Something rotten in global warming data

I suspect by now you’ve probably already seen the press release from Antony Watts if carry on nothing new to see here. If you haven’t read it go read it now. Then consider how many policies have been driven by, and how much money has been squandered based on flawed temperature data to solve a problem which looks likely doesn’t exist. Then remember that they’d have you believe that the science is settled, then feel free to be very annoyed. To quote Katabasis: “Watts’ work has essentially invalidated all of the worldwide land temperature data sets and the thousands of … Continue reading

A quick plug

Via the ever well informed Katabasis my attention has been drawn to a new blog/project: Censoring.me, which is apparently “… a clearing house site for information, news and opinions on the issues of censorship, propaganda and surveillance. It has an especial focus on the UK, however exceptions will often be made for particularly egregious examples internationally (such as SOPA in the U.S. or ACTA internationally).” Looks like one to keep an eye on. +1-1

The Guardian serenade

Having mentioned the “Yo Soy 132” protests the other day I thought I should do a little bit of a follow up, as they’ve now serenaded the Guardian. As the elections are this weekend the BBC seem to have finally decided it’s worth some coverage, though still not mentioning the protests. The Guardian does better and even mentions the student demo’s and the name of the movement, though don’t seem to want to mention the serenade. As the picture above shows this isn’t a small protest movement we’re talking about here, yet coverage really does remain scant, and still the … Continue reading