Monthly Archives: November 2009

Milton Friedman and Richard Feynman

Dr. Helen asks what would Milton Friedman say? She posts on Stephen Moore’s speculation in his recent book regarding what Milton Friedman would say about our nations current economic crisis and move towards socialism. I would like to know what … Continue reading

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Too old for H1N1…

Anter’s doctors at Stanford University Hospital, where he received his transplant, tell him he has a compromised immune system and “the H1N1 flu could do me in.” He takes at least nine prescription medications daily to stay alive. “But when … Continue reading

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Time after time…

Well actually, Botch after Botch. And based on stuff like this, politicians are going to blow up our economy and lower our standard of living to “fix” the climate? Are they insane? Not a chance. Don’t dismiss the Climategate folks. … Continue reading

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Open Source climate change is coming part II

More trouble in climate change paradise… Apparently the original data is no longer available… In a statement on its website, the CRU said: “We do not hold the original raw data but only the value-added (quality controlled and homogenised) data.” … Continue reading

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How is Obama’s diplomacy working out?

Iran ‘planning 10 new uranium enrichment sites’ I know, it’s all Bush’s fault.

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Open Source climate change is coming

Leading British scientists at the University of East Anglia, who were accused of manipulating climate change data – dubbed Climategate – have agreed to publish their figures in full. More here. It’s about time. And there’s a David vs. Goliath … Continue reading

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Making a case for “Open Source” climate change

The Volokh Conspiracy makes a case for open sourcing the climate change data. As I understand, and please correct me if I’m wrong, but the CRU researchers apparently refused to share the underlying raw data that was the basis of … Continue reading

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Alleged global warming

Newmark’s Door provides a bakers dozen of links that examine and analyze the hacked CRU papers. Also, no surpise to find an article titled NCAR: Researchers’ leaked e-mails don’t undermine climate science in the Boulder Daily Camera. Controversial e-mails written … Continue reading

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Gold over $1180 and holding

More graphs at Kitco.com.

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The science is very clear

Ed Begley echoes the “science is proven” global warming mantra. Sounds awfully familiar! Watch the latest business video at FOXBusiness.com And the yahoo’s at CRU can’t even replicate their data.

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CBS reports on CRU hack.leak

Declan McCullagh examines the CRU leaked documents. He examine in depth the efforts of “Harry the programmer” who is stuck with the un-envious task of trying to fix a temperature database. It’s great reading so make the visit. What I … Continue reading

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Presidential approval index

More here. Caveat… It is important to remember that the Rasmussen Reports job approval ratings are based upon a sample of likely voters. Some other firms base their approval ratings on samples of all adults. President Obama’s numbers are always … Continue reading

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From Political Compass to Climate Compass

and where the Daily Camera editorial staff fits in… Idea “stolen” from the Bishop Hill blog, specifically here.

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How to fix the global warming scandal…

It’s time for the CRU and all their followers to meet the Open Source community. Of course at the present time, Open Source is primarily a software concept. The global warming crowd needs to come up with a similar construct. … Continue reading

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The CRU hack

Richard Fernandez at PJM puts the CRU hack into context with the overall global warming war. I find his conclusion interesting… Politics is in many ways the bloodless — and sometimes not so bloodless — equivalent of war. Clausewitz believed … Continue reading

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Only 38% favor health care reform

Rasmussen reports… Just 38% of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the lowest level of support measured for the plan in nearly two dozen tracking polls conducted since June. Good news. … Continue reading

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Charlie Martin at PJM comments on the stolen e-mails from the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit. With the caveat that the e-mails are authentic, he claims “…they truly are incendiary. They appear to reveal not one, not two, … Continue reading

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Rejoice in the name of scarcity

George Will comments on how many times the world should have run out of oil. He concludes… Today, there is a name for the political doctrine that rejoices in scarcity of everything except government. The name is environmentalism.

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Global warming a settled science (LOL!)

Oh my, it will be interesting to see the wagons get circled on this one. The e-mails hacked from the University of East Anglia’s Hadley Climatic Research Centre tell an interesting story. A quick review of the analysis already done … Continue reading

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Gold tops $1160

More at kitco.com.

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