Bombshell exclusive: Leading expert withdraws name from Climate Shift report « Climate Progress

Prof. Matthew Nisbet of American University has written an error-riddled, self-contradictory, demonstrable false report, Climate Shift: Clear Vision for the Next Decade of Public Debate [big PDF here]. The 99-page report’s two central, but ridiculous, claims are:

1. The environmental movement outspent opponents during the climate bill debate.
2. Media coverage of climate change has become balanced and was not a factor in the defeat of the cap-and-trade bill.

The report makes these untenable claims in order to shift the blame for the bill’s failure to climate scientists, environmentalists, foundations, and most especially Al Gore.

American Thinker: A $500 Million Dollar Car?

So with all the budget battles, this spending went unnoticed. But it indicates two things. One is that Obama and progressives want to force a green economy no matter the cost, since it's only tax money. The second is that half a billion tax dollars the government's new chump change.

Despite High Levels Of CO2, Mars Is Cold | Real Science

The partial pressure of CO2 on Mars is 14X larger than earth, yet Earth is much warmer. Now use your brain and figure out the connotations.

Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: A Decrease in Floods Around the World?

A new analysis of floods around the world has been called to my attention. The new analysis is contrary to conventional wisdom but consistent with the scientific literature on global trends in peak streamflows. Is it possible that floods are not increasing or even in decline while most people have come to believe the opposite?