“Follow the money – it’s all about the research grants.” This and similar accusations are commonly made against anyone who advocates on behalf science-based climate policies at all levels, all they way […]
Nota Bene #101: Your Pal, Mike S.
“The guys who are shooting films now are technically brilliant, but there’s no content in their films. I marvel at what I see and wish I could have done a shot like […]
Nota Bene #100: Il Planetario di Figaro
Wow, 100 issues of Nota Bene! Props to Russ for helping me for a while with this nifty little S&R feature. Never mind all that now, let’s get on with this issue. […]
Nota Bene #99: Heed the Peace Gnome
“You just pick up a chord, go twang, and you’ve got music.” Who said it?
Nota Bene #98: A More Glorious Dawn Awaits
“The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled […]
The Weekly Carboholic: independent statisticians reject recent global cooling claims in blind analysis

Independent statisticians reject recent global cooling claims in blind analysis Melting glaciers releasing pollutants from decades ago IEA: climate treaty necessary to keep energy prices low Floating cities as a response to […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Climate disruption will disrupt volcanism too

Climate disruption will disrupt volcanism too EPA Office of Inspector General finds standard gases not so standard after all Driest years in Pacific Northwest drier than expected Northeast Passage opened this year […]
The Weekly Carboholic: ACCCE hired Bonner, but didn't notify Congress of forgeries when they were discovered

ACCCE hired Bonner, but didn’t notify Congress of forgeries when they were discovered Cash for Clunkers doesn’t do much for climate National Academy of Sciences: we need independent GHG emission confirmation Climate […]
Senator Claire McCaskill tweets to weaken ACES (updated)
Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri is calling for a further weakening of the American Climate and Energy Security Act (ACES) that passed out of the House last week. Of course, that’s not […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Port of Long Beach powers BP supertankers with electricity

Port of Long Beach powers BP supertankers with electricity Most companies don’t mention climate change in annual reports Scotch distilleries to cut fossil fuel use Videos show human effects on Earth Dependence […]