The opportunity cost of global warming

...What I'm not willing to do is return to the Dark Ages because some hysteric goes against established science and tells me that the seas will rise by 20 feet or that the temperature is going to rise by 11 degrees. We are not drowning, we are not melting, and the modest global warming predicted by real scientists can be dealt with incrementally as it happens over the course of the next century.

Protesters call for genuine climate change solutions | The Philippine Star >> News >> Headlines

Protesters wearing alien costumes stage a demonstration outside the Asian Development Bank in Ortigas, where high-level talks on climate change and clean energy took place.

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Sanjayan on Letterman: "I'd bet all my money on humans solving the climate change problem...if not, no one will be around to collect."

A few thoughts on the “climate change lowers wind speeds” study « Watts Up With That?

When studies cite surface data from weather stations, it is always a good idea to look at land use/land change around the stations as well as the station instrumentation. Chances are you’ll find issues that may not have been considered.