Category Archives: News and Commentary

Feedback on the work of McIntyre and McKitrick

2002 Hearing by the House Committee of Energy and Commerce

Jul 26, 2005 – 6:50 PM

In 2002, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held hearings on the topic: The U.S. National Climate Change Assessment: Do the Climate Models Project a Useful Picture of Regional Climate? Statements are online here. Witnesses include Thomas Karl, Roger Pielke Sr. (who refers to these hearings at his new blog. )

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AAAS Letter

Jul 15, 2005 – 4:50 PM

Alan Leshner, the CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Executive Publisher of Science, has written Rep. Barton objecting to the letters to Mann, Bradley and Hughes. The press release is here and the letter is online here. now

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UCAR Webcast of Bradley, Crowley, Ammann – Apr 6, 2005

Jul 12, 2005 – 9:44 AM

The webcast of the April 6, 2005 presentations by Bradley, Crowley and Ammann is here. There’s lots that could be said about this presentation. I can only pick off a few points here.

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von Storch at Boulder

Jul 11, 2005 – 6:10 AM

Here is a guest report from Scott Shipley of George Mason University on the von Storch seminar at Boulder.

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Von Storch: Hockeysticks, the tragedy of the commons and sustainability of climate science

Jul 6, 2005 – 1:58 PM

Hockeysticks, the tragedy of the commons and sustainability of climate science. Hans von Storch – Director of Institute of Coastal Research of the GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht. Professor at the Meteorological Institute of the University of Hamburg, Germany Panelists: Warren Washington, Caspar Amman and Doug Nychka, NCAR, and Roger Pielke Jr. (CIRES) Location: Mesa […]

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House of Lords Report

Jul 6, 2005 – 12:20 PM

This sent in from a reader: Here are a couple of quotes from a "peer reviewed" report published a few hours ago.; para 22 "We sought evidence that refuted the claims of McIntyre and McKitrick, but have not come across any detailed rebuttal." Para 23 "We are in no position to determine who is right […]

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Some News and Comment

Jul 6, 2005 – 7:38 AM

Roger Pielke has an interesting article here. I’m going to be offline for a few days and don’t have time now. There’s an interesting row between the UK National Academy (Lord May) and on the one hand the Russian National Academy and on the hand the U.S. National Academy, where the latter two have distanced […]

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Blogs on Barton Letters

Jun 29, 2005 – 12:07 PM

The Barton letters have occasioned an active debate in blogworld. Here are some links to some of the more active discussions. I’ll add others as they come to my attention as well as some blog comments without chats. Some of the links have a list of outbound topical links as well.

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An Exchange at Scientific American

Jun 22, 2005 – 8:44 PM

David Appell has posted up an exchange in Scientific American in response to his hagiography of Michael Mann. Here are some comments on Appell’s points.

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Response to WSJ Editorial

Jun 22, 2005 – 6:51 AM

As some readers have pointed out, there is a response to the WSJ editorial here. One point that I’d like to re-iterate for the umpteenth time: our articles have been purely critical; they do not propose any view of climate history. I am intrigued by evidence of past warmth, but have not attempted to argue […]

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