http://westinstenv.org/palbot Western Institute for Study of the Environment Colloquium Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:33:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ronald Schmidtling. 2007. Genetic variation in the southern pines: evolution, migration, and adaptation following the Pleistocene. IN Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David, eds. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: ... http://westinstenv.org/palbot/2010/03/16/genetic-variation-in-the-southern-pines-evolution-migration-and-adaptation-following-the-pleistocene/ J. D. Hays, John Imbrie, N. J. Shackleton. 1976. Variations in the Earth's Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages. Science, New Series, Vol. 194, No. 4270, (Dec. 10, 1976), pp. 1121-1132. Note: this classic, seminal paper changed the science of paleoclimatology. It is one of the most important papers ever written ... http://westinstenv.org/palbot/2010/02/19/variations-in-the-earths-orbit-pacemaker-of-the-ice-ages/ Donald W. Miller, Jr. 2007. The Government Grant System: Inhibitor of Truth and Innovation? Journal of Information Ethics, 2007, pp 59-69. Donald W. Miller, Jr., is a professor of surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He received his M.D. degree from Harvard and did his cardiothoracic surgery residency ... http://westinstenv.org/palbot/2009/03/23/the-government-grant-system-inhibitor-of-truth-and-innovation/ -- How and why we are told otherwise By Dr. Tim Ball, from the Canada Free Press, December 10, 2008 [here] How many failed predictions, discredited assumptions and evidence of incorrect data are required before an idea loses credibility? CO2 is not causing warming or climate change. It is not a toxic ... http://westinstenv.org/palbot/2008/12/17/pre-industrial-co2-levels-were-about-the-same-as-today/ Don J. Easterbrook*. 2008. Global Cooling Is Here!  Evidence for Predicting Global Cooling For the Next Three Decades *Dept. of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA Full text [here] (660 KB) Selected Excerpts: Introduction Despite no global warming in 10 years and recording setting cold in 2007-2008, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climatic Change (IPCC) and ... http://westinstenv.org/palbot/2008/10/30/global-cooling-is-here-evidence-for-predicting-global-cooling-for-the-next-three-decades/ Harris, Peter John Faraday. 2008. An Urgent Signal for the Coming Ice Age Full text [here] Selected excerpts: When paleoclimatologists met in 1972 to discuss how and when the present warm climate would end , termination of this warm climate we call the Holocene seemed imminent and it was expected that rapid cooling ... http://westinstenv.org/palbot/2008/04/28/an-urgent-signal-for-the-coming-ice-age/ Soon, Willie, Sallie Baliunas, Craig Idso, Sherwood Idso, and David R. Legates. 2003. Reconstructing Climatic and Environmental Changes of the Past 1000 Years: A Reappraisal. Energy & Environment, Vol. 14, Nos. 2 & 3, 2003. Full text [here] (927 KB) Selected excerpts: ABSTRACT The 1000-year climatic and environmental history of the Earth contained in ... http://westinstenv.org/palbot/2008/04/11/reconstructing-climatic-and-environmental-changes-of-the-past-1000-years-a-reappraisal/ Archibald, David. 2008. Solar Cycle 24: Implications for the United States. International Conference on Climate Change March, 2008. Full text [here] Selected excerpts: Do we live in a special time in which the laws of physics and nature are suspended? No, we do not. Can we expect relationships between the Sun’s activity and ... http://westinstenv.org/palbot/2008/04/05/solar-cycle-24-implications-for-the-united-states/ Singer, S. Fred, ed., Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate: Summary for Policymakers of the Report of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change, Chicago, IL: The Heartland Institute, 2008. Full text [here] (4,343 KB) Selected excerpts: In his speech at the United Nations’ climate conference on September 24, 2007, Dr. Vaclav ... http://westinstenv.org/palbot/2008/03/10/nature-not-human-activity-rules-the-climate/ Hormes, A., Beer, J. and Schlüchter, C., 2006. A geochronological approach to understanding the role of solar activity on Holocene glacier length variability in the Swiss Alps. Geogr. Ann., 88 A (4): 281–294. Review by George Taylor A team of European researchers has found that glaciers in the Swiss Alps have lengthened ... http://westinstenv.org/palbot/2008/01/19/the-role-of-solar-activity-on-holocene-glacier-length-variability-in-the-swiss-alps/