Wednesday, March 23, 2011

IPCC Author : Sea Level To Rise 7-10 Metres | Real Science
That could happen. And monkeys could fly out of …..
Spring? Yeah, right: More snow for Northeast
A springtime storm could bring nearly a foot of snow to areas of northern Pennsylvania and upstate New York.
News & Star | News | Not enough money to repair Cumbria's roads, admits county council
There is nowhere near enough money to repair Cumbria’s roads following serious frost damage over two winters, the county council has admitted.
Ohio Senate OKs increase in school 'snow days' - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com
The state Senate has joined the House in approving more “snow days” for Ohio schools.

The Senate voted 32-1 on Tuesday to go back to five annual calamity days that don’t have to be made up by school districts. The number was cut to three under former Gov. Ted Strickland. Harsh winter weather quickly pushed schools beyond that limit during the current school year.
Carbon tiff takes on religious hue
One of the organisers of the protest wondered aloud about how the loathed carbon tax was even practical given that carbon dioxide came out every time you opened a can of Coke and every time you opened your mouth.

The casualties of all the lay preaching and the swaying and the emphatic blast of the verities from the sound system were nuance and good temper. Witches could burn, pitchforks could indeed be raised.

Political evangelism only fuels this kind of sentiment.

It would have been impossible to convince many in the crowd about the merits of evidence-based policy to deal with an emerging existential threat to the planet. [What, specifically, is the evidence that CO2 represents an "emerging existential threat to the planet?"]

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