American Thinker Blog: Breaking News: 'Sunspots May Cause Climate Fluctuations'

Are sanity and science about to make a comeback in climatology? Willie Soon, a researcher affiliated with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Harvard College Observatory, offered his comments in this article at thecrimson.com

The title of the article at the The Harvard Crimson wins the award for stating the obvious: "Sunspots May Cause Climate Fluctuations, Harvard astrophysicist says recent cooler temps are a result of fewer sunspots." Apparently this researcher didn't get the memo to just go along with the CO2 theory to keep the money rolling in.

BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Wind farm 'splitting community'

Gaelectric said they contacted 34 households within a 1km radius.

The company said of the 28 that responded, 18 expressed support for the wind farm.

The planning service will decide the future of the wind farm but a decision could take up to two years.

Claim: "Wind, sun could power Rochester airport"

Plans for small wind turbines and solar panels at the Greater Rochester International Airport would put the facility in league with other environmentally friendly facilities around the country and reduce costs for the airlines.

Costly wind power

A crane will have to be used to remove the turbine, and it will cost about $3,000, he said. He added that the construction of the turbine cost $18,000 in 2006. The wind turbine has not operated since summer 2007, when the township issued its order.
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Why is Mercurio abandoning his fight? "It's a bad economy, and I've spent $45,000 in legal fees to keep this little wind turbine up," he said.