Extreme Weather Whining | Real Science

Romm and friends are constantly whining about an imagined increase in extreme weather, but as usual, they have no clue what they are talking about.

In the US, the 1930s had nearly as much extreme weather as all other decades combined. In fact, the past decade (2000-2009) may have had the least extreme weather.

Twenty three states set their record high temperature in the 1930s, compared with one during the past decade.

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Does anyone honestly think we can cap-tax-and-trade, regulate, litigate and otherwise penalize oil, natural gas and coal use – and not cause serious, even massive, harm to Pennsylvania’s economy? To the economies of the other 26 states that rely on coal for 47-98% of the electricity that generates their jobs, opportunities, prosperity and modern living standards?

States like Arkansas (47%), Colorado (65%), Illinois (48%), Indiana (95%), Kentucky (94%), Missouri (81%), North Dakota (91%), Ohio (85%), West Virginia (98%) and Wisconsin (66%), to name just a few. Penalizing coal use would cost millions of American jobs, and increase families’ energy and overall cost-of-living by thousands of dollars a year, according to studies by the Brookings Institute, Heritage Foundation, Congressional Budget Office and other analysts.

Video: Canadian citizen with giant carbon footprint pretty opinionated about California green initiative « Hot Air

The One tried to warn us about shadowy foreigners interfering in our elections, didn’t he? And yet, we laughed at him.

Who’s laughing now?

Hansen The Cherry Picker | Real Science

Hansen ran to the press this summer proclaiming the hottest 12 month period in history. I wonder why he couldn’t wait until the end of the year?

Governor's Aide Steps In for Ousted Environment Chief - NYTimes.com

In a brief telephone interview, Mr. Iwanowicz called the staffing cuts “one of the challenges.” Another, he said, is readying the administration’s climate-change action plan for public comment in coming weeks. The plan addresses “how New York State is going to achieve an 80 percent cut in greenhouse gases by mid-century,” he said.

Environmental Advocates of New York, which had joined other environmental groups in asking for Mr. Grannis’s reinstatement, noted that the new chief would face some hard choices given the layoffs requested at an already strapped department.