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Science – not polls – final word on reality of global warming, says Beisner

New reports say that global warming is real, it's here, and it's affecting the weather in the U.S. But global-warming skeptic Cal Beisner begs to differ.

Wineries in Danger as Record Lows Threaten - New York

Local winemakers are worried about losing a large portion of their entire year's worth of wine Monday night. With freeze warnings forecast for the northern parts of the Finger Lakes, what's already on the vine could be killed.

Healthy foods are destroying the environment - Salon.com

Researchers found that the 2006 regulations, a system of voluntary corporate standards enforced through third-party audits, have not only been ineffective at reducing the risk of food-borne illness, but have contributed to a loss of ecological diversity in the Salinas River Valley, an area of California prized for its variety of animal and plant life and the center of production for 70 percent of America’s leafy greens.  [Via MT]

Climate Hits a Troubling Milestone | Via Meadia

This is certainly bad news  [Why, specifically, is 400 ppm "bad news"?]

Heartland’s Jay Lehr on the Today Show: No Need to Panic about 400 ppm CO2 | Somewhat Reasonable

Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr was interviewed by the “Today Show” on NBC on this morning to talk about the “milestone” of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hitting 400 parts-per-million (ppm). Dr. Lehr was the “skeptical” voice in what was mostly a story of panic.

As is typical in a story such as this, the non-alarmist side got 9 seconds of air time in a 3-minute segment. Better than nothing, I suppose. Heartland, actually, is flattered that when one of the most important morning news programs in the country needs to find a “skeptic,” it reaches out to us first.