Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Cold snap continues with more snow on the way - General news - Yorkshire Post
“What is unusual for March is how persistent the cold weather and snow is.”
Green Politician Gov. Jerry Brown Sees Black Gold In A Blue State - Investors.com
Brown knows where jobs are needed the most. He might even understand, whether or not he can bring himself to admit it, that oil could do more for the Valley than his beloved high-speed rail boondoggle. His practicality goes only so far, we suppose. But he's more a realist than many on the green side, and it's hard to argue with facts in the ground.
German public television story on German corporate support for the denial machine | Climate Science Watch
The host says that climate change in political circles in Washington, DC, appears to be as popular as socialism, and that despite overwhelming scientific evidence, the climate change denial machine is well-positioned to further undermine any – let alone effective – action on the climate policy front.
Move to drop debate on climate change in schools faces backlash | Environment | The Guardian
Doug Bourn, director of the development education research centre at the Institute of Education, said dropping all mentions in the proposed slimmed-down geography curriculum allowed teachers to choose whether to include climate change but would make it easy for them to ignore it. "Climate change is important," he said. "The danger is that it will now not be taught at all or that the vacuum could be filled by people who are not positive about it, like deniers."

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