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Scientists Say White House Censored Global Warming Research (All Headline News) Inspectors general for the Commerce Department and NASA are investigating allegations the Bush administration tried to block government scientists from speaking freely about global warming and censor their research. UK's Blair pushes to speed up climate change talks (Reuters) British Prime Minister Tony Blair, armed with evidence of the disastrous impact of ignoring climate change, will talk to Germany's leader on Friday about speeding up a drive for a new international pact against global warming. Can global warming be stopped? (Socialist Party) "AN ABRUPT climate change scenario could potentially destabilise the geo-political environment, leading to skirmishes, battles, and even war... Nations with the resources to do so may build virtual fortresses around their countries, preserving resources for themselves." The temperature record is simply unreliable (Grist Magazine) The surface temperature record is full of assumptions, corrections, differing equipment and station settings, changing technology, varying altitudes, and more. It is not possible to claim we know what the "global average temperature" is, much less determine any trend.

Hechenbleikner: Change the world with lights (Reading Advocate) For this week's column, we have submitted Peter Hechenbleikner's challenge to the community. He is asking all residents to change an incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb. The official challenge is from the EPA and Congressman's Tierney. The Wall Street Journal on Global Warming (Manufacturers' Blog) Two great pieces in today's Wall Street Journal on one of our favorite topics. The first is their lead editorial. As they say in the first sentence, "Two scientific events of note occurred this week, but only one got any media coverage. Therein lies a story about modern politics and scientific priorities." Taxing climate change: A penny a mile? (Grist Magazine) Seems like more and more people - even conservative economists - are going on record in support of higher gas taxes. From an economist's point of view, it's a bit of a no brainer. Like just about any addiction, our gasoline habit carries lots of "externalities" - costs that fall on everyone rather than just the person who uses the gas. Click here for previous news Click for this page's permanent location This site's RSS feed Include this news on your site for free

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