Global warming could make Canada flourish: Rising temperatures may bring back ancient forests to icy northern borders | Mail Online

Rising temperatures in Bylot Island suggest 'our grandchildren could plant a seed and watch it grow'

Another Tough Month For USHCN Adjusters | Real Science

USHCN appears to have been tasked with the responsibility of making 2012 the hottest year ever in the US, regardless of what the actual temperatures are. So far they have had to adjust upwards by more than three degrees relative to 100 years ago, and September is going to make their job even tougher.
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Will they have to go to four or five degrees by the end of the year? There appear to be no checks, balances or auditing procedures, so they can probably get away with as much cheating as they need to.

The Arctic-Antarctic seesaw - Wry Heat

Perhaps Mark Twain was right when he said: “If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.”

BREAKING: Eight People Climb Trees And Start Indefinite Tree Sit to Stop Keystone XL » Tar Sands Blockade

Eight people climbed 80 feet into trees in the path of Keystone XL construction, and pledged not to come down until the pipeline is stopped for good...“Climate change killed half a billion trees in Texas last year–and if TransCanada cuts these down, than the dirty oil they send down the pipeline will trigger yet more out-of-control warming,” said climate activist Bill McKibben, who helped lead huge protests in Washington, DC against the pipeline last fall.