Thursday, February 11, 2010

Global Warming and Weather Psychology - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com
Jonathan Rose is chairman of the board of the Garrison Institute, president of Jonathan Rose Companies and board member of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The Earth is warming, which is changing weather patterns and often causing localized weather volatility as opposed to localized warming. Extreme storms, droughts, intense rains, unusual amounts of snow or lack of snow are all signs of global warming. People know the weather is getting less predictable. They call it “weird weather.”
[Odd lack of alarmism at a "clean energy" discussion]
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Pacific Northwest is not yet suffering greatly from climate change, and it's a leader in producing renewable energy.
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Claudio Stöckle, a Washington State University professor, addressed climate change during a panel discussion, "Harvesting Clean Energy 2020: A View to the Future." He said greenhouse gas emissions have been increasing in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution.
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"The climate change picture for this region is really not too bad," Stöckle said.
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"For our region to move a little more south is not a bad thing," he said, speaking figuratively...
- Bishop Hill blog - Only one error in IPCC reports
A video of Rajendra Pachauri with some startling statements about the recent IPCC scandals. Apparently the Himalayan glacier melting thing is the only error in the IPCC reports. The other issues aren't errors at all. Oh yes, and it's OK to use non-peer reviewed literature in IPCC reports.
New Paper in Science: Sea level 81,000 years ago was 1 meter higher while CO2 was lower « Watts Up With That?
...historically, sea level was more than a meter above its present height. This data implies that temperatures were as high as or higher than now, even though the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere was much lower.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Actually, in the last interglacial period, about 120,000 years ago, the sea levels were about 15-18 feet above present levels. All without the help of more than a few campfires. We are at the trailing edge of the current interglacial.

mkurbo said...

I say we slap an electronic ankle braclet on this guy and everyone other criminal that comes to the defense of AGW scam at this point.

That way it will be easy to round them up for the hearings and trials for intent to defraud worldwide populations and collect taxes.

Anonymous said...

Electronic bracelets are a fine idea, as long as they are solar powered, of course - but I say, why not Guantanamo Bay?

Fraudulently inciting public panic in fact meets the current definition of TERRORISM!!!

AL GORE IS A CLIMATE TERRORIST!! HA HA!!!