Friday, February 05, 2010

[We're saved!]: Environmental crusader to carry torch on [coal-powered?] scooter
She was at the December Copenhagen climate talks, where Canada fell under heavy criticism for blocking the progress of climate change policy.

“At the summit, the youth were ripping off the Canadian flags on their backpacks because they were ashamed of being Canadian. It was awful.”

Despite feeling overwhelmed by Canada’s negative environmental reputation on the global stage, Berman believes there is positive change occurring. She hopes her electric scooter torch run will inspire Canada to take steps to become a world leader in producing clean energy.
William M. Briggs, Statistician » [Rajendra Pachauri, conspiracy theorist]
I have never been part of a conspiracy before—there was never the opportunity—so you can imagine how excited I am about finally joining one.
Why Climate Science Is On Trial - Walter Russell Mead's Blog - The American Interest
The findings of climate science will (and should) be held to a much higher standard of accuracy and certainty than normal scientific studies. Scientists can be wrong about the lesser spotted skink for twenty years and then change their minds; no harm, no foul except maybe to the skinks. But if the implications of the work of climate scientists lead to serious proposals for the entire world to make dramatic shifts in its basic patterns of energy usage, it would be utterly naive and idiotic for scientists to expect that there wouldn’t be lots of people second guessing their work and checking over it in the hope of discovering mistakes.

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