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Global Warming: Science and Pseudo-Science
February 9, 2010, 4:20 am
Filed under: climate change, glaciers, global warming | Tags: , , ,
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Climate scientists do their research and publish their findings. Then they fight one another with criticisms and accusations. Well, such wrangling is not new to science.

Here are some articles on global warming, melting glaciers, mistakes and accusations.

Climate scientists blast IPCC’s ‘sloppy’ melting Himalayan

glaciers, which has unfairly maligned their work. According to a report in The Guardian, the experts, who worked on the section of the IPCC report that considered the physical science of global warming, say the error by social and biological scientists has unfairly maligned their work. … The report from working group two, on impacts, included a false claim that Himalayan glaciers would melt away by 2035, which was sourced to a report from campaign group WWF. …

Publish Date: 02/09/2010 0:05

http://www.indiatalkies.com/

ClimateGate: GlacierGate – IPCC Retracts Report On Glaciers – Data

Two years ago the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a benchmark report that was claimed to incorporate the latest and most detailed research into the impact of global warming. A central claim was the world’s …

Publish Date: 02/08/2010 17:09

http://mcauleysworld.wordpress.com/

The great global warming collapse | Rebel News – Independent News

In 2007, the most comprehensive report to date on global warming, issued by the respected United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, made a shocking claim: The Himalayan glaciers could.

Publish Date: 02/08/2010 3:40

http://www.rebelnews.org/

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Climate Change: Fact or Fiction?
January 27, 2010, 7:37 am
Filed under: climate change, global warming | Tags: , , ,
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Are human activities largely responsible for climate change? Here is some debate on the topic. Enjoy.

Climate Change Debate

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Copenhagen Summit a Predicted Disappointment
December 30, 2009, 7:11 am
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The Malta Business Weekly announced that the failure of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit was predicted in a white paper prior to the opening of the Summit. Despite this prognostication, the same white paper said that whatever progress that was made would be lauded as a “resounding victory for the nations involved”.

Here’s the article: Copenhagen Summit.

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Climate Change: Token Agreement?
September 25, 2009, 7:30 am
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An agreement signed by G20 leaders may not be anything more than a token reference to global climate issues. A resolution designed to help reduce greenhouse gases was given no deadline for implementation – not yet, anyway.

Read the climate change article here.

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Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Solving Climate Problems
July 20, 2009, 5:41 am
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Can the knowledge and expertise of one great accomplishment fuel other equally great accomplishments? 

As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the remarkable achievement of putting Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon (while Michael Collins nervously circled above) and bringing them safely home, there will no doubt be a chorus of articles saying “we need an Apollo project to deal with climate change.” or “if we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we solve our energy problems?”

Find the answer in this challenging climate change article.

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