Sunday, March 17, 2013

£1 Billion Green Tax For New Wind Farm Profits
The full extent of the profits to be made by wind farms in Britain can be spelt out for the first time.
India Ponders Tapping Massive Deposits Of Methane Hydrate
Tapping massive deposits of ‘fire ice’ methane hydrate can change India’s energy landscape
At climate change conference, Sanders leads call for action  : Rutland Herald Online
“Global warming is not only real, it is terribly real,” Sanders said. “It is the planetary crisis of our time. If we don’t get our act together, this planet will only get worse.”
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Burlington native Steven Sahr moved to Vermont from New York two years ago. He attended the conference, he said, because climate change is “the issue of our time” and he is glad to live in a state that takes the issue so seriously.
“It’s so much larger than anything else,” he said. “Wars can be fought between one country and another, but this involves everyone (on the planet).”
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McKay said snowfall has dramatically diminished since she was a kid and there are no more heavy snowstorms in March.
"Teach the Controversy" Comes to Climate Science: Scientific American
Multiple state legislatures are considering bills that would allow climate change denial to be taught in public schools
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"We've heard stories of teachers showing a clip from 'An Inconvenient Truth' and a clip from 'The Great Global Warming Swindle,' and the students come away confused," McCaffrey said, referring to two documentary films that take completely opposite views on climate change. "That's not a good way to teach science."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

My son's junior high school class was shown both, with the errata sheet for AIT distributed prior to the showing. The class debated them and voted for TGGWS.

It's not confusing, it's giving people opposing points of view to help them develop critical facilities.