Environment
Brits Believe Government Using Global Warming Hysteria to Raise Taxes
September 3rd, 2007 11:17 AM
If a survey found that the overwhelming majority of Americans believe lawmakers are using global warming hysteria to raise taxes, would the climate change obsessed media report it? Highly doubtful, wouldn't you agree? Well, Britain's Daily Mail published an article Monday that seems quite unlikely any major U.S. press outlet would dare cover for fear of contradicting the media meme of the…
Greenhouse Gases Blamed for 2006's High Temperatures Despite CO2 Emiss
August 30th, 2007 12:49 PM
On Tuesday, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration announced that "Greenhouse gases likely accounted for more than half of the widespread warmth across the continental United States last year." Yet, NOAA ignored the fact that the primary GHG global warming alarmists point to as the cause for rising temperatures, carbon dioxide emissions, actually declined in 2006. How did they…
More Than Half of Analyzed Weather Stations Don’t Meet Federal Guide
August 30th, 2007 10:26 AM
As members of Congress debate sweeping legislation to address climate change, shouldn't it be newsworthy that of the roughly 25 percent of the weather stations analyzed by independent, non-government volunteers, more than half appear to not meet federal guidelines involving their placement? Well, meteorologist Anthony Watts, the owner of Watts Up With That, speaking at a climate conference in…
Less Than Half of Published Scientists Endorse Global Warming Theory
August 29th, 2007 2:01 PM
Consensus? What consensus? A new survey about to be published by the journal Energy and Environment finds that less than 50 percent of the scientific papers written about climate change since 2004 have endorsed the view that man's activities are causing global warming. Think Katie, Charlie, and Brian will be discussing this tonight? As reported by DailyTech Wednesday (emphasis added…
Greenpeace Co-founder Slams DiCaprio’s New Global Warming Film
August 29th, 2007 12:54 PM
Here's something you don't see every day: an environmentalist bashing an environmentalist. Yet, such was the case Wednesday when Patrick Moore, the co-founder of Greenpeace, slammed the new Leonardo DiCaprio film "The 11th Hour" as the "latest climate-change rant" representing "another example of anti-forestry scare tactics" which sadly indicated that "we're losing sight of some indisputable…
Are Media Reporting Global Warming Too Objectively or Inhibiting Free
August 28th, 2007 5:51 PM
In the past couple of days, there have been two articles written about how the media are covering global warming. In one, the author contended that the press are acting to inhibit free speech by exclusively reporting one side of the climate change issue as they castigate skeptics as deniers and operatives of the oil industry. By contrast, another article suggested that the press in their…
ABC Weatherman Touts Rambling Tennis Star’s Concern Over ‘Green No
August 28th, 2007 4:07 PM
On Tuesday’s "Good Morning America," weatherman and liberal global warming activist Sam Champion featured tennis star Billie Jean King in his latest attempt to hype the danger of climate change. In a new segment entitled, "Just One Person," King vaguely described her new environmental charity, GreenSlam, in such a way that it appeared to confuse GMA audience members standing behind her. At…
Professor Singer Takes on Al Gore and Global Warming Alarmism
August 28th, 2007 2:21 PM
For those that aren't familiar, S. Fred Singer is professor emeritus of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia, a research professor at George Mason University, and president of the Science and Environmental Policy Project. He is also one of the world's leading anthropogenic global warming skeptics. With that in mind, he gave a lecture concerning climate change at Hillsdale…
Global Warming at Church: Religious Leaders Spread Word of the Gore
August 28th, 2007 11:09 AM
There are many climate change skeptics around the world who have suggested that global warming is a new religion being spread by hysterical zealots like soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore. Last night, as reported by the Charleston Gazette, the prophecy was fulfilled (emphasis added throughout): "Leaders from four Charleston [West Virginia] faith groups discussed global warming from a religious perspective…
New Climate Change-Friendly Dish Introduced Called ‘The Al Gore
August 27th, 2007 12:33 PM
Better get all fluids away from your computer, because a pair of caterers in Australia have created a new climate change-friendly dish they call "The Al Gore" which is "an organic mix of chunked mutton and aromatic root vegetables." Sounds delicious, dontcha think? As humorously reported by Australia's The Age Tuesday (emphasis added throughout):
IPCC Member: NASA’s Hansen Moving 'Dangerously Away From Scientific
August 27th, 2007 10:07 AM
NASA's James Hansen, whose work is continually exposed as shoddy while he refuses to share data gathering techniques and computer codes used for such things with others, has been criticized by a contributing scientist to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as moving "dangerously away from scientific discourse to advocacy." What has drawn the ire of Andrew Weaver, a…
Global Warming Ads From Al Gore Coming Soon
August 26th, 2007 10:39 PM
I guess we should have expected this: Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Change is about to spend $100 million a year advertising global warming alarmism. I'm thanking God right now for a wonderful invention called the DVR.How 'bout you? Unfortunately, those around the country without such technology are apparently about to be deluged with climate change hysteria according to Advertising Age (…