Gavin Forecast A Winter Warming Trend In 1999 | Real Science

Haw did Gavin do? Almost as well as his Lake Powell prediction.

What is the price of an environmentalist’s vote? | Grist

let’s not delude ourselves:  President Obama is just kicking the climate can down the road to a point when he may not even be in a position to decide its fate. In the not-unlikely scenario that he loses reelection, approving the tar-sands pipeline will be an easy way for President Romney to give Big Oil a huge thank-you gift for all the help they provide him during the 2012 election. This decision just postpones a green light for the pipeline by a year. And it’s unclear to what extent the administration is really reconsidering the pipeline, or just reconsidering the poorly chosen pipeline route.

Twitter / @MichaelEMann: This review of "Water is R ...

This review of "Water is Rising" from @Yalemediaforum rings true, having seen the performance myself a few days ago: bit.ly/tKOJYa

Preaching from the Choir: A Review of ‘Water Is Rising’ | The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media

Those most concerned about climate change are the least religious, and the most actively religious are the least concerned. Thus the audiences that most need to hear the message of Water Is Rising are not to be found in the arts centers of colleges and universities but in suburban mega-churches.

One wonders how these American Christians would respond to the islanders’ message. From studies of public attitudes and beliefs about climate change, one might infer that they would offer the islanders safe haven before they would accept limits on their use of energy. For anyone who views nature in strictly utilitarian terms, that would be the logical conclusion of a cost-benefit analysis. Engaging with these performers’ strong emotional bonds with their island homes might change that calculation. Or not.

But unless the world quickly and decisively reduces CO₂ emissions, relocation is the inevitable outcome for these three musical troupes. Perhaps they could continue to tour as a sort of historical revue, as Sitting Bull did with William F. Cody’s Wild West Shows. If you want to experience the living cultures of these Pacific island-states, however, don’t delay.