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  1. steve from virginia at 12:21 PM on 2 July 2012
    Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    don't let the bastards get to you ... thanks for the hard work. steve ludlum steve from virginia
  2. It's Urban Heat Island effect
    Tristan and Michael, Thanks for your responses. I'll have to think some about them. And I should probably read the Hansen 2001 process description. "UHI is constantly raised by fake skeptics to muddy the waters." Don't I know it. I am debating with a "skeptic" and I've tried to explain several times why UHI effects are not the cause of Climate Change or GW. His climate change research is targeted to Web sites that support his denialism. I've provided links here many time on many issues, but the guy never learns--he just recycles the same old idiocies. Drives me crazy. But UHI effects would hardly let people off the CO2 hook since UHI effects are largely due to automobiles and electric devices powered by CO2 emitters.
  3. kevfromperth at 12:09 PM on 2 July 2012
    Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Kevin Ball Perth, Western Australia
  4. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Mark Pearce, New Zealand
  5. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Christophe Danheux, USA
  6. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Keep it up. Science has never lost one of these fights. It has always been shown to be right in the end. Facts after all are facts.
  7. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Craig Miller, Brisbane, Australia
  8. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Bill Doyle, Adelaide, Australia
  9. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Rick McIntire, Oregon, USA
  10. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Tony Dunlop Warkworth New Zealand
  11. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    John L. Clark, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  12. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Mel Holloway Montana, USA
  13. Peacefuljeff at 10:33 AM on 2 July 2012
    Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Jeff Cobb, Cincinnati, oh
  14. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Philip Cohen, USA I registered just so I could show my support for Dr. Jones against the {snip} among the deniers. I also donated $AU50 to Skeptical Science while I was at it. This is the best climate sanity site on the Net.
    Moderator Response: [GT] Philip, thanks very much for the support and the donation. Just watch the language a bit, that's sort of the point
  15. DaveFinnigan at 10:24 AM on 2 July 2012
    Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Dave Finnigan, USA
  16. Over 31,000 scientists signed the OISM Petition Project
    I'm not a scientist, but I do have a great deal more experience than most scientists at sending direct mail and getting responses. Some observations: when soliciting money, a response of 2% was often thought of as the gold standard. If one is not asking for money, then a response rate in the double digits is probably a reasonable standard if the solicitation is written clearly enough. I've received response rates as high as 10% for complex questionnaires. With those thoughts in mind, the (estimated) .3% response rate to the OISM mailing is --wow -- friggin' awful. They didn't even ask people to send money and they got only three tenths of a percent to agree? That is only a tenth of the percent of climate scientists (3%) who either dispute or have no opinion on the majority consensus on global warming. I'd love to have the mailing list of this 31,000 people. I could publish all kinds of drivel and sell it to them for a profit.
    Moderator Response: TC: All caps changed to bold to comply with the comments policy. The comments policy contains tips on the use of html tags for emphasis so that future comments can comply.
  17. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Andy C, Melbourne, Australia. History will show that great people such as Prof Jones stood for truth, and will thrust his detractors into a very harsh spotlight as their lies are exposed. Just a quick note about titles - Phil Jones is Prof Jones, not Dr Jones, and a better-earned professorship I doubt you will find anywhere!
    Moderator Response: Noted skywatcher, thanks.
  18. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Joy Lumsden, Jamaica
  19. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Steven P. Shannon, Brisbane, Australia
  20. Michaels and Cato Unwittingly Accept the Climate Threat
    rugbyguy59 @10 has it right. There are in fact myriad ways to switch to a low carbon economy. Some have advantages over others in some areas, but compensating flaws so that, from a purely economic point of view, there is no clear advantage to any particular method. The difficulty, then, is not the method chosen but the political will to choose any method. If we can increase that will by adopting a particular method, then that is sufficient to make that method the best option.
  21. uknowispeaksense at 09:18 AM on 2 July 2012
    Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Mike, Victoria, Australia
  22. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    David Goldstein You and your colleagues inspired me to put up this website: www.itsphysics.org thank you
  23. Madness over sea level rise in North Carolina
    The results of readings obtained on the basis of a satellite can not be ignored, however, during work tend to rely more on local readings, as far as I know.
  24. funglestrumpet at 08:27 AM on 2 July 2012
    Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Mel Tisdale, U.K. email also sent, so beware duplicates. (Can't give the clowns anything else to honk their big red noses at, can we?)
  25. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Mark Hadfield, New Zealand
  26. Gleckler et al Confirm the Human Fingerprint in Global Ocean Warming
    Refreshing information, at a time when I was doing graduate work in 2010 -11 yr. One part of the study was devoted to comparison of climate models, however the data that were available to me were very thin, or were obsolete. The latest that I could find from the working climate models or principles of work was to 2004 as well. But now I see is not the case.
  27. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    In addition to grammatical errors, which are not lacking. I am more concerned about the aggression that is expressed towards different! Support for Dr. Jones Fatir.B from Southeastern Europe.
  28. kampmannpeine at 07:12 AM on 2 July 2012
    Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Jörg Kampmann, Germany and I cite psalm 23: Psalm 23 A Psalm by David. Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
  29. North Carolina Lawmakers Turning a Blind Eye to Sea Level Reality?
    It is tragic that most people still live in the time of King Canute. Because they are exempt from current events.
  30. baschurchbill at 07:12 AM on 2 July 2012
    Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Bill Smith, Shropshire, UK
  31. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    The world is filled with small and mean minds. Ignore them, Phil. Jon Orloff
  32. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Elizabeth Patterson, United Kingdom
  33. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Philip Sington London, UK The best response to ignorance is the truth. Keep it coming, no matter what.
  34. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Dr Jonathan McKenna, Buckinghamshire, UK
  35. Susan Anderson at 06:40 AM on 2 July 2012
    Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Philip W. Anderson, Princeton, USA is delighted to support Dr. Phil Jones.
  36. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Jim Lynch, in King George, Va. Echoing Alexandre's sentiment; you guys are modern day heroes!
  37. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    David Green Australia .
  38. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Proud to add my name to support Phil -Ray Weymann
  39. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    John Harkness, USA
  40. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Some times you have to take a stand.... Bo Norrman, Sweden "First they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me." Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
  41. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    René Moreau, Brussels, Belgium
  42. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Richard Pauli Seattle, Washington Lets not forget that organized and well funded cyber sweatshops are created for just this kind PR manipulation. One goal is to promote confusion, and another is to torment and tarnish heroes. Such acts by our adversaries can amount to high praise. About 10 years ago, I recall scanning the web for more information about climate issues. It was just this kind of crude denialism that pushed me to discover both Climate Progress and Real Climate - sites I would have discovered far later without the vitriol directed their way. From the very beginning, the Web has been a battleground of public opinion. Fortunately there are tremendous resources that trump the purposeful misinformation and distraction. Whenever rash cyber-bullying is involved, it should suggest the issue is worth careful consideration. Thanks Skeptical Science for all that you do.
  43. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Emile Nossin, Netherlands
  44. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Thanks for your efforts so far. Jonathan Grove, Cambridge, UK
  45. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Jerry Gardner, Keaau, Hawaii
  46. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Paul Robinson, Ontario, Canada
  47. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Sarah Green, Michigan, USA
  48. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Heroic work you are doing. Terry Moran, Ontario Canada
  49. Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Michael Maag, Germany
  50. Daniel J. Andrews at 03:46 AM on 2 July 2012
    Nil Illegitimi Carborundum
    Jack (aka Daniel) Andrews, Ontario, Canada I'm sickened by the actions of bullies--I despise them--and I'm happy to add my name for support. If there is any way I can help you (financial or otherwise) against these bullies, let me know.

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