A Treaty by any Other Name | The SPPI Blog

The staffer – in a remarkably incautious and revealing moment – said that one of the artifices at the President’s disposal would be the use of his personal authority to make what is known as an “executive agreement”, which has much the same force of law as a treaty as long as both Houses vote for it by simple majorities.

Main Points of the Copenhagen Agreement so far | The SPPI Blog

From Christopher Monckton of Brenchley: Copenhagen, 9 December 2009

As I have previously noted, the negotiators at Copenhagen have decided to call the Copenhagen Treaty a “political agreement”, so as to make sure that the US Senate does not vote it down. Instead, a binding Treaty will be negotiated at some future date – probably this time next year in Mexico.

Stunning Meteorology: Breathtaking Storm brings Iowa to it's knees, whilst States on the rear shiver in extreme cold

THIS MORNINGS IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS: FAIRFIELD, UTAH -34, DENVER INT AIRPORT, COLO -17, OLYMPIA, WASH 6, SEATTLE, WASH 18

CapitalClimate: Pathetic Post Pimps Palin Propaganda

As if regularly publishing George Will's anti-scientific ravings weren't enough, the WaPo sinks to a new level today by attempting to become the high-fiber Facebook. Sarah Palin's anti-climate-science recycled Facebook page is given prominent placement as an "opinion" piece. ThingsBreak has links to reactions. Here are a few more:

US wind chills (GIF Image, 640x480 pixels)

[It's been hundreds of years since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Why is that blanket of CO2 still failing to trap enough heat to prevent this?]