What was the best climate or energy humor of 2010?

29 Responses to What was the best climate or energy humor of 2010?

1. tst says:

   January 8, 2011 at 10:31 am

   http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tomtoles/2010/11/way_to_go_the_economy.html
2. johnc says:

   January 8, 2011 at 10:59 am

   The BP coffee spill video
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM
3. Colorado Bob says:

   January 8, 2011 at 11:23 am

   BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Almost a foot (300 millimeters) of rain in just a few hours renewed flood fears in Australia’s already waterlogged Queensland state Saturday, sending a surging river over its banks and into another large town.

   http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5huti073w_b_Ft1BFwEa2kNbOizPA?docId=a9123f590c8f4b579299cf0457a9188e

   [JR: Uhh, not funny!]
4. Prokaryotes says:

   January 8, 2011 at 11:27 am

   http://vodpod.com/watch/4968560-rep-john-shimkus-r-il-on-climate-change
5. Robert Brulle says:

   January 8, 2011 at 11:40 am

   The BP coffee spill video – seconded.
6. richard pauli says:

   January 8, 2011 at 12:02 pm

   What a difficult task. All we can do is find humorous wrappings that surround and sweeten horrific information.

   Thanks for trying. Yes, I want to find humor in watching our intelligent species as it tries to stop blundering to make a wise decision.

   We are our own clowns and buffoons.

   I guess it is all a parade – and one either marches or watches.
7. fj3 says:

   January 8, 2011 at 12:08 pm

   (Pre-2010)

   Proof of Global Warming in the Adirondacks http://twitpic.com/3o6er2
8. Climate Warrior says:

   January 8, 2011 at 12:21 pm

   My absolute favorite this year:

   http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-february-10-2010/unusually-large-snowstorm

   The global warming jokes begin at 3:40, but it’s worth watching the whole thing for the humor about media coverage of weather.
9. Esop says:

   January 8, 2011 at 1:10 pm

   I gotta vote for Shimkus. There is no way that guy can be serious. Devolution hasn’t gotten that far yet.
10. Wit's End says:

    January 8, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    Well, jR, it’s not nearly the “best” of humor but it is my own clumsy attempt made this morning, just for this post:

    http://witsendnj.blogspot.com/2011/01/kitchen-table-comic.html
11. Wit's End says:

    January 8, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    I forgot the disclaimer, any resemblance the geeky cartoon scientist bears to my ex-husband is PURELY coincidental!
12. Al says:

    January 8, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Sorry this is off-topic, but could you provide a permanent open thread for misc. comments/questions, or can I just ask here? e.g. I would like to ask a question about recent flooding:
    I understand Pakistan is 800,000 km^2 and 20% was flooded, and that Queensland is 1.1E6 km^2 with 50% flooded, making it over twice as bad in geographic extent (though not in human suffering). Is it a fair comparison, or is Australia’s flooding less significant, e.g. much shallower, likely to dissipate more quickly, etc?
13. xccccur says:

    January 8, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/checker.aspx?v=hd6USU8zuz
14. Anna Haynes says:

    January 8, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    Folks, this is the humor thread; try the open thread (link)
    (and Joe, maybe you should create the wkend’s open thread first?)

    [JR: My bad. Won't happen again, unless it does....]
15. BrooklineTom says:

    January 8, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Thanks for the redirect, Anna.

    I’ll happily resubmit my comment on the open thread if that’s more appropriate, or Joe can of course relocate my comment if that’s easier.
16. Steve UK says:

    January 8, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    http://denialdepot.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-cook-graph-skepticalsciencecom.html

    I hurt myself quite badly laughing at this.
17. Xela says:

    January 8, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    My favorite is when Bastardi once again shows that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. This time he demonstrates that he doesn’t know the difference between temperature and temperature anomaly!

    Really funny! :)

    http://climateprogress.org/2010/03/24/accuweather-joe-bastardi-anti-science-meteorologist-sea-ice/
18. Anna Haynes says:

    January 8, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    Throbgoblins Shouting Fire on a Crowded Planet (link)
19. Rabid Doomsayer says:

    January 8, 2011 at 8:08 pm

    1)The coffee spill.
    2)The Daily Show – Unusually large snow storm

    I want to vote for them all, I have had a good laugh today.
    I check this site evey day, but it appears I have missed so much.
20. Rattus Norvegicus says:

    January 8, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    I would suggest just about anything from:

    http://www.throbgoblins.blogspot.com

    The satire is brilliant.
21. adelady says:

    January 8, 2011 at 10:47 pm

    16 Steve, yes. But remember this is the third in a side-splitting sequence on graphing. (I do realise that the first one is out of the requisite period.)

    http://denialdepot.blogspot.com/2009/09/arctic-sea-ice-staggering-growth.html

    http://denialdepot.blogspot.com/2010/09/arctic-news-and-global-cooling-update.html
22. Joel Batterman says:

    January 9, 2011 at 12:30 am

    I’m partial to the “Onion” piece, “Report: Global Warming Issue From 2 Or 3 Years Ago May Still Be Problem.”

    http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-global-warming-issue-from-2-or-3-years-ago,18431/
23. adelady says:

    January 9, 2011 at 5:21 am

    And may I put in another word in favout of “The Coffee Spill”.
24. Anne says:

    January 9, 2011 at 6:10 am

    This is cheating, as it’s a few years old now — but the YES MEN going around getting people to sign a petition in favor of global warming and Bush’s policies on climate change as a US weapon against other nations is, well, just perfect satire.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_kqsuOxKFY
25. Prokaryotes says:

    January 9, 2011 at 8:22 am

    Similar to Toles,

    ” I know, Arnold, I know. ” http://news.icanhascheezburger.com/2010/06/10/political-pictures-barack-obama-schwarzenegger-british-petroleum/
26. adelady says:

    January 9, 2011 at 9:16 am

    These 2 are really in-jokes for those of us who follow the ins and outs of climate blogs, so I wouldn’t expect them to earn a podium result. But the comments on the DenialDepot post are worth the time it takes to read them (if you’re familiar with the topic.)

    http://theclimatescum.blogspot.com/2010/09/many-coloured-flag-of-beliefs.html
    http://denialdepot.blogspot.com/2010/11/building-bridges.html
27. A face in the clouds says:

    January 10, 2011 at 3:06 am

    I vote for the look on the face of the blonde headed woman sitting behind Shimkus.
28. Graham says:

    January 10, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    My choice: “I’m a denier”.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx-t9k7epIk

    This is right up there, too.
    http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/at_the_home_of_a_prominent_warmist
29. Graham says:

    January 10, 2011 at 9:35 pm

    @27. A face in the clouds
    Is this the link?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7h08RDYA5E&feature=related
    Gawd. Is Shimkus to the sceptics what Flannery is to the alarmists? With friends like that….!