Thursday, April 30, 2009

About alarmist Franny Armstrong, director of "The Age of Stupid"
Armstrong is passionate about the issue of global warming and refuses to engage in debate on the legitimacy of climate change research. She is also particularly angry about Channel 4's 2007 anti-climate change doc The Great Global Warming Swindle, calling it a "travesty" and questioning why a "tiny minority of conspiracy theorists" were given a primetime slot on a terrestrial broadcaster.
Official urges agriculture to take part in climate [scam] legislation | Grand Forks, North Dakota
To raise awareness, he and other members of the National Farmers Union recently gave several briefings for House and Senate staff members.

“We’re showing that there is a science, and ag offsets are real, they are verifiable, and they are permanent. We can do all these things,” he said, adding that North Dakota agriculture can provide a sink for greenhouse gases and provide measurable returns sooner than other industries, particularly coal.

“In fact, on the Chicago Climate Exchange, we’ve already sent out $8 million in checks to farmers who are in the carbon credit program,” Carlson said.
Michael Pollan to speak on agriculture, climate change and the health care crisis
On Tuesday, May 5, 2009, UC Berkeley journalism professor and best-selling author Michael Pollan will give a seminar titled "Deep Agriculture: Resolarizing the Food System to Fight Climate Change and the Health Care Crisis". Pollan describes his program to transform American agriculture as a "sun food agenda". He is the author of the well-known In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto and The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. If you haven't heard Pollan speak, this could be a wonderful opportunity.
Waxman, Markey agree to additional climate change [scam] hearing - Oil & Gas Journal
WASHINGTON, DC, Apr. 29 -- Democratic leaders of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee agreed to hold another hearing on climate change legislation on May 1, but said their record in working with the minority is better than their Republican predecessors.

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