Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Fresh Views of Climate [Scam Promotion]: Contest Winners - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com
[Check out the video of innocent schoolchildren being frightened by blatant climate fraud]
England is sinking while Scotland rises above sea levels, according to new study - Telegraph
England is sinking into the sea while Scotland is rising at such a rate it may counteract the effects of sea level rise due to climate change, according to a new geological map.
Opinion: Climate change is already making us sick - San Jose Mercury News
The urgency is driven by evidence that the effects of climate change are having immediate impacts on human health: The World Health Organization estimates that at least 150,000 people have died annually of causes related to climate change since 1970. Heat-related illness and mortality are increasing...
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Although it may seem counterintuitive, passing a climate change bill in the Senate could help the health care bill. The conventional wisdom has been that the president has enough political capital to tackle only one big issue at a time. But political capital is a renewable resource that grows out of political success. If the Senate could pass climate change legislation this fall, Obama would suddenly have a huge political win that would enhance his credibility on health care.
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Karen Holl is a professor of environmental studies at the University of California-Santa Cruz.
EDITORIAL: Cool cash to be made on warming mania
For example, to implement the California Air Resources Board’s global warming regulations alone will cost California businesses more than $100 billion “upfront” to comply, says state Sen. Tom Harman, R-Costa Mesa, plus $182 billion in revenue lost. That comes to $3,857 for every household in California, and 1.1 million lost jobs, as costs mount.

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