Dr. William Gray and Dr. Kevin Trenberth Debate Global Warming: Part 1 | Tea Party of Northern Colorado

The following is Part 1 of a written debate between Dr. Kevin Trenberth — head of the Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Boulder — and Dr. William Gray, Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University.

Meet Lindsey Graham, the conservative [idiot] who just [allegedly] made a climate bill likely « Climate Progress

As the Republican hit the town halls in South Carolina, a state with a major military presence and one of the country’s highest unemployment rates, Graham would ask people if they thought climate change was a problem.

Few did.
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“I’ve been to every cold place that’s not as cold as it used to be,” Graham said. “Common sense tells me, just as acid rain became a problem because of pollutants going up into the atmosphere, this much carbon for this long a period of time has to have some effect. And I’ve just come to the conclusion that it has.”

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Legal Cost for Throwing a Monkey Wrench - NYTimes.com

SALT LAKE CITY — Tim DeChristopher became convinced last year that global warming’s potential effects were so urgent and dire that direct action was needed. The niceties of debate and environmental lobbying were not getting the job done, he said.

The New York Times -- Reader Questions and Answers - NYTimes.com

[Climate fraud promoter Andrew Revkin] If we can limit our climate influence through a sustained effort to refine and deploy nonpolluting energy options, I am told again and again, that provides the best chance of avoiding a Wile E. Coyote moment when we're too far over the edge of the cliff to get back. If the science evolves over time to clarify the threat, we can adjust the response accordingly, thereby avoiding economic risks.