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BBC: What happened to global warming?

What happened to global warming? By Paul Hudson Climate correspondent, BBC News This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might that fact that the warmest year recorded globally was not in 2008 or 2007, but in 1998. But it is true. For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures. And our climate models did not forecast it, even though man-made carbon dioxide, the gas thought to be responsible for warming our planet, has continued to rise. So what o… Continue

Added by Skeptico on October 11, 2009 at 6:34am — No Comments

CJOnline: Earth approaching sunspot records

Earth approaching sunspot records COREY JONES/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Charlie Perry, a research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Lawrence, sifts through graphs of data in explaining why he believes solar activity may have greater impacts on global temperatures than previously thought. By Corey Jones Created September 20, 2009 at 6:21pm Updated September 21, 2009 at 12:50am The average person may not associate coolness with the sun. The sun releases energy through deep nuclear fusio… Continue

Added by Skeptico on September 21, 2009 at 6:52am — No Comments

Bloomberg: Senate Democrats Push Back Climate Measure Schedule

Senate Democrats Push Back Climate Measure Schedule By Daniel Whitten Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The chief Senate sponsors of a bill aimed at curbing global warming have pushed back its introduction from next week until later in September. Democratic Senators Barbara Boxer of California and John Kerry of Massachusetts, in an e-mailed statement today, cited Kerry’s hip surgery this month, the death of Senator Edward Kennedy and the debate over health-care legislation as reasons for the delay. Sen… Continue

Added by Skeptico on September 1, 2009 at 6:49am — No Comments

McClatchy: Drop in world temperatures fuels global warming debate

Drop in world temperatures fuels global warming debate By Robert S. Boyd | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Has Earth's fever broken? Official government measurements show that the world's temperature has cooled a bit since reaching its most recent peak in 1998. That's given global warming skeptics new ammunition to attack the prevailing theory of climate change. The skeptics argue that the current stretch of slightly cooler temperatures means that costly measures to limit carbon dioxide emi… Continue

Added by Skeptico on August 20, 2009 at 7:23am — No Comments

Detroit News: Stabenow: Global warming ... I feel it when I'm flying

Posted by Henry Payne (The Detroit News) on Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 12:17 AM Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Energy Leader (National Review, 08.10.09) Detroit, Mich. - Michigan just experienced its coldest July on record; global temperatures haven't risen in more than a decade; Great Lakes water levels have resumed their 30-year cyclical rise (contrary to a decade of media scare stories that they were drying up due to global warming), and polls show that climate change doesn't even make a list of Michigan v… Continue

Added by Skeptico on August 12, 2009 at 9:52pm — No Comments

WSJ: Lawmakers' Global-Warming Trip Hit Tourist Hot Spots

AUGUST 8, 2009 Lawmakers' Global-Warming Trip Hit Tourist Hot Spots Penguins, a Rocket-Propelled Airplane (and Tax Dollars) Also Involved By BRODY MULLINS and T.W. FARNAM WASHINGTON -- When 10 members of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject: They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. They also rode a cable car through the Austr… Continue

Added by Skeptico on August 8, 2009 at 9:13am — No Comments

Vancouver Sun: Global warming is the new religion of First World urban elites

Global warming is the new religion of First World urban elites Geologist Ian Plimer takes a contrary view, arguing that man-made climate change is a con trick perpetuated by environmentalists By Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver SunJuly 28, 2009 Ian Plimer has outraged the ayatollahs of purist environmentalism, the Torquemadas of the doctrine of global warming, and he seems to relish the damnation they heap on him. Plimer is a geologist, professor of mining geology at Adelaide University, and he… Continue

Added by Skeptico on July 28, 2009 at 11:19pm — No Comments

Reuters: Germany calls carbon tariffs "eco-imperialism"

Germany calls carbon tariffs "eco-imperialism" Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:26am EDT By Mia Shanley and Ilona Wissenbach ARE, Sweden (Reuters) - Germany called a French idea to slap "carbon tariffs" on products from countries that are not trying to cut greenhouse gases a form of "eco-imperialism" and a direct violation of WTO rules. The issue of greenhouse tariffs has met bitter opposition from developing countries such as China and India, who count on the developed world to buy their exports as they… Continue

Added by Skeptico on July 25, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

FT: India widens climate rift with west

India widens climate rift with west By James Lamont in New Delhi, Joshua Chaffin in Are and Fiona Harvey in London Published: July 23 2009 22:05 | Last updated: July 24 2009 09:57 A split between rich and poor nations in the run-up to climate-change talks widened on Thursday. India rejected key scientific findings on global warming, while the European Union called for more action by developing states on greenhouse gas emissions. He dismissed scientists’ predictions that Himalayan glaciers mi… Continue

Added by Skeptico on July 24, 2009 at 4:32pm — No Comments

TransWorldNews: The climate industry is costing taxpayers $79 billion

Science and Technology News Government monopsony distorts climate science, says SPPI The climate industry is costing taxpayers $79 billion and counting Washington, DC 7/22/2009 09:12 PM GMT (TransWorldNews) The Science and Public Policy Institute announces the publication of Climate Money, a study by Joanne Nova revealing that the federal Government has a near-monopsony on climate science funding. This distorts the science towards self-serving alarmism. Key findings: Ø The US Government ha… Continue

Added by Skeptico on July 23, 2009 at 8:13am — No Comments

Guardian.co.uk: 'Global warming is baloney' signs put the heat on Burger King

'Global warming is baloney' signs put the heat on Burger King Leo Hickman guardian.co.uk, Friday 5 June 2009 19.56 BST A row between the fast food giant Burger King and one of its major franchise owners has erupted over roadside signs proclaiming "global warming is baloney". The franchisee, a Memphis-based company called the Mirabile Investment Corporation (MIC) that owns more than 40 Burger Kings across Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, has described Burger King as acting "kinda like coc… Continue

Added by Skeptico on June 7, 2009 at 12:59pm — No Comments

KXMC: Snow falls in western ND, in June

Snow falls in western ND, in June Jun 6 2009 2:49PM Associated Press Bismarck, N.D. (AP) Snow has fallen in Dickinson in June, the first time in nearly 60 years the city has seen snow past May. National Weather Service meteorologist Janine Vining in Bismarck says there were unofficial reports of a couple of inches of snow in Dickinson on Saturday. Vining says snow in North Dakota in June is uncommon, though it's not unheard of. She says other parts of the state have seen June snow within the… Continue

Added by Skeptico on June 7, 2009 at 12:08am — No Comments

Reuters: Climate change causes 315,000 deaths a year-report

Climate change causes 315,000 deaths a year-report Thu, 28 May 2009 22:22:42 UTC CLIMATE-HUMAN/ (EMBARGOED) (Embargoed for release at 1000 GMT May 29) By Megan Rowling LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) - Climate change kills about 315,000 people a year through hunger, sickness and weather disasters, and the annual death toll is expected to rise to half a million by 2030, a report said on Friday. The study, commissioned by the Geneva-based Global Humanitarian Forum (GHF), estimates that climate change… Continue

Added by Skeptico on May 28, 2009 at 6:40pm — No Comments

Telegraph.co.uk: Obama's green guru calls for white roofs

Obama's green guru calls for white roofs President Obama's energy adviser has suggested all the world's roofs should be painted white as part of efforts to slow global warming. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent Last Updated: 1:33PM BST 27 May 2009 Professor Steven Chu, the US Energy Secretary, said the unusual proposal would mean homes in hot countries would save energy and money on air conditioning by deflecting the sun's rays. More pale surfaces could also slow global warming by re… Continue

Added by Skeptico on May 27, 2009 at 7:03am — No Comments

WSJ: The Climate-Industrial Complex

May 21, 2009. The Climate-Industrial Complex Some businesses see nothing but profits in the green movement. By BJORN LOMBORG Some business leaders are cozying up with politicians and scientists to demand swift, drastic action on global warming. This is a new twist on a very old practice: companies using public policy to line their own pockets. The tight relationship between the groups echoes the relationship among weapons makers, researchers and the U.S. military during the Cold War. Presiden… Continue

Added by Skeptico on May 21, 2009 at 10:59am — No Comments

Seattle Times: Environmental alarms raised over consumer electronics: Charge your iPod, kill a polar bear?

Environmental alarms raised over consumer electronics Charge your iPod, kill a polar bear? By GREG KELLER AP Business Writer PARIS — Charge your iPod, kill a polar bear? The choice might not be quite that stark, but an energy watchdog is alarmed about the threat to the environment from the soaring electricity needs of gadgets like MP3 players, mobile phones and flat screen TVs. In a report Wednesday, the Paris-based International Energy Agency estimates new electronic gadgets will triple th… Continue

Added by Skeptico on May 14, 2009 at 7:40am — No Comments

National Geographic: Sun Oddly Quiet -- Hints at Next "Little Ice Age"?

Sun Oddly Quiet -- Hints at Next "Little Ice Age"? Anne Minard for National Geographic News May 4, 2009 A prolonged lull in solar activity has astrophysicists glued to their telescopes waiting to see what the sun will do next—and how Earth's climate might respond. The sun is the least active it's been in decades and the dimmest in a hundred years. The lull is causing some scientists to recall the Little Ice Age, an unusual cold spell in Europe and North America, which lasted from about… Continue

Added by Skeptico on May 5, 2009 at 12:50pm — No Comments

NYTimes: Change from "Global Warming" to something easier to "sell"

May 2, 2009 Seeking to Save the Planet, With a Thesaurus By JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON — The problem with global warming, some environmentalists believe, is “global warming.” The term turns people off, fostering images of shaggy-haired liberals, economic sacrifice and complex scientific disputes, according to extensive polling and focus group sessions conducted by ecoAmerica, a nonprofit environmental marketing and messaging firm in Washington. Instead of grim warnings about global warming, th… Continue

Added by Skeptico on May 3, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

BBC: 'Quiet Sun' baffling astronomers

'Quiet Sun' baffling astronomers By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News 'Still Sun' baffling astronomers The Sun is the dimmest it has been for nearly a century. There are no sunspots, very few solar flares - and our nearest star is the quietest it has been for a very long time. The observations are baffling astronomers, who are due to study new pictures of the Sun, taken from space, at the UK National Astronomy Meeting. The Sun normally undergoes an 11-year cycle of activity. At… Continue

Added by Skeptico on April 21, 2009 at 9:27pm — No Comments

FoxNews: Energy Secretary Offers Dire Global Warming Prediction

Energy Secretary Offers Dire Global Warming Prediction Speaking at the Summit of the Americas in the Carribean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, Steven Chu says some islands could disappear if water levels rise as a result of greenhouse-gas induced climate change. By Major Garrett FOXNews.com Sunday, April 19, 2009 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago -- Caribbean nations face "very, very scary" rises in sea level and intensifying hurricanes, and Florida, Louisiana and even northern California co… Continue

Added by Skeptico on April 19, 2009 at 6:18pm — No Comments

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