WSJ Video: Most Americans don't really realize that Obama's new CAFE standards will destroy American automobile culture | GORE LIED

This weekend is my son’s Little League Jamboree. I arrived in the parking lot bright and early this morning, and about 75% of the cars were either SUV’s or mini-vans. I didn’t see a Prius in the entire lot, nor a Smart Car for that matter. The drivers were driving these SUV’s and mini-vans because they needed them. Smart cars just won’t do when you are trying to transport dad, mom, the Little Leaguer, his little brother, his little sister, the Little Leaguer’s gear (bat or bats, glove, and helmet), four lawn chairs, and a cooler for snacks and drinks for all. When these new CAFE standards kick-in, Henninger is exactly right that there will be a back-lash, and not just from the fans of The Beach Boys.

Times Cheltenham Science Festival celebrates scientific heresy - Times Online

That’s what makes [heretics] so valuable to science. They follow the facts to the final destination, no matter how uncomfortable the voyage. Ultimately, their insights can change the way we see the world (Galileo) and the way we see ourselves (Darwin and Wallace). And that is why we should salute heretics as heroes. [Via Climate Realists]

Feb 1998: BBC News | Sci/Tech | Scientists blame sun for global warming

Climate changes such as global warming may be due to changes in the sun rather than to the release of greenhouse gases on Earth.

Climatologists and astronomers speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Philadelphia say the present warming may be unusual - but a mini ice age could soon follow. [Via An Honest Climate Debate]