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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.

Alarmist Scientist: ‘dramatic shocking surprising climate event’ needed to jolt public into action

From Andrew Revkin of New York Times: Excerpt: In an email exchange, I asked Dr. Somerville what he thought was needed in order to spark the changes the letter seeks. He responded, “I think a dramatic shocking surprising climate event that is unambiguously due to global warming may be the only thing that motivates people and governments. Maybe a big chunk of ice sheet destabilizing and producing a significant sudden sea level rise. Unfortunately, then it may be too late, because it’s essentially irreversible; you can’t cool the world enough to make the ice re-form quickly.”

Shock: California proposes to take mandatory control of private home temperatures

Note: We are getting a glimpse of the future and it is terrifying! Oh, the madness… Excerpt: California utilities would control the temperature of new homes and commercial buildings in emergencies with a radio-controlled thermostat, under a proposed state update to building energy efficiency standards. Customers could not override the thermostats during "emergency events," according to the proposal, part of a 236-page revision to building standards.

Greens Attack Senate Consensus Busters Report

My Thoughts on the below attack by Environmental Defense (ED):

Senate ‘Consensus Busters’ Report Redefining Climate Debate

Global Warming round up for the New Year

Accuses 30 scientists on list of 400 of receiving funding from Exxon Mobile

[Note for a compete debunking of the assertions about “industry funded” skeptical scientists, see this August 5, 2007 Senate Report: (LINK) - To Read about What Prompted Gore to Lash Out, Please Read the new Senate Report of Over 400 Prominent Scientists Who Dispute Man-Made Global Warming Fears See (LINK) ]