John McCain on climate change: I just leave the issue alone because I don’t see a way through it

John McCain Speaks Out on Ukraine, Syria, Barack Obama, Climate Change

"I’m still interested in it. And I think there are a lot of things that we can do like this transition that we’re making to natural gas thanks to our resources and I still believe in nuclear power as one of the big parts of the answers, and that’s almost impossible to get. And I think we need to address greenhouse gas emissions. But I try to get involved in issues were I see a legislative result… But there’s going to be no movement in the Congress of the United States certainly this year and probably next year. So I just leave the issue alone because I don’t see a way through it, and there are certain fundamentals, for example nuke power, that people on the left will never agree with me on. So why should I waste my time when I know the people on the left are going to reject nuclear power? I don’t believe that you can really succeed in reducing greenhouse gases unless you have a lot of nuclear power plants. They’re against them. Well, okay, I move on to other issues."

Slope & change: The ski industry struggles to get its act together on global warming | Grist

Slope & change: The ski industry struggles to get its act together on global warming | Grist

"That mighty Ski and Snowboard Caucus? At last count (yesterday, to be specific), it had only 22 members. Granted, it’s just getting back on its feet, but there’s a deeper problem here: At least four of the six Republicans on the caucus have stated that they don’t believe in human-caused climate change at all. The other two have such abysmal environmental records that their opinion one way or another is irrelevant."

Far From Conclusive: EPA Evidence on global Warming

Far From Conclusive: EPA Evidence on global Warming

"Very fortunately we are living at an optimum time in climate history. There has been no trend in the strength or frequency of land-falling hurricanes in the world’s five main hurricane basins during the past 50-70 years; there is no trend in the strength or frequency of tropical cyclones in the main Atlantic hurricane development corridor over the past 370 years; there is no trend since 1950 in the frequency of strong (F3-F5) U.S. tornadoes; and the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season was the first season since 1994 to end with no known major hurricanes and cyclonic activity."

China's Plan to Clean Up Air in Cities Will Doom the Climate, Scientists Say | InsideClimate News

China's Plan to Clean Up Air in Cities Will Doom the Climate, Scientists Say | InsideClimate News

"China is erecting huge industrial complexes in remote areas to convert coal to synthetic fuel that could make the air in its megacities cleaner. But the complexes use so much energy that the carbon footprint of the fuel is almost double that of conventional coal and oil, spelling disaster for earth's climate, a growing chorus of scientists is warning."

China's Plan to Clean Up Air in Cities Will Doom the Climate, Scientists Say | InsideClimate News

China's Plan to Clean Up Air in Cities Will Doom the Climate, Scientists Say | InsideClimate News

"China is erecting huge industrial complexes in remote areas to convert coal to synthetic fuel that could make the air in its megacities cleaner. But the complexes use so much energy that the carbon footprint of the fuel is almost double that of conventional coal and oil, spelling disaster for earth's climate, a growing chorus of scientists is warning."

Heating up: Climate change advocates try to silence Krauthammer

Heating up: Climate change advocates try to silence Krauthammer | Fox News: "Krauthammer told me the petition-signers “showed up just in time to make precisely the point I made in the column.”

When it comes to free speech, he says, “they don’t even hide it anymore. Now they proudly want certain arguments banished from discourse. The next step is book burning. So the question of the day is: Can you light a Kindle?

“Is there anything more anti-scientific than scientific truths being determined by petition and demonstration?”"

Accounting for global warming requires looking at the oceans | John Abraham | Environment | theguardian.com

Accounting for global warming requires looking at the oceans | John Abraham | Environment | theguardian.com
"Separating natural and human influences on the climate a Herculean task
...This complex topic clearly involves many different kinds of experts: satellite sensing, radiation, atmospheric, aerosols, clouds, oceans, sea ice, glaciers, climate modeling… and then special generalists to tie everything together and nudge the topic experts to do even better."

U. lecturer argues global warming doesn’t cause polar vortex - The Daily Princetonian

U. lecturer argues global warming doesn’t cause polar vortex - The Daily Princetonian

"Happer explained that this year’s record lows have been emphasized in order to support the climate change “myth.”

“You know, for years we were told we’re going to fry, and the earth refused to cooperate. And so they desperately look for something else to hang their hat on,” he said, referring to supporters of the global warming theory."

Blame CO2? Feb. daytime temperatures avg. 46F at Winter Olympics locations this millennium

Freezing Sochi: how Russia turned a subtropical beach into a Winter Olympics wonderland | The Verge: "The mechanics of climate change mean that polar regions are warming much faster than those at the equator. The February daytime temperature of Winter Games locations averaged out at 32.7 F between the 1920-'50s, but have soared to 46.0 F at Olympics held this millennium. "

Paul Douglas on Climate Change – Greg Laden's Blog

Paul Douglas on Climate Change – Greg Laden's Blog

"One came as part of the answer to the question, why isn’t there more climatology, and in particular, climate change, in with the weather reporting on local TV? I should note right away that this is one of the reasons you should read Paul’s blog. You get the weather AND the climatology. If you are in the Twin Cities area, his Strib Blog is the place to go. If you are elsewhere in the US or beyond, his Weather Nation blog is the place to go. There is a lot of overlap but somewhat different regional coverage. Anyway, Paul’s answer included this: On news TV, global warming is toxic. Meaning, specifically, stating the basic fact that global warming is established science is not really allowed on standard news TV, local or national. The False Balance sells, admitting the facts is boring. More importantly, stating that climate change is real and important will piss off 30% of the audience and the people running the news shows don’t want that. The anchors, including the weather reporters, are to be beloved, not reviled. So “just don’t do that” is the policy in newsrooms."

To Fight Climate Change, What Would George Washington Do? | Rocky Kistner

To Fight Climate Change, What Would George Washington Do? | Rocky Kistner

"Today, an overwhelming consensus of scientists say man-made carbon pollution is dangerously transforming life on the planet, melting the Arctic, fueling more ferocious fires, promoting more punishing droughts and devastating floods and wreaking havoc with our global weather systems and currents. "

To Fight Climate Change, What Would George Washington Do? | Rocky Kistner

To Fight Climate Change, What Would George Washington Do? | Rocky Kistner

"Today, an overwhelming consensus of scientists say man-made carbon pollution is dangerously transforming life on the planet, melting the Arctic, fueling more ferocious fires, promoting more punishing droughts and devastating floods and wreaking havoc with our global weather systems and currents. "

Nov. 2013: Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene - NYTimes.com

Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene - NYTimes.com

"Now, when I look into our future — into the Anthropocene — I see water rising up to wash out lower Manhattan. I see food riots, hurricanes, and climate refugees. I see 82nd Airborne soldiers shooting looters. I see grid failure, wrecked harbors, Fukushima waste, and plagues. I see Baghdad. I see the Rockaways. I see a strange, precarious world."

Global Warming Is Reducing Mental Health Stress

Global Warming Is Reducing Mental Health Stress | Heartlander Magazine

"Objective evidence, however, shows extreme weather events have become less frequent and severe as our planet gradually warms from the Little Ice Age conditions that prevailed through the end of the nineteenth century. Hurricane and tornado activity are currently at record lows, wildfires are at record lows, droughts are in long-term decline, and just about every other category of extreme weather shows either no trend or a beneficial trend as the planet warms."

Eric Holhaus on skeptics: "crowd is like 1980s military uniform-type people"

Meet Eric Holthaus, the Rebel Nerd of Meteorology | Culture | Rolling Stone

"He covers everything from super typhoons in Hong Kong to walking conditions in Atlanta, tying it all back to the warming planet – which is something many of his colleagues refuse to do. Amazingly, according to one study, nearly half of all US meteorologists don't believe that humans are the cause of climate change. Holthaus has met this contingent at conferences. "The crowd is like 1980s military uniform-type people," he says. "They're prominently conservative Republicans in positions of power, and they want to push the message they believe, politically.""

Obama offers aid to drought-stricken California; warns of drier future - UPI.com

Obama offers aid to drought-stricken California; warns of drier future - UPI.com

"Obama said the drought is a sample of what's to come with global warming.

"Unless and until we do more to combat carbon pollution that causes climate change, this trend is going to get worse," he said. "And the hard truth is even if we do take action on climate change, carbon pollution has built up in our atmosphere for decades.

"The planet is slowly going to keep warming for a long time to come.."

Cat parasite found in western Arctic Beluga deemed infectious -- ScienceDaily

Cat parasite found in western Arctic Beluga deemed infectious -- ScienceDaily:

""Ice is a major eco-barrier for pathogens," says Michael Grigg, a molecular parasitologist with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and an adjunct professor at UBC. "What we're seeing with the big thaw is the liberation of pathogens gaining access to vulnerable new hosts and wreaking havoc.""

Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) - Gore should return his Nobel - NBC News.com

10 Questions for Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) - NBC News.com:

"It’s interesting that about a decade ago there was a lot of talk about “global warming.” Thirty years ago we were talking about "global cooling." Now all we hear about is “climate change.” There has been evidence throughout history of cycles when the earth gets warmer and cycles when the earth gets colder. We should always be wise stewards of the earth and all of our natural resources. But as a policymaker, I won't be guided by the global warming propaganda machine. Al Gore - we need you to return your Nobel Peace Prize!"

Discussing global warming: why does this have to be so hard? | John Abraham

Discussing global warming: why does this have to be so hard? | John Abraham | Environment | theguardian.com: "1. We don't know exactly how much climate change will occur. It may range from very little to a lot over the next 100 years or longer. If we are lucky, climate change will be a minor inconvenience. If we are unlucky, it will destabilize societies around the world. It is most likely neither of these extremes will occur, the future will be somewhere in the middle, but frankly we just don't know.
2. We don't know how fast it will happen. Will it take a few decades or a few centuries for some of the big changes to occur? We have a pretty good idea but we can't be certain.
3. We don't know exactly how climate change will manifest itself. How will drought/flood patterns change? How will hurricanes change? How will sea levels rise? How fast will the oceans acidify? We have educated guesses but we can't be certain.
4. It isn't clear how much of what we see is due to us and how much is just natural variability..."

What is a Climate Hub? | JunkScience.com

What is a Climate Hub? | JunkScience.com: "Sounds like passing money around to a favored few to further the climate change agenda.  Not much research, but lots of meetings."

Senators and Scientists Play Climate Dating Game - NationalJournal.com

Senators and Scientists Play Climate Dating Game - NationalJournal.com: ""Making sure science is front and center in terms of media attention is certainly going to be part of our strategy," said Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, a member of the newly minted Senate Climate Action Task Force. "We want to make sure climate deniers and scientists do not get equal time. Media coverage needs to be decisively in favor of the facts."..."We need to work with scientists to pitch stories to the major media outlets that highlight the urgency of this issue," said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn."

Global Wind excuse — monkey-modeling shows global warming theory is Still Not Wrong. « JoNova

Global Wind excuse — monkey-modeling shows global warming theory is Still Not Wrong. « JoNova: "The backdown continues. Faced with the ongoing failure of their models, the search rolls on for any factor that helps “explain” why the official climate scientists are still right even though they got it so wrong.  The new England et al paper endorses skeptics in so many ways."

This year’s bitter cold damages Ontario/Canada grape vines

This year’s bitter cold damages Ontario/Canada grape vines | eCanadaNow: "Some growers even have turned to calling 2014 the year of the grape-killing cold. Hank Hunse, an Ontario grape grower, said he lost his entire Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc crops for 2013 already due to cold temperatures. Crop insurance only covers some of the losses"

Why did warmist Matthew England deny the dud predictions he now concedes? | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog

Why did warmist Matthew England deny the dud predictions he now concedes? | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog: "Those models have actually vastly overestimated the warming, but England still wants us to have “confidence” in them. Could his own “wanting” explain why England vilified sceptics as liars for saying what he now admits is true: that the warming of the world’s atmosphere has paused for at least 13 years, contrary to the IPCC predictions?

How can we trust him? And will he say sorry?"

Letters: Name and shame the climate-change deniers

Letters: Name and shame the climate-change deniers - Letters - Voices - The Independent: "There is a longstanding tradition of naming extreme weather events such as hurricanes and typhoons. Perhaps the time has come for scientists to give them more relevant titles and name them after the malicious pundits, politicians and media whose actions have prevented the world from taking the necessary steps to fight this worsening catastrophe faced by the whole of humanity.

Aidan Harrison, Rothbury,  Northumberland"