Category Archives: Politicalization of Science

Comments On The Global Warming Policy Foundation Report “The BBC and Climate Change: A Triple Betrayal”

Benny Peiser of the Global Warming Policy Foundation has alerted us to a searing criticism of the BBC in a report by Christopher Brooker and Anthony Jay titled The BBC and Climate Change: A Triple Betrayal. He summarizes this “betrayal” in three summary points * … Continue reading

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Is The Focus Of NOAA’s Postdoctoral Climate Program Too Limiting?

The publication NCAR Magazine has an article in their June 23 2011 issue titled Twenty years of postdoctoral progress on climate – A reunion for NOAA’s C&GC program One of the figures from the article is reproduced below. with the … Continue reading

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Perceptive Article On The Sad State Of Research Funding By Toby N. Carlson

Toby N. Carlson of the Department of Meteorology at the Pennsylvania State University has shared with me two article on the sad state of research funding. This sentiment fits with my impressions of NSF funding that I have posted on in my weblog; … Continue reading

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Interesting Information In EOS On The Interface Of Climate Science With The Public and Policymakers

There are two insightful articles in recent EOS issues that illustrate the current state of climate science. The first is How Science and Hollywood Can Work Together Is Focus of Fall Meeting Panel By R. Showstack in the January 18 … Continue reading

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