Category Archives: climate and energy issues

Here in Charlottesville, Virginia are John Casteen, David Slutzky, Dave Norris, and then–governor Tim Kaine really (The HOOK 8.12.10) “smart”? This cabal seems pleased with itself and its imposition of smart electrical meters upon the local electric energy consumer by … Continue reading →

Mr. Rhone Resch in his letter (WSJ August 5, 2010) as President of the Solar Energy Industries Association ( SEIA) is working hard to put a smiley, sunny face on solar power. However, his enthusiastic claims for “clean, safe energy … Continue reading →

The recent award of $800,000 of taxpayer money by our new Republican administration to James Madison University and its Virginia Center for Wind Energy is a troubling disappointment to this conservative scientist (engineer-physician). Might not this money have been better … Continue reading →

UVa’s response to the legal request by A.G. Ken Cuccinelli for documents of climatologist M. Mann has been couched in terms of “defense of academic freedom.” UVa is presumably spending taxpayer monies to hire an international law firm to seek … Continue reading →

A look into the history of popular public delusions in finance and science, and thoughts as to why they persist Continue reading →

Climate Report From Chicago May 2010, by Charles Battig, M.D.: Yes, Chicago weather is still predictably windy, and this year was cooler than expected for mid-May. I had the privilege of attending the 4th International Conference on Climate Change, May … Continue reading →