Framing Science : NSF Panel on Scientists, Journalists, and Climate Change

NSF to Host Panel Discussion on Communicating Climate Change 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. January 8, 2009

Leading journalists and climate scientists will headline a January 8, 2009, program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, Va., to discuss a newly released book on climate change science and journalism.

Andrew C. Revkin of The New York Times and John Carey, senior correspondent for Business Week, will participate on the panel along with climate scientists Michael Mann of The Pennsylvania State University and Maureen Raymo of Boston University.

They will be joined on the panel by Bud Ward, editor of The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media, and Tony Socci of the American Meteorology Society.

California moves on global warming, warned on cost: ENN -- Know Your Environment

Critics have urged the board to reconsider, including some economists who argue the analysis is full of rosy assumptions and ignores potential problems.

"All economists are skeptical when approached with a free lunch," said University of California
, Los Angeles economist Matthew Kahn. "I wonder if there would be less likelihood of a backlash if there were more discussion now."

Companies throughout California fear rising electricity and other costs will put them out of business.

"This plan is an economic train wreck waiting to happen. Up until now, that train wreck has only existed on paper," said California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Legislative Affairs Chairman James Duran.

The Clamour Of The Times

The Government must now face up to painful reality. The electorate has had more than enough of ‘Green’ taxation and “Green’ trumpery, especially in the name of ‘global warming’. Whenever, and wherever, there is a vote, the imposition of ‘Green’ taxes is roundly rejected. A similar vote has already caused Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, to abolish the Western Extension of the London Congestion Charging Zone.


Enough is enough. We are fed up to the back teeth with ‘Green’ policies that punish the poor and ordinary citizens, while benefiting the hypocritical rich.