Smithsonian to "focus" on minor fluctuations of trace atmospheric gas

The former Georgia Tech president said the Smithsonian should focus on tackling issues of education, climate change and biodiversity, and American identity and diversity.

Yet another rip-offset fiasco: China dams reveal flaws in alleged climate-change weapon

XIAOXI, China - The hydroelectric dam, a low wall of concrete slicing across an old farming valley, is supposed to help a power company in distant Germany contribute to saving the climate — while putting lucrative "carbon credits" into the pockets of Chinese developers.
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"The CDM" — the 4-year-old, U.N.-managed Clean Development Mechanism — "is an excessive subsidy that represents a massive waste of developed world resources," says Stanford University's Michael Wara.

Climate Progress » Blog Archive » Arctic sea ice drops below 2007 levels

The day by day meanderings of Arctic sea ice extent are not overly meaningful yet, but I think they are worth reporting because it bugs the deniers to see any evidence whatsoever that the world is not undergoing global cooling.

At least three people have bet against Romm on alleged Arctic sea ice loss - Another big climate bet — Of Ice and Men

At no time between now and the end of the year 2020 will the minimum total Arctic Sea ice extent be less than 10% of the 1979-2000 average minimum annual Arctic Sea ice extent, as measured by NSIDC data or any other measurement mutually agreed-upon; provided, however, that if two or more volcanic eruptions with the energy level equal to or greater than the 1991 Mount Pinatubo shall occur between now and the end of 2020, then all bets are voided.
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The 10% minimum covers me against straggling ice. I also asked for the two-Pinatubo voiding — I didn’t want to lose this bet if warming is temporarily slowed by an unusual series of big volcanoes.

Gore 2008: “Entire north polar ice cap will be gone in 5 years” « Watts Up With That?

This is from his address in Germany, recorded from German TV...