Friday, October 26, 2012

Climate Trolls – An Illustrated Bestiary – A Few Things Ill Considered
As you travel the inter-tubes in search of learned discourse, understanding and information to prepare you for the coming climate cataclysms, you will see many curious creatures, some common, some rare, who are here for the sole purpose of deterring, deceiving and confusing you. Some will pray on your admitted ignorance or uncertainty.
[Tobis:  You know what's new?  Bad weather.  Therefore, CO2 caused it] | Planet3.0
It’s not happened yet that one of the new-style extra-large hurricanes arrives late in the season to collide with a deep cold trough...Climate related? Well, Sandy is one of the new breed of very geographically large tropical storms.
UCSC conference looks at tension between development, climate change - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Also participating will be Ross Clark, the city of Santa Cruz's climate action coordinator, and Lacey Raak, UCSC's climate action manager.
In A Shift From 2008 Race, Obama's Hush On Climate | NCPR News from NPR
"The president has a bully pulpit, so he could make it a top 10 issue if he chose to do so," Pica says.
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And if those undecided voters are feeling put off by the relentless conversation about jobs, the economy, health care and the other top-tier issues, Leiserowitz says, they might just respond with a pitch on climate change. But with the days ticking down to the election, there seems to be little inclination to introduce this potentially divisive issue into the conversation.

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