Well, well well (via RC).

Isn't this interesting. So now we realise what our neighbours were talking about in Copenhagen. It looks like all the "alternative energy" sources have been decisively outpointed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8501777.stm

So I've been looking round the net, trying to find a sceptics site that contains facts and/or analysis that could be interpreted as validly overturning current AGW theory, preferably from someone involved with the IPCC reports (someone who knows the scientists and personalities involved), unlike the somewhat ridiculous Lord Monckton.

Altruism in the animal kingdom?

Those in the know will have been following Mr Anthony Watts personal crusade against the NOAA/NCDC, the GHCN and, generally, the entire US temperature data gathering system. He's set up a website http://www.surfacestations.org that monitors the US temperature measuring sites, and put together an army of volunteers to examine and report back on each and every one. Here's a report

http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/surfacestationsreport_spring09.pdf

Well, NOAA/NCDC has replied. This publication in Geophysical Research Letters

We seem to be ahead, in time.

The Australian Open is further ahead, too. A United Nations event, in its diversity, this time.

In which we learn how not to popularise science (my emphasis)

Courtesy hobbesist

Men's:
QFs - Federer d. Davydenko, Djokovic d. Tsonga, Roddick d. Del Potro, Nadal d. Murray
SFs - Djokovic d. Federer, Nadal d. Roddick
F - Nadal d. Djokovic

I'm tempted, based on current form, to take Davydenko over Federer - but I just can't do it. Not really sure who's coming out of the 1/8 where I picked Tsonga; he's as good a guess as any. Del Potro's a bit beat-up at the moment, so I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't even make it to the quarters, and I just don't believe in Murray as a GS-caliber threat anymore.

Any article which starts with

attracts attention.

The author goes on (and I quote approvingly)

About Haiti and other things.

And in today's news the Financial Times visits a Model Hospital.