Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Chrysler’s Plan to Return to Political Viability - Henry Payne - Planet Gore on National Review Online
That is, “restructuring,” not “transformation” may be Congress’ first priority. That is, a company that restructures to make politically-correct, green electric cars Congress wants, while avoiding the transformation that would promise profitability.

Taxpayers may want to hold onto their wallets.
Bloomberg offers grim warning on climate change in New York City
Water levels around New York City could rise by 2 feet or more in the coming decades and average temperatures will likely go up 4 to 7.5 degrees, according to a report released today by a panel of scientists convened by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Bloomberg released the report at a wastewater treatment plant on the Rockaway peninsula where workers were preparing for climate change by raising equipment such as pump motors and circuit breakers from 25 feet below sea level to 14 feet above sea level.
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The New York City report, which was funded by a $350,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, predicts that sea levels will rise by 12 to 23 inches and possibly more by the end of the century. Accelerated ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica could mean that sea levels will rise as much as 41 to 55 inches, the report says.

The report predicts that heat waves, short periods of intense rain, droughts and coastal flooding will all become more frequent and more intense.

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