Monday, May 11, 2009

Former McCain spokesperson joins Gore’s [climate fraud] team | Grist
Here’s a curious development for you: Brian Rogers, spokesperson for John McCain’s presidential campaign last year, is now working for Al Gore.

Rogers sent an email dispatch on Friday announcing his new job as research director for Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection. In the email, Rogers said he will be “working on the Repower America campaign to pass comprehensive energy and climate change legislation.”
Now looking at the sun
I'm sure I've mentioned that I'm something of a climate change skeptic. I'm more than willing to accept that the climate's changing because I doubt it's ever been static. I'm also happy to say that the I can see the logic of the whole idea that what man is up to may affect the climate. What turns me off is that the science is so dependent on computer modeling and, well, why should I believe that those who have designed the models are any better at their job than those who designed the system that gave us derivatives and mortaged-backed securities and the rest of that mess.
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The whole thing just seems to me to be too complex for modeling, particularly when science is only now having to check their warming expectations with a less active sun.
Congress Pushes Cap and Trade, But Just 24% Know What It Is
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Given a choice of three options, just 24% of voters can correctly identify the cap-and-trade proposal as something that deals with environmental issues. A slightly higher number (29%) believe the proposal has something to do with regulating Wall Street while 17% think the term applies to health care reform. A plurality (30%) have no idea.
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There is always political danger when major legislation is enacted without engaging the public in the debate. The New York Times reports that Rep. Henry Waxman, the California Democrat who is pushing cap-and-trade legislation, is now facing challenges from within his own party on the issue and that many want to “turn the Energy and Commerce Committee's attention over to health care.”

That is clearly the direction most American voters would like to go. Sixty-nine percent (69%) say health care issues are more important while just 15% say global warming is a higher priority.

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