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Who’s a conspiracy theorist then Paul Syvret? « JoNova

Paul Syvret seems to be hoping no one will notice that he doesn’t even try to respond to arguments about wind turbines. His technique to avoid debate is to decree that some other people were wrong once on a different topic. They used a rapid fire technique called a Gish Gallop, so therefore, thusly and henceforth anyone with a rapid fire technique can be dismissed with a handy wave of The Gish. It’s just another label in Syvret’s all-purpose excuse-list for not having a grown up conversation.

China Gives Greens False Hope on Climate Treaty | Via Meadia

But we can be sure that whatever proposals China makes will be all about the best possible economic growth path for China. Reducing global CO2 emissions is not a goal of the Chinese government. It will be at most an ancillary consequence of other decisions and policies put in place for quite different reasons.

Fans of global carbon treaty fans are desperate for good news, having watched their pet issue move from the front pages at the time of the Copenhagen summit to the obscure back pages of the specialist journals. (How many people followed the recently concluded Bonn edition of the global climate talks?). This news out of China will be used to try to pump up the publicity machine, but a serious CO2 treaty remains a no-hoper.

Sierra Clubs blasts Obama for not speaking about climate change in Asbury Park | Politicker NJ

We are glad the President came to talk about rebuilding the Shore, but we felt he should have talked about climate change and sea level rise since that not only effects the Jersey Shore but all our coasts," said Jeff Tittel, drector of the New Jersey Sierra Club. "This is being polite to Governor Christie who is now a climate denier and the President failed to send a message about his commitment to deal with climate change."