Warming worriers burn with indignation | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog

However, while the world embraced the third annual Earth Hour, only 500 Victorian businesses signed up to last night’s event online, a third of last year’s total. Australia-wide, there were 2,500 businesses against last year’s 7230. Apathy, financial woes and the whine of the Grand Prix were among reasons cited by Melburnians for staying alight amid so much darkness.

...But global warming is one of those holy causes in which journalists may freely lie, and indeed must and do. Do you really think 1 billion people, or more than one in seven people around the world, from the villages of Uttar Pradesh to the working-class suburbs of China, turned off their lights for an hour. Could that figure be even remotely true?

Markey Malarkey - Henry Payne - Planet Gore on National Review Online

These days, snake oil salesmen aren’t selling their wares at carnivals — but in broad daylight in major newspapers.

On the Arctic alarmists - Unclear on the concept: More about the brutal cold and the importance of fossil fuel

...they work through the tough periods by thinking about various short and long term goals (from their next hot [fossil-fueled] meal, to the promise of better [ie warmer] weather).
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For example, all explorers find it extremely frustrating to be stuck in a tent due to bad weather, consuming precious [fossil] fuel and food while the drift of the ice is taking them backwards every second! (‘Two steps forward, one step back’, March 18th).
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Fear may also be an acute state, when there is anticipation of a potentially negative outcome occurring. Imagine seeing polar bear tracks (‘we are not alone’ – March 13th), being woken up by the sound of the ice smashing around your tent in the middle of the night (‘fractures’ - March 3rd), or waiting in a tent in terrible conditions while your food runs out (‘resupply’ – March 19th). If fear of pain is something which might concern you, imagine being in Martin’s shoes (quite literally) in those moments every morning when he knows he needs to pull on his boots over his frostbitten toes. As he commented in his BBC news blog, “it is the worst part of his day” and his anguish is clear to be seen.
... consider that Martin has reflected that his biggest fear is falling though the ice and having to swim across black inky stretches of freezing, polar bear ‘infested’ water...

The right to be cold?: F is for Frostbite

Early explorers to the Poles suffered greatly from frostbite because they did not know how to protect themselves from icy winds and harsh conditions. In1898, when Robert Peary made various attempts to reach the North Pole – he lost eight toes to frostbite on one journey! The toes came off his feet when his boots were taken off back at base after one particular expedition…not a pleasant experience. Nevertheless, this situation didn’t stop Peary! He said: `A few toes were not much to give to achieve the Pole’.