Dave Barry's year in review: 2009 - Dave Barry - MiamiHerald.com

It was also a year of Change, especially in Washington, where the tired old hacks of yesteryear finally yielded the reins of power to a group of fresh, young, idealistic, new-idea outsiders such as Nancy Pelosi. As a result Washington, rejecting ``business as usual,'' finally stopped trying to solve every problem by throwing billions of taxpayer dollars at it and instead started trying to solve every problem by throwing trillions of taxpayer dollars at it.
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On the environmental front, Copenhagen hosts a massive international conference aimed at halting manmade global warming, attended by thousands of delegates who flew to Denmark on magical carbon-free unicorns.

Winter Weather Moves in to North Texas | NBC Dallas-Fort Worth

Snow began falling across western Texas Tuesday and is expected to move into northern Texas early this afternoon. As North Texans brace for another round of wintry weather, TxDot, which faced criticism in wake of the hundreds of car crashes during last week's snowfall, said Monday that it was prepping for the Tuesday's round.

Heliogenic Climate Change: Are these guys predicting 18 degrees of warming this century?

The U.S. Geological Survey found that summer sea-surface temperatures in the Arctic were between 10 to 18°C (50 to 64°F) during the mid-Pliocene, while current temperatures are around or below 0°C (32°F)." "Arctic Could Face Warmer and Ice-Free Conditions"

Snow-Removal Bills Leave States Scrambling - WSJ.com

Paying for Future Storms Worries Officials After Blizzards Squeeze Cash-Strapped Budgets in Midwest, East

Twitter / Russell Brand

Tonight I turned off my famous, hedonistic hot-tub, a monumental event. I did it for climate change. In every sense.

Al Fin: Where Modern (Climate) Science Goes Wrong

So it comes down to the new media, and the true outsiders -- knowledgeable, intelligent, and creative persons willing to look into the realities that climate scientists do not care to face. Outsiders who will use the new media to communicate with anyone willing to look for larger and "truer" answers to the conflicting data.