Rainforest Action Network issued the invitation to the former Vice President, according to RAN executive director Michael Brune. The San Francisco-based group has a twenty-year history of protesting against destructive logging practices and other … [Read more...] about Gore Invited to Engage in Civil Disobedience Against the Construction of New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Climate & Climate Change
Estimating Climate Sensitivity to CO2: As Good as it Gets
Collectively, the current IPCC computer modelled scenarios for the iconic doubling of atmospheric CO2 range from 1.1C to 6.4C, with a 'most likely' range of 2C to 4.5C. Higher estimates have a much lower probability of being accurate. In this … [Read more...] about Estimating Climate Sensitivity to CO2: As Good as it Gets
California Fires: Opportunism, Arson and a Lack of Hurricanes
Climate alarmists never miss an opportunity to capitilise on other people's misery in order to fuel the global warming gravy train. Hurricane Katrina was a prime example, and now the California fires are an opportunity not to be missed. CNN are … [Read more...] about California Fires: Opportunism, Arson and a Lack of Hurricanes
The Kyoto Protocol has Failed – Time for a New Approach
Climate policy after 2012, when the Kyoto treaty expires, needs a radical rethink. More of the same won't do, argue Gwyn Prins and Steve Rayner. The Kyoto Protocol is a symbolically important expression of governments' concern about climate change. … [Read more...] about The Kyoto Protocol has Failed – Time for a New Approach
Global Warming and Mass Extinctions: New Research Paper
Another 'field day' for the press as a new research paper, entitled 'A long-term association between global temperature and biodiversity, origination and extinction in the fossil record', is published in the journal Proceedings of The Royal Society … [Read more...] about Global Warming and Mass Extinctions: New Research Paper
Save Polar Bears – Turn Up Your Fridge in Queensland
I'm referring to Queensland's 'Cool it by Degrees' campaign. "Polar bears are among the most threatened species as a result of changes in our temperature and changes in our climate," Ms Bligh told reporters. "If we had every Queenslander change the … [Read more...] about Save Polar Bears – Turn Up Your Fridge in Queensland