Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The character of climate change part 2 | Watts Up With That?
But, carbon taxes and emissions trading schemes should be off the agenda. And we should forget about our ‘carbon footprint’ and the notion of ‘carbon pollution’. That is nonsense. It is about as relevant as the medieval notion that climatic misfortune is due to witchcraft and bad behavior.
Barack Obama, Auto Expert - By Henry Payne - Planet Gore - National Review Online
President Obama told automakers Monday they should focus on making smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Another breathtaking show of arrogance from a Harvard Law-trained social activist? Call it a breathtaking show of ignorance.
WSU News Center - 'An Inconvenient Truth’ kicks off Common Reading Tuesdays
PULLMAN, Wash. - "An Inconvenient Truth,” with former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore, will kick off the Washington State University Common Reading Program's fifth year of programming at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, in the Todd Auditorium.
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"The film plays an important role in the 2011-12 common reading book for freshmen, "Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines,” by Richard A. Muller,” said Karen Weathermon, co-director of the Common Reading Program. "The text explicitly confirms some of the points made in the movie while raising questions about others.

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