Warming Skeptics
MUST READ: Global Warming: The turning point by Thomas Fuller, Examiner.com
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For a number of years the most zealous of climate activists acted as though they didn’t need to convince anybody, because they intended to compel everybody to follow their commandments. They also acted as though those…
Mid-Atlantic Scrambles as Another Monster Snowstorm Approaches
WASHINGTON — A second major snowstorm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. with more flights expected to be canceled. Plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply. Forecasters predicted the…
Bet: UAH 2010 ANNUAL Average
Zeke recommended we bet on the Annual Average temperature. As usual, I’m having us bet on the annual average temperature UAH Temperature of the Lower Troposphere as reported by Roy Spencer. This is selected because it’s always the first to report; for purposes of betting we will use the value…
White House Global Warming Bailout
"It looks like the [warming] empire strikes back. Obama is attempting to engineer a global warming bailout. This is a classic response of the federal government: Bail out a corrupt and dying industry," Marc Morano, editor of the watchdog site ClimateDepot.com, tells Inside the Beltway.
NOAA: Blizzard Rearranges Climate Change Announcement
As D.C. continued to dig out from Snowmageddon and is keeping an eye on another storm system, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was busy making a climate change announcement. NOAA, part of the Department of Commerce, is going to be providing information to individuals and decision-makers through a new…
Paul Dennis’ Blog
Paul Dennis of University of East Anglia has started a new blog called Harmonic Oscillator. I’ve added this to my blogroll and encourage you to visit a time or two over the next few weeks.
Good luck Paul!
A Moment Of Clarity: The case for climate action must be remade from the ground upwards by Ian Katz, The Guardian
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With the science under siege and the politics in disarray, it may fall to civil society to keep this still crucial fight alive
What a difference three months makes. Back in November,…
Droughts and Antarctica
After yesterdays post on the gibberish proof of global warming due to increased in the Antarctic Circulation, Andrew drew attention to Jones, J. M. and M. Widmann, 2004. Early peak in Antarctic oscillation index. who found that the Antarctic Oscillation has changed in the last thirty to forty years, but…
Twitter Trend: MUST SEE: Lord Monckton Rajendra Pachauri will be jailed
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Lord Monckton Reveals more on the man made global warming scam
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EMAIL LEAKS LEAD TO MORE FLAWED SCIENCE
This article gives the details of yet more dodgy science going on at CRU. Astonishing!
Warming Activists
Alternative Energy Grows in Europe
Wind and solar technology made up over half of Europe’s new electricity generating capacity in 2009, as the number of new coal and nuclear facilities fell
More wind capacity was installed in Europe during 2009 than any other electricity-generating technology, according to statistics released today by the European Wind…
Worldchanging on Green Urbanism
Worldchanging has been posting a lot of thoughts on how green urbanism can build resilience. Four recent posts that I thought were interesting are:
1) Alex Steffen on De-Industrializing the City
One of my favorite quotes by Bjarke Ingels:
“Engineering without engines. We should use contemporary technology and computation capacity…
U.S. Officials Plan $78.5 Million Effort to Keep Dangerous Carp Out of Great Lakes
Addressing a threat that has grown increasingly tense throughout the Midwest as genetic material from the fish was found in Lake Michigan.
Better Weather Forecasts With a Map Showing Atmospheric Vapor – Science Daily
We are now completely used to the fact that our TomTom sat nav system shows us where to drive and that the weather forecaster tells us if it will be cloudy or sunny later on today. However, most of us never give a thought to the error margins in ……
Today’s Climate: February 9, 2010
Merkel’s Party May Delay Solar Subsidy Cut (Bloomberg)
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and their allies will propose a cut in subsidies for solar power from rooftop panels by 16% from June 1, instead of April 1, the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung newspaper said.
Palin likens global warming studies to ’snake oil’
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called studies supporting global climate change a “bunch of snake oil science” Monday during a rare appearance in California, a state that has been at the forefront of environmental regulations.
A Federal Climate Service Is Created to Provide Data
The new office within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide governments and businesses with data about long-term climate change.
U.N. Climate Panel and Chief Face Credibility Siege
Rajendra K. Pachauri and the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change face accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest.
High-altitude climbs may cause corneal swelling, but do not appear to affect vision
Swelling commonly occurs in the corneas of mountain climbers, but does not appear to affect vision at altitudes of up to 6,300 meters (about 20,670 feet), according to a new study.
Will earlier springs throw nature out of step?
The recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a new study. The research is the most comprehensive and rigorous assessment so far of long-term changes in the seasonal timing of biological events across marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments in the UK.
