Meltdown : The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by ..... and the Media ( author on Foxnews)

Amazon ^ | Recent book | Patrick J. Michaels

[MEG33]

I have heard it said before, just not so well! I missed his name and was thinking as the show ended"Who was that and I want to hear more!"
Brit did a great interview.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Related thread:

GLOBAL WARMING BOMBSHELL: Hockeystick Broken

[CedarDave]

Was he on today's Special Report? If so I'll catch the replay at 10 pm MST.

[CedarDave]

Note to self:

Read entire thread before asking questions of poster.

[Mamzelle]

The term is "grant-grubber"--and everyone would be wise to take any alarmism from any erstwhile "scientist" with healthy seasonings of salt.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

That's OK, how is the weather back there?

Or has all of the moisture gone north of you?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Did I mention that I LOVE MY SUV?

LOL!

I love mine too, although it is just a small one.

[CedarDave]

Nothing, nada, down here in SE NM from the recent batch of CA storms. But last year was one for the record books -- over 35 inches of rain, and 6-7 inches of snow on Christmas Eve for a white Christmas. OTOH, 2003 rainfall was about 7 inches. Normal is about 14 inches though the past few years have been less due to drought.

[farmfriend]

Rights, farms, environment ping.
Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from this list.
I don't get offended if you want to be removed.

[sauropod]

I'll have to tape this one. Patrick Michaels is a huge asset on our side.

[longshadow]

He argues that researchers and reporters mistakenly ascribe normal fluctuations in local weather to global warming....

Sounds like the "Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy" redux.... (cheery-picking the data to support an unsupported conclusion)

[Doctor Stochastic]

This seems to be the third position taken re greenhouse gases.

First: The Earth is not getting warmer.

Second: The Earth is getting warmer, but it'd due to natural causes.

Third: The Earth is getting warmer due to anthropogenic gas generation, but it's good for us.

I don't know which is currently the most popular.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I think it is the Sun...Mars is warmer too, that was reported somewhere.

[Born in a Rage]

Here's an url to one such article Ernest:

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_ice-age_031208.html

I hadn't heard about this...thanks for mentioning it.

[Doctor Stochastic]

I would claim (based on comments by some very skeptical climatologists):

The Earth is getting warmer.
It's probably due to antrhopic CO2; this can be alleviated using nuclear power.
The Kyoto accords are counter productive.
I haven't a clue how the additional energy will affect the weather.

[Jotmo]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!