Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Scientist muses whether Alberta Wildrose leader believes in flat Earth | Cp - National News | Bonnyville Nouvelle

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA, - One of Alberta's top researchers says remarks by Alberta Wildrose party Leader Danielle Smith on climate change suggest the province's political leaders need to brush up on their scientific literacy.

"I wonder if she thinks the flat Earth debate is settled?" asked University of Alberta ecologist David Schindler. "It's very discouraging in an era when sound policy requires scientific literacy in its leaders."

Pat Robertson On Global Warming: "How Many SUVs ... Are There On Mars?" | Media Matters for America

Apple, Google, Facebook: Whose Data Centers Are the Dirtiest? | Mother Jones

Apple's iCloud is at the vanguard of personal computing. It also relies on a lot of dirty energy.

The Climate Change Trade: Your Portfolio May Never Look the Same | AllAboutAlpha: Hedge Fund Trends & Alternative Investment Analysis

After his recent talk in Corpus Christi, a member of board of the port of Corpus Christi mentioned that he thought climate science was a hoax. This gentleman is helping to oversee a $1 billion improvement in the port of Corpus Christi.  Gernot asked, “What if you just give it a 5% chance that all the world’s scientists are right on this one, and that the sea level will rise by a meter or more in the next hundred years. Would you still make the same investment?”   No answer.

Gold Coast City Council won't pay the carbon tax if I am mayor, says Tom Tate | thetelegraph.com.au

 THE Gold Coast City Council won't pay the carbon tax to the Gillard Government if Tom Tate is elected mayor, according to the man himself.

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