November 22, 2008

Why is Land Use/Land Cover Change a First-Order Climate Forcing?

Roger Pielke Sr.
ClimateSci.org
Originally posted on August 5, 2005.

As recognized by the National Research Council in 2005, land-use/land-cover change is a first-order climate forcing. However, its role as a regional and global climate influence is not widely recognized, except as it effects the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide and the global average surface albedo. In the summary figure from the IPCC Statement for Policymakers (see Figure ES-2 here), in terms of the global mean radiative forcing, only albedo effects of land use/land cover change are identified.

November 20, 2008
Part TWO: ‘Planet Has Cooled Since Bush Took Office' - Scientists Continue Dissenting - Gore Admits 'I've failed badly' - Global Sea Ice GROWS!  

Global Warming Theory has ‘failed consistently and dramatically'
(also see Part One)

Washington DC - The bad news for global warming alarmists just keeps rolling in. Below is a very small sampling of very inconvenient developments for Gore, the United Nations, and the mainstream media. Peer-reviewed studies, analyses, and prominent scientists continue to speak out to refute climate fears. The majority of data presented below is from just the past few weeks.  Also see: U.S. Senate Minority Report: "Over 400 Prominent Scientists (and rapidly growing) Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007"  & ‘Consensus' On Man-Made Global Warming Collapses in 2008   - July 18, 2008 & An August 2007 report detailed how proponents of man-made global warming fears enjoy a monumental funding advantage over skeptical scientists. LINK  

November 20, 2008

Washington DC - The bad news for global warming alarmists just keeps rolling in. Below is a very small sampling of very inconvenient developments for Gore, the United Nations, and the mainstream media. Peer-reviewed studies, analyses, and prominent scientists continue to speak out to refute climate fears. The majority of data presented below is from just the past few weeks.  Also see: U.S. Senate Minority Report: "Over 400 Prominent Scientists (and rapidly growing) Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007"  & ‘Consensus' On Man-Made Global Warming Collapses in 2008   - July 18, 2008 & An August 2007 report detailed how proponents of man-made global warming fears enjoy a monumental funding advantage over skeptical scientists. LINK   ( PART 2)

November 18, 2008
President Elect Barack Obama talks about the environment and energy, and has recently opened a new page on the Obama website for environmentalists complete with videos.  Here is what the page says:
Welcome to our new website, Environmentalists for Obama!