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Sydney Morning Herald Open to Letters from Skeptics
Some time ago Art Raiche suggested to me that, “In all honesty, I suspect that it would be easier to hold readings of Dawkin’s “The God Delusion” in Mecca than to get the Sydney Morning Herald to print letters critical of AGW. At least the response would be more direct.”
Today, the Sydney Morning Herald Letters Editor wrote:
“CLIMATE change is always a problematic issue for the letters page, and Michael Duffy’s opinion piece last Saturday sparked vigorous exchanges all week. Readers on both sides hold views with something approaching religious fervour, while grounding their arguments in science. If we publish the views of sceptics, we are accused of airing theories with as little credibility as creationism. If we don’t, we are accused of censorship and taking sides.
“It seems to me much better to have all kinds of opinions in the open – the letters page is not a peer-reviewed journal, and even if it was that would not necessarily give it authority in this debate. All we can do is plead for politeness, brevity and a bit of nuance…” Mike Ticher Letters editor
I am impressed! Thanks Mr Ticher.
Small, Affordable Nuclear Power Plants Now for Sale
Nuclear power plants smaller than a garden shed and able to power 20,000 homes will be on sale within five years, say scientists at Los Alamos, the US government laboratory which developed the first atomic bomb. Read more here.
The Future of ‘Climate Alarmism’
What is the potential for agreement on a post Kyoto agreement? How will President Obama influence global climate politics? Read more here [warning it’s a large pdf file of 2MB, worth downloading and reading if you have fast internet].
Links to Stories on Weather Last Century
Links to three interesting ‘weather reports’ from last century from Art Raiche
http://tinyurl.com/66tegq 1922 Washington Post story
http://tinyurl.com/6ghpb8 1937 Time story re Northwest passage
http://tinyurl.com/3xfoak 1974 Time story on ice age
Demetris Koutsoyiannis Awarded Darcy Medal
The 2009 Darcy Medal will be awarded to Demetris Koutsoyiannis (http://
www.itia.ntua.gr/dk) has been awarded the The Darcy Medal (http://www.egu.eu/ index.phpid=48&file=henry_darcy_overview&cHash=8b0bfba456ff76b4e3164b1dbcfb8463).
He will give the Darcy Medal lecture on Thursday, April 23 2009, at 6.30 pm at the EGU 2009 in Vienna.
The EGU statetement about the Darcy Medal reads:
Henry Darcy Medal
This medal has been established by the Division on Hydrological Sciences in recognition of the scientific achievements of Henry Darcy.
It is reserved for individuals in recognition of their outstanding scientific contributions in water resources research and water resources engineering and management.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.