1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Czrq5kd2Tk"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/house-hearing-scheduled-for-today-on-obama-s-u-n-climate-pledge/">House Hearing Scheduled for Today on Obama’s U.N. Climate Pledge</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/house-hearing-scheduled-for-today-on-obama-s-u-n-climate-pledge/embed/#?secret=Czrq5kd2Tk" width="600" height="338" title="“House Hearing Scheduled for Today on Obama’s U.N. Climate Pledge” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="Czrq5kd2Tk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> CCD Editor's Note: On April 15, 2015 (today), at 10:00 a.m. E.S.T., the U.S. House of Representatives will hold hearings on Obama's United Nation's climate "pledge" with testimony given by various people in different fields. The main points are whether it is scientifically justified or simply a new tax on Americans. Here is Judith Curry's write-up on the event: * * * * * I will be testifying before the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology on April 15. The Hearing is titled The President's UN Climate Pledge: Scientifically Justified or a New Tax on Americans? The Hearing web page is .https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics7_committee_on_science.jpg