Electric vehicles lose buzz – Sales sink to lowest level since 2011
…Congressmen To NASA: Stop Wasting Money On Global Warming Research
…Michael Mann inspires new term: ‘Mannsplaining’: ‘Scientists, who brook no outside comment on their field, feel free to lecture other experts’
Apparently I am not the only person to have been blocked for the transgression of asking Dr. Mann a question,
I cannot count the number of times he has used the word “denier” in a tweet…these same individuals do not hesitate to step outside their areas of expertise to lecture us in fields in which they would appear to lack any applicable expertise.
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Sen. Marco Rubio on climate: ‘The question is what percentage of that — or what is due to human activity?’
GOP Florida Senator Marco Rubio:
“What I said was that humans are not responsible for climate change in the way that some of these people out there are trying to make us believe for the following reason: I believe the climate is changing because there has never been a moment when the climate is not changing,” he opined. “The question is what percentage of that — or what is due to human activity?”
According to Rubio, attempts to address climate change were pointless because scientists could not prove that any solution would be worth the damage it did to the economy.
“If we do the things they want us to do — cap and trade, you name it — how much will that change the pace of climate change versus how much will it cost our economy?” the candidate asked. “Scientists can’t tell us what impact it would have on reversing these changes. But I can tell you with certainty that it would have a devastating impact on our economy.”…
‘MyEarth — Track Your Carbon Savings’ energy-tracking app encourages sustainable behaviors
…Dept. of Energy warns ‘modern life’ threatened by terror, climate threats to electric grid
…‘In A Few Days, John Kerry Will Be In Charge Of Saving The Arctic’
In A Few Days, John Kerry Will Be In Charge Of Saving The Arctic
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/04/21/3648934/kerry-arctic-council/
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, pictured here in a scarf, is set to take control of the Arctic Council on Friday. CREDIT: AP Photo John Kerry is heading north. On Friday, the U.S. Secretary of State will travel to the Canadian Arctic city of Iqualuit, Nunavut, where he will take temporary reins of the Arctic Council, a forum that could ultimately determine the fate of the Arctic. At the biennial Arctic Council ministerial meeting in Iqualuit, Canadian Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq — the current Arctic Council Chair — will turn the chairmanship of the eight-nation body over to Kerry. While it might be cliché to call this a critical juncture for the Arctic, Kerry is assuming this role at a time of unprecedented uncertainty for this diverse and fast-changing region. The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, driving rapid melting of sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets across the region. These changes are exposing Native Alaska coastal communities to punishing storm surges, erosion, and sea-level rise, and putting some villages on the brink of falling into the sea. Rapid melting of the Greenland ice sheet and glaciers are major drivers of global sea-level rise, leaving coastal and low-lying areas in the United States and around the world vulnerable to flooding. Further, as permafrost thaws, it could release a total of 120 gigatons of carbon into the atmosphere by 2100. Scientists warn that worldwide carbon emissions must stay below 1,000 gigatons over the same timeframe to prevent catastrophic climate change. Chiefly, Kerry has the rare opportunity to lock in a legacy of curbing global warming in the Arctic — a move that could keep communities in tact and save species from extinction. During his two year chairmanship, Kerry has committed to address climate change, strengthen Arctic Ocean stewardship and improve the economic and living conditions of Arctic communities. After the Iqaluit meeting, Arctic nation ministers will not convene again until 2017, after President Obama leaves office. Depending on who next occupies the White House, Kerry may have only limited time to drive real changes from the Arctic Council. He can remedy this by doing a couple of things. First, he could convene with President Obama to hold an Arctic summit sometime this year. Such an event could elevate public …
UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon on AGW: ‘We need to buy insurance for the planet’
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http://antigreen.blogspot.com/2015/04/un-secretary-general-to-visit-vatican.html
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