Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Climate Common Sense: Global warming blamed for European air traffic collapse - Surprise,Surprise!
Here we go again! From the Global-Warming-causes-everything-Department the Financial reports on claims in the New Scientist that Global Warming has caused altered weather patterns holding ash clouds over Europe, worsening the crisis.
Climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer quote | GORE LIED
...what does Dr. Spencer think is the main climate change variable that is missing from the alarmists’ theories? Changes in cloud cover.

...[Spencer] The supposed explanation that global warming is due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide from our burning of fossil fuels turns out to be based upon little more than circumstantial evidence. It is partly a symptom of our rather primitive understanding of how the climate system works.And I predict that the proposed cure for global warming – reducing greenhouse gas emissions – will someday seem as outdated as using leeches to cure human illnesses.
[US military attempts to prevent bad weather by building a fleet of more expensive, less functional vehicles]: U.S. military leads climate change combat: Pew | Chem.Info
The military spent about $20 billion on fossil fuel energy in 2008, and the report said internal Department of Defense research documents much larger costs for fuel brought to combat zones such as Iraq.
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The Army, for example, is building a fleet of 4,000 electric vehicles during the next three years, which is expected to cut demand for liquid motor fuels by 11 million gallons and cut emissions.
Voinovich likely to oppose new climate-change bill | cleveland.com
...go to Parma and ask folks pumping gas how they'd feel about a new gas tax. Voinovich can tell you already.
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There are a lot of ways for senators to count to 60, the number of votes they'd need to get new legislation moving. For now, they can count Voinovich out.

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