Breaking: Carol Browner says clean energy bill without carbon cap would be a “big mistake”; Nobelist Chu agrees, warning we otherwise face catastrophe, with St. Louis above 90°F for 1/3 the year

Energy Secretary Steven Chu was even more blunt.

Chu said a shrinking cap and rising carbon price was “very, very important.” He said it is the part of the bill “that really means something,” and “the rest is just carrots.” Chu is a big supporter of carrots but was clear that the long-term signal and steady emissions reductions were critical to avoid catastrophe.

Meteorologists predict weekend snow

As unbelievable as it may seem, the white stuff is just a few days away — at least in some areas of Northern Michigan.

Today’s proof of global warming « Don Surber

It is only Oct. 7 and already we have our first Snow Day of the year — in Bellevue, Idaho. It happened on Monday, Oct. 5.

“This may be one for the record books, not only how early this heavy fall snowstorm is, but the fact that it appears to have created the earliest snow day in the history of the Blaine County School District,” reported KTVB.

ISA | John G. Salls: The sun causes global warming, not people

We are currently in a 10-year long period of 0-temperature change that not a single one of these models predicted. Scientists now believe this plateau will last another 10 years. In addition, based on these shaky predictions, we modify our behavior in such a way that it will affect the prosperity of every individual on the planet.

Worse yet, we will try to control the temperature of our entire planet based on our shaky understanding? Most of us are lucky if we are able to control the temperature of a process, even a simple one, to within 1 degree, and now we think we control the temperature of the entire planet?