Bad weather or global warming? - Joshua Keating

Observations over time show that heat waves are getting more frequent and longer, while severe rainstorms are becoming more intense, but that's not the same thing as saying that the recent heat is the result of global warming.

"That kind of statement doesn't make any sense at all," says Gavin Schmidt, a climate modeler at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Similarly, when it comes to Colorado's wildfires, it's true that a warmer winter led to earlier snow melt, lower precipitation and an infestation of pine beetles, creating conditions conducive to severe fire. But, of course, wildfires took place long before the planet began warming, and most scientists are cautious about stating an unambiguous causal link.

Twitter / MichaelEMann: @gilliantweet @FP_Magazine

@gilliantweet @FP_Magazine @AGW_Prof Gavin wasn't on his best game here. Relationship, like w/ tobacco & lung cancer, is *statistical*.

Making Trolleys Out of Trucks: ‘Green’ Transport Idea Is Expensive Folly | JunkScience.com

The German engineering giant Siemens is researching the idea of using overhead electricity lines to power truck traffic. But the state-supported project makes no sense. It would cost billions to implement — and only lead to higher fuel consumption and more pollution.

High cost and nil effect: that's our carbon tax | The Australian

ONE of the main reasons the Gillard government is so unsuccessful in selling its carbon tax is that its overall narrative is so utterly dishonest.