Tuesday, April 06, 2010

W.Va. Calculates Survival in a New Climate - NYTimes.com
Like others in the county, Madison grocer Young and miner Brown express a sentiment of disbelief in the science behind global warming, especially after a year of record snowfalls.

More than anything, though, a sense of "Leave us alone" drips into the commentary when locals here are asked about plans to curb global warming.

"The bottom line is this: Am I going to be able to go to work and put food on the table?" said Brown. "Or am I going to lose my job because of some scientist or Al Gore who runs around with his band of gypsies preaching the global warming thing?

"I'm sorry, I want my paycheck."
Fighting Cap and Trade Helps GM Plant, Blackburn Says - Nashville Public Radio
At a meeting last night not far from the idled plant, Blackburn spoke with about 80 constituents; one asked how lawmakers might help bring a new project to Spring Hill.

Blackburn answered she wants to help manufacturers by forestalling any Cap-and-Trade law that would limit carbon emissions.
Hot and cold - Scotsman.com News
When the Arctic ice melts, scientists and environmentalists rush to tell us that this is a sign of global warming. Now, however, when the Arctic ice has dramatically increased (your report, 5 April), these same groups of people are counselling not to interpret this in terms of global warming as this ice growth is "weather related" and that weather is not an indicator of climate.
Sorry folks, but you can't have it both ways.

GM LINDSAY
TCPI to train 250 presenters on climate change [hoax] | The Jakarta Post
The Climate Project Indonesia (TCPI), a non-profit organization set up by Nobel Peace Prize winner and former US vice president Al Gore, will train 250 Indonesian people on the climate change issues.

The free workshop will be held in Jakarta on April 24.

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