Best Science Blog

3 Nov 2008

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Posted by Kevin Aylward on Monday, November 3, 2008 at 2:09 PM

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I would like to nominate Real Climate - this site has been delivering amazingly detailed science-based information for many years and deserves all the recognition it can get:

http://realclimate.org/
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/feed/

Kevin | November 3, 2008 11:39 PM | Vote up Score: 59

I would also like to nominate the hugely popular Pharyngula blog written by well-known biologist PZ Myers. As far as I know, this is the most popular blog in the Scienceblogs.com network:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/
http://feeds.feedburner.com/scienceblogs/pharyngula

Kevin | November 3, 2008 11:42 PM | Vote up Score: 15

I'd like to nominate my blog The Mouse Trap, which is focused on psychology and Neuroscince.
http://the-mouse-trap.blogspot.com
http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheMouseTrap


Author Profile Page https://me.yahoo.com/a/RSEO4QIF2.x59hWxhP3C0BPRaS3dSJb0#afefa | November 10, 2008 1:44 AM | Vote up Score: 1

If the Mouse Trap can nominate themselves, so can I! :)

Evil Monkey and I write at http://scienceblogs.com/neurotopia on neuroscience, physiology, and academia.

scicurious | November 12, 2008 8:47 PM | Vote up Score: 4

www.scienceblogs.com/intersection

dani | November 13, 2008 1:59 PM | Vote up Score: 1

www.scienceblogs.com/intersection

dani | November 13, 2008 1:59 PM | Vote up Score: 1

Western Institute for Study of the Environment

http://westinstenv.org

Mike | November 14, 2008 3:08 AM | Vote up Score: 7

Climate Audit

http://www.climateaudit.org

Tallbloke | November 14, 2008 3:59 AM | Vote up Score: 44

www.wattsupwiththat.com

Adam Ruth | November 14, 2008 4:25 AM | Vote up Score: 62

Watts Up With That

http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Tim James | November 14, 2008 4:30 AM | Vote up Score: 69

I would like to propose :

http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Araucan | November 14, 2008 4:43 AM | Vote up Score: 64

I would like to nominate Watts Up With That?
http://wattsupwiththat.com/
It is very informative and also very rigorous in analyzing and presenting scientific data.

Luca Gambetti | November 14, 2008 4:57 AM | Vote up Score: 66

Watts Up With That

http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Philip_B | November 14, 2008 5:14 AM | Vote up Score: 64


http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Excellent and realistic appraisals and information regarding an important topic.

DMS | November 14, 2008 5:38 AM | Vote up Score: 63

Climate Audit
http://www.climateaudit.org/
feed://www.climateaudit.org/?feed=rss2

Mark Smith | November 14, 2008 6:07 AM | Vote up Score: 40

Wattsupwiththat.com


http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Hoskald | November 14, 2008 6:22 AM | Vote up Score: 60

The Reference Frame

[url]http://motls.blogspot.com[/url]

Whargue | November 14, 2008 6:33 AM | Vote up Score: 23

http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Best site on the net if you are skeptical at all of the 'climate change' phenomenon, and want the real science.

bikermailman | November 14, 2008 6:49 AM | Vote up Score: 60

http://wattsupwiththat.com/
because the truth will set you free

Tom in Florida | November 14, 2008 7:09 AM | Vote up Score: 59

Best and most honest science blog by far

Chris Hall | November 14, 2008 7:17 AM | Vote up Score: 1

Refreshing and intelligent in its approach and persistent in pointing out how remarkably underdressed the emperor appears to be.

TG O'Donnell | November 14, 2008 7:23 AM | Vote up Score: 2

http://climateaudit.org/

BEST SCIENCE BLOG

CLIMAT AUDIT

stephen richards | November 14, 2008 7:25 AM | Vote up Score: 32

WattsUpWithThat.com for real truth.

ClimateAudit.org for backup truth.

tarpon | November 14, 2008 8:08 AM | Vote up Score: 45

Unafraid to dissent from the accepted group think.

http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Jon Jewett | November 14, 2008 9:04 AM | Vote up Score: 47

Great. The deniers are already spamming the nominations. That's just lovely.


Climate: http://www.realclimate.com
Geology: http://shearsensibility.blogspot.com/
Virology: http://scienceblogs.com/erv/

Peter | November 14, 2008 9:16 AM | Vote up Score: 5

Watts Up With That

http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Mike Putnam | November 14, 2008 9:21 AM | Vote up Score: 55

Climate Audit.
http://www.climateaudit.org/

Mark_T | November 14, 2008 9:24 AM | Vote up Score: 36

Watts Up With That?
http://wattsupwiththat.com/

SunSword | November 14, 2008 9:26 AM | Vote up Score: 53

SOS Forests
Western Institute for Study of the Environment
http://westinstenv.org
feed://westinstenv.org/sosf/feed/atom/

Watch as the federal government allows millions of acres of federal, state and private land to be destroyed in preventable catastrophic wildfires.

Kraft | November 14, 2008 9:30 AM | Vote up Score: 7

WISE Save Our Forests
http://westinstenv.org

Yes, we can.....stop turning our forests into brushfields.....stop spewing massive greenhouse gasses.....stop incinerating our forests....and use science and hands-on expertise to restore our forests using the best science available.

Otherwise, this massive on-going disaster will become known as "Obama's Katrina".

Stop the senseless incinerations of the government's Let-Burn program!!

backcut | November 14, 2008 9:35 AM | Vote up Score: 7

wattsupwiththat.com

David G. Mills | November 14, 2008 9:35 AM | Vote up Score: 47

Watts Up With That

http://wattsupwiththat.com/

cbullitt | November 14, 2008 9:36 AM | Vote up Score: 50

I would like to nominate:

http://wattsupwiththat.com

For helping to keep climate science honest.

Author Profile Page alexjc38.wordpress.com | November 14, 2008 9:50 AM | Vote up Score: 49

Great blog, solid information.

Watts Up With That
http://wattsupwiththat.com/

patti | November 14, 2008 10:02 AM | Vote up Score: 48

Watts Up With That is one of my favorites

Peter | November 14, 2008 10:06 AM | Vote up Score: 38

http://wattsupwiththat.com/
feed://wattsupwiththat.com/feed/

Russell Steele | November 14, 2008 10:21 AM | Vote up Score: 42

I would like to nominate
http://wattsupwiththat.com/

kenneth slade | November 14, 2008 10:40 AM | Vote up Score: 38

Watts Up With That? by Anthony Watts

http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Always interesting and informative

JamesF | November 14, 2008 10:57 AM | Vote up Score: 38

The best Brownies served hot (not warm) with a side of statistics are at Lucia's "The Blackboard"
http://rankexploits.com/musings/

Schnoerkelman | November 14, 2008 11:48 AM | Vote up Score: 12

I am amazed that no one has nominated WattsupwithThat!!1!!!! This is clearly a conspiracy. This site is already rigged if you don't nominate Anthony Watts.

Mr. Temperature | November 14, 2008 12:54 PM | Vote up Score: 10

An amazing site run by an equally amazing Anthony Watts

Tom Bakewell | November 14, 2008 1:35 PM | Vote up Score: 19

http://westinstenv.org
SOS Forests - excellent.

YPmule | November 14, 2008 2:07 PM | Vote up Score: 6

In a world that seems to be more interested in political advocacy than science on many issues - particularly in respect to "climate change" - this site sticks to the real underlying issues in investigating scientific findings and only then are any attempts made to determine what that investigation actually reports.

Its premise is to see the horse actually only being put in front of the cart, when the cart is good and ready. A breathe of clear scientific air in an otherwise political arena.

michael | November 14, 2008 2:51 PM | Vote up Score: 2

The Reference Frame

http://motls.blogspot.com

Rae Ann | November 14, 2008 4:00 PM | Vote up Score: 20

No question

Dr. Lubos Motl
http://motls.blogspot.com/

rafa | November 14, 2008 4:19 PM | Vote up Score: 16

Watts Up With That? by Anthony Watts
http://wattsupwiththat.com/
Always interesting and informative

Richard deSousa | November 14, 2008 4:43 PM | Vote up Score: 33

A simply wonderful blog.

Wide variety of commentators.

Honestly run blog attempting to keep the climate records honest.

http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Jack Simmons | November 14, 2008 4:51 PM | Vote up Score: 31

Watts up with that?
http://wattsupwiththat.com/


Climate Audit
http://www.climateaudit.org

The Blackboard
http://rankexploits.com/musings/

Paul Demmert | November 14, 2008 5:40 PM | Vote up Score: 21

Climate Science: by Roger Pielke Sr. Research Group News

http://climatesci.org/

Andrea | November 14, 2008 7:37 PM | Vote up Score: 13

Climate Audit
http://www.climateaudit.org/

Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr. Research Group News

http://climatesci.org/

Watts up with that? Anthony Watts
http://wattsupwiththat.com/

Sherwood Idso
http://www.co2science.org

Eddie from South America | November 14, 2008 9:39 PM | Vote up Score: 20

Sound science tactfully and engagingly presented.

http://realclimate.org/
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/feed/

david charlton | November 14, 2008 10:42 PM | Vote up Score: 6

What we are going to have here is one of those Ross Perot moments, with the lone Jackalope in the running (looks like Phlembgula so far) winning the whole shebang, while the reality based community is splitting their vote.

Ah what the hell.


Lubos Motl: The Reference Frame

http://motls.blogspot.com/

James Mayeau | November 14, 2008 10:47 PM | Vote up Score: 8

Climate Audit - Steve McIntyre
http://www.climateaudit.org/

Climate Science
http://climatesci.org/

Watts up with that? Anthony Watts
http://wattsupwiththat.com/

allen | November 15, 2008 1:09 AM | Vote up Score: 23

The biggest scientific controversy of our time is the climate one and those on the cutting edge are the skeptical sites already mentioned here, Watts Up With That, climatesci.org, climateaudit.org, lucia's Blackboard at rankexploits.com, and Lubos Motl's site. On the true believer side, RealClimate has advocates as does Tamino's not so Open Mind. Andy Revkin does pretty well at DotEarth.

I nominate wherever Leif Svalgaard is commenting at the moment.
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kim | November 15, 2008 9:39 AM | Vote up Score: 2

I nominate Will Baird's excellent "The Dragon's Tales", an eclectic science blog featuring the latest in paleontology, evolution science, astronomy,and rocketry among other topics. Well done.


http://thedragonstales.blogspot.com/

philw1776 | November 15, 2008 12:54 PM | Vote up Score: 0

www.wattsupwiththat.com
www.climateaudit.org
www.climate-skeptic.com

Mickdawg | November 15, 2008 1:35 PM | Vote up Score: 14

I'd like to nominate SciGuy, of the Houston Chronicle. He does good general science coverage and his work during hurricanes Gustav and Ike was exceptional.

http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/

Thomas | November 15, 2008 1:59 PM | Vote up Score: 5

Always honest, always open, trying to determine reality and do real science.

anonymous | November 15, 2008 2:54 PM | Vote up Score: 0

My website is my own, neither soliciting nor accepting grant or foundation funding. There are no ads to distract the visitor. Many facets of property rights research are listed alphabetically along the left side of the Home Page. Visitors worldwide are on the site daily and the top five ranking for "property rights" at Google underscores the site's importance to property rights, resource providing and freedom, all parts of the whole. http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org

Julie Kay Smithson, property rights researcher near London, Ohio, USA | November 15, 2008 4:57 PM | Vote up Score: 3

I would like to nominate http://www.klamathbucketbrigade.org as one of, if not "the" most comprehensive websites on the 'Net for things related to the Klamath Basin of southern Oregon / northern California and the Klamath Project. Includes much about the various federal and state agencies at work in the Basin, plus flowcharts for the Klamath River, dam information, commercial and other fishing, and so much more. Scroll down the home page to utilize the Search function. Almost all things Klamath may be found here!

Julie Kay Smithson, property rights researcher near London, Ohio, USA | November 15, 2008 5:00 PM | Vote up Score: 4

I'd like to nominate http://www.statcounter.com as one of, if not "the" most important such sites. Based in Denmark, Aodhan Cullen has built an amazing website for those seeking to delve into the coolest statistics regarding their own websites. Unless you need to know more than the last 500 visitors, the service is FREE!

Julie Kay Smithson, property rights researcher near London, Ohio, USA | November 15, 2008 5