High school student promotes a greener lifestyle - Clarion

Alec Loorz, 16, has committed himself to teaching young people around the world about global warming in an effort to motivate them to think about sustainability in their everyday lives.
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At the age of 12, Loorz found himself inspired to think about environmental problems after watching former Vice President Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth."
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"Alec Loorz is widely considered to be an expert on the subject of global warming," said Patricia Rasmussen, president of the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees.

C3: Peer-Reviewed Study Finds No Relationship Between Global Warming & Tropical Cyclones In South Pacific

For decades, AGW alarmists have been predicting an increase of cyclone/hurricane frequency and intensity due to CO2-induced global warming. Unfortunately for the alarmists and IPCC Climategate scientists, the predictions have been hugely wrong.

Hybrids vs. Non-Hybrids: The 5-Year Equation - NYTimes.com

For example, the Honda Insight comes only in a hybrid version, so it was compared with the nonhybrid Honda Fit; gasoline would have to rise to $10.08 to even out the extra expense, Consumer Reports said.

William M. Briggs, Statistician » Midweek Catchup: The Natural Advantage Of Doomsayers

Consider the doomsayer, a man who leads a charmed life in our culture. The doomsayer has a natural advantage over his more sanguine colleague. If he is, like most are, an academic, he writes a grant with the title, “The Calamity That Awaits Us When The Climate Changes.” The granting agency is skeptical, but they reason: “Although the probability of calamity is low, if it does occur the effects will be calamitous. Therefore, our doling out this meager sum is nothing compared to what it would cost us if the calamity occurred.”

Meanwhile, the other man writes a grant entitled, “People Worry Too Much: Life Is Pretty Good” which attracts no funders.

The doomsayer, sitting in his newly appointed office, writes his speculative papers which, when joined with the output of his nervous brothers, become authoritative because of their sheer number, just like ghost stories.

Worse, when it comes time to promotion the doomsayer can point to his steady stream of grants (which employ administrators) and papers, while the other man can only point to failures in these areas. The effect on the system is obvious.