Ad campaign softens image of climate [hoax] scientists | Marketplace From American Public Media

David Inouye: people will look twice at that little boy in a little league uniform whereas they might not look twice at a picture of the real me, 60-year-old scientist.

Inouye says the idea is to put a human face -- an adorable one -- on climate scientists like him.

Why don't those well-funded skeptics have ad campaigns portraying them as adorable children?

2010 CoolClimate Art Contest Calling On YOU To Share Your Eco-Vision « ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip

The top 3 selections, chosen by notable entertainment and eco-figures such as former ‘Saturday Night Live’ and current ‘Community’ cast member Chevy Chase, musician Jackson Brown, ecologist Philippe Cousteau and eco-activist Van Jones, will be awarded with $600, $350 and $150 respectively.

[Did Al Gore bet on yet another loser?] Ocado forced to slash float price | Business | The Guardian

The directors of online grocery company Ocado have been forced to slash the price they are asking for shares in the company as they struggle to find investors.
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The company has never made a profit in 10 years and last year lost £25m on sales of £437m. At the last fundraising, in September 2009, when former US vice-president-turned green campaigner Al Gore took a 1% stake in the business, Ocado was valued at little more than £500m.

MinnPost - Climate-Science Smackdown, Part 2: Prof. John Abraham wishes more scientists would take a stand

Observers and scientists around the world have hailed Abraham’s "A Scientist Replies to Christopher Monckton" as one of the best attempts yet to take on Monckton and they’ve started two petitions in support of Abraham and St. Thomas, one of which has 960 signatures and comments at last check.

John P. Abraham, University of St. Thomas, MN

Associate Professor
School of Engineering

List of papers

Robert Monson and John Abraham, “Variable Orifice Valve”, U.S. Patent # 7,559,485...