Monday, September 21, 2009

Cold front to bring gusty winds, wildfire danger - Las Vegas Sun
...a cold front will bring gusty north winds and dry air later tonight and Tuesday, creating boating and wildfire dangers for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, according to the National Weather Service.
Monbiot Challenged To Debate – By “Chill”’s Peter Taylor « The Unbearable Nakedness of CLIMATE CHANGE
On the heels of the Plimer debacle, deep among the comments to one of Monbiot’s blogs our own Geoff Chambers has “discovered” this new invitation for a debate, by Peter Taylor, author of “Chill, A Reassessment of Global Warming Theory: Does Climate Change Mean the World is Cooling, and If So What Should We Do About It?“
Running Into Oil — MasterResource
The past week was a bad one for peak oil enthusiasts, as three separate announcements indicated the abundance of undiscovered petroleum.
Global Warming & the Fascinating 'Upside' to Greenland
Global warming isn't bad news for everybody. In Greenland, the big melt could mean a flood of new revenue from mineral and oil deposits— previously trapped under ice. Flush with prospects, the locals are talking about making a final break from their benevolent colonizer, Denmark. Call it the Thaw Revolution.
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports™
The President recently said he is open to considering the idea of giving tax breaks to struggling newspapers. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of American adults say it would be better to provide some federal subsidies rather than let the newspapers go out of business. However, only 17% favor a government bailout of the newspaper industry.
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Members of Congress have now slipped below corporate CEOs to become the least favorably viewed profession. Twenty-five percent (25%) have a favorable opinion of the legislators while 27% say that about the business leaders.

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