Tuesday, August 31, 2010

[Are we sure that it's too hot up there?]: The Summer Wear of An Arctic Sailor
When it is my turn to be on watch, I put on my underwear, thermal underwear, Bermuda length woollen pants, full length woollen pants, wind-stopper trousers, offshore overalls, woollen sweater, thicker woollen sweater, fleece vest with wind-stopper lining, offshore jacket, thick down vest, two pairs of woollen socks, Alaska boots, gore-tex mittens, fur hat, and, in rough weather, the goggles.
And, voilà, I am all dressed up for the Arctic Summer!
We should pay to shut down dirty old coal plants | Grist
This Cash for Coal Clunkers idea has been floated by such people as Ted Turner, T. Boone Pickens, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Kirsch, and science writer Bill Sweet.

"Nifty notion!" you say (having overcome the gag reflex induced by the thought of the federal government writing huge checks to gentlepowerpeople like Jim Rogers). "But won't the scheme cost billions of dollars? What about fiscal austerity? Haven't you heard about the global financial crisis? Where in hell will the money come from?"
Tea Party seeks candidates who say no to global warming and gay marriage | Environment | guardian.co.uk
2. The regulation of Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere should be left to God and not government and I oppose all measures of Cap and Trade as well as the teaching of global warming theory in our schools.
DOJ To SCOTUS: Climate Change Is A Political Issue - On the Docket - Inside the courtroom - Forbes
The extent of any global warming and its causes and effects remains highly controversial and ultimately should not be decided by unelected federal judges.

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