Cash to be made from warming mania

Even if the most ambitious of proposed greenhouse gas reductions are implemented, surface temperatures might be reduced by only one-tenth of one degree Celsius over the next century, writes James Manzi, a Manhattan Institute senior fellow. Despite those queuing up to profit, the case is overwhelming for slowing, not accelerating, this mad regulatory rush to solve what’s likely a nonproblem.

Environmentalists fear climate deal - TheHill.com

Environmentalists are growing concerned that Congress may be willing to risk the coasts in order to save the planet.

Some expressed fears this week that Democrats may give in on offshore drilling in order to increase the prospects for a contentious climate change bill designed to curb the threat of global warming.

Environment Analyst | Copenhagen concerns make voluntary carbon market growth “more likely”

The deteriorating prospects for finalising a post-2012 agreement in Copenhagen in December make it more likely that the market for voluntary carbon credits will grow, says climate change and sustainable development consultancy Camco.

Paul Ehrlich’s Advice To Climate Modelers And Other Soothsayers « The Unbearable Nakedness of CLIMATE CHANGE

An important morsel of wisdom has surfaced in Tom Turner’s (June 2009?) interview-profile of mythical Paul Ehrlich (”The Vindication of a Public Scholar Forty Years After The Population Bomb Ignited Controversy – Paul Ehrlich Continues to Stir Debate“):

So does Ehrlich have any regrets? Things he’d have done differently? “I wish I’d taken more math in high school and college. That would have been useful.” And if he were writing The Population Bomb now, he’d be more careful about predictions