CNSNews.com - Liberal Activist Says 'Cognitive' Brain Patterns Prevent Conservatives From Accepting Threat of Global Warming

(CNSNews.com) - Proponents of human-caused global warming claim that "cognitive" brain function prevents conservatives from accepting the science that says "climate change" is an imminent threat to planet Earth and its inhabitants.

George Lakoff, a professor of cognitive science and linguistics at the University of California-Berkeley and author of the book "The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics," says his scientific research shows that how one perceives the world depends on one’s bodily experience and how one functions in the everyday world. Reason is shaped by the body, he says.
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Lakoff, however, said that "99.999 percent of the science is final" on global warming and, in fact, the term "climate change" should be changed to "climate crisis" to more accurately describe the phenomenon.

BBC - Paul Hudson's Blog: A breakthrough in long range forecasting?

In essence what this research shows is that there is a link between the level of solar activity, the stratosphere, and the weather patterns that we experience, and gives more weight to the idea that solar effects may influence our weather (and hence climate) more than is currently accepted or understood.

AccuWeather.com - Weather Video - Goddard Data and Global Sea Ice Doesn't Fit

If it is darn warm, how come there is so much sea ice?

Norwegian Automaker Peddles Its Runabout - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

With the test drives over, the next stop for Mr. Cunningham — who has also taken the City to Portland, Ore., and Seattle in recent weeks — was a climate change committee meeting at the Bay Area Council, a public policy organization backed by the region’s biggest businesses.