Thursday, December 31, 2009

[But he's not even a psychologist!]: A List of 'Psychologies' in the Global Warming Story - ABC News: Alarmist BILL BLAKEMORE
What would sanity look like in the face of such a crisis?

Here is a list of just some of the many "psychologies" this reporter has spotted during the past five years covering global warming. They have been confirmed and elaborated on in conversations with various psychologists.
Marlborough College teacher named as one of seven victims of cold snap - Telegraph
A teacher at the public school Marlborough College has been named as one of the climbers killed by an avalanche as the death toll from extreme cold weather over the Christmas break rose to seven.
Is the UK Carbon [Swindle] Law Scaring Off Data Centers? - EnterpriseITplanet.com / Green
The U.K.'s Sunday Times, normally a fairly reputable paper, carried a curious article this past weekend. The headline was "Green Law May Put US Backers Off Data Centre". The article quotes David King, director of a planned nearly 1 Billion GBP data center in Scotland, stating that although the data center is already going to be very green, American companies won't use the data center because it costs too much to store data there. He blames the high costs of storage on UK's carbon regulations, which would cut carbon emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050.
Investing in coal is dysfunctional | Jeremy Leggett | Environment | guardian.co.uk
The largest Russian steam coal producer is eyeing an initial public offering in London during the first half of 2010. Suek, owned by two oligarchs, is worth $8-9bn (£5-6bn), and will be floating as many as a quarter of its shares. As one anonymous banker put it to Reuters: "There haven't been any good opportunities in this sector for a long time, and the sector is on its way up, so therefore this will be a positive story."
10:10: Meet Eugenie Harvey, the woman behind the campaign | Environment | The Guardian
In a way, Eugenie Harvey wasn't an obvious choice to be director of the 10:10 campaign. "My initial reaction was: I'm not a climate change expert, I'm not a scientist, I'm not someone who has been campaigning in this area for 20 years," Harvey admits, "so do I have the credibility to take on this role?" Yet in another way, she is perfect.
[Remember that tsunami? That was your fault]: | Cameron Duodu | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
This is one of the reasons why the Copenhagen talks mattered so much to Africa. The countdown for Armageddon has begun not only in Africa but all over the world. In the past decade, any preacher can – out of the top of his head – reel off a series of major disasters, such as the tsunami in Asia, the Katrina floods in the US, and the earthquake in China, as disturbing warnings to humanity.

We would have brought it all on our own heads, the prophets will say – with some justification.

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