CO2 could have an Even Greater Impact on Global Temperatures

In the meantime.......this was the opening paragraph from Joe Bastardi's blog on AccuWeather.com Premium from Friday..........

What is facing the major population centers of the northern hemisphere is unlike anything that we have seen since the global warming debate got to the absurd level it is now, which essentially has been there is no doubt about all this. For cold of a variety not seen in over 25 years in a large scale is about to engulf the major energy consuming areas of the northern Hemisphere. The first 15 days of the opening of the New Year will be the coldest, population weighted, north of 30 north world wide in over 25 years in my opinion.

2008 » Top Hurricane Scientist: ‘Katrina Would Not Have Been As Intense In 1980′

In an exclusive interview with the Wonk Room, Massachusetts Institute of Technology climatologist Kerry Emanuel says that he would be “surprised” if global warming “were not a big factor” in intensifying Hurricane Katrina’s destructive power.

Reinsurer: Global losses linked to climate change mounting - The Hill's E2-Wire

A light North Atlantic hurricane season and a lack of “major” catastrophes held down losses in 2009, the company said in a survey of global natural hazard-related losses released Tuesday.

The company estimates that economic losses were $50 billion and insured losses were $22 billion, compared to $200 billion in total losses and $50 billion in insured losses in 2008. The death toll from natural catastrophes in 2009 was also below average, the company said.

“However, we should make no mistake: despite the lack of severe hurricanes and other megacatastrophes, there was a large number of moderately severe natural catastrophes. In particular, the trend towards an increase in weather-related catastrophes continues, whilst there has fundamentally been no change in the risk of geophysical events such as earthquakes,” said Peter Höppe, a top researcher for the company.

Think Progress » Governor Of Katrina-Ravaged Louisiana Tries To Block Climate Change [Scam] Regulation

One of the leading opponents to the EPA’s proposed regulations, slated to go into effect in March, 2010, is Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA). On Monday, Jindal “and the secretaries of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and Louisiana Economic Development filed objections with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson,” claiming the Supreme-Court-mandated standards “will certainly have profound negative economic impacts“:

There is no doubt this change will certainly have profound negative economic impacts on the state of Louisiana, as well as the entire country.

"Ethical" Sales Grow 3-Fold in Decade Says The Co-Operative Bank

[Neville Richardson, Chief Executive at The Co-operative Financial Services] "Although the report shows that the idea of ethical purchasing is now well established amongst many consumers there is still a long way to go if we are all going to adopt the low carbon lifestyle needed to avoid cataclysmic climate change.