Prof. Roger Pielke Jr.: ‘The elite in this community – including scientists, journalists, politicians — have endorsed the climate mccarthyism campaign, and are often its most vigorous participants’
http://klimazwiebel.blogspot.com/2014/05/lennart-bengtsson-leaves-advisory-board.html?showComment=1400078729315#c8317146983529056061 Roger Pielke, Jr. said… 23 For experts in the climate issue, there is enormous social and peer pressure on what is acceptable to say and who it is acceptable to associate with. My recent experiences are quite similar to Bengtsson’s: http://www.denverpost.com/carroll/ci_25395242/extreme-weather-censors Unfortunately, “climate mccarthyism” is not so far off. It has been practiced for […]
Climatologist Dr. Judith Curry on Lennart Bengtsson: This ‘has the potential to do as much harm to climate science as did the Climategate emails’
http://judithcurry.com/2014/05/14/lennart-bengtsson-resigns-from-the-gwpf/ Lennart Bengtsson resigns from the GWPF Posted on May 14, 2014 | 62 Comments by Judith Curry I have been put under such an enormous group pressure in recent days from all over the world that has become virtually unbearable to me. – Lennart Bengtsson The GWPF has announced that Lennart Bengtsson has announced his […]
Climate bullying echoes the expulsion of Mitch Taylor from Polar Bear Specialist Group
Climate bullying echoes the expulsion of Mitch Taylor from Polar Bear Specialist Group http://wp.me/p2CaNn-1my https://twitter.com/sjc_pbs/status/466602242401779712
Dear Lennart: A Letter In Support Of Professor Bengtsson
Dear Lennart: A Letter In Support Of Professor Bengtsson http://www.thegwpf.org/dear-lennart-a-letter-in-support-of-professor-bengtsson/ Dear Lennart, I received your letter with shock, dismay and huge sympathy. All scientists know that hypotheses are hypotheses and nothing more. That politicians take hypotheses and run with them at their own convenience, is universal. But when so-called scientists give priority to their political […]
Warmist apostacy: the climate jihadists strike
Warmist apostacy: the climate jihadists strike http://australianclimatemadness.com/2014/05/15/warmist-apostacy-the-climate-jihadists-strike The intolerance of the climate caliphate makes Boko Haram look like the Salvation Army. Just as the soldiers of Allah must not be impeded from spreading their message through the lands of the infidels, and any apostate sentenced to death, so must any convert from the religion of climate alarmism be similarly […]
The 97% In Climate Science: McCarthyism Is Alive & Well In 2014
The 97% In Climate Science: McCarthyism Is Alive & Well In 2014 http://www.c3headlines.com/2014/05/the-97-in-climate-science-mccarthyism-is-alive-well-in-2014.html The “consensus” climate science community has turned on one of its own, using practices that would make Sen. Joe McCarthy proud. McCarthy made a habit of intimidating, abusing, smearing and threatening others who were opponents. Various subsequent senators filled his… Sent by […]
Climate Science: No Dissent Allowed
Climate Science: No Dissent Allowed http://www.cato.org/blog/climate-science-no-dissent-allowed Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger Global Science Report is a feature from the Center for the Study of Science, where we highlight one or two important new items in the scientific literature or the popular media. For broader and more technical perspectives, consult our monthly “Current […]
UK Times: ‘Witch-hunt’ forces out skeptical climate scientist – ‘The pressure had mainly come from climate scientists in the US, including one employed by the US government who threatened to withdraw as co-author of a forthcoming paper’
Professor Bengtsson Blames U.S. Climate Scientists For ‘Witch-Hunt’ http://www.thegwpf.org/professor-bengtsson-blames-u-s-climate-scientists-for-witch-hunt/ A leading climate scientist has resigned from the advisory board of a think-tank after being subjected to what he described as “McCarthy”-style pressure from fellow academics. Professor Lennart Bengtsson, a research fellow at the University of Reading, said the pressure was so intense that he would be unable […]
NYT: ‘Climate Change Deemed Growing Security Threat by Military Researchers’ – Kerry to use issue to ‘build political support’ for ‘Obama’s climate change agenda’
The CNA Corporation Military Advisory Board found that climate change-induced drought in the Middle East and Africa is leading to conflicts over food and water and escalating longstanding regional and ethnic tensions into violent clashes. The report also found that rising sea levels are putting people and food supplies in vulnerable coastal regions like eastern India, Bangladesh […]