Prince Charles: I don't enjoy my job..but it's my duty - mirror.co.uk

But he said that if and when he becomes king he will have to give up some of his pet projects and campaigns.

Asked if he felt he would be able to continue being outspoken on climate change and GM crops, he said: "Probably not in the same way. It would be nice if some things are taken up by my sons but it depends on their interests.

"I'd like to think people might realise that some of the things I've been trying to do are not all mad and that I might still have some convening power."

Nebraska - Growing season a battle to bitter end

Heavy rains, severe weather and cooler than average temperatures during the growing season have helped to put the harvest about two weeks behind... Another factor, according to Glewen, was the cooler than average weather that persisted throughout the summer. Both the days and the nights have been cooler than they normally are.
"As a result, the plants are maturing a bit later than we've experienced," he said.

Legates Clarifies Global Warming 'Consensus' At Wynnewood Institute

In fact, he said, scientists differ strongly as to what extent humans cause global warming by using machines that emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Scientists also, he added, disagree as to what the future consequences are and what can be done about them.

Dr. Legates' view is that carbon emissions will have a decreasing impact upon the net warming of the earth because carbon dioxide only has a substantial impact if it reaches 20 parts per million in the atmosphere.

As evidence, he cited the failure of the earth's warming during the 20th century to carry on into the 21st, despite the fact that the concentration of carbon dioxide is still heightening.

Benjamin Goldstein, a research associate at the Energy Opportunity Team of the Center for American Progress, said he did not find the climatologist's position correct.

"There's an undeniable warming of the planet going on," Mr. Goldstein said. "Where there may be minute fluctuation in data, the trend is undeniably toward warming."

Dr. Legates furthermore said it is unlikely mankind will have to withstand the kind of challenges those who fear global warming discuss, particularly increased droughts, floods and hurricanes. Many sought to attribute the devastating Hurricane Katrina of 2005 to rising global temperatures, but the professor said that while the north Atlantic hurricane basin saw an increase in activity, the other basins did not.

He addressed the assertion that those who don't foresee prolonged global warming are in the minority, saying the truth is closer to the reverse. He added that scientists who have risen to prominence in government and in the academy often want to overstate any problem to secure research funding.