Global warming [hoax] still on the back burner - Opinions

The timing is right. The party in the White House is right. But once again a crisis has overshadowed cap-and-trade legislation.

Already delayed by our two wars in the Middle East and the financial meltdown, now health care reform threatens to push a solution for global climate change off the front of the agenda once again.

Farm groups dismiss Senate climate bill | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register

Washington, D.C. - Farmers hoping to get paid for reducing greenhouse gas emissions didn't get what they wanted in a climate bill introduced in the Senate.

OpEdNews - Diary: 10 Reasons Why Climate Change is a Tough Sell in America

The pain is here and now, the gain is off in the distant future. Doing something about climate change will cost billions of dollars right now. The ultimate benefit will be a more livable planet 30, 50, 100 years from now. That's asking for a lot to be taken on faith.

Bogus models: Warming will cause wheat price to triple

By 2050 China, Canada and northern Russia will be able to grow more wheat than today. However, their projected increase of between 2.4 and 3.1 percent in yields will far from outweigh a global trend of dramatic decline in yields. As wheat production drops, the price is expected to go up to as much as 334 US dollars per metric ton compared to 113 US dollars in 2000.

Reality: Wheat Heads for Longest Drop in 50 Years on Ample Global Supply - Bloomberg.com

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Wheat is headed for the sixth quarterly drop, the longest losing streak in at least five decades, on speculation global supply will exceed demand as output grows in major exporters and imports decline.