Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Keystone XL and Climate Change: Much Ado About 0.00001°C/yr. (May 7th Testimony before Congress) — MasterResource
“No matter whose carbon dioxide emissions estimate is used, the climate impact of the oil transported by the pipeline is too small to measure or carry any physical significance. In deciding the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline, it is important not to let symbolism cloud these facts.”
Cherry-picking one survey to discredit a survey of scientists on climate change - The Washington Post
“There is also uncertainty regarding to what degree man is to blame for global warming. However, the claim that 98 percent of scientists agree that humans are the singular driver of climate change has been repeatedly discounted. This oft-cited statistic is based on an online survey with a sample size of only 77 people, and the survey didn’t even ask to what degree humans contribute to climate change.”

— Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Environment, in an opinion article, April 13, 2013
“People who claim that the climate is getting more severe simply have not studied the history of climate” | Real Science
[Daily Caller] “People who claim that the climate is getting more severe simply have not studied the history of climate,” said Steven Goddard, a climate skeptic blogger who pointed out the data, in an email. “This year has been very cold, with record amounts of spring snow.
5 to 10 inches of snow expected in Colorado
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT AT NIGHT WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING…WITH PASSES BECOMING ICY AND SNOWPACKED IN SPOTS.
Not much has changed in polar bear country since the sea ice maximum | polarbearscience
Polar bears are eating and mating at this time of year – and right now, they have a huge, circumpolar ice platform for those activities.
Investors Are Now Profiting From The Fear Of Climate Change - Business Insider
Investors have jumped on to the next big thing: rather than profit from preventing climate change, they'd profit from climate change per se – or rather, the fear of climate change.

There are a few problemitas. One is the nature of climate change. It moves at snail’s pace for investors who have a quarter-to-quarter attention span.

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