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    Science, not Evangelism: India quits IPCC

    By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  February 5th at 06:52 PM  | 

    Now that word has spread that the works and sources of the International Panel on Climate Change are neither “peer reviewed” nor based on “peer reviewed” publications, here come the consequences and loss of credibility. India is quitting the IPCC, and the quote from Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is just beautiful: There is a fine line between climate science and climate evangelism. I am | Read More »

    Climategate: The Ongoing Search for Peer Review

    By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  January 26th at 06:44 PM  | 

    I hear they’re telling a joke at the International Panel on Climate Change: Knock knock. Who’s there? Peer Review. Peer Review who? Your guess is as good as mine. But seriously, I thought it was bad enough when a single reference to a piece of speculative fiction about Himalayan glaciers made it into a “peer-reviewed” IPCC report. But it turns out to be a trend. | Read More »

    Climategate III: The Search for Peer Review

    By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  January 17th at 06:02 PM  | 

    Peer Review. Ha. Two years ago the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a benchmark report that was claimed to incorporate the latest and most detailed research into the impact of global warming. A central claim was the world’s glaciers were melting so fast that those in the Himalayas could vanish by 2035. ….Hasnain has since admitted that the claim was “speculation” and was | Read More »