“But if humans want to keep eating pasta, we will have to take much more aggressive action against global warming. Pasta is made from wheat, and a large, growing body of scientific studies and real-world observations suggest that wheat will be hit especially hard as temperatures rise and storms and drought intensify in the years ahead.” [Daily Beast]
Category: Climate & Energy
China wins bid for bankrupt Obama-backed solar company
“A Chinese car parts maker has won the auction for bankrupt US battery maker A123 Systems, in a further success in international dealmaking for Chinese groups… In October, A123 – which was awarded a $249m grant from the US government – became the latest stimulus-backed company to file for bankruptcy, prompting a fresh round of attacks on President Barack Obama’s support for emerging energy technologies. [Financial Times]
Claim: Climate Skeptics Swayed by Consensus, Not Evidence
Don’t spit your coffee on your screen…. “Conservatives are less likely to accept the reality of human-caused climate science when presented with supporting scientific evidence. But tell them that 99 out of 100 climate scientists agree on the subject, and conservatives will be more likely to accept that humans are altering the climate, according to a new pilot study.” [LiveScience.com]
UN alarmists seek to make US liable for climate damages
“There has been a historic shift in the UN climate talks in Qatar, with the prospect of rich nations having to compensate poor nations for losses due to climate change.” [BBC]
“Ocean Acidification”: A Sweet or Sour Talking Point FAIL?
There’s the science of man-caused global warming and there are the semantics of the issue. A major global warming talking point label begs for a deeper look into why it has every appearance of becoming an exceedingly inconvenient wipe-out, when it implodes under a simple exercise in common sense. Continue reading “Ocean Acidification”: A Sweet or Sour Talking Point FAIL?
Encana calls on EPA to abandon Pavillion test wells
“Hydrocarbons have always been there… That’s why we drilled there in the first place.” [Casper Star Tribune]
Monckton of Arabia disrupts climate conference, gets tossed by security
MoA speaks truth to hot air and corruption — and gets punished. Continue reading Monckton of Arabia disrupts climate conference, gets tossed by security
Inhofe: Obama Quietly Handing Over Billions of Dollars to the UN in the Name of Global Warming
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Act 3: Global warming crusader
The Austrian Oaf is producing a documentary miniseries to air next year, called “Years of Living Dangerously,” brimming with Hollywood’s A-list –- from producer James Cameron to narrators Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Alec Baldwin. [Christian Science Monitor]
Watson: It’s too late to limit the world to 2°C of global warming
Good thing Climategate 2.0 showed (via Phil Jones e-mail) that the 2-degree goal was arbitrary. [QZ.com]
Monckton of Arabia
Lord Monckton goes to Qatar.
Quinnipiac Poll: Voters Don't Blame Hurricane Sandy on Climate Change
Bill McKibben needs to work harder. Continue reading Quinnipiac Poll: Voters Don't Blame Hurricane Sandy on Climate Change