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GC061 So long, and thanks for all the fish...

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GC061 So long, and thanks for all the fish...

Wed September 12 2007

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GC060 Climate Change Impacts

Sat June 02 2007

Now that we've gone through the science behind climate change, and knocked down most of the kooks surrounding the issue, it's time to talk about what ... read more

Now that we've gone through the science behind climate change, and knocked down most of the kooks surrounding the issue, it's time to talk about what we're up against. In this episode, I spend a bit under 30 minutes laying out the most likely future impacts of climate change -- and while I wouldn't call it a catastrophe, things don't look too pretty. Since this is the eighth episode in a series, I... read more

GC059 Climate Change Proponents

Sun May 13 2007

Since the opponents of the climate change consensus have had their turn, now it's time to give the supporters of the consensus a little working over. ... read more

Since the opponents of the climate change consensus have had their turn, now it's time to give the supporters of the consensus a little working over. Since this is the seventh episode in a series, I'd recommend that before listening to this episode, you first listen to episodes 45, 47, 54, 56, 57, and 58.

GC058 Swindled!

Sat March 24 2007

A couple of Geek Counterpoint listeners (thanks, Travis and Bill!) pointed me to a show recently aired on BBC channel 4 called "The Great Global Warmi... read more

A couple of Geek Counterpoint listeners (thanks, Travis and Bill!) pointed me to a show recently aired on BBC channel 4 called "The Great Global Warming Swindle." It purports to be a documentary, and is uniformly critical of the science behind climate change and the global warming concensus. It's generated a lot of heat both in British papers and online, and has been accused of playing fast and loose with the truth. Since video of the show is available online on both YouTube and Google video, and it rehashes arguments often made by climate change skeptics, I thought it would be a good topic for an episode. So this week's episode is my overview of the show, a discussion of how it's put together, and a little background on people appearing in (or quoted by) the show. See the blog post for this episode for a minute-by-minute commentary on the show. read less

GC057 Climate Change: the Skeptics (part 3)

Mon March 12 2007

Now that we've simplified things by covering the more common arguments made by climate change skeptics, this episode is devoted to discussing some spe... read more

Now that we've simplified things by covering the more common arguments made by climate change skeptics, this episode is devoted to discussing some specific climate change skeptics and their arguments. Since this is the fifth episode in a series, I'd recommend that before listening to this episode, you first listen to episodes 45, 47, 54, and 56. In the next climate episode, it'll be time for some ... read more