Report: Obama in Hawaii as Nation Goes Over the Cliff | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier

President Obama is reportedly scheduled to be vacationing in Hawaii on January 2, the date billions in spending cuts – and untold consequences for the economy – will kick in if a deal is not reached on the “fiscal cliff.”

According to the Hawaii Reporter, residents who live in the area of Oahu where Obama and his family vacation have been told that the usual restrictions on their movements during an Obama stay will be in place for 21 days, from December 17 through January 6.
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The Hawaii Reporter estimates that the total cost of the vacation to Hawaii and federal taxpayers, including funding for travel, staff and protection, is at least $4 million. Obama’s vacations are more expensive than those of previous presidents because of the huge costs to fly Air Foce One and an accompanying cargo plane for nine hours or so to Hawaii.

Twitter / RichardTol: Should rich countries pay for ...

Should rich countries pay for climate change damage? http://soc.li/6ROMz1f  China, the biggest emitter, should pay for a new Thames barrier.

Out Of The Cocoon | Real Science

Over the last few years we have seen the global warming movement metamorphise twice. Originally it was global warming” then it changed to “climate change” and now it is “extreme weather.”

The scam is based on convincing people that they are suffering through unprecedented extreme conditions – in their 70 degree year round living room with a 50 inch TV and iPad. The climate used to be perfect, before white men ruined it. If you saw Avatar you know this to be true.

The New Nostradamus of the North: Climate change in Germany: Hype meets reality

The German political establishment of course understands that their entire global warming policy has failed abysmally. But, as politicans everywhere, they are not prepared to admit that they were wrong. Instead they have opted for a face saving operation