Sunday, April 18, 2010

Climategate Claptrap, II: [Alarmist Johann Hari, The Nation]
The tide of global warming denial is now rising as fast as global sea levels--and with as much credibility as Cook Little. Look at the deniers' greatest moment, Climategate, hailed by them as "the final nail in the coffin" of "the theory of global warming." A patient study by the British House of Commons has pored over every e-mail from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia and interviewed everyone involved.
Geithner dodges 'gas tax' question - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Sunday seemed to dodge repeated questions about whether the White House is considering a 'gas tax' as one way to pay for its energy reforms.

While "Meet the Press" host David Gregory pressed the issue, Geithner repeated twice it was "not something I can help you on today." He instead repeated the president's case for clean energy reform.
Warming could wake up volcanoes - Climate Change- msnbc.com
OSLO - A thaw of ice caps in coming decades caused by climate change may trigger more volcanic eruptions by removing a vast weight and freeing magma from deep below ground, research suggests.
Carl Pope, Chairman of the Sierra Club: Climate Denial -- or Just Plain Evil?
The coal and oil industries are filled with people who devote their talent and skills to telling lies and covering up truths, even when they know that the results of their actions will be the death of others.

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