Has the Bishop sorted out the Amazon nonsense yet?

Judith Curry has just started a blog: http://judithcurry.com/

called Climate Etc

If His Royal Highness is baffled, then he's free to invite me to breakfast for a little chat, and I'll run through the data with him. Quite partial to a nice plate of sausage, bacon and eggs, with a pot or three of Earl Gray.

Prince Charles (fan of homeopathy) is 'baffled'.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/9260069

I wonder how Bob Ward (reward) was able to make such a swift response to an article that was published just 2 minutes prior to his response, perhaps its his day off.

Oh...

http://www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=7a6c3d15-1c1e-4869-b378-840a000c6803&lang=en

Recent release of statistics on greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2008 at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/09/06092729/2

Note, there are errors in the values given in Table 1.

CO2 is referred to as a "pollutant" in the Uncertainties section, where it says:

The approximate 95 per cent confidence interval for Scottish GHG emissions, excluding international aviation and shipping in 2008, is estimated to be ±26 per cent of the mean

The uncertainty is very large.

European Science Budget cuts

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/06/AR2010090603880.html?hpid=topnews

Are amost certainly to increase competition from 'climate scientists' to get their funding,

Hold your breath for a rash of new climatge disasters looming (I guarantee you won't suffocate)

Why am I not surprised by this story?

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/holyrood-fiasco-peer-s-40k-for-chairing-climategate-review-1.1052947?localLinksEnabled=false

Holyrood fiasco peer’s £40k for chairing Climategate review

A former civil servant criticised for his role in the Holyrood Parliament building fiasco has pocketed £40,000 for chairing an inquiry into the recent climate change row.

Sir Muir Russell walked away with nearly £6000 a month for leading a probe which cleared scientists at the University of East Anglia of data manipulation.

[snip]

Hacked e-mails written by university staff led to fears that information on climate change was being manipulated, a row that was played out internationally.

The six-month probe concluded with Russell and his team noting the “rigour and honesty” of the scientists.

A freedom of information request has revealed that the university paid Russell a £40,000 fee for his chairmanship.

He also benefited from £2908 in travel and £976 for accommodation.

The Review website notes that the team met on 15 occasions, which works out as the equivalent of Russell receiving £2666 per meeting.

John Wilson, an SNP MSP in Central Scotland, said: “It is difficult to accept that Muir Russell should have received £40,000 for an inquiry conducted by East Anglia university.

“On top of pension payments and an early-retirement package, he is now making more money ultimately at the expense of the public purse.”

cont.

Chinese Unwittingly Reducing Carbon Consumption - China Traffic Jam of Coal Lorries (Sky News)

More than 10,000 lorries, mainly carrying coal, are stuck in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, according to officials.
The motorway going towards China's capital and the neighbouring province of Hebei are now more like a car park than a major road, state TV reported.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/China-Thousands-Of-Lorries-Caught-Up-In-Miles-Long-Traffic-Jam-On-Motorway-Toward-Beijing/Article/201009115711529?lpos=World_News_Second_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15711529_China%3A_Thousands_Of_Lorries_Caught_Up_In_Miles-Long_Traffic_Jam_On_Motorway_Toward_Beijing