Monday, April 09, 2012

How a Grassroots Rebellion Won the Nation's Biggest Climate [Hoax] Victory

The US Department of Energy estimates that coal's share of the country's energy mix will remain relatively steady for decades.

April blizzards close roads in Romania

“Some local roads were closed in the northern area of Romania on Sunday evening… Drivers in Romania are already required to use summer tires on their cars, so traffic was canceled on some roads to prevent accidents due to the lack of winter tires.

“The swift change in weather … comes after a beginning of the year with extreme weather. It snowed heavily in Romania and in other countries in the Central and Eastern Europe in February, blocking people in their villages in some areas of the country, which were trapped under thick layers of snow for several weeks.”

Majority of Elk Grove Planning Commissioners Say They’re Skeptical That Global Warming Is Real - Elk Grove, CA Patch

Three out of five commissioners said at a meeting Thursday they doubt such human-caused climate change exists, and voted to remove any reference to it from the document.

“There’s an explicit assumption that carbon dioxide is going to result in the temperature going haywire and all kinds of problems happening,” Commissioner Brian Villanueva said of the document drafted by city staff. “I for one believe that is a very incorrect assumption.”

Is Climate Change Resulting in Higher Rates of Illness? - NYTimes.com

Diseases like malaria (spread by mosquitoes), plague (by fleas) and Lyme disease (by ticks) are predicted to surge as the carriers enjoy climate-related conquests of territory.

Flashback: Namibia: Malaria On the Decline - Expert

Windhoek — Malaria has declined significantly over the past ten years worldwide primarily due to an improved quality of life.

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