NC Media Watch: What will changing climate bring?

The Resilient Earth has a interesting article putting some of our lower than normal temperatures in perspective. I told my stock broker if the sunspot cycle extends beyond twelve years to buy grain futures. We are headed toward a thirteen year cycle and Canada's Grain Board is getting nervous.

Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr. Research Group News » Comment On The Guardian News Article “White Roofs And ‘Cool’ Cars - Obama’s US Energy Secretary Gives Prince Charles Tips On Tackling Climate Change”

...Dr. Chu does not consider unintended consequences with respect his suggestions. “Pale-coloured roads”, for example, might be a good idea in hot climates, but in mid-latitude regions of the world with cold and snow during the winter, when the sun shines after a storm, the absorption of sunlight by asphalt is an effective way to clear the roads. We need, therefore, to consider each of these proposals in terms of all of their possible effects (intended and unintended).

Bradford Plumer is puzzled: Why so much interest in the allocation of massive amounts of climate swindle money?: Closer Look At Those Climate Bill Giveaways... - Environment and Energy

Here's something I never would have predicted: When the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing this morning on permit allocations, of all topics, the room was totally packed—hardly an empty seat to be found. It's not that a herd of people accidentally stumbled into the wrong room. ("Uh, sorry, we thought this was the hearing on regulating derivatives...") No, as dreary as it may sound, the question of how pollution permits are divvied up under a cap-and-trade regime has become of the hottest environmental issues of the day.