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All Blog Posts Tagged 'global-warming' (73)

The Global Warming Fleecing of American Taxpayers

By Alan Caruba

As the BP oil spill slips off the front pages, replaced by daily reports of Lindsey Lohan’s release from jail; as Chelsea Clinton’s marriage is no longer news; as the war in Afghanistan loses…

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Added by Alan Caruba on August 4, 2010 at 7:33pm — No Comments

The case against California's "Global Warming Solutions Act"

This week in our Sacramento Bee column, editorial writer Pia Lopez and I argue the merits of suspending California's AB 32. The 2006 law, which Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) touted as his signal policy accomplishment, imposes a "cap and trade" system to regulate pollution and requiring all manner of rules on how Californians may live.

Well, as it happens, the Legislature passed AB 32…

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Added by Ben Boychuk on June 16, 2010 at 6:14pm — No Comments

A Congress that is Immune to Facts and Truth

By Alan Caruba

Here’s what we know about “global warming.” There isn’t any. The only warming that has occurred has been the entirely natural warming that occurred when the Little Ice Age ended around 1850.

By…

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Added by Alan Caruba on June 15, 2010 at 9:16am — 1 Comment

NY Times' Phony 'Climate Majority'

The New York Times ran an op-ed Tuesday citing a Stanford University survey supposedly proving that the vast majority of Americans "believe that climate change is real, human-caused and threatening to people." The author of the piece, Stanford's Jon A. Krosnick, says his survey is more authoritative than, say,… Continue

Added by Jim Lakely on June 9, 2010 at 5:23pm — 2 Comments

"Oil Addiction" Lies

By Alan Caruba

Next to the huge international hoax about global warming allegedly caused by carbon dioxide, the biggest lie being told to Americans these days is that we are “addicted” to oil and that we must…

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Added by Alan Caruba on June 6, 2010 at 5:22pm — 2 Comments

The Invisible Dr. Chu

By Alan Caruba

While we all are now familiar with Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar’s remark about keeping the government’s boot on the neck of BP, one of the most remarkable aspects of the oil spill drama has been the…

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Added by Alan Caruba on June 2, 2010 at 5:16pm — No Comments

Best of The Freedom Pub This Week

This job of bringing you the Best of The Freedom Pub is getting harder every week. It's a good problem to have, and I thank all of our contributors for making the decisions so tough. Help make the decision process even more difficult for me by telling your friends to join us by hitting the "Invite" link in the top right column of The Freedom Pub home page! That said, let's get right to the digest of stuff you would be poorer for having missed (NOTE: I sent this out as an…

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Added by Jim Lakely on May 29, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

California's Shoddy Global Warming Law Springs a Leak

I wrote about the dire economic consequences California's "Global Warming Solutions Act" would have on California's economy for City Journal's website in February. At the time, I argued Gov. Schwarzengger would be insane not to suspend the law in the face of record unemployment and a sluggish economic recovery, noting a report by the state Air Resources Board that predicted “While climate policy yields new types…

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Added by Ben Boychuk on May 25, 2010 at 3:45pm — 4 Comments

Can You Digg it? Videos from Fourth International Conference on Climate Change

I just submitted to Digg the video proceedings from the Fourth International Conference on Climate Change. I would LOVE to see this make a splash on Digg. Please Digg it here: http://digg.com/videos/environment/upcoming

More than 70 speakers from 23 countries addressed the conference, and every speech--keynote addresses, Q&A sessions, and individual panel presentations--is posted online. Now that's worth Digging!

Added by Diane Carol Bast on May 25, 2010 at 10:32am — 1 Comment

Sen. James Inhofe Plugs Heartland's Climate Conference on Senate Floor

Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) was scheduled to speak at The Heartland Institute's Fourth International Conference on Climate Change, which concluded yesterday in Chicago. Important votes kept him from attending, but the senator who for years has doggedly stuck up for science over politics when it comes to the climate was with us in spirit.

He was kind enough to take a moment to mention Heartland and the conference from the floor of the United States…

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Added by Jim Lakely on May 19, 2010 at 1:49pm — 1 Comment

Notes from Monday's Heartland Climate Conference

Here are some notes from some of Monday's proceedings at The Heartland Institute's International Conference on Climate Change in Chicago:

Arizona State Sen. Pamela Gorman

Presentation: “Cents and Sense: An Energy Agenda for America’s Future”

Arizona State Sen. Pamela Gorman (R) lamented in her speech — “Cents and Sense: An Energy Agenda for America’s Future” — that “elections have consequences,” and we’re living with…

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Added by Jim Lakely on May 18, 2010 at 4:00am — 1 Comment

BBC Enviro Correspondent Just Can't Play Fair

Roger Harrabin, a BBC environment reporter, is attending The Heartland Institute's Fourth International Conference on Climate Change. The Bishop Hill blog has posted an MP3 of Harrabin's first report and a great conversation about that report is taking place online now.

I just listened to the clip and, unlike several…

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Added by Diane Carol Bast on May 17, 2010 at 12:50pm — 1 Comment

Climate Conference Coverage Begins in Earnest

Several on-site bloggers, Heartland Senior Fellow James M. Taylor, Special Correspondent Paul Chesser, and Heartland Executive Vice President Dan Miller are filing reports fast and furiously from Heartland's Fourth International Conference on Climate Change. In addition to posts on Freedom Pub by Chesser, here are some quick links:

Marc Morano at…

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Added by Diane Carol Bast on May 17, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Kind Words from a Brave Political Leader in the Global Warming Debate

U.S. Sen. James Inhofe, who will deliver one of two luncheon keynote addresses on Monday, May 17, at The Heartland Institute's Fourth International Conference on Climate Change, had some kind words for Heartland, as did radio talk show host Brian Wilson.

Warms my heart!…

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Added by Diane Carol Bast on May 16, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Marc Sheppard on AT Definitely Worth a Read

Marc Sheppard offers up a great defense of The Heartland Institute, its Fourth International Climate Change Conference, and global warming skeptics generally at American Thinker.

Sheppard's analysis is spot-on, and nicely written to boot. I loved this paragraph:

But…

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Added by Diane Carol Bast on May 15, 2010 at 11:43am — No Comments

Where have all the alarmists gone?

MISSING: True believers in the theory that humans are causing a global warming crisis.

The speakers’ list at the Fourth International Conference on Climate Change, which opens Sunday in Chicago with more than 700 registered attendees, is loaded with the world’s elite climatologists, economists, and policy makers. But almost all of them are skeptical that human activity is causing a… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on May 14, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Rich Trzupek "Gets It" on Big Journalism

Rich Trzupek's featured story on Big Government this morning defends The Heartland Institute, its Fourth International Conference on Climate Change, and global warming "skeptics" generally against yet another attack from the left. Writes…

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Added by Diane Carol Bast on May 14, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

AMAZING! Grey Whale Seen in Mediterranean Sea

A grey whale was spotted swimming off the coast of Israel this week. This has truly baffled scientists, because grey whales have not been found in Atlantic waters for hundreds of years — killed off by whalers. (Happily, they thrive in the Pacific Ocean.)…

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Added by Jim Lakely on May 12, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

A Scam Based on a Scam: Cap-and-Trade Act

By Alan Caruba

It is almost beyond comprehension that Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) will introduce the Cap-and-Trade Act on Wednesday, May 12th, for consideration by the…

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Added by Alan Caruba on May 11, 2010 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

Best of The Freedom Pub This Week

Lots of thought-provoking posts at The Freedom Pub this week. I'm constantly amazed by the variety and quality of the conversation around the bar. We don't always agree, but we get good debates going. Please tell your friends to join us! So ... without further ado, here's the run-down of the good stuff, just in case you missed it:

In "Times Square bomber: Something isn't right here,"…

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Added by Jim Lakely on May 8, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments