Comments on: Happy Anniversary Anthony Watts!

By: dean

dean — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:39:42 +0000

Did you see that the climate bill that just passed amended the Clean Air Act so that co2 produced from burning fossil fuels is now an “air pollutant”. Sweet.

By: Christopher Winter

Christopher Winter — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 04:00:34 +0000

In reply to Lionel A.

According to Wikipedia, “He described policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as “Obamunism”.[1]”

You might be interested in my review of a 2005 book that Michaels edited. I go into detail about the chapters, and as of today all the links still work.

http://www.chris-winter.com/Erudition/Reviews/Sciences/Michaels_PJ/Shattered_Consensus.html

By: Lionel A

Lionel A — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:53:47 +0000

I discovered today that Pat Michaels passed away on July 15 this year. He appeared in that BBC documentary that I linked and he looked decidedly unwell, very puffy featured, more so than his usual look.

By: Lionel A

Lionel A — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:51:41 +0000

In reply to Christopher Winter. I remember Sou of HotWhopper down in Oz taking Watts to task on a regular basis. It seems that her blog is now quiet.

By: Lionel A

Lionel A — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:49:02 +0000

I don't know if this will play in the US but the BBC has broadcast a three part series on the Denial, Doubt and Denial campaigns of big fossil. Big Oil v the World Have they at last realised that they were played by such as Benny Peiser who appears to be still doing his best, or should that be worst, to promote Net Zero Watch.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 23:02:04 +0000

In reply to Christopher Winter. Exactly.

By: Christopher Winter

Christopher Winter — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 18:39:01 +0000

The watershed moment for me was when Watts reneged on his pledge to accept the result of the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST) Study, whatever it turned out to be. The study, partly funded by the Kochs, found that, yes, the global mean temperature has risen over the past 250 years.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120730142509.htm

To be clear, I always understood that Watts rejected climate science.