Russ Steele
The Sacramento Bee has launched a global warming blog, by Stuart Leavenworth. You can check it out here.
This was my question to Stuart, are you going to publish comments from readers? His blog asks for questions, and there is no indication that readers comments, or questions, will be published. We will be following the Hothouse and doing some fact checking. Stay tuned, this is going to be a fun.
I will be posting my questions here, as well as on Hothouse. We will see how the answers turn out. I hope the Bee's blog is not like the realclimate blog, where they censor both questions and and comments that do not fit their template for global warming. We will soon know the answer.
UPDATE: I have posted the following questions to the Hothouse:
Question One: Stuart do you agree, or disagree, that public policy should be based on science studies which can be replicated? Science that has been verified by an independent audit before billions are being spent to solve the problem identified in the research.
Question Two: Stuart do you agree, or disagree, that climate scientist should archive their data so that it can be audited by other scientist, and replicate their research findings?
Question Three: Do you agree, or disagree, the California Legislature and Governor’s staff is using un-audited data and un-replicatable studies to justify green house gas regulation?
I will keep you posted on Stuart's answers, of if he answers. I am hoping the Hothouse is not like Real Climate where they refuse to answer the hard questions, and censor the comments on issues that go against the global warming template.
UPDATE #2: Oops, the Hothouse has removed the capability for readers to post questions or comments. I guess, they are adopting a policy of just ignoring the questions and comments. Let's hope this is not a long term approach to blogging. It is not truly a blog, just more more one way conversation that is killing newspapers. Hey, it's the Bee.
UPDATE #3: Stuart writes in an e-mail that it was technical glitch that took down the comments. You can now submit comments. According to Stuart all the questions will be answered in his Column on Sunday. OK, but is it really a blog, if the answers are in the paper? This is still part of the broadcast model, not part of conversation.
