CO2 Science: [Where's that increase in extreme weather events?]

In conclusion, therefore, and in spite of all of the media hype surrounding the rising economic impact of each new year's weather extremes, there is really nothing unusual about the weather extremes themselves, including tornados. Consequently, since the earth did indeed warm significantly over the 20th century, it must be concluded, on the basis of this empirical evidence, that global warming does not bring about an increase in extreme weather events. Like "the emperor's new clothes," which some pretend to see, they're just not there.

Italian climate [hoax] investments – only for the "brave"

If you are looking for investment opportunities related to climate change, don’t put Italy on top of your list. It is highly unclear which kind of legislation Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's country intends to adopt on climate, just as it has "issues around enforcement".

“Deconstructing Global Warming” Presentation by Dr. Richard S. Lindzen  | GlobalWarming.org

Yesterday the Cooler Heads Coalition hosted Dr. Richard S. Lindzen, the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Video of Dr. Lindzen’s presentation, “Deconstructing Global Warming,” will be available shortly, but his power point presentation is online now.

Too Smart By Half - Greg Pollowitz - Planet Gore on National Review Online

With President Obama's $3.4 billion giveaway today to supposedly upgrade the U.S. electric grid, let's take a look at the implementation of "smart" meters in California.

Sub Prime Carbon is Coming « JoNova

There are people out there who manufacture money from nothing. Literally. The rest of the world has to earn it, but some are in it from the start–where money is created from the ether.

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Fortunately, Pregnant Women Can Easily Get A Big Mac

I liked TJIC’s response to the story of the pregnant woman who could not find any available supplies of the government-provided flu vaccine:

Man, it’s a good thing that the flu vaccine isn’t being left in the hands of the free market – we might have the same horrible production and distribution bottlenecks that we run into with Coke, pizza, books, and pajamas – you can’t find those things anywhere.

And, hey, on the bright side, socialized medicine is coming!