

By: Graeme

Graeme — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:30:35 +0000

is it just me or is Watts’s issue with UHI just a little bit dumb? How well do we measure the dese3rts – including Arctic, Antarctic, Sahara, Gobi, Himalayas, most of Asia, Africa and Australia……………not to mention that substance that covers 2/3 of the surface of our planet.

By: Just Tex

Just Tex — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:01:33 +0000

Excellent overview Steve. Many thanks for this (and so much more).

Is there an easily accessible archive available for this entire event?

By: Publius

Publius — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:36:37 +0000

In our focus on the science don’t lose sight of Montgomery. He is a top environmental economist and VP of the respected Charles River Associates. He gives the lie to the whole ‘green jobs’ myth. Evidence is that the regions that cut the emissions endure the costs of same, and that jobs lost >> jobs gained. This is all common sense but at the end of the day it is what everyone is worried about.