Tuesday, August 16, 2011

U.S. cities prepare to adapt to climate change - USATODAY.com
Climate change skeptic David Kreutzer, a research fellow in energy economics at the conservative Heritage Foundation, says there have always been "variations in weather" so it makes sense to prepare for storms. But he says cities may waste money if their regulations are based on "hysterical" projections of sea-level rise.
Abbott cheered on at anti-carbon tax rally - ABC Sydney - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has addressed a large crowd of anti-carbon tax protesters outside Parliament House, telling them the carbon scheme is "based on a lie" and will not work.
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This time, organisers used a large banner reading "stop carbon lies" as a backdrop to the speakers.
Record-breaking snowstorm in New Zealand | Updated News
While at the Wellington Airport the temperature got to 6.8C making it the second coldest day there since records began in 1959, the first being 6.5C on June 21, 1976.

NIWA also confirmed a large number of record low August maximum temperatures yesterday, particularly in North Island locations.

At Tauranga’s airport, the mercury fell to 8.9C – its lowest since 1941. Temperatures dropped to 3.5C in Martinborough – the lowest in August since 1986 and in Waiouru the mercury fell to -1.0C, the lowest since 1972.

In Palmerston North temperatures fell to 6.2C – the lowest August temperature since 1940, and in Hamilton, the mercury dropped to 6.8C, the second coldest day in August since 1940. Gisborne also recorded its second lowest temperature since 1940 at 8.2C.
The Global Warming Hoax In Charts | Power Line
The remarkable thing about the anthropogenic global warming hoax is that it isn’t even a close call. Anyone who takes the trouble to investigate the science will quickly learn that the alarmist position is a fraudulent one, driven, I think, by the billions of dollars that are thrown at those who are willing to sell out scientific method in support of the statist line. Hiding the decline is way more lucrative than presenting objective, and unalarming, scientific findings. Joe Bastardi writes:
A few graphics make the position of the AGW people completely absurd. It’s why I am so confident as to my position on this matter, and by the way it does have something to do with the weather because if you know where the weather has been, you have a better chance to know where it’s going.

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