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On the death of the climate bill
Grist —
by David Roberts. As Jon noted , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has officially announced that there will be no climate bill this year. But Jon’s post doesn’t fully convey the extent of the capitulation. What’s happened is total and complete...Recently linked to by Sustainabilitank / 4 hours ago -
After the hottest decade on record, it’s the hottest year on record, hottest week of all time in satellite record, and we may be at record low Arctic sea ice volume - But how about the world's heaviest hailstone?
Climate Progress —
FoxNews had me on twice for the big snowstorms (during the hottest winter on record), but no invitations during the endless heat wave. Go figure! This is Roy Spencer’s much rejiggered UAH satellite data comparing 2010 lower trososphere temperatures...Recently linked to by The Huffington Post / 8 hours ago -
Settled science: Can everyplace really be warming much faster than everyplace else?
Tom Nelson —
[Africa: Allegedly warming faster than the global average] Prof Gordon Conway, the outgoing chief scientist at the British government’s Department for International Development, and former head of the philanthropic Rockefeller Foundation, said in a...Recently linked to by Whale Oil Beef Hooked | Gotcha! / 1 day ago -
Silly Science
Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog —
A new paper is out in a journal getting a reputation for silly science that predicts that climate change will lead to a massive influx of Mexicans across the border to the United States. Here is how the LA Times breathlessly opened its news story on the...Recently linked to by From On High / 1 day ago -
Calhoun County oil spill declared a disaster
Michigan Messenger —
Oil flows over Ceresco dam (Photo by Todd Heywood) MARSHALL, MI — Local, state and federal authorities have been streaming into this tiny hamlet in Calhoun county since Monday to respond to what may be the largest oil leak ever in the state of...Recently linked to by Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. / 1 day ago -
Of Course Clean Up Workers Can't Find the Oil ... BP Used Dispersants to Temporarily Hide It, So Now It Will Plague the Gulf For Years
Washington's Blog —
News headlines state that cleanup workers are having a hard time finding oil. Sounds good, right? Actually, if BP had let things run their course: Oil-skimming vessels could have sucked up most of the oil Booms would have stopped most of the oil from...Recently linked to by Moral Philosophy and Current Events / 2 days ago -
Wetlands Front Group Funded By Big Oil Wants To Ensure Taxpayers Foot The Bill For BP's Gulf Destruction
DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science —
A group of oil companies including BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Citgo, Chevron and other polluters are using a front group called "America's WETLAND Foundation" and a Louisiana women's group called Women of the Storm to spread the message that U.S. taxpayers...Recently linked to by New Orleans Ladder / 17 hours ago -
NOAA: Past Decade Warmest on Record
Econbrowser —
... According to Scientists in 48 Countries. Earth has been growing warmer for more than fifty years . Figure 1: Source: NOAA . The 2009 State of the Climate report released today draws on data for 10 key climate indicators that all point to the same...Recently linked to by Body Parts / 1 day ago -
On global warming and techno-optimism
Ezra Klein —
"Sometimes," Ross Douthat says , "it makes sense to wait, get richer, and then try to muddle through." He's talking about global warming, and giving voice to a common line of thinking. Sure, the argument goes, global warming is real. But it's a...Recently linked to by The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan / 1 day ago -
White Awnings over Roads - Made with a Shade to Enhance the White Roof Solution
Next Big Future —
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software White roof research has shown * white roofs create an additional 20 percent energy savings by cutting cooling costs * 360,000 square miles (less than 1 percent...Recently linked to by Tai-Chi Policy / 1 day ago -
Remarks by the President After Bipartisan Leadership Meeting
White House.gov —
12:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I just concluded a productive discussion with the leaders of both parties in Congress. This was one of a series of regular meetings that I called for in the State of the Union...Recently linked to by Womenstake / 1 day ago -
Energy bill would raise oil-spill tax by less than penny per gallon
TEXAS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT —
The Senate energy bill, released late last night, would fund a variety of programs by hiking the tax that refiners pay into the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. The current tax is 8 cents per barrel. The Senate bill would raise it to 45 cents per barrel,...Recently linked to by The Corner on National Review Online / 1 day ago
