According to TPM, the lone Republican Senator actively supporting a climate change/energy bill, Lindsey Graham, pulled his support for the bill because the Democrats have decided to go ahead with immigration reform first. Graham, who has unquestionably put his status as a conservative at risk, sounds genuinely angry in a letter obtained by the website : MovingContinue reading “Climate bill in trouble — should enviros care?”
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Try, try again for a climate bill in Washington
For all the flaws of the climate bill that passed the House but ground to a halt in the Senate this past winter, the need for action to reduce the risks of costs of climate change remains as acute as ever. The practical attitude towards this central question, as expressed recently by Ron Brownstein, anContinue reading “Try, try again for a climate bill in Washington”
The reductio ad absurdum of climate change skepticism
Because the vast majority of scientists on the planet agree that climate change is happening, and because this consensus view is shared even among most members of the public — although that consensus is eroding — the curious result is that most of the discussion about global warming is now happening at the ideological fringesContinue reading “The reductio ad absurdum of climate change skepticism”
Dangerous gases, by Tom Toles
Love the mordant subhead on this one by Tom Toles, who once again insists on keeping his eye on the ball. Well, that is, once again he insists on making us look at what we must face but would rather not, which is threat of climate change. Is there a better advocate for confronting theContinue reading “Dangerous gases, by Tom Toles”
Sceptics trumpet “climate science crisis” story…that supports global warming
The most popular of denier sites, Watts Up with That, trumpets a major article in Der Spiegel, Germany's most influential magazine, about the controversy in climate science. The article puts what sounds like spin on a lot of quotes, and claims that Dr. Phil Jones, at the heart of the so-called climategate controversy, is "finished."Continue reading “Sceptics trumpet “climate science crisis” story…that supports global warming”
Business “Study” of CA’s Global Warming Law Bunk, Experts Say
When the word "study" is used to describe an analysis prepared by two professors at an accredited university, one expects a certain standard of thought and fairness. So it's genuinely shocking to discover that a "study" looking at California's ground-breaking global warming law, AB 32, by two professors at Sacramento State is so flawed asContinue reading “Business “Study” of CA’s Global Warming Law Bunk, Experts Say”
Republicans predict “Armageddon” and “ruin” for nation
Karl Rove, the infamous Republican strategist, all but froths at the mouth this morning on This Week, saying that it's a "gigantic disaster." Meanwhile John Boehner, the House minority leader, said that it was "Armageddon" and the change to come will "ruin our country," according to Fox News. Could this be what they're talking about?Continue reading “Republicans predict “Armageddon” and “ruin” for nation”
Global warming skeptics see a couple of trees, miss forest
Those who would like to see humanity take action to reduce the harmful effects of global warming have had a frustrating couple of months, due in part to over-reaching by those urging action. Skeptics and deniers had a field day when, for instance, Al Gore claimed the Arctic could be ice-free in the summer inContinue reading “Global warming skeptics see a couple of trees, miss forest”
The problem with global warming
It's the wrong phrase, as "gentleman cartoonist" Keith Knight so wittily demonstrates: Or, as Barry Goldwater might say, extremism in defense of weather is no vice.
Antarctic ice in broad-scale retreat: USGS
According to the USGS, the Antarctic ice shelves contain about 91% of the world's frozen water. So news that they are melting across the full extent of the planet's coldest continent, and have been steadily since l949 because of global warming, is not great news, despite what deniers such as George Will call the "tantrums"Continue reading “Antarctic ice in broad-scale retreat: USGS”
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