Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Copenhagen: Naomi Klein - Where Africa Took On Obama
If George W. Bush had pulled some of the things Obama has done here, he would have been burned in effigy on the steps of the convention center. With Obama, however, even the most timid actions are greeted as historic breakthroughs, or at least a good start.
'Climate Change Is a Myth' - The Daily Beast
Morano's Web site, a one-stop aggregator for undermining established science, has seen its traffic spike since news broke in late November that hackers had unearthed thousands of emails between scientists at University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit, some of which featured scientists insulting climate skeptics, seeking to keep competing views out of peer-reviewed journals, and discussing how to present data to maximally emphasize warming trends. According to traffic monitor Alexa, the site at one point was bringing in more visitors than RedState.com, one of the most popular conservative blogs on the Web.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Wherein, To My Great Surprise, I actually Agree with James Hansen
James Hansen wrote an editorial supporting a revenue-neutral carbon tax, and while I don’t really agree with all of his justifications or economics, I do agree with his ultimate conclusion –that such a tax would be fairer, more efficient, less growth-killing, and ultimately more effective than the Frankenstein mess of parts that makes up the current cap-and-trade bill.

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