Sentences with phrase «by skeptic climate»

Look through what is available in the ICE memos, read through Western Fuels annual reports at that time, go through the material offered by skeptic climate scientists, and an abundantly obvious situation becomes clear:

Back in 2008 -» 09, I was perplexed that efforts to mitigate runaway global warming were occurring despite detailed opposition offered by skeptic climate scientists.

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He points to the fact that Smith is currently investigating the activities of federal climate scientists whose research last year undermined claims by Climate Change skeptics that global warming was going through a «hiatus&climate scientists whose research last year undermined claims by Climate Change skeptics that global warming was going through a «hiatus&Climate Change skeptics that global warming was going through a «hiatus».

By Joachim Marc Christensen The election of self - proclaimed climate change skeptic Donald Trump as the next US president has sparked uncertainty regarding the future of our climate.

Former South Carolina Republican congressman Bob Inglis, who once scoffed at climate change, overcame a humiliating defeat by deciding to take on skeptics within his party.

For Christian climate skeptics, a sort of Pascal's Wager is the very least that could be considered on the issue of climate change: If your skepticism is right — and despite evidence from countless sources — and climate change is not caused by man in any way, than a lack of action will maintain the status quo.

A 30 percent cut in emissions from 2005 levels by 2030 is a big number — less than environmental groups want but far more than the president can get via Congress, where climate change skeptics rule the House and the Democratic Senate so far avoiding bringing a climate change bill to the floor during Obama's presidency.

The other three — John Christy, a climate scientist at the University of Alabama; Judith Curry, a climatologist at the University of Georgia; and Richard Lindzen, an emeritus physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — are well - respected by climate skeptics and are often challenged by the climate science establishment.

► In other climate change news, Leigh Dayton wrote on Tuesday that in April, «the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth announced plans to set up an Australian Consensus Centre (ACC), chaired by [global warming skeptic Bjørn] Lomborg, that would conduct policy research on overseas aid, Australian prosperity, agriculture, and regional issues.

Derision from deniers Muller's work has been rejected by climate skeptics, including some he once called collaborators.

«The language style used by climate change skeptics suggests that the arguments put forth by these groups may be less credible in that they are relatively less focused upon the propagation of evidence and more intent on refuting the opposing perspective,» said Pennycook.

Muller launched his own climate study at the University of California, Berkeley — the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project — in order to better study temperature measurements, taking into account much of the concerns expressed by skeptics.

U.S. geoscientists are accustomed to being used as a punching bag by climate change skeptics in Congress, who challenge the science of global warming.

Attracted to fringe scientists like the small and vocal group of climate skeptics, Republicans appear to be alienated from a mainstream scientific community that by and large doesn't share their political beliefs.

We had firsthand experience dealing with climate skeptics, amplified by advocacy groups like the Competitive Enterprise Institute and a lot of the think tanks that were allegedly funded by ExxonMobil and other firms.

A European publisher today terminated a journal edited by climate change skeptics.

The first five articles in the journal consisted of a pair by Ouadfeul, another two by climate skeptics, and the fifth article had «a significant amount of self - plagiarism.»

But he also said his decision to fraudulently acquire and then leak a set of explosive documents from the conservative, climate skeptic think tank was prompted by sustained attacks from climate deniers.

, a leading climate skeptic who opposes restrictions on carbon pollution, argued that the administration could harm the U.S. economy by enacting new regulations particularly given the skyrocketing emissions of China and India, Kerry was quick with a challenge.

The warming pause has been «exploited by climate skeptics to refute global warming,» the paper states.

A recent paper by climate skeptic politician Viscount Christopher Monckton claimed scientists» model - based projections of climate change are overstated.

In 1998, Tony Lupo boasted that climate skeptics outnumbered the consensus view that global warming is happening and caused by people, proclaiming, «there is no scientific consensus whether global warming is a fact and is occurring.»

This post is the Advanced version (written by dana1981) of the skeptic argument «Climate sensitivity is low».

1) I have no comment on the general extent of pal review, but for sure, the Climate Research / de Freitas case covered by SkS was pal review (I wrote the report that's based on, i.e., Skeptics Prefer Pal Review Over Peer Review: Chris de Freitas, Pat Michaels And Their Pals, 1997 - 2003.

Ideologically motivated «climate skeptics» know that these data contradict their claims, and respond... by rejecting the measurements.

Richard Betts, the head of the climate impacts section of Britain's Met Office, recently left a comment on the «skeptic» * blog Bishop Hill stating that thresholds for climate danger, such as the much ballyhooed 2 - degree limit enshrined in recent climate pledges, were not determined by science:

This was used by some bloggers to claim that «wind was responsible», but if climate skeptics are known for anything, it's for oversimplifying complex issues.

It's being cited by climate change skeptics quite often and I would like to know how much merit it has.

If people then run into legitimate criticism of uncertainty and climate policy by well respected skeptics (e.g.: Lindzen), then there is the danger that they will label your site as political and not scientific, and you could lose credibility in the eyes of some people.

The skeptics are contaminating this collaboration by portraying an abusive distortion of the facts as the expertise of qualified skeptical climate authorities.

Nevertheless, I've recently seen some of the old myths peddled by «climate skeptics» pop up again.

This «two - camps theory» is then used as a justification to cite (in the name of supposed balance) counter-arguments by «climate skeptics» with doubtful expertise.

As a lay person (albeit with a Science degree) I find it interesting that the last 7 posts on this site have been disputing claims by Climate Change skeptics or data / studies that may / may not support their case.

After the stunning victory, one of the scientists on the side promoting the belief in a climate «crisis» appeared to concede defeat by noting his debate team was «pretty dull» and at «a sharp disadvantage» against the skeptics.

It is notable that while the climate alarmist movement is funded by billions of public funds and the skeptic side is funded by a few million at best and the alarmists are losing badly, the explanation is found in credibility.

The idea that the MSU record somehow provides more accurate or reliable temperature trends than surface measurements with thermometers, sometimes promoted by «climate skeptics», is scientifically untenable.

Below, hat tip to http://www.climateshifts.org/?p=899 Convincing the climate - change skeptics By John Bruno • Dec 23rd, 2008

Rather, it's that they betray a definite bias by giving way more coverage than most other media to climate skeptics.

Please, go back to your Geology text books and stop spreading typical propaganda promoted by global climate change deniers and skeptics.

Critics note that his work has been frequently cited by «global warming skeptics,» [3] Dr. Pielke and his allies have praised his independence and called his critics «climate McCarthyists.»

Dr. Michaels did so first at a recent conclave of climate skeptics organized by the Heartland Institute, then on his World Climate Report Weclimate skeptics organized by the Heartland Institute, then on his World Climate Report WeClimate Report Web site.

Further to 12 and eric's response: I'm sorry if I wasn't clear enough: in the second sentence by Stefan that I quoted, «this» can only sensibly refer back to the whole of the first sentence, giving the reading That carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are increasing rapidly in the atmosphere due to human activity is a measured fact not even disputed by staunch «climate skeptics.

The core finding is that temperatures over the continents have warmed about 1 degree Centigrade (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) since 1950, matching earlier independent analyses by American and British climate researchers that had been repeatedly attacked by climate skeptics and opponents of curbs in greenhouse emissions.

No doubt the «skeptics» would be pleased by such an «anomoly», using it as further evidence that the climate models are wrong.

Also, the brief period I spent scanning abstracts [no time this week to read papers] indicates a difference of opinion suggesting whether there is a correlation between clouds and CRF (including a no by Balling and Cerveny Theoretical and Applied Climatology 75:3 - 4 pp. 225 - 231 — which may be a good indicator as there was a skeptic flurry last year over connecting CRF to climate as another try at natural causes being responsible for recent climate change).

So if the hockey stick is incorrect & climate varies wildly from natural causes, then even a «small» (as skeptics view it) input of human GHGs, would then have a much larger impact by virtue of triggering a more sensitive and wild nature.

These are chock - a-block with yummy DenialChow and are being gobbled up eagerly all over the world by intellectully malnourished climate change skeptics.

The fund is designed to help scientists like Professor Michael Mann cope with the legal fees that stack up in fighting attempts by climate - skeptic groups to gain access to private emails and other correspondence through lawsuits and Freedom of Information Act requests at their public universities.

(Small note: «climate skeptics» brought an earlier, erroneous draft version of this graphic to the public, although it was marked in block letters as a temporary placeholder by IPCC.)

One is that, for some people, the skeptics» grasping at any story that might support their climate change denial strategies creates needless confusion for people who are unsettled, and even frightened by the threats posed by global warming.