SPPI eWire 8/22/2007
Gore: Polluters manipulate climate info Print E-mail
Written by Gilliam Wong, AP   
Thursday, 23 August 2007
Research aimed at disputing the scientific consensus on global warming is part of a huge public misinformation campaign funded by some of the world's largest carbon polluters, former Vice President Al Gore said Tuesday.
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Overturning the "Consensus" in One Fell Swoop Print E-mail
Written by Joel Schwartz   
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
New research from Stephen Schwartz of Brookhaven National Lab concludes that the Earth’s climate is only about one-third as sensitive to carbon dioxide as the IPCC assumes.
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Hot tempers on global warming Print E-mail
Written by Jeff Jacoby   
Tuesday, 14 August 2007
BOSTON: Introducing Newsweek's Aug. 13 cover story on global warming "denial," editor Jon Meacham brings up an embarrassing blast from his magazine's past: an April 1975 story about global cooling, and the coming ice age that scientists then were predicting.
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Red faces at NASA over climate-change blunder Print E-mail
Written by Daniel Dale   
Monday, 13 August 2007
Agency roasted after Toronto blogger spots `hot years' data fumble
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Revealed: cover-up plan on energy target Print E-mail
Written by Ashley Seager & Mark Milner   
Sunday, 12 August 2007
Ministers urged to lobby for get-out on renewables
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Leaked Document Shows Britain Can’t Meet EU’s Renewable Energy Targets Print E-mail
Written by Noel Sheppard   
Sunday, 12 August 2007
As Congress debates ways to combat climate change, a leaked internal briefing to officials in Great Britain showed members of that government backtracking on renewable energy targets set forth by the European Union and agreed upon by former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Newsweek Burns Truth in Global Warming Story Print E-mail
Written by Roger Aronoff   
Thursday, 09 August 2007
After Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth" won the Academy Award for best documentary, many scientists began coming out of the "Skeptic" closet. They had seen enough and were no longer going to fear the wrath of the media.
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Newsweek climate article an 'editorial rag,' says warming skeptic Print E-mail
Written by Jim Brown   
Tuesday, 07 August 2007
Newsweek magazine is being compared to "editorial screed that violates basic standards of journalism" over a cover story that refers to global warming skeptics as "deniers."
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Newsweek’s Chilling Effect Print E-mail
Written by Investor's Business Daily   
Monday, 06 August 2007
Environment: Newsweek equates global warming skeptics with Holocaust deniers and accuses reputable scientists of being paid to create confusion in the face of consensus. Galileo is once again on trial.
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Hurricane Season Far From Over Print E-mail
Written by Accuweather.com   
Monday, 06 August 2007
The tropics remain quiet midway through the first two months of the 2007 Atlantic Basin Hurricane season, and that has many people thinking that hurricane forecasters, including AccuWeather.com Chief Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi, were wrong in their forecasts for the 2007 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season.
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New Zealanders being misled by unfounded claims about sea level rises Print E-mail
Written by New Zealand Climate Science Coalition   
Sunday, 05 August 2007
New Zealanders should not be misled by unfounded claims about dangerous rises in sea levels says Professor Nils-Axel Mörner, a leading world authority on sea levels and coastal erosion. He in a short visit to this country and he has addressed audiences at Victoria, Auckland and Waikato Universities.
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Russia Welcomes Global Warming As Answer To All Its Prayers Print E-mail
Written by Noel Sheppard   
Sunday, 05 August 2007
Here's a side of global warming the shills at Newsweek and alarmists such as Al Gore don't want to address: there are actually countries and peoples on the planet who would welcome a less frigid climate.
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Global warming strategy debated Print E-mail
Written by Jacob Fenton   
Friday, 03 August 2007
Montgomery County officials are looking into whether a bond can be issued to pay for greenhouse gas reduction projects as part of a larger strategy to fight global warming.
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