Saturday, June 13, 2009

I hope all the light bulbs are CFLs: Admiral Abramovich launches his £300million mega-yachtski: The world's biggest (and it even has its own submarine) | Mail Online
It is the biggest private yacht in existence and comes with a missile-detection system, two helipads, a luxury spa, swimming pool and a miniature submarine.

But when you're Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, only the most ostentatious displays of wealth will do.

His latest baby is the Eclipse, a 557-footer reported to have cost a staggering £300million.
Results: Lab experiment regarding CO2 “snow” in Antarctica at -113°F (-80.5°C) – not possible « Watts Up With That?
Basically, there are so few CO2 molecules in the free atmosphere, sublimation rules over deposition as a solid. Yes some CO2 may deposit on a surface at at -80.5 C (-113F ), but it would quickly sublimate back into the free atmosphere, and thus accumulation would not occur.
Argentine Glacier Grows Despite Global Warming - Science News
BOSTON — Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier is one of only a few ice fields worldwide that have withstood rising global temperatures.

Nourished by Andean snowmelt, the glacier constantly grows even as it spawns icebergs the size of apartment buildings into a frigid lake, maintaining a nearly perfect equilibrium since measurements began more than a century ago.
Teachers to [be fed climate fraud propaganda]
Each year, the University of Iowa's International Programs hosts teachers from around the state for a program focused on what Iowans need to know about the rest of the world.
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This year, the topic is global climate change and its political implications, said Buffy Quintero, International Programs Outreach Coordinator, who is helping organize this year's event.

"The purpose is to give teachers the most current and up-to-date information on global climate change and to share our expertise," Quintero said. "It is one of the most critical issues facing the next generation and our generation."

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