The Energy Grid

Science Blogs has a new special blog on sustainable energy called The Energy Grid. It is a short term project, planned to run a few months, where each of the six contributors posts once per week on a subject introduced on Sunday. I am flattered to have been asked to contribute and you can read …

How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic in the Scottish Parlimentry Record

It seems that the HTTTACS was referred to by a parlimentary member in the Scottish Parliment, so it is now part of the official record! The link there was to the version on Grist.org, which last I checked is a bit out of date, but no matter... (Apropos of nothing, I just got a kick …

My recent inattentiveness

In case anyone has noted my recent absence in comment threads since Friday, March 27, 2009, well, I have a good excuse!

Yours truly on The Reef Tank

While on the subject of interviews, I was recently contacted with an interview request by the website The Reef Tank. Loath to turn down any opportunity to talk about myself (what do you expect, I'm a blogger fer cryin' out loud!) I filled out the question sheet they sent over and you can read the …

A roomful of cynics: Gristmill

Heartland Institute is hosting a "scholarly" event in New York this weekend. Here is a description of what to expect.

All of My Faults Are Stress Related

Great name, eh?! Drop by and welcome a new member of ScienceBlogs. Hi Kim! (She used to be here)

Spam filter

This is just a quick note to let people know that I get a lot of legitimate comments caught in the spam filter here, and unfortunately I am not very conscientious about cleaning it out. If you submit a comment and it does not appear, don't hesitate to let me know via email (see my …

Excellent compilation of IPCC WG1 authors

A fellow named Jim Prall left a comment here a few days ago mentioning some work he has recently done compiling information on the contributing authors of the most recent IPCC WG1 report. I went to have a look and I must say what a terrific resource! It is a common septic fallacy that the …

Googling the world’s oceans

It's time to take a deep look at the world's oceans, from Straightgoods: Google is adding the world's oceans to its extensive Earth mapping. In a phone conversation with David Suzuki Foundation staff, John Hanke, director of Google Earth and Maps, admitted, "We had really overlooked two thirds of the planet." Partly because of prodding …

Climate science for your iPod

One of my first questions when I came to sci.environment for an education a few long years ago was "Does anyone know of a good resource for climate related information I can put on my mp3 player?" I did not get much or any response then, but since I have found a few interesting podcasts …