Derail this gravy train - The Washington Post

If the casino moguls want a train, let them build it with their own money; taxpayers shouldn’t have to go along for the ride.

U.S. News - Activists cry foul as Tenn. science education bill hits governor's desk

The bill says the goal of science education is to help students "develop critical thinking skills." It says the General Assembly has found "the teaching of some scientific subjects, including, but not limited to, biological evolution, the chemical origins of life, global warming, and human cloning, can cause controversy" and says instructors should feel free to explore the "scientific weaknesses" in these theories.

.."As a science teacher I would say there is no controversy over evolution or climate change in the scientific literature," said DeSantis.

"Sure, we argue about the details. But these are core ideas … that are not controversial."

THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: Paper: Temperature records show 'predominantly natural fluctuations'

Update: Polar bear-gate investigation goes interagency | JunkScience.com

April snowstorm hits Moscow

Muscovites have already endured an unusually cold and long winter lasting five months. Russians consider that spring begins on March 1.

Quark Soup by David Appell: Kevin Trenberth on NPR

Kevin Trenberth was on NPR's Talk of the Nation today, talking about relationships between global warming and tornadoes (and a few other things). He didn't say anything too surprising. When asked he said he thinks the best way to keep a tab on global warming is by watching sea level, since it incorporates both ocean heat changes and the melting of land ice, and is less subject to short term variations. You can listen to him here (though it hasn't been posted yet as I write this).