Thursday, November 19, 2009

Stagnating Temperatures: Climatologists Baffled by Global Warming Time-Out - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. Some attribute the trend to a lack of sunspots, while others explain it through ocean currents.
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But a few scientists simply refuse to believe the British calculations. "Warming has continued in the last few years," says Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). However, Rahmstorf is more or less alone in his view. Hamburg Max Planck Institute scientist Jochem Marotzke, on the other hand, says: "I hardly know any colleagues who would deny that it hasn't gotten warmer in recent years."
To Create Jobs, Voters Say Cut Taxes and Stop Spending - Rasmussen Reports™
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 62% believe tax cuts are a better way to create jobs and fight unemployment. Only 21% believe that additional stimulus spending is a more effective tool.
Political ardor cools for climate-change bill
In the midst of a serious recession, with little indication that the job market will soon rebound, polls show that climate-change legislation is not high on the list of what most Americans think is important. So , it should come as no surprise that climate-change legislation has been removed from the Senate’s front burner.
Now with video including sound bites from climate realist protesters: Al Gore at Keller Auditorium | Oregon Environmental News - – OregonLive.com
Al Gore is in Portland promoting his new book, "Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis."

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