Daily Archives: November 7, 2013

Alaskans Losing Their Plans They Like, “But It’s Not Really What You Think”

Yet more Americans losing their plans because of Democrats and Obamacare (Alaska Dispatch) Premera Blue Cross, Alaska’s largest health care provider, said last week that about 5,400 Alaskans on individual plans received cancellation notices in September, because those plans do not meet the requirements under the Affordable Care Act. That’s more than half of the […]

“Pause” May Last For Another 20 Years

So says a new study (Daily Mail) The 17-year pause in global warming is likely to last into the 2030s and the Arctic sea ice has already started to recover, according to new research. A paper in the peer-reviewed journal Climate Dynamics – by Professor Judith Curry of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Dr […]

If All You See…

…is a world flooded due to using plastic water bottles, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Raised On Hoecakes, with a post on a home invasion where the homeowner pulling a gun is “bizarre behavior”.

Sorry, Colorado Residents, 250K Of You Can’t Keep Your Plan

Um, surprise? (Fox News) Almost 250,000 Colorado residents have or will have their health insurance plans cancelled under ObamaCare, the state’s Division of Insurance said Wednesday. A spokesman for the agency said in a press release that the plans are being cancelled for numerous reasons, one being that some of the plans do not meet […]

Report States Global Sea Rise Is Much Less Than Estimated

The average sea rise over the last 7,000-8,000 years is 6-8 inches per century. As I’ve explained before, we use the 7,000-8,000 year figure due to that being the time when the massive sea rise post-glacial period leveled out (relatively). When we discuss averages, we have to consider that when the Earth is in a […]

Surprise: Sebelius Says Employer Based Plans Will Face Same Hurdles As Individual Plans

I’ve mentioned several times that those who receive health insurance through their employer will soon have to deal with the same problems as individuals due to the grandfathering rules established by Health and Human Services. The administration’s own mid-range estimate was that 51% would lose their employer based plans. That would be 78 million people. […]

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