It seems the local Plod are doing something about their carbon footprint (or, at least, they think they are):

http://ventnorblog.com/2011/06/20/force-investigates-green-options-for-its-fleet/

I eagerly await the news that solar panels will be fitted to facilitate their charging...

It never ends...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13796479

...how do I get my money back?

Channel 4 at 8pm Conservation's Dirty Secrets

"Dispatches reporter Oliver Steeds travels the globe to investigate the conservation movement and its major organisations. Steeds finds that the movement, far from stemming the tide of extinction that's engulfing the planet, has got some of its conservation priorities wrong.

The film examines the way the big conservation charities are run. It questions why some work with polluting big businesses to raise money and are alienating the very people they would need to stem the loss of species from earth.

Conservation is massively important but few dare to question the movement. Some critics argue that it is in part getting it wrong, and that, as a consequence, some of the flora and fauna it seeks to save are facing oblivion."

More alarmism, or disclosing the corruption?

Meanwhile, in Australia:

SCIENTISTS have warned federal parliamentarians a misinformation campaign about the evidence of human-induced climate change is undermining the value of other research.
More than 200 scientists will take part in the the annual Science Meets Parliament today.

"The valuable and credible work of all scientists is under attack as a result of a noisy misinformation campaign by climate denialists," CEO Anna Maria Arabia said.

"It's in the nation's interests that our political leaders now lead the community forward on this critical issue."

Interesting news from Wales, AJC.

And Michael Mann seems to be about to publish a new hockeystick - on sea levels this time.

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/06/19/mike-manns-new-sea-level-hockey-stick/#more-41919

A setback for (on shore) wind power in Mid Wales ...

The 'Listening' First Minister
http://glyn-davies.blogspot.com/2011/06/listening-first-minister.html
Where now on wind in mid Wales.
http://glyn-davies.blogspot.com/2011/06/where-now-on-wind-in-mid-wales.html

Even PC Magazine is reporting there is some likelihood of a little ice age now:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387098,00.asp

"It's like a leading indicator in the stock market," says Dean Pesnell, a project scientist with NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. "We have leading indicators for solar activity as well. These zonal flows are one of those leading indicators that tells us the timing of the solar cycle. That leading indicator has been expected to show up for several years, and it still has not appeared."

Matt Ridely has a good article describing how the precautionary principle does not take into account the deaths caused by NOT adopting a precautionary approach.

http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/precautionary-principle-does-not-take-account-deaths-caused-not-adopting-new-technology

BH - just some house-keeping for your homepage -

link to Joe Bastardi's is now: http://www.weatherbell.com/

link to Bob Tisdale' is now: http://bobtisdale.wordpress.com/

These are just what I have come across recently, have not checked them all.

btw - did you see Tallbloke's recent summary? http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/what-caused-global-warming-in-the-late-c20th/ Well worth some wider coverage?

Positive weather who like Piers dispute AGW and forecast last years winter have released their 2012 forecast

http://www.positiveweathersolutions.co.uk/UK-Eire---Frontier-Cast---Extreme-Long-Range.php

Autumn 2011 - Winter 2012

These are the latest long term projections produced by the PWS System.





September 2011 - Warmer than average; on the average for rainfall.



October 2011 - On the average; drier the average.



November 2011 - Slightly colder than average; wetter than average.



December 2011 - On the average; slightly drier than average.



January 2012 - Colder than average; slightly wetter than average.



February 2012 - Substantially colder than average; Wetter than average.

Serena Skye

Contributing Weather Forecaster

Saturday June 18th 2011