Arctic research may be threatened by global cooling, says Russian scientist

Prof. Oleg Pokrovsky of the Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory (MGO) said the cold snap began in 1998 and the temperatures are predicted to return to the lows of the 1950s-1960s and reach their peak in 15 years.

Carbon creeps into Wall Street reform - The Hill's E2-Wire

Plenty of lawmakers – such as Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) – fear that climate legislation could create a sprawling carbon trading market that’s vulnerable to abuse.

Senate legislation to tighten federal controls on massive derivative markets includes language that requires an interagency study of existing and future carbon markets, Bloomberg reports.

Senate panel clears budget but nips climate reconciliation

The Senate Budget Committee yesterday hamstrung the chamber's ability to move climate change legislation through the filibuster-proof reconciliation process on its way to passing a budget resolution that also freezes spending for most domestic programs.

Where has all the heat gone? - physicsworld.com

...something unexplained happened in about 2004 – and since then terrestrial measurements suggest that the planet is losing energy.

Curry on the “Inquiries” « Climate Audit

The majority of the climate science “community” appear to be so desperate for affection that they’ve proclaimed wind utility chairman Oxburgh’s love to the rooftops merely because of a few sweet nothings whispered in their ears. (Words of love so soft and tender.) Their gratitude is so great that they are willing to overlook the embarrassing brevity of Oxburgh’s report, Oxburgh’s negligible due diligence and failure to address any of the questions that were actually at issue.

Judy Curry has not compromised her standards.