The Carbon Brief's Met office profile is revealing.

http://www.carbonbrief.org/profiles/the-met-office

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/02/18/the-carbon-brief-the-european-rapid-response-team/

Theres a surprise..

The Carbon Brief has a go at Freeman dyson..
http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2011/02/freeman-dyson-interviewed-in-the-independent

2 more straws in the wind?

(1) I received my programme for the Edinburgh Science Festival (9-22 April, www.sciencefestival.co.uk)), and as far as I can see there is no mention anywhere of 'climate change'. That's just based on quickly glancing through each page, so I would not want to bet on it yet.

(2) A brief note here: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/02/hollywood_chilly_to_un_plea_fo.html argues that Ban Ki-moon, the nervous and excitable UN chap, has failed to stir up much if any interest in Hollywood where he went to appeal for help on promoting climate change due to man as a catastrophe.

Have the tawdry worlds of IPCC-style spin and CRU-style plotting and scheming lost their appeal?

Is the world's 'greatest ever crisis' now 'yesterday's news'?

I fear not, given the head of political and financial steam built up around it, but a little bit of optimism now and then is good for the soul.

Steve McIntyre opening up the Muir Russell inquiry:
http://climateaudit.org/2011/02/28/the-muir-russell-contract/#more-13144

Apparently the U of East Anglia paid the Muir Russell inquiry over £300,000. David Holland has requested information on the contractual basis of these payments. Situation normal – the UEA has refused to provide the information and it looks like another appeal to the ICO.

this might help a bit.. politicians/civil servant get nervous about the Daily Mail

TODAY (Booker gets to write in the Daily Mail)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361316/The-250bn-wind-power-industry-greatest-scam-age--lies-prove-it.html

If the Daily mail ever decides to go fully sceptical, well game over in the UK politically, for AGW

The Daily Mail, letting an uber sceptic journalist loose amongst it's readers, might mean a msm tipping point is due...

Can't seems to post on the Nature materials thread.

so my comment:

I can see a Josh cartoon here. These climatologists are like Gollum and the ring by not wanting to part with their precious code.

commenting issues again...on three different browsers. i tried deleting cookies to no avail.

YOU converted Matt Ridley into a sceptic!

http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/curry-hockey-stick

See Geoffrey Lean in The Daily Telegraph: 'New Zealand Earthquake; the vengeance of mother nature.'

Two Grauniad stories if you have not see them:

More on Gavin's E&E outburst (and comments by Simon Singh):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/25/real-climate-libel-threat

Govt expects to scrap Green ISA plans:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/25/green-isa-under-threat