Guest Author • Jan 30, 2012 •
by Dr Craig Stevens, Physical Oceanographer at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) The weather was too challenging for us to get to our field site for a few days which was frustrating as we were all set to go. On the plus side it’s not often I get to celebrate a birthday in Antarctica – … Read More
Ken Perrott • Dec 07, 2011 •
Books are ideal Christmas presents. And as I am spending some time dealing with family business I thought reposting some of my past book reviews over the next few days could be useful am repeating some of my past book … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Dec 04, 2011 •
Here’s a great new booklet that everyone interested in science communication should read – especially science bloggers. It’s the The Debunking Handbook by John Cook, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland and Stephan Lewandowsky, School of Psychology, University of Western … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Oct 20, 2011 •
Here’s a nice little video from Greg Craven. It’s arguing for an approach to the climate change controversy which doesn’t involve understanding complex science – risk management. It’s a sensible approach. one that governments and organisations often take when they … Continue reading → … Read More
Michael Edmonds • Sep 18, 2011 •
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/29107248[/vimeo] For decades during which more and more scientific evidence was accumulating to show smoking was a health hazard, tobacco companies actively promoted their products, claiming that the scientific evidence wasn’t convincing. This link puts forward the case that petrochemical companies and their allies have been using the same arguments to introduce doubt into the climate change debate – not … Read More
Ken Perrott • Sep 15, 2011 •
The Australian astrophysicist Mathew Bailes recently got international recognition for his part in the discovery of an exoplanet which could be made of diamond. As he says: “Following the publication of our finding in the journal Science, our research received … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Dec 17, 2010 •
Looks like the local climate change deniers/sceptics/contrarians have painted themselves into a corner. Their bluff has been called and any honest person would now acknowledge their error, apologise and move on. This all started with the local “Climate Science Coalition” … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Aug 24, 2010 •
Local blog Imperator Fish has a nice little satirical comment on the impending legal case being taken against NIWA by New Zealand critics of climate change science (see A desperate plea to be noticed?). If They Win is a fictional news … Continue reading → … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Jan 15, 2010 •
(A poke at a silly claim by a journalist for late on a Friday night, not my usual style. Please see footnotes.) Journalist "poneke" writes: The emails reveal that the entire global warming debate and the IPCC process is controlled by a small cabal of climate specialists in England and North America. This cabal, who … Read More