The Morning File: Global warming in Pennsylvania? Take a look on the bright side

It'd be nice to think researchers know what they're talking about when discussing climate change. Then again, when we realize how many times we wear the wrong clothing because the meteorologists misled us 24 hours earlier, it's a little hard to get worked up about these 50-year projections.

The other reason we're not worried about global warming is the positive change it could bring to our lives.

At least Abbott outs himself as a sceptic | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog

The point I made about an emissions trading scheme is that I don’t like it one little bit. I think it’s economically suspect and I think the science behind the policy is contentious to say the least.

Spring Cold Snap Helps with Stream Ecosystem Research

A rare April freeze in 2007 provided researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory with further evidence that climate change could have negative effects on stream and forest ecosystems.

Calendar: Summer School for energy and climate, 2-7 August - The Ecologist

Global energy information network WISE invites 100 young people from all over Europe to attend their English language Summer School on climate change and energy in August.
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Thirty attendees will go to Copenhagen to be near the UN climate talks, with the aim of creating new ideas and influencing them.