Climate change won't cause spike in insurance costs: industry | Business Spectator

The Actuaries Institute has predicted that climate change will have a much reduced impact on private insurance costs over the coming 60 years than had been previously forecast, according to The Australian.

Keith Gaby: Can Climate Change Policy Follow the Example of Same Sex Marriage? Possibly

Only 28% of voters over 65 accept the scientific consensus that these emissions are warming the Earth, but close to 50% of those under 50 accept it. That means that support for policies to limit greenhouse pollution will only grow in the years ahead. (And there is no reason to believe that young voters will change their minds about this scientific question as they get older.)

The Drought-Stricken Midwest's Floods: Is This What Climate Change Looks Like? - Philip Bump - The Atlantic Wire

While the sudden drought-to-flood transition may not be due to climate change, it's close to what some models predict.

Poll: Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes | JunkScience.com

“They say it’s not government’s role to try to influence what people eat, drink, Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds.”

Twitter / RyanMaue: Appears White House paying ...

Appears White House paying attention to Judy Curry testimony (& others) today. Obama Tweets about it -- ugly ad hom. https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/327476565065756672 …

Does Climate Change Worry You? How About Insurance To Cover Its Consequences? - Forbes

Mr. Shultz is correct in calling for insurance against climate change, but green energy is not insurance. Green energy might reduce the rate of carbon emissions, but according to physics Nobel laureate, Robert Laughlin, the likely risk reduction is small: “The geologic record suggests that climate ought not to concern us too much . . . because it is beyond our power to control.” In this light, clamoring for green energy subsidies is equivalent to talking about the weather without doing anything about it.