James Hansen Selected as EarthSky Scientist Communicator of the Year

"Jim Hansen was the first leading scientist to explain global warming to the U.S. Congress and the American people," said Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. "His warnings proved to be accurate and prescient. When he came under political attack, he bravely and successfully defended his freedom to speak out. His fortitude has made him not only a great scientist, but a great scientist-statesman, one who plays a unique role in helping all of us understand the dire risks of man-made climate change and how to address them."

Just past the 4-minute mark at this podcast, Hansen actually says "We're doomed only if we stay on business as usual".

Dallas/Ft. Worth Libertarian Examiner: Sinned against Earth? Buy an indulgence

In the modern world, people who drive SUVs and fly in jet aircraft are browbeaten into confessing their sins against the climate and shamed into paying some sort of retribution. The Climate Change industry, having at this time an almost total monopoly on the "science," came up with the idea of (a) declaring virtually every normal human activity as detrimental to the climate (giving them their guaranteed sinner base) and (b) providing the sinner an escape from purgatory by offering him a carbon offset.

Midsummer in Australia: Weather turns fickle as rock fans head to Falls - Music - Entertainment

INSTEAD of sun hats, they wore beanies. In place of singlets and sandals, it was parkas and gumboots.

The three-day Falls Festival, held just outside the seaside town of Lorne, kicked into gear in frigid temperatures yesterday morning.
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In previous years, the biggest medical concern on site has been sunstroke and sunburn. Last year, for instance, temperatures soared above 40 degrees. But this year's unseasonal cold forced organisers to buy more than 600 blankets to help forgetful or ill-prepared festival-goers stay warm in the evening chill.

"I think people from up north would be surprised it can get this cold in the middle of summer," Daly said.

More than 55 per cent of Falls attendees hail from outside Victoria, and there was bemusement and disbelief from Queenslanders and Sydneysiders on site yesterday.

"We thought it might be a bit cooler, but this is insane," said Danielle, 19, who had travelled with friend Kate, 20, from Byron Bay.
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In Lorne, staff at surf shop Sharky's reported selling more cold-weather gear than swimsuits and boardshorts.