Thursday, October 22, 2009

Kirsten E. Gillibrand: Cap and Trade [Swindle] Could Be a Boon to New York - WSJ.com
The city is uniquely positioned to benefit from a global market in carbon emissions.
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Ms. Gillibrand, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from New York.
Where's the part about saving our grandchildren from CO2-induced hellfire?

Dream jobs: [Bogus climate model promoter]
Gillian Kay deals with the human side of climate change at the Met Office. While her colleagues are modelling when the next ice shelf will break off or forecasting next year's drought, Gillian is making this information relevant to non-scientists. "I take what the models tell us may happen to our climate at large scales and try to understand what impacts these changes could have on society. This provides important information for driving policy debate, particularly for major greenhouse gas-emitting nations."

Last year, this took her to the small Brazilian town of Cachoeira Paulista near São Paulo
Global warming may release frozen pollutants
Melting glaciers in the Alps may cause severe environmental damage due to the release of pollutants which have been frozen in ice for decades, according to research by Swiss scientists. With glaciers predicted to recede further due to global warming, the resulting melt may contain chemicals which have been banned or are not widely produced any more.
If everything's been melting so fast, why are these pollutants still frozen in ice?

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