Global Warming Science and Public Policy - Chuck It Yet Again Schmidt!

Yet again Gavin Schmidt, who writes the political RealClimate blog for “global-warming” alarmists that is promoted by two of the authors of the now-discredited “hockey-stick” graph falsely abolishing the medieval warm period, has inaccurately criticized me in his blog. This paper sets the facts straight.  [Via Climate Depot]

Climate debuts in India polls, but little policy impact | Reuters

"Climate change is not an election issue because it does not resonate with a larger section of people," said K. Srinivas, Greenpeace's climate expert in India.

"There is very little domestic pressure and it is more international pressure that is shaping (India's climate) policy."
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"This is our tradition, why should that change?" retorted Sailesh Bhagidar, a poor Indian farmer, when asked if he would consider an environment-friendly electric crematorium.

"Climate and all are for the rich people of the cities."

House Democrats near agreement on climate bill | Reuters

"We will have the votes for passage of this bill next week," Waxman said, standing beside Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat.

Waxman's spokeswoman, Karen Lightfoot, said later he was referring to passage by then by the committee, not the full House.

Excess winter mortality: influenza or cold stress? Observational study -- Donaldson and Keatinge 324 (7329): 89 -- BMJ

Epidemics of influenza are associated with increases in mortality and morbidity.1 Health professionals and the media, therefore, have often focused their attention on influenza as a cause of increased mortality and demands on health services in winter. Cold weather alone causes striking short term increases in mortality, mainly from thrombotic and respiratory disease.2 Non-thermal seasonal factors such as diet may also affect mortality.3 The increases in mortality are greater in London than in regions surveyed in continental Europe.4 We used multiple regression to assess the proportion of excess winter mortality that was attributable to influenza in south east England.