Category Archives: Satire

The World’s Leading Arctic Surfing Expert

August 5, 2014SatireAndrew Cotton, Carlos Burle, Geoffrey Lean, GWCABBWFSC, Jeremy Paxman, Maya Gabeira, Photoshop, Polar Bears, Ralph Freeman, Red Bull, Steven Goddard, Surf, Telegraph, Tony Heller, VideosJim Hunt

I left the “Self styled” bit out of today’s title, which would have otherwise have been too long for comfort! With all due modesty I do in fact have lots of hard evidence to back my claim. By way of example, here’s a copy of a recent conversation over at “Steve Goddard’s” (un)Real Science blog, but with all the expletives and (most of the) ad homs deleted:

Shock News! Breathtakingly Ignorant Deranged Blogger Batting 1,000 This Summer

July 30, 2014SatireExtent, Shock News, Steven Goddard, Tony HellerJim Hunt

Tony Heller (AKA Steven Goddard) has just posted a new article on his (un)Real Science blog. I’ve shamelessly plagiarised the title!

“Shock News : Breathtakingly Ignorant Deranged Blogger Batting 1,000 This Summer”

Andrew Neil Fails Simple Maths Test

July 29, 2014SatireAndrew Neil, BBC, Bob Ward, Ed Davey, Extent, Steven Goddard, TimesJim Hunt

I wandered over to Twitter a couple of days ago to see if I could persuade Steve/Tony to dig a pertinent comment of mine about Arctic sea ice extent out of the “Real Science” spam folder. Whilst over there I couldn’t help but notice that Andrew Neil had been passing comment on recent events in the Arctic too! According to his Twitter page Andrew is:

Shock News! Murdoch Plagiarises David Rose Errors

July 25, 2014SatireAPC, Daily Mail, David Rose, Graham Lloyd, IPCC, Met Office, PCC, Rupert Murdoch, Shock News, The AustralianJim Hunt

Regular readers may recall that on September 8th 2013 the Mail on Sunday published an article by David Rose claiming that the Arctic “Ice Sheet Grew 920,000 Square Miles in a Year“. That was not true, and after we complained to the UK Press Complaints Commission The Mail eventually published a “correction” of sorts.

Debating skeptics is like mud wrestling with pigs

April 29, 2014SatireAnthony Watts, Stephan Harrison, Steven MosherJim Hunt

In an article entitled “Exeter University Prof: ‘Debating skeptics is like mud wrestling with pigs’” a guest poster on the “Watts Up With That” blog quotes my fellow Exonian Dr. Stephan Harrison of Exeter University, whilst simultaneously managing to misspell his name:

Snow White is Actually a “Cowardly Cross Dresser”!

April 11, 2014SatireAnthony Watts, Christopher Monckton, Shock News, Steven Goddard, VideosJim Hunt

In order to avoid the malicious “spammer” label attached to me by Steven Goddard of “Real Science” fame many moons ago I have been using the nom de guerre “Snow White” in skeptical circles for a while. Unfortunately my pseudonimity didn’t stand a chance against the laser sharp investigative skills of Anthony Watts. My embarrassment is now archived in the public record, plain for all to see:

A Conversation With David Rose

March 14, 2014SatireAl Gore, Antarctic, Daily Mail, David Rose, Extent, Mark Lynas, Matt Ridley, NSIDCJim Hunt

Perhaps “conversation” is somewhat too strong a word? We have somehow managed to engage the Mail on Sunday’s top investigative journalist (AKA David Rose) in a debate about sea ice on Twitter. For some strange reason he tried to change the topic from the Arctic to the Antarctic!

Our Guardian’s Sleeping on the Job

March 14, 2014SatireCO2, Extent, Guardian, James Randerson, Mauna LoaJim Hunt

Here’s a copy of an email I sent to James Randerson et.al. over at The Guardian shortly after my mail to The Mail earlier this week:

Us:

Shock news about Arctic sea ice!

Hello James,

New Mail for The Mail

March 11, 2014SatireAntarctic, CO2, CT, Daily Mail, Extent, Haldon, John Wellington, Mauna Loa, NASA, NORSEX, NSIDCJim Hunt

Now seems like an entirely appropriate time to bring the latest “Shock News!” from the Arctic to the attention of the “mass media” here in once Great Britain. Here’s a copy of an email I sent to John Wellington over at The Mail earlier today:

How to Upset a Global Warming Sceptic

March 10, 2014SatireMODIS, Steven Goddard, Tony HellerJim Hunt

We are proud to bring you this blast from Steven Goddard’s past, reprinted with permission from econnexus.org.uk:

In the first of an occasional series under the “Shock News” banner we reveal how to upset a global warming sceptic in three easy stages.

The Great White Con

Putting the Arctic sea ice record straight