Effects of Post-1980 Warming on Cropping Systems in China

As a result, and in response to the past century's unprecedented increases in the twin evils of the radical environmentalist movement, it can be appreciated that rising levels of both the atmosphere's temperature and CO2 concentration have not in any way hurt the people of China. Quite to the contrary, in fact, they have actually improved the country's capacity to provide the great quantities of food needed to support its vast population.

Oberstar pushes for home heating assistance « Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media.

Rep. James Oberstar is urging his colleagues to support the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Oberstar, along with representatives from several other northern states, said on Monday that the number of families in need of energy assistance has skyrocketed over the last year.

July '09: Living on Earth: [Oberstar suggest that you can prevent bad weather by riding a bicycle]

YOUNG: I'm wondering what role did concern about climate change play in your thinking in putting together this transportation bill.

OBERSTAR: Well climate change is a matter of very grave concern to me. I've followed this intensely for well over a decade. I think perhaps the greatest contribution we can make is this ten percent mode shift to transit and get people out of their cars and onto their bicycle. If we can convince people that they're making a greater contribution by burning 86,000 calories a year on the seat of a bicycle that burning 8 barrels of oil a year in their car, then I think we've made a great contribution.

Coldest winter for more than 30 years... but Met Office defends its long range forecast

After predicting just a 20 per cent chance of a colder than average winter, they were left embarrassed again when official figures revealed it was the coldest for more than 30 years.