At least 11 dead as storm batters Philippines; climate fraud promoted

About 20 typhoons lash the country each year, mostly after June. The current storm struck in the middle of the Philippine summer, an unusual occurrence that may have been caused by changing weather patterns caused by global warming, Alejandro said.

WCW inSIGHT » Special Report: Kyoto Action & Eating for a Cooler Planet

In light of the new UN Food and Agriculture Organization study, Kyoto Action recommends limiting daily consumption of animal products to between 11-16 oz or 300-500 grams, which is less than half the average American consumption. These quantities, however, are still above those in the Okinawa and Cretois (aka, Mediterranean) diets for optimal health.

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Dennis Shibut is the Creator of the Kyoto Action website, MS Physics, member of the Union of Concerned Scientists, former researcher for NASA and US Coast & Geodetic Survey

SF Environmental Policy Examiner: Global warming--waiting to exhale

So if you think the debate has been mean-spirited and ugly to date, I can tell you now that it may only have been the prelude. The skeptics, if proven right in the first battle, will use their victory to diminish the value of climatology, possibly at just the time climatology matures to such an extent that it would be of service going forward. Those who sounded an alarm that looks now to have been arguably false will have a choice--to either admit error and engage with those they have fought, or to regroup and become even more bitter and accusatory than they are at present.

The tactics to date of the alarmists have been stupid--graceless to the point of thuggishness. But worse than stupid, their tactics have been wrong. Most skeptics have only wanted their objections acknowledged and incorporated into ongoing study of climate and its changes.

But, as someone who is proud to be a liberal, I can hope that other participants in this debate remember the essential utility of liberalism--the tolerance that allows consensus and yes, compromise. President Obama's energy plan is a good start for this country, and I say that as one who is skeptical about the current range of catastrophic outcomes predicted by alarmists. Let's use it as a starting point for Round Two of debate on climate change.