Category Archives: Environment

The Real Climate Disaster

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Gaius

Charles Moore in The Telegraph, reviewing a book by Lord Lawson: Lord Lawson then notes that the IPCC predicts that, at this level of temperature rise, global food production will actually increase. He takes the IPCC’s gloomiest prediction of the … Continue reading →

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Is That CRU Or Crew?

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Gaius

As in mafia crew? Christopher Booker is warning that there appears to be a preemptive whitewashing of the CRU scandal. They must not be allowed to gather their cronies and co-conspirators and stonewall this scandal. What is tragically evident from … Continue reading →

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You Keep Using That Word….

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Gaius

… I do not think it means what you think it means. Mark Steyn looks at what “peer-reviewed” means in the world of climate change true-believer thuggery: But don’t worry, it’s all “peer-reviewed.” Here’s what Phil Jones of the CRU … Continue reading →

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Climaquiddick

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Gaius

McQ at QandO has a rather good name for the latest climate “data” revelations out of New Zealand. Another supposed authority on global warming appears to have been caught falsifying data: As an aside, I’m going with the “quiddick” suffix … Continue reading →

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Fraud Busted?

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Gaius

Could very well be. If these files turn out to be genuine, Global Warming advocates have a lot – a real lot – of ‘splaining to do. Hacked files from CRU appear to indicate that a very broad conspiracy exists … Continue reading →

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I’m Dreaming Of A White Beijing

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Gaius

Whoops. No need to dream: Up to 40 people have been killed and thousands more left homeless after unusually early winter blizzards hit north-central China. The heavy snowfalls caused nearly 10,000 buildings to collapse and destroyed almost 500,000 acres of … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Time

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Gaius

…The Western media would have been rolling on the floor laughing at the latest claim from the Chinese. Now, however, the claims of the Chinese government that they made it snow are treated as straight news. The unusually early snow … Continue reading →

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Speaking Truth To Nonsense

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Gaius

I’m guessing that CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf is off the few Democratic Christmas lists he was still on at this point. He’s been telling the truth – despite rather obvious strong-arm attempts by the White House. It hasn’t made him … Continue reading →

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Never Before

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Gaius

According to The Daily Mail, it has never before (in recorded history) snowed this early in Austria – but it is doing so today. In the freezing foothills of Montana, a distinctly bitter blast of revolution hangs in the air. … Continue reading →

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“Drive Small Cars And Wait For The Wind”

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Gaius

The windy promises of a Democratic Congressional aide made last year. Unfortunately, wind power is not without real problems: A blade on a wind turbine in Sheffield has broken in strong winds for the second time in 15 months. Manufacturers of … Continue reading →

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Snow And Bitter Cold Sweeps In

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Gaius

The Midwest and Northern Plains get socked hard with snow and severe cold - on October 10th! –  and is set to get hit again tomorrow. Another preseason snowstorm will develop in the Rockies late Saturday night and move into the Plains … Continue reading →

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Got Snuggies?

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Gaius

If you happen to live in the Northeastern United States, you might want to order several sets of long underwear. It’s looking to be cold up in those parts: “Weak El Ninos are notorious for cold and snowy weather on … Continue reading →

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A Summer That Never Was

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Gaius

Bob Greene at CNN: Did summer really happen? That’s a question more than a few people have been asking — either directly, or between the lines — for many weeks now. This has been a summer that has often felt … Continue reading →

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The Wake Up Down Under

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Gaius

The Australian Senate has rejected – resoundingly – Australia’s version of the so-called cap and trade legislation. In a 42-30 vote, the scheme has died in Australia – because people are waking up to the reality of the science – … Continue reading →

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Cap And Trade And Eliminate 2 Million Jobs

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Gaius

A new study indicates that the Marxman-Wacky crap and tax bill would only cost 2 million or so jobs in the United States: Add another climate bill cost estimate to the growing pile. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and … Continue reading →

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