Today, there is an open letter to President Obama from two of the twelve men who walked on the Moon and a third who was supposed to but instead survived perhaps the most harrowing ordeal of them all: The United States entered into the challenge of space exploration under President Eisenhower’s first term, however, it …
Category Archive: Science
Apr 06
Bad Science in the MSM
Once again, I am frustrated by the mainstream media’s insistence on turning every science story into a crisis or disaster. The Globe and Mail today has the headline: BPA Widespread in Ocean Water and Sand containing such gems as: Japanese scientists testing ocean water and sea sand have found widespread contamination with high levels bisphenol …
Mar 20
On Climate Change Risk
One of my readers has asked a question about climate risk. Recently, statements have been made in various publications, ranging from Scientific American, Discover and The Economist positing that: Action on climate is justified, not because the science is certain, but precisely because it is not. This is a combination of the precautionary principle and …
Mar 16
Oil Sands Facts
Here is a good link to some facts about oil sands operations and their real impact on the environment. Please read. And avoid the over-hyped nonsense about the oil sands bringing doom to our world…
Mar 16
Bad Science in major Science Publications
Recently, I’ve stumbled onto a few bad science columns and articles in major science publications, Discover and Scientific American. To start, Lawrence Krauss, a respectable physicist, starts delving into ocean chemistry and climate when he brings forth the notion that increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere will decrease the pH of the ocean, making it …
Mar 16
A waste of government science grants?
I don’t know who funded this science, but it was described in the latest issue of Discover magazine: The first published national study of injuries related to table saws reports that these devices account for about 31,500 injuries per year, 97% percent of the victims are male and most injuries are due to “contact with …
Jan 31
Canada’s Climate Change Target
OK, given that the evidence is now out on climate change, I am very disappointed that the Government of Canada insists on going along with the charade of Copenhagen by committing us, in a non-binding way, to a reduction of 17% in CO2 emissions from 2005 levels by 2020… Let’s work out how much that …
Jan 31
Environmentalists accused of fraud? Can’t be!
I am fascinated by this news story from Toronto. A group representing dozens of lawn care companies trying to bring charges against Ontario’s environment minister and senior bureaucrats over the province’s controversial pesticide ban is now calling for charges against 23 activists. Group spokesman Jeffrey Lowes of MREP Communications said Wednesday that information has been …
Jan 27
AGW feedback loop “weaker than thought”
So, some climate scientists have published a study showing that the feared feedback loop whereby rising CO2 levels would raise temperatures which would raise CO2 levels, ad infinitum, is not as pronounced as previously believed or modeled. It is interesting though that the scientists are very quick to discount their own research: The authors warn, …
Jan 25
More Global Warming Fraud
The “uncertainty” behind global warming science that got its real start with the ClimateGate emails is getting legs as more and more “questionable” things start to pop up. Here is the latest: Glaciergate The IPCC and it’s chairman, Rajendra Pachauri, are starting to take real heat, particularly in India and the UK for promoting the …