A Beeb crew decided to test the alleged new openness of the Chinese authorities to foreign journalists. They went to a town where there had been a recent riot over transit gouging. Here's some of what transpired:

From the BBC:

Two leading UK climate researchers have criticised those among their peers who they say are "overplaying" the global warming message.

Professors Paul Hardaker and Chris Collier, both Royal Meteorological Society figures, are voicing their concern at a conference in Oxford.

They say some researchers make claims about possible future impacts that cannot be justified by the science.

The pair believe this damages the credibility of all climate scientists.

They think catastrophism and the "Hollywoodisation" of weather and climate only work to create confusion in the public mind.

They argue for a more sober and reasoned explanation of the uncertainties about possible future changes in the Earth's climate.

The two went on to attack a statement last month by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (that group's climate page can be found here).

Here's the link to the Making Sense of the Weather and Climate conference.

And here's the BBC's climate change portal.