Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

Sea level rise

Posted on May 17, 2018 by ...and Then There's Physics

There’s a bizarre article in the Wall Street Journal by Fred Singer called, The Sea Is Rising, but Not Because of Climate Change. It’s actually so bonkers that it’s quite hard to know where to start. I’ll give it go, … Continue reading →

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Mertonian norms

Posted on November 17, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

There are a set of norms of science, first presented by Robert K Merton and known as the Mertonian norms. I found what seems to be a good description of them here. There are four Mertonian norms, called universalism, communalism, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Roger Pielke Jr, Scientists, The philosophy of science, The scientific method | Tagged , , , , , | 69 Comments

Red Team vs Blue Team

Posted on April 23, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

Having some kind of Red Team exercise, to test and challenge the climate science consensus, seems to be gaining a small amount of momentum. Steve Koonin (who I have discussed before) has an article in the Wall Street Journal called … Continue reading →

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Poor Roger!

Posted on December 4, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I wrote a post about Roger Pielke Jr’s recent Wall Street Journal article about his [u]nhappy life as a climate heretic, but it was rather long and rambling, so I can’t actually bring myself to post it. Instead, I’ll just … Continue reading →

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Matt Ridley on fossil fuels

Posted on March 14, 2015 by ...and Then There's Physics

After it being shown that Matt Ridley is benefitting from coal mines on his estate, you might think that he would take a step back and be a little more circumspect in his promotion of the use of fossil fuels. … Continue reading →

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Matt Ridley, you seem a little too certain!

Posted on September 9, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I thought I might add a new chapter to my series, which I’ve called helpful tips for the Global Warming Policy Foundation. The first was a quick science lesson for Lord Lawson. The second was the cheerfully titled Come on … Continue reading →

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The “pause” that probably isn’t

Posted on September 5, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

Matt Ridley has a particularly silly article in the Wall Street Journal called Whatever happened to Global Warming. In his article he says Well, the pause has now lasted for 16, 19 or 26 years—depending on whether you choose the … Continue reading →

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The economic benefits of climate change?

Posted on September 22, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Writing about this is definitely outside my comfort zone, so this post should not be seen as something from which others could learn but maybe a way for me to learn via the comments. There have been various claims that … Continue reading →

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Watt about evidence versus consensus?

Posted on July 8, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

Watts Up With That (WUWT) has a newsbyte post called Science is about evidence not consensus. It quotes a Wall Street Journal OpEd by Matt Ridley also called science is about evidence, not consensus. Matt Ridley’s OpEd has been very … Continue reading →

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Happer and Schmitt

Posted on May 12, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

I wrote a post a while ago about William Happer’s calculation of how long it would take to get a 6oC rise in surface temperatures. The calculation was simplistic and the assumptions didn’t seem to be based on current scientific … Continue reading →

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