December 24, 2011 – 8:46 am
When it comes to nature programs, I respect the heck out of Sir David Attenborough. His programs are generally in the Awesome! category, particularly Blue Planet – Seas Of Life. But, like so many, he is a true member of the Church Of Gore. He also likes running around the world taking unnecessary fossil fueled […]
December 18, 2011 – 5:56 pm
A few interesting links, via Tom Nelson, starting with Kim Stanley Robinson This existential crisis is very real; we need meaning to go forward, and yet capitalist society doesn’t provide it. Now, at the beginning of the climate-change era, the start of the Anthropocene, that meaning is simply evident in the world — really it’s […]
December 12, 2011 – 9:07 am
Because you can’t see polar bears starving to death right in front of your face. It’s the whole frog in a boiling pot thing, according to the alarmists at Grist The frog and the polar bear: The real reasons Americans aren’t buying climate change In the fall of 2008, Leiserowitz conducted a poll gauging Americans’ […]
December 11, 2011 – 2:29 pm
On the 9th I pointed out an interview between Jon Huntsman and Laura Ingraham, when he seemed to be saying that he wouldn’t push AGW legislation. Alas, I should have looked back on the 7th Jon Huntsman dials back squishiness on climate change Hey, what’s up with The Politico snaking my “squishy” meme? A day […]
December 11, 2011 – 8:17 am
So, the official part of COP17 in Durban, S.A., is over, and the delegates are taking fossil fueled flights (in lots of private planes) home. What did they accomplish? Basically, they kicked the can down the road (AP) A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement Sunday on a far-reaching program meant to set a […]
December 10, 2011 – 1:05 pm
It’s so cute, they are totally changing their lives to match their rhetoric (via Tom Nelson) (Boston.com) From holiday parties to shopping, the holidays tend to be a season of consumption for most Americans. One Salem State University class, however, has pledged to give the planet a Christmas present by cutting their carbon dioxide emissions […]
December 10, 2011 – 7:49 am
Warmists who kill lots of trees to publish a newspaper just can’t help themselves (Washington Post) Each side offers what it considers compelling evidence. Real fir — along with pine and spruce — has benefits beyond a fresh smell that says Christmas, supporters say. The trees’ purchase encourages farmers to keep planting acres that absorb […]
December 8, 2011 – 4:46 pm
I had two other posts, one on Jim Huntsman and one on filibusters, teed up, but this one made me LOL with a DERP face on (NY Times) “I am speaking on behalf of the United States of America because my negotiators cannot,†said Ms. Borah, who is attending the conference as a representative of […]
December 7, 2011 – 4:50 pm
I’m glad she’s being rational about this (The Hill) Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) blasted skeptics of climate science Wednesday, alleging they are “endangering humankind.†“The message I have for climate deniers is this: you are endangering humankind,†Boxer said during a press conference in the Capitol. “It is time […]
December 7, 2011 – 8:25 am
Remember, this was the guy who tweeted ““To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.†And, regarding anthropogenic global warming, we did call him crazy. And his campaign went no where. Not that it was going anywhere to start with. Now, via the Politico, we learn that […]
