Experts interested in ocean acidification and affiliated with academic and federal agencies in the United States met for the first time the Woods hole in March 22-24 of this year.  There are a number of interesting presentations and videos to watch of leading scientists discussing the issues at the meeting website.

Richard Lambert, ABC Drum, July 28 2011

The heat that’s now being generated by the climate change debate in Australia seems truly amazing to an outsider.

Here are five myths that I’ve heard being repeated during my stay.

Matthew Franklin, From:The Australian, July 29, 2011 12:00 AM  

While much of the debate about Julia Gillard’s $23-a-tonne tax has focused on its effect on Australian firms and consumers, Mr Rudd used an interview with The Australian to warn that the developed world could not expect high-polluting developing nations, including China and India, to reduce [...]

Danny Kingsley, The Conversation, July 25, 2011

On Wednesday the BBC Trust released their report “Review of impartiality and accuracy of the BBC’s coverage of science”. The report has resulted in the BBC deciding to reflect scientific consensus about climate change in their coverage of the issue.

As a science communicator I applaud this [...]

Monckton recently threatened climate change scientists by saying “I am coming after you (scientists). We are going to prosecute you, and we are going to lock you up.”  ABC Background Briefing, July 17 2011.

Seems his extremist rhetoric has resonated in some very dark and tragic corners.  Here is a piece of investigative journalism by [...]

From Deltoid, July 22, 2011

Phil Watson, Team Leader of the Coastal Unit in the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water was probably pleased when The Australian‘s Stuart Rintoul asked to interview him about his work. Watson was the man who organised A snapshot of future sea levels: photographing the king tide. The [...]

Former Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull has used a speech in Sydney to deliver a vigorous defence of climate change science.  The video of his speech can be found here.

Delivering the Virginia Chadwick memorial lecture last night, Mr Turnbull said a war was being waged on scientists by “those opposed to taking action to [...]

Graham Readfearn, Crickey.com, July 22 2011

‘Climate change denier Lord Christopher Monckton has threatened to sue the ABC and described its chairman Maurice Newman as a “shrimp-like
wet little individual”.Lord Monckton, who is towards the end of a near month-long tour of Australia, told a Melbourne audience he had met with Newman at [...]

Dr Chris McGrath Senior Lecturer (Environmental Regulation) The Conversation, July 6 2011

When it comes to obtaining research data, Canadian academic Steve Easterbrook said it best:

“Any fool knows you don’t get data from a scientist by using FOI requests, you do it by stroking their ego a little, or by engaging [...]

Letter to Viscount Monckton of Brenchley from David Beamish, the Clerk of the Parliaments.

Letter to Viscount Monckton of Brenchley from the Clerk of the Parliaments ( PDF 90 KB)

Dear Lord Monckton

My predecessor, Sir Michael Pownall, wrote to you on 21 July 2010, and again on 30 July 2010, asking [...]