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    Climate Change Research Axed in Australia

    Except we've seen most politicians on this side of the fence don't last long.
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    Climate Change Research Axed in Australia

    They should have stuck with the bitter infighting as it was a better situation.
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    BBC: Esa's Cryosat mission sees Antarctic ice losses double

    I feel dirty for actually clicking the link for this douche, but the comments on his own damn site show his calculation is wrong. The whole internets knows Watts has no credibility except for you guys lol
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    BBC: Esa's Cryosat mission sees Antarctic ice losses double

    Esa's Cryosat mission sees Antarctic ice losses double Antarctica is now losing about 160 billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean - twice as much as when the continent was last surveyed. The new assessment comes from Europe's Cryosat spacecraft, which has a radar instrument specifically...
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    The U.S. Government Is Spending Millions to Protect Coffee From Climate Change

    The U.S. Government Is Spending Millions to Protect Coffee From Climate Change The United States government is about to funnel $5 million into research that may help protect the global coffee supply. The investment, however, has nothing to do with concerns over domestic productivity—or even the...
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    Childhood vaccinations not linked to development of autism

    This is a study so it's obviously false.. Childhood vaccinations not linked to development of autism THERE is no evidence to link the development of autism with childhood vaccines, research from the University of Sydney has found. A systematic international review — the first of its kind —...
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    Hotter climate could turn all sea turtles into females

    Hotter climate could turn all sea turtles into females Sea turtles are likely to be beneficiaries of a warming climate as hotter incubation conditions trigger a rising share of female hatchlings that could lift natural rates of population growth, new research to be published in Nature Climate...
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    Climate Change Research Axed in Australia

    Australian PM Tony Abbott plays down slump in polls after budget Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott shrugged off opinion polls yesterday that show his government's popularity had plummeted since the release of its tough first budget. Two separate polls taken since Abbott's government...
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    There is no such thing as "climate science"

    ITT we learn that denier talking points from 2007 are just as stupid in 2014.
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    Forbes: Rift Widening Between Energy And Insurance Industries Over Climate Change

    Rift Widening Between Energy And Insurance Industries Over Climate Change Being a big business, the insurance industry is a strong backer of free enterprise and its laissez-faire leaders. But a rift could be developing now that some major carriers are staking claims in the climate change cause...
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    Maclean's: America dumbs down

    America dumbs down The U.S. is being overrun by a wave of anti-science, anti-intellectual thinking. Has the most powerful nation on Earth lost its mind? South Carolina’s state beverage is milk. Its insect is the praying mantis. There’s a designated dance—the shag—as well a sanctioned tartan...
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    Scientists in cover-up of ‘damaging’ climate view

    Wow this one died real quick. What an embarrassment for the deniers. :lol:
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    The top ten global warming 'skeptic' arguments answered

    If you can refute each and every one of those top 10 answers, you might have a fighting chance. Until then, this thread has been a monumental failure on the part of the 'skeptics'. I thought you guys were smarter than this.
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    Canada losing credibility on Ukraine

    Russian business elite excluded from Canada's sanctions list Despite Canada's aggressive tone with Russia amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, it appears the federal government is not putting all of its money where its mouth is — at least, not when it comes to sanctions. Canada has generally...
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    The top ten global warming 'skeptic' arguments answered

    Nope. But thanks for confirming your reducto adbloggio.
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    The top ten global warming 'skeptic' arguments answered

    Are you saying he's wrong just because it's a blog? That's mighty assumptive.
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    GMO producers should be punished as terrorists, Russian MPs say

    GMO producers should be punished as terrorists, Russian MPs say A draft law submitted to the Russian parliament seeks to impose punishment up to criminal prosecution to producers of genetically-modified organisms harmful to health or the environment. The draft legislation submitted on...