"Senior Bush Climate Change Denier [Dr. Kathie Olsen] Entrenches Herself In Agency"

The practice isn't unique to the Bush crowd; during presidential transitions, political appointees eager to stay on the government payroll often wriggle their way into secure civil service positions -- despite the differing political beliefs of the White House's new occupant.

Reader's view: Global warming? The facts say no | CO2sceptics

The Jan. 6 story, “2008 ninth warmest globally, but colder in Duluth,” reported that nine of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 1998.
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But the truth is that 1934 was the hottest year is U.S. history, followed by 1998, 1921, 2006, 1931, 1999, 1953, 1990, 1938 and 1939. That means six of the 10 hottest years occurred in the U.S. before the 1990s. How could this be? Because there were no evil SUVs in the 1930s and not much carbon dioxide-emitting industrialization at the time.
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Richard Amatuzio Jr.

Duluth

TG Daily - Possible natural explanation found for West Antarctica's warming

South Pole - In 2008, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey reported a layer of volcanic ash and glass shards frozen within an ice sheet in western Antarctica [the same place the one degree Fahrenheit warming has been reported]. The volcano beneath the ice sheet "punched a hole right through" due to its heat and force. This geologic event (a volcano) may prove to be the source of the recent warming seen in West Antarctica in what has otherwise been reported as a 50-year cooling trend seen in East Antarctica.