Saturday, February 06, 2010

Turnbull ready to cross the floor over [climate scam]
Before Christmas Mr Turnbull wrote an article for The Times in Britain, calling Mr Abbott a ''colourfully self-confessed climate sceptic'', and posted a damning blog on his website saying any policy announced by the Coalition would be ''a con, an environmental figleaf to cover a determination to do nothing''.
Are all climate scientists dishonest? | Washington Examiner
...I am willing to admit that there are some honest climate scientists, just as there are some honest trial lawyers and used car salesmen, and that honest people in all three professions serve useful functions in our society.
Climate Science: Mend It, Don’t End It « The Enterprise Blog
When it comes to climate science and policy, I want to mend it, not end it. Hence, while criticizing, I’ll also accept invitations to improve the process from within as well as without.

That being said, there’s a lot of bad tissue that needs cutting away from the body of climate science, and the sooner the climate science world gets started, the sooner it can get back to serious, objective science, and useful work.
Home encased in ice, to draw attention to the nation’s housing problems
Detroit, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) To draw attention to the nation’s housing problems, an abandoned Detroit home is encased in ice by a team. It is covered up in sheets of ice, which sparkle in the sunlight, and the sharp-edged icicles almost reach the ground, from the edge of the roof. This rundown neighborhood is part of the Ice House Detroit project. They also want to inform the people that there are plenty of vacant homes in the city, as the foreclosure is very frequent in that area.

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