Power Line - Rube Goldberg Pretends To Be A Scientist

I've wondered for a while how global warming alarmists will try to deal with the fact that the globe is not warming. My theory has been that they would rush through some silly measures ostensibly designed to reduce carbon emissions, and then take credit when the catastrophe they predicted doesn't happen after all. Time, though, is running out.

Two trends are working against the alarmists: scientists in the relevant disciplines are increasingly concluding, and are increasingly willing to say publicly, that the anthropogenic global warming theory is false. And the earth, at the worst possible moment for the alarmists, started getting cooler rather than warmer.

It may be that the alarmists, who surely understand that they are peddling a theory that has little scientific validity, have decided on a new tack. Perhaps concluding that there is no time to lose, they are now talking about taking decisive action to cool down the Earth. At least, that is what Barack Obama's "science adviser," John Holdren, says. Holdren, as we noted here, is a leftist for whom actual science--as contrasted with global warming "science"--is only an obstacle to far-left control of the government. Now he seems poised to take on the role of global super-hero. Or perhaps, as the post title suggests, a global Rube Goldberg:

Cycling for a Sustainable Future: 350 people-powered-miles

The Cycling for a Sustainable Future Tour is biking from Norwich,VT to the North Country Sustainable Energy Fair in Canton,NY celebrating Earth and community action. We travel 350 miles,because we believe that humanity can bring down our carbon dioxide emissions to what leading scientists urge us is the safe upper limit for our atmosphere: 350 parts-per-million.Along the way, we offer presentations on Radical Simplicity and climate change, and document Transition Town initiatives in communities.

CTV.ca | Winnipeg floodway open but danger remains

Officials with the province decided Wednesday to partially activate the man-made floodway that diverts part of the river's flow around the city. Emergency Measures Minister Steve Ashton says the stubborn ice means there is a good chance of localized flooding caused by ice jams all along the river.

The rising Red River is still covered in a thick layer of ice -- almost 77 centimetres thick in parts.

Too much ice prevents launch of icebreaker near Redwood Bridge - Winnipeg Free Press

An attempt to launch an Amphibex icebreaking machine onto the still-frozen Red River near the Redwood Bridge failed this afternoon.

Why?

Too much ice.