Friday, September 25, 2009

G20 Leaders Agree to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies - washingtonpost.com
Jake Schmidt, international climate policy director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said that while the statement is "not the firmest commitment" towards creating a low-carbon economy, "it's an important down payment" on such a policy.

"Given that we're talking about deep cuts across the world," Schmidt said, referring to greenhouse gas emissions, "we can't have investments in clean energy competing against investments in fossil fuels that are going in the wrong direction."
Wash. Post's Juliet Eilperin Rejects Journalistic Balance -- Touts 'Political' UN Climate Scare Report | Climate Depot
Climate Depot Editorial - Serving as the Media's Ombudsman

Washington Post staff writer Juliet Eilperin continues her downward slide as an objective and balanced reporter of climate issues. Eilperin's September 25, 2009 article titled “New Analysis Brings Dire Forecast Of 6.3-Degree Temperature Increase," is a journalistic embarrassment.
Global Warming Science and Public Policy - UN Climate Scientists Speak out on Global Warming
Major media sources continue to parrot the assertion that, except for a few fringe scientists, a scientific consensus exists on climate change. Here, the UN IPCC scientists and others speak for themselves. I invite you to make your own judgment as to their qualifications and whether their views should be considered or their voices even heard.

- Senator Orrin G. Hatch

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