Written by Cole Jeffrey, guest post | January 27 2012

I recently read an article on page 2 printed in the Washington Post that was dated November 2, that warned of the consequences of AGW/ACC. It is different from the whole AGW/ACC issue in one regard:

This article was published in 1922.

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Written by Dr. Benny Peiser, GWPF, via email | January 27 2012

The number of scientific "heretics" is growing with each passing year. The reason is a collection of stubborn scientific facts. Perhaps the most inconvenient fact is the lack of global warming for well over 10 years now. The lack of warming for more than a decade—indeed, the smaller-than-predicted warming over the 22 years since the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) began issuing projections—suggests that computer models have greatly exaggerated how much warming additional CO2 can cause. -- Claude Allegre +15, The Wall Street Journal, 27 January 2012

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Written by Associated Press | January 27 2012

Nothing to cheer about now: Electric car battery maker Ener1 filed for bankruptcy Thursday.[h/t to Gator] The parent company of an electric car battery maker that received a $118 million grant from the Obama administration filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday.

New York-based Ener1 said it has been affected by competition from China and other countries.

Ener1 subsidiary EnerDel received a $118 million stimulus grant from the Energy Department in 2009, and Vice President Joe Biden visited the company's new battery plant in Indiana last year.

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Written by Judi McLeod, Canada Free Press | January 27 2012

Maurice F StrongWith the scare mongering of man-made global warming going, going and almost gone off the radar map, climate change gurus are opening the door to “World Green Tourism” starting in Abu Dhabi.

It’s a “new kind of sustainable tourism” that “can protect (the) United Arab Emirates (UAE’s)  cultural heritage” (Automobil Sport.com, Dec. 5, 2011).

And God only knows the UAE’s cultural heritage must be sustained.

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Written by Wall Street Journal | January 27 2012

WSJ Editor's Note: The following has been signed by the 16 scientists listed at the end of the article:

A candidate for public office in any contemporary democracy may have to consider what, if anything, to do about "global warming." Candidates should understand that the oft-repeated claim that nearly all scientists demand that something dramatic be done to stop global warming is not true. In fact, a large and growing number of distinguished scientists and engineers do not agree that drastic actions on global warming are needed.

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Written by The Daily Bayonet | January 27 2012

You got your money. Now go home, already.Canada’s government has been talking tough about greens and their antics to delay big energy projects and inhibit the country’s ability to exploit its natural resources.

Joe Oliver, the natural resources minister wrote a tough letter and then it was leaked that the Prime Minister’s Office may be calling hippies an ‘enemy of the people of Canada.” All good red meat for folks who think global warming is a crock and that energy should be both abundant and cheap.

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Written by David Archibald, Watts up with that? | January 26 2012

[h/t to Gator] Predicting the amplitude of Solar Cycle 24 was a big business. Jan Janssens provides the most complete table of Solar Cycle 24 predictions at: http://users.telenet.be/j.janssens/SC24.html

Prediction activity for Solar Cycle 24 seemed to have peaked in 2007. In year before, Dr David Hathaway of NASA made the first general estimate of Solar Cycle 25 amplitude:

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/10may_longrange/

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Written by The Daily Bayonet | January 26 2012

darwinism is for wimpsThe Round-Up double-dog dares the GWPF to be cunning, global warming gets yet another new name and an occasional skeptic is pillaged.

And yes, there’s a hottie at the end too.

Part One: Hippie of the Week

This week’s HOTW wants you to stop thinking. And don’t ask questions either. In fact, Naomi Oreskes wants you to just SHUT UP and do as you’re told:

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Written by Daily Mail Reporter | January 26 2012

San Antonio, Texas (screencap)Heavy rain and powerful winds spawned by tornadoes have swept across Texas, forcing drivers to abandon cars on flooded roads, knocking out power to thousands and prompting water rescue efforts.

The rainfall, despite causing chaos and damaging homes and businesses, did not drop enough water to make up for the state's historic drought.

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Written by Steven Goddard, Real Science | January 26 2012

Flooding in Texas (watch video)A few months ago Romm declared permanent drought in Texas – unless a hurricane saved them.

My question is, how many hours remain until Romm makes a post blaming the rain in Texas on global warming? His readers are complete morons, so he knows that he can switch positions every few hours.

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Written by DANIEL PROUSSALIDIS, QMI AGENCY | January 26 2012

[h/t to Red Jeff] OTTAWA - Aboriginal and environmental activists opposed to the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal have tapped a gusher of funding for their activities - taxpayers.

Almost 50 groups will dip into about $2.8 million from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency's (CEAA) participant funding program to help them contribute to hearings on Enbridge's proposal to connect Alberta's oilsands to a tanker terminal in northern B.C.

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Written by Scott Learn, The Oregonian | January 26 2012

cartoon by JoNovaMore than 400 people jammed into a Portland hotel ballroom Wednesday night to hear a panel of global warming skeptics assert that manmade increases in greenhouse gases are not driving climate change.

The event, hosted by the 150-member Oregon chapter of the American Meteorological Society, was open to the general public and drew an attentive and mostly sympathetic audience. Chapter President Steve Pierce asked for a show of hands beforehand, then estimated that 90 percent of the crowd favored the statement that human activities are not the main cause of global warming.

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Written by Dr. Benny Peiser, GWPF, via email | January 26 2012

President Obama announced a potential environmental nightmare when he called tonight for more than 75% of offshore oil and gas resources to be exploited. The President claimed he would not compromise on oil spills, but he has approved oil exploration in the Arctic, which his own Coast Guard says will be a “nightmare scenario” when an oil spill happens.  -–Greenpeace, 25 January 2012

Overt references to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have been banished from White House vocabulary.  --John Kemp, Reuters, 24 January 2012

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Written by Climate Change Dispatch | January 25 2012

Dear Readers: Because of previous appointments, posting will be light today. Always check our Facebook page or Twitter feed for stories we didn't get around to posting directly here. Go ahead and post links to relevant articles, snippets, and/or thoughts in the comments (after the jump). Use the "Report to Admin" link beneath inappropriate/spam comments. Thanks! --CCD

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