Thursday, August 16, 2012

Climate Science as Culture War | Stanford Social Innovation Review
In May 2009, a development officer at the University of Michigan asked me to meet with a potential donor—a former football player and now successful businessman who had an interest in environmental issues and business, my interdisciplinary area of expertise. The meeting began at 7 a.m., and while I was still nursing my first cup of coffee, the potential donor began the conversation with “I think the scientific review process is corrupt.” I asked what he thought of a university based on that system, and he said that he thought that the university was then corrupt, too. He went on to describe the science of climate change as a hoax, using all the familiar lines of attack—sunspots and solar flares, the unscientific and politically flawed consensus model, and the environmental benefits of carbon dioxide.
General Motors Is Headed For Bankruptcy -- Again - Forbes
Right now, the federal government owns 500,000,000 shares of GM, or about 26% of the company. It would need to get about $53.00/share for these to break even on the bailout, but the stock closed at only $20.21/share on Tuesday. This left the government holding $10.1 billion worth of stock, and sitting on an unrealized loss of $16.4 billion.
Twitter / RogerHelmerMEP: Just been at GWPF/Steve McKintyre ...
Just been at GWPF/Steve McKintyre lecture. No evidence that climate extremes are linked to Global Warming.
Twitter / ret_ward: .@RogerHelmerMEP I think you ...
.@RogerHelmerMEP I think you have been conned - ask for your money back.

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