More on Gypsy Moth spraying: Toxicity redux Much as I expected, my post on " the nocebo effect" and spraying for gypsy moths ” drew a whirlwind of criticism on Twitter a...

On Aquifers, Drought and the Nestlé water bottling plant in Hope Today’s topic comes to us courtesy of my local newscast. As many of my readers know, much of the Pacific Northwest (including parts of Bri...

On renewables and the need for compromise Part IV: biofuels - just bad or really bad? So I have threatened you all with a post on biofuels for a while and I suppose it is time to actually give it to you. A quick look at the po...

On Appeals to Authority, “Climategate” and the Wizard of Oz: a Personal Journey from "Trust Me" to "Show Me" In the comments section of an earlier posting I have been in discussion with a prominent former modeller (Dr. Michael Tobis) and the author...

Type I and Type II Error Avoidance and its Possible Role in the Climate Change Debate As I mention in my "about me" section, I have been reading the climate change literature since the early 1990's. In doing so I...

Moving Blog Homes All, To improve readability I will be moving this platform to Wordpress. See A Chemist in Langley for new topics

On inane criticism in the climate change debate - the Ridley affair I have been following the climate change debate for over a decade now and have been writing on the topic for several years. Even with th...

The Machiavellian battle against climate change using Energy East As many of my regular readers have probably noticed, I have been asked to produce the occasional blog post at the Canadian edition of the ...

On RCP8.5 and "the Business as Usual" Scenario - Different beasts not to be confused This weekend I finally got the opportunity to read Dr. Matt Ridley’s recent essay “ The Climate War’s Damage to Science ” in the Quadrant O...