William Connolley
William Connolley | |
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Connolley in May 2022 | |
| Born | William Michael Conolley 12 April 1964 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Known for | Blog activity about climate change |
| Political party | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
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William Michael Connolley (born 12 April 1964) is a British software engineer, writer, and blogger on climatology. Until December 2007 he was Senior Scientific Officer in the Physical Sciences Division in the Antarctic Climate and the Earth System project at the British Antarctic Survey, where he worked as a climate modeller. After that he became a software engineer for Cambridge Silicon Radio.
Connolley received national press attention over several years for his involvement in editing Wikipedia articles relating to climate change. Connolley was a member of the RealClimate website until 2007 and now operates a website and blog that discuss climate issues. He has also been active in local politics as a member of the Green Party.