American Thinker Blog: What we didn't hear from Obama last night

The speech seemed more like he was using the Gulf spill tragedy as a mere stepping stone for kooky Al-Gore-like energy policies. AGW Orwellianism was on full display.

Robotic submarine to study fish in Lake Michigan - WAVE 3 - Louisville, KY

Previous research has suggested that global warming change might alter wind patterns on the Great Lakes. Those winds play a key role in the survival of young fish by moving cold water and nutrients toward shallower waters.

[If we're concerned about CO2 altering wind patterns, should we respond by putting up thousands of wind-altering turbines?]: The influence of large-scale wind power on global climate — PNAS

Large-scale use of wind power can alter local and global climate by extracting kinetic energy and altering turbulent transport in the atmospheric boundary layer.