UK Scientists Must Comply with British Freedom of Information Act Requests, Says Union of Concerned Scientists | Union of Concerned Scientists

Below is a statement by Francesca Grifo, director of the Scientific Integrity Program at UCS:

"There are right ways and wrong ways for scientists to fight back against the climate skeptics who are trying to confuse the public about global warming. Failure to comply with the Freedom of Information Act is the wrong way. This unfortunate distraction takes our attention away from the critical task before us. We need to dramatically curb global warming emissions to avoid the worst consequences of climate change.

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The secret life of scientists: http://bit.ly/bJ5AwL #climate Fun stuff from realclimate.org's Gavin Schmidt

US pledges to cut federal government emissions by 28% by 2020 | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Barack Obama used his presidential authority to help advance his climate change [hoax] agenda today, announcing that the US federal government and agencies would cut their giant carbon footprints by 28% by 2020.

The announcement was held up by administration officials as evidence of Obama's commitment to his climate and energy agenda, which has run into opposition in Congress and from coal, oil and manufacturing groups.
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The cuts will come from across 35 government agencies and departments. The Treasury department pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33%. The department of Defence – which operates 300,000 of those government buildings – pledged to cut its emissions by 34%. However, that effort excludes combat operations, and would cover just 40% of DoD greenhouse gas emissions.

Sutley said government departments across the country were already taking action, installing solar panels and wind turbines. The National Renewable Energy Labs in Denver was aiming to reduce energy use of its data centre by 65%.

Bin Laden, eco warrior | Marcus Brigstocke | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

It's bad enough when greenies in hairshirts treat climate change as an excuse to discuss compulsory veganism. I shudder when semi-retired socialists use it as the latest wheeze to bring down capitalism. Anyone who's been outgreened by a point-scoring eco bore will know how ugly it can get. But al-Qaida? Any attempt to claim green credentials on their part would be as laughable as oil companies putting pretty mountain-scapes in their adverts. Over­population may be the elephant in the room when it comes to talking about sustainability, but no one wants to see Dumbo flown into a building as a solution.

Indian glaciologist criticised by IPCC chief joins calls for resignation | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Rajendra Pachauri falls out of favour in home country, as scientists and campaigners add to pressure on him to step down