Global warming denier site set to be crowned the "best science blog."

[kgrandia]

There once was a little known website fighting the so-called "global warming alarmism" being spread by that underground cabel of conspirators some of us call "scientists." But the site was no longer little after the Matt Drudge, Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity right wing echo machine got through with it.

Since it's anointment, the Watt's Up With That blog run by former TV weatherman Anthony Watts has become quite the sensation amongst the climate denial blog comment trolls. And now it seems that the site is about to win the award for "Best Science Blog" in this year's Weblog Awards.

Has it seriously come to this? Are there really no blogs out there more worthy than one that spends its days trumpeting the likes of Junk Science as a reason we should ignore the dire warnings of climate scientists at the top science academies in the world?

There are lots of great science sites out there and there are some really good ones nominated along with Watt's Up With That. I would like to think that this is simply a case of voter apathy. After all, these types of Web Awards always come down to who can pull the most votes.

So I'm putting this appeal out there.

Take a few minutes today - the polls close at 5pm EST today, January 13th - and cast your vote by clicking here

Now, of course it also wouldn't hurt if a few people on DU thought this was worthy of recommending this journal entry to get it some exposure to the larger DU community!

Here's some others that are in the running:

The controversial crusader against Intelligent Design, PZ Myers is running a close second to Watts, so the strategic vote would obviously go to PZ.

Also check out Real Climate run by practicing scientists at NASA.

[greyl]

1. K&V nt

[Fridays Child]

2. Done.

[kgrandia]

3. Thanks!

Only about 3,000 to go!! Easily get there with the power of the web.

[HeresyLives]

4. K, R and V!

[Sinistrous]

5. Kicked and Voted.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. Done

[kristopher]

7. Read before voting - Only Pharyngula has a chance to win

It's at 29+% and the denier site is at 32+%

[The Doctor.]

8. Ummm... a "Best Science Blog" chosen by anonymous vote?

Uhhh... notsomuch.

Without a credible process, it won't be taken seriously whatever the outcome.

[ColbertWatcher]

9. WTF!? Kicked, recommended, voted, pissed. n/t

[ima_sinnic]

10. the "Weblog Awards" apparently have no credibility whatsoever

it seems stupid to even acknowledge them, if an obvious "nonscience" blog has even a chance of being awarded "Best Science Blog"

[machI]

11. Kicked and Recommended

I thought blogs were opinion, not science

[kdpeters]

12. RealClimate rocks.

[tex-wyo-dem]

13. Agree, Real Climate would be my choice...

but I'll put in a vote for Pharyngula.

I'll also agree with others that these web polls are meaningless...hardly worth the energy it takes to display them on your PC screen.