Europe to get chief science adviser, new climate [fraud] commissioner - Physics Today

"We need a fundamental review of the way European institutions access and use scientific advice,"said European Commission president José Manuel Barroso in an speech yesterday to the European Parliament.

Barroso promised to set up two new science positions: a chief scientific adviser, and a commissioner for climate action, "to reflect the fact that climate change is a challenge that needs to be addressed across the whole range of our policies....[and] send an important signal to the world that, independent of the level of ambition that comes out of Copenhagen, Europe is serious about maintaining momentum for action."

Is Kaufman 'Robust'? « Climate Audit

Thus when one sees study after study which has modern-medieval differentials that are always just slightly in the black, any prudent analyst would arch his/her eyebrow slightly and examine any accounting policies that may have contributed to getting the result in the black. And let there be no doubt: when one is dealing with CPS reconstructions with very small data sets (20 or so), it is quite possible to affect the differential through accounting policies.

Twitter / Cameron Dueck: [this doesn't sound like thin first year ice]

Passing a HUGE iceberg with seals doing flips and belly flops into the water from 15m ledges

Democrats Strong, But Not Invincible In Virginia : NPR

Distancing From The Obama Agenda

Deeds has been playing defense some as well. While Obama won Virginia last year with 52 percent of the vote, economic jitters and concerns over issues from health insurance to cap-and-trade have led Deeds to put some distance between himself and the White House. In the debate he called the president "smart" and "innovative," but asked by moderator David Gregory of NBC News whether he considered himself an "Obama democrat," Deeds, demurred, saying "I'm a Creigh Deeds democrat."

MidAmerican president vows to "fight to our last breath" against cap and trade | DesMoinesRegister.com

MidAmerican Energy president Bill Fehrman said again that a cap and trade provision of the climate change bill before congress, would cause a rate increase of at least 20 percent and said Friday "we'll fight to our last breath for our customers."
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"This would amount to a transfer of wealth between $6-$7 billion from Iowa and would do nothing to make the air cleaner or help our economy," said Fehrman, whose utility provides electric service to about 700,000 Iowans. "I really think that money would be better spent here in the state to improve our own environment."

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company: Information from Answers.com

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway controls the company.