Daily Archives: September 16, 2009

Man to walk 350 miles to highlight climate change – no mention of how he’s getting there and back

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This is a 350.org effort to highlight the perceived need to get below 350 ppm of atmospheric CO2. At left is the list of luminaries that make up the 350.org messengers. With a team like that, especially with Van Jones, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, ridiculae | 153 Comments

NOAA: Warmest Global Sea-Surface Temperatures for August and Summer

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From the NOAA press release, just in time for Copenhagen. Of course the satellite record for August tells another story that is not quite so alarming as NCDC’s take on it. AMS Fellow and CCM, Joe D’Aleo of ICECAP has … Continue reading →

Posted in oceans, Sea Surface Temperature, weather | 100 Comments

Mapping the Greenland ice cap thickness

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From the University of Copenhagen press release. IMAGE: This is a map of the ice core drilling locations discussed in the article. Click for larger image. Will all of the ice on Greenland melt and flow out into the sea, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, glaciers, measurement, paleoclimatology | 27 Comments

U.S. Treasury: The Costs of Cap and Trade, $1761 per year per household.

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Big differences seen compared to EIA estimate. Documents (link to PDF) obtained from the U.S. Treasury under the Freedom of Information Act by the free-market Competitive Enterprise Institute were released on Tuesday. The U.S. Treasury Department admits that a “cap … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, politics | 238 Comments

Creating a timeline for Britain’s ice sheet advance and retreat

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From EurekAlert.com a look at the starting and ending factors of the last ice age in Britain from Dr. David Evans. Egg-shaped legacy of Britain’s mobile ice-sheet The ice sheets that sculpted the landscape of northern Britain moved in unexpected … Continue reading →

Posted in glaciers, paleoclimatology | 42 Comments