Category Archives: natural climate influences

The phoney scandal that was Climategate

Posted on 31 July 2012 by Peter Boyer

The Climategate affair, now officially at an end, wrongly besmirched the reputations of climate scientists and their work. It may have set back efforts to fight global warming by a decade. [31 July 2012 | Peter Boyer] Let’s pause for … Continue reading →

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Climate change is a matter of evidence, not belief

Posted on 22 May 2012 by Peter Boyer

It isn’t a question of who’s following whom. The critical question is, what is the evidence saying? [22 May 2012 | Peter Boyer] “I believe in climate change” is one of the silliest lines to emerge from the interminable debates … Continue reading →

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John Church: the scientist’s scientist

Posted on 10 April 2012 by Peter Boyer

A Hobart scientist’s achievement in casting light on what is causing our sea levels to change has been recognised with Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science. [10 April 2012 | Peter Boyer] Under low clouds, perhaps lit by a … Continue reading →

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