Goldilocks Graphs: Not to close, not too far | JoNova

And before anyone accuses me of ‘ignoring the long term trend’, can I mention Akasufo? Yes please, lets use that graph from 1880-2009, in fact, lets use one from the depths of the little ice, or the depths of the big ice age. There is no timespan that I won’t talk about, because they all help the skeptic case.

Pajamas Media » A Modest Proposal for Dealing with the Traitors Who Imperil Our Planet

PJM is proud to bring ye another Swiftian proposition to deal with the climate traitors in our midst.

My Money’s on the Bear - Chris Horner - Planet Gore on National Review Online

Yes! Let’s convince the Russians that what they really need to worry about is global warming. Group hug!

And you thought George W. Bush’s hopefulness when it came to the Bear was cute.

Nothing to See Here - Chris Horner - Planet Gore on National Review Online

Goldman, Goldma- . . . ah, that's right, the guys who in the mid-1990s were working with Enron to set up a trading shop to sell ration coupons (and wet their beaks at both ends). I recall a former head of their energy practice (who shall remain nameless) laughing to me madly on the way to the bank, extolling the riches that awaited them if they pulled this thing off. (Cue Far Side cartoon in which two spiders string a web at the bottom of a playground slide, with one noting, "If we pull this off, we'll eat like kings!" Hint: you're not the spiders.)

More Polar Bear Populations [Allegedly] in Decline - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com

For the latest forecasts of this summer’s Arctic ice retreat, have a look at Sea Ice Outlook 2009, an effort to collate and compare a variety of studies aiming to project the minimum ice extent each summer. There is a strong consensus that the ice will remain well below the average recorded for the last three decades and that there is “no indication that a return to historical levels will occur.”