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Climate orthodoxy perpetrates a hoax

By Gordon J. Fulks, Ph.D. lives in Corbett and can be reached at gordonfulks@hotmail.com. He holds a doctorate in physics from the University of Chicago, Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research.

The Coming of a New Ice Age

Yet another dissenter of the church of global warming. Gerald Marsh is a retired physicist from the Argonne National Laboratory and a former consultant to the Department of Defense on strategic nuclear technology and policy in the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton Administration.

After being stripped of his title, skeptical Oregon state climatologist steps aside

Note: Sadly, this follows a series of attempts to silence skeptical scientists. See also: 1) September 29. 2007: VA State Climatologist skeptical of global warming loses job after clash with Governor: 'I was told that I could not speak in public'

‘Authoritarian form of government’ needed to solve global warming

Excerpt: the authors of a new book, The Climate Change Challenge and the Failure of Democracy, go much further, claiming that global warming can be effectively dealt with only by "an authoritarian form of government." In an article promoting the book, co-author David Shearman praises China's recent ban on plastic shopping bags, expressing special admiration for its authoritarian quality. "The importance of the decision," he writes, "lies in the fact that China can do it by edict and close the factories."

NYC Mayor Bloomberg compares climate change to terrorism

Excerpt: "So long as there's no penalty or cost involved in producing greenhouse gases, there will be no incentive" to meet targets set by international institutions, the mayor told the General Assembly. "For that reason, I believe the U.S. should enact a tax on carbon emissions. "Terrorists kill people. Weapons of mass destruction have the potential to kill an enormous amount of people," Mr. Bloomberg told reporters after addressing the U.N. General Assembly, but "global warming in the long term has the potential to kill everybody."

Call to Jail anti-Kyoto politicians: How did environmentalism become this totalitarian?

David Suzuki says he wants anti-Kyoto politicians thrown in jail. How did environmentalism become this totalitarian?

Study finds Antarctic ice shelf collapse not due to global warming alone

Another coveted tenant of man-made warming fears bits the dust. Add yet another correction to Gore’s film which featured Larsen B prominently as example of impact of mankind.

2008 OFF TO COLD START IN UNITED STATES - -0.3 F cooler than 20th century average

The average temperature in January 2008 was 30.5 F. This was -0.3 F cooler than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average, the 49th coolest January in 114 years. The temperature trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.

Wow! Tierney and NY Times seem to be more receptive to skeptical climate views these days

Excerpt: “The surprising conclusion using the Stern Review’s own estimates,” Dr. Goklany writes, “is that future generations will be better off in the richest but warmest” of the I.P.C.C.’s scenarios.

More Ice Than Ever

Michaels is one of Senate 400 Plus scietnists dissenting...

Environmentalists condemn the new ‘Model T’ for the developing world

Excerpt: Car A gets a fuel efficiency of 46 miles per gallon. Car B gets about 50 miles per gallon. Car A is called the Toyota Prius and is hailed by environmentalists as a step towards solving global warming.

New Peer-Reviewed Study Shows Arctic COOLING Over last 1500 years!

New Arctic Study published in Climate Dynamics, and the work was conducted by Håkan Grudd of Stockholm University’s Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology - Published online: 30 January 2008

Bill Gray, MIA at the Teach-In

On January 31, a two-day barrage of panels dealing with global warming issues concludes at Colorado State University. The sessions are part of an "unprecedented teach-in" taking place around the country coordinated by the Green House Network under the rubric Focus the Nation. But of the fifty CSU profs involved in the discussion, one is conspicuous by his absence.

Slow Down Bill

Excerpt: "We just have to slow down our economy and cut back our greenhouse gas emissions 'cause we have to save the planet for our grandchildren." At a time that the nation is worried about a recession is that really the characterization his wife would want him making? "Slow down our economy"?

U.S. Senate Report Debunks Polar Bear Extinction Fears

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing the polar bear a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. This report details the scientists debunking polar bear endangerment fears and features a sampling of the latest peer-reviewed science detailing the natural causes of recent Arctic ice changes.

What can we learn about global warming from poor reporting?

Below was written by Climate statistician Dr. William M. Briggs, who specializes in the statistics of forecast evaluation, serves on the American Meteorological Society's Probability and Statistics Committee and is an Associate Editor of Monthly Weather Review. Briggs is one of the Senate 400 plus “Consensus Busters.”

Freezing weather kills over 100 in Afghanistan

KABUL, January 14 (RIA Novosti) - Over 100 people have died due to freezing weather in various provinces of Afghanistan in the past few days, the country's Ariana TV channel reported on Monday.

Gore profited more from ‘big business’ than all 400 plus scientists in Senate Report combined!

From Joe Farah of [url=http://www.worldnetdaily.com]http://www.worldnetdaily.com[/url]:

Global warming may not affect sea levels, study finds

You can almost see the grieving faces of the promoters of climate fear as the debunking studies continue to pile up.

One of Senate ‘Consensus Busters’ Scientists Speaks Out in New Blog:

Below is a new post on a new blog by Climate statistician Dr. William M. Briggs, who specializes in the statistics of forecast evaluation, serves on the American Meteorological Society's Probability and Statistics Committee and is an Associate Editor of Monthly Weather Review.