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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159794)	9/23/2013 7:59:27 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Recommended By dave rose TideGlider Respond to of 224845

pelosi said nothing else can be cut in he budget, lolol who voted for this moron. here's one Washington will spend $126 million in 2009 to enhance the Kennedy family legacy in Massachusetts. Additionally, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) diverted $20 million from the 2010 defense budget to subsidize a new Edward M. Kennedy Institute. [16]

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159794)	9/23/2013 11:20:47 PM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Respond to of 224845

Met Office global warming figures 'are fatally flawed and could result in millions being squandered' Think tank led by former Tory chancellor Lord Lawson says figures that shape climate change policy are 'biased' HadCM3, a programme used to predict the effect of carbon dioxide levels, also attacked in report by group Large sums of money could be 'malinvested' as a result, it is claimed Hotly disputed by Met Office, who says they are confident in their figures Report a 'stunt' by Global Warming Policy Foundation, one expert says By FIONA MACRAE SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT PUBLISHED: 19:45 GMT, 23 September 2013 \| UPDATED: 19:46 GMT, 23 September 2013 165 shares 111 View comments Lord Lawson's Global Warming Policy Foundation say the Met Office's predictions are biased The Met Office’s global warming predictions are flawed and could result in millions of pounds being squandered, it is claimed. A report for a think tank led by former Tory chancellor Lord Lawson says a computer programme behind figures that shape climate change policy is biased in favour of higher temperatures. Large sums of public and private sector money could be ‘malinvested’ in everything from wind farms to heat-proof road surfaces as a result, it claims. Lord Lawson, chairman of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, said: ‘The Government’s policy of abandoning cheap conventional energy and moving to expensive (and unreliable) renewable energy has always been of dubious merit. 'The fact that it now emerges this policy has been based on projections by a computer model which has been found to be fatally flawed means that an independent expert review of the model and its projections is both essential and urgent.’ The claim, hotly disputed by the Met Office, comes as scientists and officials meet in Stockholm to finalise a major report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Experts claim the think tank timed its report to undermine the IPCC, which is expected to say the case for man-made global warming is stronger than ever. The report attacks HadCM3, a programme used to predict the effect of carbon dioxide levels. Squandered: Millions of pounds of public money could be wrongly invested into wind farms and other renewable energy sources, the report claims It says there is a glitch in the way it factors in the impact of low-lying cloud, with estimates of small temperature rises adjusted upwards. Report author Andrew Montford said: ‘The UK’s official climate predictions are therefore unreliable and excessively alarmist. ‘The problem is highly technical but its implications are that the model, as currently used, will always provide high estimates of future warming.’ More... Climate scientists insist global warming hasn't stopped, it's just on a break as they prepare to release report designed to salvage their reputation Top Whitehall mandarin called in after 'series of blazing rows' between cabinet members over wind farms World's top climate scientists told to 'cover up' the fact that the Earth's temperature hasn't risen for the last 15 years However, the Met Office said it is confident in HadCM3. It said it uses data from many models, and the figures are independently reviewed. Bob Ward, a climate change expert at the London School of Economics, said: ‘This is a political stunt by Lord Lawson’s Global Warming Policy Foundation to try to distract attention from the IPCC report. Refuted: The Met Office strongly dispute the report and add that they have confidence in the computer programme behind their predictions - HadCM3 ‘The Met Office climate model is based on the best available scientific evidence and expert judgment.’ Drafts of the IPCC report – the first in six years – say it is at least 95 per cent certain human activity is the main cause of temperature rises since the 1950s. That is up from 90 per cent in 2007, and 66 per cent in 2001. Read more: dailymail.co.uk Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter \| DailyMail on Facebook

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159794)	9/24/2013 7:33:41 AM
From: TideGlider	2 Recommendations Recommended By jlallen locogringo Respond to of 224845

No time to answer even one of the questions posed to you? Your presence here is becoming even more worthless.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159794)	9/24/2013 11:40:50 AM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Recommended By dave rose TideGlider Respond to of 224845

White House Celebrates “Bisexual Visibility Day”… Reggie Love to lead the festivities? Via PJM: Did you know that today is Bisexual Visibility Day? You may not be aware, but they are at the White House and will be celebrating with an official event. Seriously, this is not a joke. Today, in honor of Bisexual Visibility Day there will be a White House roundtable discussion “about issues facing the bisexual community” attracting bisexual activists from around the nation. This first-time White House event was called to my attention on Sunday when I saw a piece in the Miami Herald with the headline, “A voice for bisexuals, Miami activist heads to D.C.” Keep reading…