Saturday, January 2, 2010

GLOBAL WARMING?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

To start 2010, here are some stories about Global Warming.

  1. Cold weather kills scores

    New Delhi - At least 17 people died as towns and cities in India's northern states were hit by cold weather, officials said on Friday [Jan 01, 2010].
  2. Britain facing one of the coldest winters in 100 years, experts predict

    They predicted no let up in the freezing snap until at least mid-January, with snow, ice and severe frosts dominating.

    And the likelihood is that the second half of the month will be even colder.
  3. Once in a generation cold snap forecast for NC

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Forecasters say the coldest stretch of weather in years if not decades could be heading for North Carolina.
  4. Man's Death Is Fourth Related To Cold This Winter

    CHICAGO (AP) ― A man whose body was found in a park on Chicago's South Side is Cook County's fourth confirmed cold-related death.
  5. Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital

    WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US capital paid prison inmates to shovel sidewalks, crosswalks and bus stops after the biggest December blizzard in the city's history, the Department of Corrections said Thursday.
For further facts and informed opinion on Global Climate Change, please refer to The WSJ Guide to Climate Change and if you are a Union Member, be sure to read this article. It is part of the WSJ Guide.

Cap and Trade in Practice

Also please consider the following.

During testimony before The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on March 27, 2007, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) asked Al Gore to take the following pledge:

As a believer:

-that human-caused global warming is a moral, ethical, and spiritual issue affecting our survival;

-that home energy use is a key component of overall energy use;

-that reducing my fossil fuel-based home energy usage will lead to lower greenhouse gas emissions; and

-that leaders on moral issues should lead by example;

I pledge to consume no more energy for use in my residence than the average American household by March 21, 2008.”

Former Senator and Vice President of the United States, Al Gore refused to take this pledge.

As of January 02, 2010, another 1018 days have passed; however Mr. Gore, who won the Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar for his movie "An Inconvenient Truth", continues his refusal to sign this pledge.

2 comments:

Philip H said...

Hot and cold extremes will become more common...that's why it's called climate change. But don't let the facts get in the way of your ideology, Simplicio.

Murky Research, Jr. said...

Where are the hot extremes? Al Gore calls it Global Warming. To what facts are you referring? The factual errors in "An Inconvenient Truth"? The fact that Al Gore will not sign the pledge? The fact that Greenland is called that because it once was green? The fact that Carbon Dioxide represents about 4% of the Greenhouse gasses only about half of which is man-made? The fact that there has been no significant increase in World Temperatures in the last decade? I could go on, but first where are your facts?