Dot Earth Moves to NYT Opinion Section : CJR

“The voice of science in this saga is kind of like the parent talking to the wayward teenager: ‘If you keep doing x, then y will happen,’” he said. “What does it take to shift the way that all play out? My take on why the whole geoengineering idea makes people so queasy is because it reinforces this reality that we’re not just talking about slowing a warming influence. We’re talking about henceforth being managers of climate, and we’re not a species that is attuned to do anything like that.” [Which species are attuned to doing anything like that?]

Geoengineering is, of course, one of those controversial topics that brings critics out of the woodwork, and Revkin has weathered his fair share of attacks from both the right and the left on that and other topics. While he has never shied away from responding to criticism, Revkin says that he will likely use his newfound freedom in the Opinion section to confront his critics more directly.

How to improve a Hummer’s mileage and add retro style | Grist

Easy: Put two horses in front of it and take it for a ride through Central Park. While we're not sure how much you'd have to pony up to get this kind of horsepower, the video below is worth watching to see how Dean's Hummer hoofs it.

April Fools' Day: GOP Mocks Obama's Campaign Promises - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

In the video, entitled "Democrats' Rainbows & Unicorns," a reassuring voice congratulates the president for solving global warming "by replacing cars with low emission unicorns... powered by the renewable energy of rainbows."(you can watch the video at left)

When the Germans give up on AGW you really do know it's all over… – Telegraph Blogs

Der Spiegel would never have got away with this article four years ago. But then, in 2006, according to a poll, 62 per cent of Germans surveyed answered “Yes” to the question “Are you personally afraid of climate change.” In 2010 that figure has dropped to 42 per cent, which for those of you who haven’t done the math means that the majority of Germans are now not personally afraid of climate change.

Way to go, Germans!