Cost-cutting Key aims at Labour's polar bears - National - NZ Herald News

Prime Minister John Key says several of Labour's "hug a polar bear" programmes are on the hit-list as the Government tries to cut costs.

Blah, blah, blah: Boilerplate climate propaganda from Louise Gray in the Telegraph

Melting Arctic permafrost could trigger "unstoppable climate change" as it releases ever increasing levels of methane gas, scientists have warned.

A range of studies have found that Arctic ice is melting faster, with some scientists predicting there will be no summer ice in the Arctic at all by 2030.

Archbishop of Canterbury: Humanity risks environmental 'doomsday' - Telegraph

Humanity risks being "choked, drowned or starved by its own stupidity" unless action is taken to save the environment, the Archbishop of Canterbury has warned.
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In his most apocalyptic predictions in recent years, Dr Rowan Williams claimed that the Earth is now facing a "whole range of 'doomsday' prospects" from climate change to the destruction of delicate ecosystems and even attack from "bio-terror" weapons.
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On the claims of climate change sceptics, the archbishop observed: "Rhetoric (as King Canute demonstrated) does not turn back rising waters."

Rowan Williams: Information from Answers.com

Williams, Rowan Douglas, archbishop of Canterbury (2002–), b. Swansea, Wales; grad. Christ's College, Cambridge (B.A., 1971; M.A., 1975), Wadham College, Oxford (D.Phil., 1975). Ordained a priest in 1978, he was a teacher, dean, and chaplain at Cambridge (1977–86) and a professor of theology at Oxford (1986–92). He subsequently served as bishop of Monmouth (1992–2002) and archbishop of Wales (2000–2002). When Williams was enthroned (2002) as the 104th archbishop of Canterbury, succeeding George L. Carey, he became the first person from outside England to hold the title since the Reformation. An outspoken and sometimes controversial liberal, Williams has supported the ordination of women and gay priests, favored separation of church and state, and opposed Western (especially American) militarism.

Sat vs Ground Difference Plots « The Air Vent

The main thing I notice is the noise level in these graphs is large enough to dominate any minor ‘real’ slope signal.

Farmers face growing climate change [swindle] dilemma: scientist | Environment | Reuters

By David Fogarty, Climate Change Correspondent, Asia

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Farmers of the future will have to use cattle and sheep that belch less methane, crops that emit far less planet-warming nitrous oxide and become experts in reporting their greenhouse gas emissions to the government.

United States, Environmental & Energy, Weekly Climate Change Policy Update - March 23, 2009

The path to a climate change bill in the Senate remains murky. Plans are made and unmade. Majority Leader Reid's initial suggestion that the Senate simultaneously work on energy and climate change legislation appears to have been put aside. Chairman Boxer's trial balloon about pursuing cap-and-trade as part of the budget reconciliation process (which is immune to filibusters) attracted a quick letter opposition from 33 Senators, include 8 Democrats . . .

CLASH OF THEORIES by Professor Will Alexander « An Honest Climate Debate

From the very beginning of my involvement in this climate change issue in 1993, I have repeatedly stated that there is no scientifically believable evidence to support the alarmist predictions of climate change scientists.

But not higher crop yields and more tree growth?: Climate change means more weeds: CSIRO - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The CSIRO predicts climate change will lead to an increase in weeds in South Australia, creating more fuel for bushfires.