Arctic scientists deflated by climate skeptics

TROMSO, Norway – As the world climate summit closes in, scientists monitoring the impact of global warming in the far north have grown frustrated by public apathy and disbelief about the extent of the problem.
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That’s millions of euros for every expedition, to pay a staff of 30, an ice-breaker with a laboratory and a helicopter. Plus a continuous fight to get fresh cash to continue research, which takes up most of Hansen’s energy.
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Jan-Gunnar Winther, director of the Norwegian Polar Institute, regrets that half of the population of Norway “doesn’t believe in climate change,” compared to 97 percent of scientists.
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“Most people in Tromso would be glad to have milder winters,” says the bearded Norwegian [Orjan Holm], proudly showing off his seal skin jacket. “But when they can’t skate any more they will understand what’s going on.”

The night I slept with Jim Hansen | Grist

“Wake Up - Sleep Out!” is also a brilliant tactic, with great promise to spread to campuses throughout the U.S. In what has become a nightly ritual at every sleep-out, participants gather to sit in a tight circle, each standing in turn to introduce themselves, state which college they attend, give the date on which they “woke up,” how many nights each has spent out of doors, and when they plan to sleep-out next.
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These smart, earnest students—who head to their tents between 6-8 each night, pull out laptops and study – are making a profound statement about how dire the climate climate crisis is...

Al Gore's TV Network Firing 80 People Due to Wild Success - Current Tv - Gawker

Current Media said it would shed 80 people, confirming earlier reports, and will make its unconventional format more boringly traditional. This might sound bad. But the San Francisco cable network assures us it is evidence of amazing success!

Climate change bill: How Congress could fail us all, even if it passes health care -- DailyFinance

While the planet's environmental apocalypse may not be much much nigh than it was last month, this year's Election Day bore grim tidings for voters concerned with climate change. By electing public officials whose tendency on this issue is inaction, we may tipped the climate ever so slightly in the direction of the doomsday scenario -- a realm of irreversible ecological change that scientists have long warned about.

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Pew poll: Anti-incumbent sentiment nears highest levels in two decades

Among independents who say they support the Republican in their district, 56 percent are excited to vote next year; among indies who support the local Democrat, it’s 32 percent.