Comment on Week in review 5/18/12 by willard
Dear mike, Thank you for your explanation, which is the best I’ve seen so far. I’ll include it in my tumblog, if you don’t mind. But just between you and me: aren’t you a bit over-zealous in...
View ArticleComment on Climate sensitivity discussion thread by Terry Oldberg
Eli Rabett: Like many with interests in climatology, you and Kate seem unaware of the significance of a statistical population for an inquiry when this inquiry is “scientific” in nature. A sample drawn...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Stephen Rasey
Twisted? Who's views are twisted on this thread? <i>If you want the government to flat out give away leases .....</i> Who here, other than you, would construe that I wanted the government...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Chad Wozniak
Bart R: Any government is bigger than any fossil fuel company. So who’s the bigger thief? And how is it theft to receive a market price, set by supply and demand, for a product – including fossil...
View ArticleComment on CMIP5 decadal hindcasts by Alexander Biggs
I believe CMP5 has a fundamental problem. That modern climate started in 1960-61. This is a common error. The starting date should be about 1905. Between 1905 and 1940 global temperature rose about...
View ArticleComment on Climate sensitivity discussion thread by Terry Oldberg
Steven Mosher (May 11, 2012 at 3:55 am): I don’t believe you can support your claim that “we know from fundamental physics that more Co2 leads to warming.” If you believe that you can, please present...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by stefanthedenier
@@gbaikie | May 22, 2012 at 11:11 pm says: ” US temperatures are big influence on how global temperature is measured and are a significant factor” Unless the influence is by the number of cubic...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Bill
See David’s comment below. You misunderstand the entire exercise. If the world can only spend X amount of money, where should it be spent for maximum benefit to humanity?
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Bart R
Stephen Rasey | May 23, 2012 at 1:56 pm | What you call resources not owned by anyone I regard as property never surrrendered by anyone. And while you’re enjoying the luxury of confusing nonlucrative...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Stephen Rasey
J is the carbon cycle. … J is not keeping up with CO2 emissions; J is therefore scarce (Groan) Well, maybe if J is a carbon cycle capacity it can be scarce. But are you implying that it cannot grow? ,...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Bart R
Jim Cripwell | May 23, 2012 at 2:30 pm | We’ve had this CO2 signal discussion before. Frankly, you’re misrepresenting the case. http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/personal-incredulity You’ve...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Bart R
Rob Starkey | May 23, 2012 at 2:07 pm | I’m not really expecting the Chaos Theory explanation to carry much weight with reductionists. Some things just don’t reduce well. It doesn’t mean I have to...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Stephen Rasey
property never surrrendered by anyone. I think this is a logical fallacy when the propery is not recognized to begin with. How can it be property own by anyone if they don’t know if it’s existence? At...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Bart R
Beth Cooper | May 23, 2012 at 11:24 am | Yeah, I never was much of a fan of Kyoto, so don’t feel especially obliged to defend it. If you want an efficient economy, you want a Capitalist Market. If you...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by ceteris non paribus
Jim Cripwell wrote: ” I have examined all the modern temperature/time graphs that there are, and none of them show a CO2 signal that can be positively identified as a CO2 signal. ” That’s right – all...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Bart R
Here we go: fractal wave analysis, an example from the stock market. http://blog.afraidtotrade.com/quick-elliott-wave-update-on-the-sp-500/ See how much more elegant an understanding can be developed?...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Bart R
Stephen Rasey | May 23, 2012 at 2:51 pm | (Groan) Well, maybe if J is a carbon cycle capacity it can be scarce. But are you implying that it cannot grow? On the data? Even if it were growing, it’s not...
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by Bart R
Stephen Rasey | May 23, 2012 at 3:01 pm | http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/slippery-slope
View ArticleComment on Copenhagen Consensus 2012 by m
Bart R <blockquote>The value of graphs to reveal what is really there comes out of judgement and artful decisions.</blockquote> Huh? What is <em>"really there"</em> to see, is...
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