Italian Scientists Sentenced to 6 Years for Earthquake Statements: Scientific American

At the beginning of the trial in September 2011, U.S. earthquake scientists conveyed alarm at the idea of subjecting earthquake risk assessment to the criminal justice system.

"Our ability to predict earthquake hazards is, frankly, lousy," Seth Stein, a professor of Earth sciences at Northwestern University in Illinois, told LiveScience then. "Criminalizing something would only make sense if we really knew how to do this and someone did it wrong."

Climate Change Prof on PBS ‘Frontline’ Tuesday | TAMUtimes

“Four years ago, there was widespread acknowledgement and the argument was ‘how do we deal with this,’” Dessler said. “What the skeptics have done is made a huge effort to cast doubt on the science of climate change, much like tobacco companies’ efforts to cast doubt on the science connecting tobacco and lung cancer.”
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“There is some legitimate uncertainty, of course,” Dessler said, “but that is whether the climate will warm four or eight degrees over the coming century – whether it will be bad, or catastrophic – not if it’s happening.”

Heavy snow forecast as icy roads already exact toll

Calgary police said between midnight and 9 a.m. , police recorded four injury and 42 non-injury crashes, compared to two injury and 16 non-injury crashes during the same time period last Monday.

‘Climate Rebel’ Reporting In « NoFrakkingConsensus

In light of all the above, declaring oneself a ‘climate rebel’ is perfectly sensible and reasonable. It also seems to have struck the right note with the media. Both the print and television coverage last week picked up on it in a positive manner.