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The Spotless Sun Continues as Global Cooling Arrives

Written by Joseph D'Aleo

December 21, 2008
By Joseph D'Aleo, CCM, Fellow AMS
IceCap.us

With the number of sunspotless days reaching 16 so far this month, we have now exceeded 1912 as the 2nd quietest sun year since 1900. Only 1913 ranked higher with 311 days. With 12 more days this month as of this writing, we could ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 21 December 2008 16:30

Falling Fortunes, Rising Hopes and the Price of Oil

Written by Peter Zeihan

December 15, 2008
By Peter Zeihan
Stratfor.com
Oil prices have now dipped - albeit only briefly - below US$40 a barrel, a precipitous plunge from their highs of more than US$147 a barrel in July. Just as high oil prices reworked the international economic order, low oil prices are now doing the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 December 2008 02:07

The Bali Action Plan on Climate Change

Written by CRS

December 17, 2008
A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations R40001 - December 1, 2008
Congressional Research Reports
Under the "Bali Action Plan," countries around the globe are endeavoring to reach agreement by the end of 2009 on effective, feasible, and fair ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 December 2008 01:55

Green Cars for Cheap Gas?

Written by Dennis Avery

December 14, 2008
by Dennis Avery

Now we're going to give Ford, GM and Chrysler billions of dollars so the Feds can order them to build more "green" cars-with gas now costing $1.49 per gallon. How many Americans will pay $30,000 for one of these new high-mileage lightweights instead of getting a ...

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Not Worth Cost and Trouble

Written by NCPA

December 13, 2008
National Center of Policy Analysis

NCPA: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Not Worth Cost and Trouble

Report Says Government Should Not Force CFLs on Consumers

DALLAS (Dec. 10, 2008) - Although touted by many as the smart energy choice, compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs are ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 13 December 2008 06:30

Scientists Dissent Over Man-Made Global Warming Claims: Full Report

Written by EPW

December 11, 2008
U.S. Senate Minority Report Update: More Than 650 International Scientists Dissent Over Man-Made Global Warming Claims.
INTRODUCTION: Over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernemntal Panel ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:26

Wilder and Wetter Everywhere

Written by Christopher Monckton

December 11, 2008
by Christopher Monckton
ScienceandPublicPolicy.org
The scare:The Guardian, one of the two UK newspapers most prone to write unverified and scientifically-inaccurate stories about the consequences of "global warming", published an article on 10 December 2008, intended to ...

Romm's Fairy Tales - Where Cold is Warm

Written by Joseph D'Aleo

December 11, 2008
by Joseph D'Aleo, AMS Fellow, CCM
IceCap
In another fable on Climate Progress, chief alarmist blogger Joseph Romm claims "The climate story of the decade is that the 2000s are on track to be nearly 0.2C warmer than the 1990s. And that temperature jump is especially worrisome ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:00

650 Scientists on Global Warming

Written by EPW

December 10, 2008
Scientists Dispute Man-Made Global Warming Claims
Study: Half of warming due to Sun! -Sea Levels Fail to Rise? - Warming Fears in 'Dustbin of History'
POZNAN, Poland -The UN global warming conference currently underway in Poland is about to face a serious challenge from over ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:28

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NCPA: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Not Worth Cost and Trouble

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