Month: April 2013

Michaels: The Climate Horror Picture Show, Brought To You By Dodgy Science

Pop quiz. Who wrote this: “There is medium evidence and high agreement that long-term trends in normalized losses have not been attributed to natural or anthropogenic climate change”? Continue reading Michaels: The Climate Horror Picture Show, Brought To You By Dodgy Science

UCalgary Prof: ‘Redistribution of world income’ could help planet from climate change

“… so that a privileged class could not save itself at the expense of the rest of us.” Continue reading UCalgary Prof: ‘Redistribution of world income’ could help planet from climate change

Surf’s Up, Dude… er… Mate: Climate change increasing wave height in southern oceans

Waves in the Southern Ocean could increase by half a metre over the next century. Continue reading Surf’s Up, Dude… er… Mate: Climate change increasing wave height in southern oceans

Greenpeace: “Why do governments spend $105bn a year on nuclear weapons, rather than on mitigating the risks of the true WMD – ‘weather of mass destruction’?”

“Climate change and a carbon-intensive economy are already responsible for 5 million deaths each year.” Continue reading Greenpeace: “Why do governments spend $105bn a year on nuclear weapons, rather than on mitigating the risks of the true WMD – ‘weather of mass destruction’?”

Gorbachev urges “sustainable perestroika” to save Earth; “All that has been done is too late, and it’s not enough”

He urged governments to use his policies of “perestroika” (restructuring) and “glasnost” (openness) — which ushered in democratic changes that led against his will to the collapse of the Soviet Union — to address climate change and overconsumption of resources. Continue reading Gorbachev urges “sustainable perestroika” to save Earth; “All that has been done is too late, and it’s not enough”

Enviro: EPA planning ‘mother of all clean air regulations’; Would shut down new and existing coal plants to cut emissions

… but don’t expect to see it until after the 2014 elections. Continue reading Enviro: EPA planning ‘mother of all clean air regulations’; Would shut down new and existing coal plants to cut emissions

Delingpole: ‘Large numbers of warmist rats jumping off the ship’ — except UK PM David Cameron

“… even the Ecommunist, for heaven’s sake…” Continue reading Delingpole: ‘Large numbers of warmist rats jumping off the ship’ — except UK PM David Cameron

Climate sue & settle? 12 states and cities, 3 enviro groups to sue EPA over delayed coal plant emission rules

A dozen states and cities and three major environmental groups have notified the Environmental Protection Agency that they plan to sue the regulator unless it issues final rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. Continue reading Climate sue & settle? 12 states and cities, 3 enviro groups to sue EPA over delayed coal plant emission rules