Dr. Kiki Sanford: Debating Climate Change at The Bird’s Brain
The point is that science is based on evidence, and the majority of evidence is pointing to us and CO2. Let’s move on to solutions.In Copenhagen, ‘To Be Elaborated’ Is a Stalemate | ANDREW C. REVKIN and JOHN M. BRODER | Wilmington, NC
“Free the 21st-century slaves!” read a banner depicting a cow. “Reclaim the Fields!” said another.NorthJersey.com: Close calls with roof ice frighten drivers to action
Things ended peacefully in a driving wet snow outside the Danish Agricultural Association, where the crowd had dwindled to a few dozen.
As Juan talked, New Jersey's Highway Traffic Safety Director cited more state statistics: 75,000 snow-related crashes each year, averaging 10 deaths and nearly 20,000 injuries. The Snow and Ice that Fall Twice accounted for its share of these accidents.Idaho Mountain Express: Record lows set at ‘Snotel’ sites - December 16, 2009
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has reported new record low temperatures at many of Idaho's "Snotel" sites.The Copenhagen Shakedown - WSJ.com
More than anything else, Monday's walkout revealed the real reason that the developing world is in Copenhagen in the first place: They see climate change as a potential foreign-aid bonanza, and they are at the table to leverage the West's environmental angst into massive transfers of wealth.Adam S. Welz (adamwelz) on Twitter
In theory, the money is supposed to help poor countries pay for their transition to a carbon-neutral future. But the developed world has been pouring trillions of dollars into development aid in various forms for decades, with little to show for it. The reasons are well-known: Corruption, political oppression, government control of the economy and the absence of rule of law combine to keep poor countries poor. And those factors also ensure that most aid is squandered or skimmed off the top.Recasting foreign aid as "climate mitigation" won't change any of that.
Still, Copenhagen's fixation on who pays for these huge wealth transfers is instructive because it lays bare the myth that greening the global economy is a cost-free exercise.
Some reports of teargas outside Bella. I can't confirm from livestream, but I thought I heard that familiar 'plunk'...
#COP15 demonstrators near Bella Center reportedly using inflatable rafts to cross river, and keeping dogs at bay by tossing them hotdogs.
Injured person: semi-walking wounded. Alive. #cop15 #350ppm
Police pull what looks like injured person out of crowd outside Bella #cop15 #350ppm
Police pushing really hard back at crowd outside Bella #cop15 #350ppm
300 ppl from inside pushing through police line with arms in the air saying "we are people, let us through". Police use batons.
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"..the majority of evidence...": resisiting the temptation to complain about the standard of her English, I will point out that this claim seems rather weaker than the familiar "the science is settled" or "overwhelming consensus". If we project that weakening for a decade, we can be 90% confident that she will be claiming that the new Ice Age is imminent.
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