Tag Archives: Michael Mann

A brief history of climate change ‘scepticism’

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Rick Altman

Here is my attempt to make sense of the academic literature categorising the rhetorical positions adopted by climate change ‘sceptics’. However, please note that the term ‘sceptic’ is used solely for convenience: Given that the totality of post-industrial climate change … Continue reading →

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Occam’s Razor works for me!

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Rick Altman

‘The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches From The Front Line’ by Dr Michael Mann, Professor of Meteorology at Pennsylvania State University, was recently published in paperback. I decided to purchase a copy. Here is my review of the … Continue reading →

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