Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Forecast: A cooling trend on climate change
Some climate change scientists are becoming concerned that the momentum for Copenhagen is already fading and that the possibility of agreement is looking more unlikely than it was at the beginning of the year. They are beginning to use science to argue the polemics of the case rather than just draw attention to the science – the lines between scientific inquiry and political action are becoming blurred.

It will be an interesting time between now and December, with the voices of concern already becoming shrill.
Frosty issue heating up | Stuff.co.nz
Growers try to protect their crop using helicopters, sprinklers and – to the ire of some sleep-deprived residents – frost fans.
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However, frost fan retailer Chris Clifford says two-blade machines are not always the noisiest.

Mr Clifford, FMR Group's managing director, says though the cheapest machines on the market, retailing for between $45,000 and $50,000 are the noisiest, his quietest fan is the two-blade Defender. Top-end fans cost up to $65,000.
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Ms Stringer, who has four two-blade fans near her house, the closest just over 100m away, says she has been kept up 13 or 14 nights since last month.
David Suzuki: Copenhagen climate deal must be fair, ambitious, and binding
Developed countries including Canada and the U.S. have benefited tremendously from fossil-fuel exploitation. Resources like oil, gas, and coal have allowed us to industrialize and to expand our economies, making life easier for citizens in so many ways.
City lad to speak on climate change' at Copenhagen - Pune - City - The Times of India
Around 1,000 students from various schools of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, in the age group 13-16 years, participated in GoDaC. The objective of the [climate fraud promotion] game was to motivate students to act against climate change.

The first round 350 ppm' required them to play five games revolving around climate change, including a game of snakes and ladders based on questions on environment, and the building of an eco-friendly house. In the second round, Game Cafe' students were asked to come up with ideas and develop their own climate change or disaster management based computer games, and present them in front of the jury. In the third round, namely the United Nations Children's Climate assembly', students prepared a presentation playing a game on climate change. Lastly, there was a group discussion and interview to assess each one's knowledge of the environment.
[Instead of writing about his role in suppressing public questioning of fraudster Al Gore, Revkin now writes about this]: Huge Snakes Pose ‘High Risk’ to U.S. Ecosystems - Andrew Revkin - NYTimes.com

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