Daily Archives: January 2, 2010

G.P. Bear goes to Washington – part 9

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By Bill Steigerwald “Boxer blows her top” U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING “Senator Boxer,” Grandpa began, his powerful voice shaking the room, “I want to thank you for this opportunity to tell the American people the truth about polar bears.” Senator Arlen … Continue reading →

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Spencer: Earth sans greenhouse effect – what would it be like?

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What If There Was No Greenhouse Effect? by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. The climate of the Earth is profoundly affected by two competing processes: the greenhouse effect, which acts to warm the lower atmosphere and cool the upper atmosphere, … Continue reading →

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The Met Office getting a clue? – “one of the coldest winters in 100 years”

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It’s not like there haven’t been clues. Like for example as I pointed out the Arctic Oscillation has gone strongly negative. The article says: “The cold weather comes despite the Met Office’s long range forecast, published, in October, of a … Continue reading →

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Record cold weather roundup – hundreds of new cold and snow records set in the last week

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From the “weather is not climate department. Oh the weather outside is frightful…. Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capitol Here’s the roundup of cold and snow records for the past 7 days. While there is a handful of new … Continue reading →

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