Saturday, September 18, 2010

The Czech Republic’s Green Economy - Planet Gore - National Review Online
So, once again, I’m with (the old) Obama on this. Let’s look to where his scheme has been tried to see what it would do here.
Tracking Sea Ice in the Arctic - NYTimes.com
Declining Arctic sea ice is one of the bellwether indicators of climate change. The sea-ice minimum has hit dramatic lows in recent years because of warmer temperatures in the Arctic, and as the ice melts, it causes temperatures to rise even further, because dark water absorbs more sunlight than white ice. The change in sea ice has upended the ecology of the region and the way of life of many Arctic peoples.
Hot Air » [Climate realist] Bachmann up nine in targeted House seat
Bachmann still has a handy lead among independents in this survey, leading 49/35.
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Democrats want to take Bachmann out of the national mix and curtail her activism by nationalizing her elections. Instead, she’s cruising to a convincing victory while helping other Republicans win in tough districts.
Lorne Gunter: Good news on polar ice melt you may have missed | Full Comment | National Post
My bigger point is that most environmentalists, reporters, politicians and a distressingly large number of scientists have abandon scientific inquiry and pronounced the science to be settled on global warming/climate change. There is to be no debate. We are all just supposed to acknowledge their position as the only true faith and bow down to the Green idol.

But as the Delft-JPL study shows, it’s too early for that lock-step behaviour.
Bill Chameides: A Whale of a Climate Story
Pershing et al suggest that restoring populations of all whale species to pre-industrial levels could remove up to 160,000 tons of carbon annually.

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