Pseudoscience and astroturfing: three leaked memos

Last week’s leaked memo from the American Petroleum Institute is the latest in a long line. A couple of these leaked memos reveal the motives and the methods of the oil and coal industries as they spread confusion about climate science.

More on Anthony Watts

Climate sceptic blogger Anthony Watts drew attention to himself with his ill-advised attempt to remove a YouTube video that criticised him. What do we know about his views?

Watts update: “Watts Up With Watts?” video checked for copyright, reposted

Climate sceptic blogger Anthony Watts had a YouTube video removed, claiming it infringed his copyright. The lawyers have checked it, and it’s been reposted. Here it is.

Global warming, legal chill

Climate sceptic blogger Anthony Watts has used a DMCA takedown to block Peter Sinclair’s video “Watts Up With Watts?” on YouTube.

Global warming: blast from the past

It’s the summer of  ’53. Elvis makes his first recording, Watson and Crick publish the structure of DNA … and Time magazine and Popular Mechanics report the very latest research findings:  it turns out that man-made carbon dioxide emissions are causing the Earth to heat up.

Arctic sea ice: Summer 2008 roundup

Arctic sea ice has hit its summer minimum for 2008 – its second lowest minimum on record – and is starting its autumn freeze-up. Here’s a summary of this year’s stats.

“Great global warming swindle” – Ofcom’s ruling

Ofcom has ruled on Martin Durkin’s “The Great Global Warming Swindle”. It’s argument about impartiality is rather amusing.

Why a 2°C target? The impacts of global warming

Policy makers in the European Union have committed their countries to a long-term goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels. Where does the 2°C figure come from? What happens if it’s exceeded?

The Heartland Institute’s “500 scientist” list

The Heartland Institute’s Dennis Avery has produced a list of “500 Scientists Whose Research Contradicts Man-Made Global Warming Scares”. It turns out that many of those scientists don’t agree with him. DeSmogBlog is tracking the story.

PR versus science: the Luntz memo

From tobacco to global warming, the PR industry has a job to do.

“Doubt is our product”: PR versus science

How can a public relations campaign win against clear scientific evidence? The tobacco companies found the way to do it.

End of the world – when the Sun fries the Earth

Here’s how the Sun will evolve, and what it means for life on Earth. I’m afraid there’s some really bad news 1.1 billion years from now. And then it gets worse.