Tagged: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report

Who are these “credible experts”? - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Oct 29, 2012 •

• climate change,
• climate change denial,
• global warming,
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
• IPCC Fourth Assessment Report,
• New Zealand,
• politics,
• Sciblogs,
• troll

There is a nice article over at A Few Things Ill Considered about climate change denial. And I thank Grant, from the Code for Life blog, for bringing it to my attention. Climate Trolls – An Illustrated Bestiary produces an illustrated … Continue reading → … Read More

Another anti-science attack on Mann fails – but the lies continue - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Sep 19, 2012 •

• denial,
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
• IPCC Fourth Assessment Report,
• Mann,
• Michael Mann,
• National Research Council,
• Sciblogs,
• Temperature record of the past 1000 years,
• University of Virginia

Once again legal action by climate change deniers/contrarian/cranks has failed. In the US attempts by the  American Tradition Institute, a climate change denial think tank, to obtain personal emails and documents from  the University of Virginia. These documents belong to … Continue reading → … Read More

Open letter across the barricade - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Jan 08, 2012 •

• climate change,
• Environment,
• global warming,
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
• IPCC,
• IPCC Fourth Assessment Report,
• New Zealand,
• Sciblogs,
• Scientific opinion on climate change

Here I respond to a letter sent to The Listener by a former scientific colleague, Doug Edmeades. He is now a science spokesperson for local groups which attack the current scientific consensus on climate change as well as attacking local … Continue reading → … Read More

Open Letter from U.S. Scientists on the IPCC - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Mar 19, 2010 •

• climate change,
• global warming,
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
• IPCC Fourth Assessment Report,
• politics,
• Sciblogs,
• United States,
• World Meteorological Organization

Recently an Open Letter was sent by US scientists to federal agencies expressing concern about the current “climategate” hysteria and attitudes towards the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The over 250 signatories included both IPCC and non-IPCC authors and professionals from related disciplines including physical, biological and social scientists (see Open Letter from [...] … Read More