Monthly Archives: September 2011

House Republicans are pressing forward with a probe into a $535 million loan guarantee to a California-based solar panel manufacturer, charging that the Obama administration may have improperly awarded the loan to a company whose major investor was a bundler … Continue reading →

This is gruesome. The bear does not respect life. Can they be trained to make tofu?

So far this month, Burlington, Vermont has received 6.09 inches of rain. http://www.wunderground.com/ In August 1955, Burlington received 11.54 inches of rain. In August 1965, Burlington received 6.27 inches of rain. In August 1977, Burlington received 6.27 inches of rain. … Continue reading →

North Pole sea ice half as thick as 2001 Doug O’Harra | Aug 25, 2011 Sea ice floating near the top of the world appears to be half as thick as it was 10 years ago, according to reports from … Continue reading →

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… finesse wasn’t on the cards as pick axes, pulleys and a good old dose of brute force were applied liberally to get the OLD PULTENEY moving. http://rowtothepole.com/ The pole is at 90N, not 81N, and is covered with fresh snow. … Continue reading →

The forecaster on duty in Galveston back then, Isaac Cline, had tried to issue a warning, Emanuel said. “His hands were tied rather badly by the Washington bureaucracy,” Emanuel said. “The U.S. Weather Bureau had forbidden Cline from issuing his … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Irene received a massive amount media coverage, but television reports made little or no reference to the role global warming played in the storm. We speak with someone with his eye on climate change and its impact. “We’ve had … Continue reading →