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August 10, 2008

Climate Science Recognized As A Balanced Site For Climate Information

Filed under: Climate Science Reporting — Roger Pielke Sr. @ 7:00 am

I was pleased to see that Climate Science is recognized as a balanced source of climate information. This recognition was given in Global Warming Clearinghouse which reports itself as “A single source for contemporary key reports, articles, papers, and Blogs referencing the latest information available on Global Warming”

One example of the listing for a particular day is presented below [it changes everyday]:

Science Publication Sources
Science Daily - Kalahari Desert Sands An Important, Forgotten Storehouse of Carbon Dioxide
Science Daily - Airborne Study Of Arctic Atmosphere, Air Pollution Launched

Media Sources
Reuters UK - World Bank accused of climate change “hijack”
Canadian Press - B.C. introduces Canada’s first cap-and-trade law to fight climate change
BBC News - Global warming ‘dips this year’ (2008 to be cooler)
ABC (AU) - UN climate meeting inches towards new draft treaty
AP - Climate Talks Snag Over Japan Proposal
AP - UN Says Markets Crucial to Climate Pact
Bloomberg - Germany Scraps Plan to Raise Ethanol Content for Cars (Update2)
Sydney Morning Herald - Greenhouse gas cuts will cost $430b: Costa
ABC News (AU)- Clean coal key to Vic’s energy future: Garnaut
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Watch (Senators back extension of reusable energy credits)
NASDAQ - IMF: Price Carbon Emissions To Avert Global Warming Crisis

Balanced Sources
Climate Science- Outstanding Job That Anthony Watts Has Done On Documenting The Immediate Environment Of Surface (sic) Temperature Monitoring Sites
Niche Modeling - March 2008 Temperatures (Hold a surprise)

Believer Sources
Planet Ark - Canadian Researchers Warn Of New Arctic Worries
Carbon-Based - Fight against global warming need not dent growth: IMF
Carbon-Based - Robot buoys are taking the ocean’s pulse
Carbon-Based - Harmful algae taking advantage of global warming
New Scientist - Shipping fuel gets slashed (Sulphur that is)
Open Mind (Tamino’s blog) - Feedback (Climate)
New Scientist Environment - Melting ice caps may trigger more volcanic eruptions

Skeptical Sources
ATMOZ - Using Color to Visualize Decreases in Sea Ice Extent

The Global Warming Clearinghouse is also a valuable archival resource for the diversity of sources of information on climate and should be bookmarked by all of us.

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