Category Archives: winter

Radio interview

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

I had a had a nice time doing a radio interview about my book with talk-show host Ann Marie Spatharakis on WBLQ of Westerly, Rhode Island. A tape of the interview is available here. We discussed the desire among many green … Continue reading →

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European Cold-Weather Disaster

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Among the many things that Anthony Watts does well is simply to deliver news of cold-weather events that go completely unnoticed or underreported by the mainstream media.  For whatever reason, heat waves, hurricanes, fires, and droughts rate high production costs, … Continue reading →

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Winter Has Not Died, It’s In Alaska

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

From Anthony Watts comes news that the United States’ all-time record low temperature was on the verge of being broken in Alaska this week when the temperature sensor failed: Jim River, AK closed in on the all time record coldest … Continue reading →

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Will the Ponds Freeze in Rhody This Year?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

I originally started this blog to discuss “climate change” and local weather and hoped that people would join me on both topics. Truthfully, I have neglected local weather stories, so here is a little one. Entering winter every year in … Continue reading →

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Giving Shape to Phantoms

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

What follows is the second excerpt from my new book, Don’t Sell Your Coat, which can be purchased as a paperback on Amazon here. It will be available on Kindle, iPad, and Nook by New Years. The excerpt is from … Continue reading →

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The Good Old Days Are Right Now

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

A major strain of global warming theology looks back on a colder, snowier past with misty eyes. Some of this comes from the fact that those looking back, including RFK Jr., are simply remembering being outdoors enough to appreciate nature, … Continue reading →

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Carbon Profits Inc. – Errr, Reuters!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Anyone looking at the state of carbon trading, which is collapsing, who comes away with the sense that this is just a growing pain on the way to a meaningful global system has to be suffering from a form of … Continue reading →

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All the News That Fits AGW

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Update (2:45 pm EDT): The Times has added a photo, rewritten the lede and headline, but not put the story at the top of the website. They’ve also deleted the entire comment section.  One of the running jokes in the … Continue reading →

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You Cannot Have It Both Ways

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

I spent 25 years of my life worried about global warming. And one of the best proofs that the scientists and the media both had to keep me convinced was warmer winters, with less snow. Al Gore talked about it. … Continue reading →

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Cool summer?

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

Grimsvotn volcano, in Iceland, has erupted. As Joe D’Aleo and others have pointed out, a high-latitude volcanic eruption can be enough to produce a cool summer, and, sometimes, a vicious winter to boot. Whether enough sulfates have reached sufficient altitude this … Continue reading →

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