Chuck Spinney: How Hot is Hot? Case Study in Government Misrepresentation

Below is a very important 2 part analysis of the meaning of the recent heat wave in the US and and the nature of reported temperature increases in general, and whether or not they can be attributed to increases in CO2 concentrations. The author, John Christy, is a highly regarded climatologist, albeit a skeptical one. …

Worth a Look: Gary Null Progressive Web and Radio

America’s leading Health and Nutrition Expert Alternative Medicine and Natural Healing Advocate Award-Winning Talk Radio Host, Documentary Filmmaker & Investigative Reporter Time magazine called him “The New Mr. Natural.” My Generation magazine dubbed him one of the top-four health gurus in the United States. For over three decades, Gary Null has been one of the …

Chuck Spinney: Is Climate Science Like the Military – Industrial – Congressional Complex (III)?

As I have indicated in earlier blasters, I find the parallels between the political forces corrupting defense “science” and climate “science” to be stunning (e.g., directly here or more subtly here). Attached is a very thoughtful piece by the distinguished Australian scientist Garth Paltridge.  His subject is the psychological state of play in the politicization of climate science, …

Event: 1-4 June Pittsburgh The Evolver Convergence

The Evolver Convergence Pittsburgh, PA: Friday, June 1 – Sunday June 3 Where others may hear alarm bells (peak oil, 2012, global warming), a rising grassroots movement is answering the call — building a new planetary culture that is sustainable, full of meaning, and truly humane. The Evolver Social Movement invites all agents of change …

John Steiner: Young Americans Sue US Government Over Environment

Subject: S.O.S. from the youngest generation ³Industry has a legally protected cognizable interest to freely emit CO2.²  Fossil Fuel Industry Intervenors in the Kids vs Global Warming lawsuit against the US Government to protect the atmosphere as a public trust, April 2, 2012 This is what one of the attorneys for the National Association for …