Mike S

I understand the environmental reasons why not. But isn't it about time we start utilizing our own oil deposits rather than continue to pay for foreign oil? Or is it still cheaper to buy it than it is to produce it?

This isn't a political or even environmental question, does anyone know if there is any new construction?

Realclimate.org is funded by Environmental Media Services, founded in 1994 by Arlie Schardt, a former journalist, former communications director for Al Gore's 2000 Presidential campaign.

EMS is closely allied with Fenton Communications.

Fenton Communications client list includes organizations associated with a diverse array of social issues, but they are most known for their work with liberal causes such as MoveOn.org and Greenpeace.

Since that is such a 'leftward' bias already, and since the 'leftward' bias of AGW and GW is pretty much a known fact.

Doesn't that cast some doubt on realclimate.org? It's an award winning blog. A blog.

Aren't blogs merely people's opinions and not reliable?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealClimate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Media_S...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenton_Communications

Doesn't that make you think realclimate.org has an agenda?

Compare Bush's western White House to Al Gore's house.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/house.asp

I do give credit to Al Gore, he did donate his Nobel money to environmental causes.

He's a scientist tracking the Sun's cycles and has been for years.

http://ibdeditorial.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=287279...

Or will the AGW and GW people not even consider this as relevant new data?

I mean if the coldest winter in China in over 100 years counts as 'Weather' then doesn't something like tornados? If snow in Bagdad counts as weather, then don't the tornados?

Just posting some recent news of the coldest winter in china in the last 100 years. Adding fuel to the fire that global warming is a theory... (a theory that is failing?)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080204/lf_nm_life/chi...

Did Al Gore profit from his movie 'An Inconvenient Truth'?

What did he do with his share of the money?

Does he donate money to causes that will reduce pollution, increase recycling, save energy?

I'm just wondering, seems like the rich get richer and the rules/changes he is suggesting that we make don't prescribe to him...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_re_mi_ea...

I woke up to -18F with -30F windchills.

Here's Chicago's weather: http://cbs2chicago.com/local/snow.bitter.cold.2.64...

I'm a Boy Scout leader and I'm wondering if I can deduct the cost of my uniform on my taxes. Just looking for advice or referrence somewhere on the IRS site.

Thanks!

Does anyone have the details of a story about a deer that had 4 colored stones for the seasons? The deer would touch the stone to the earth and the season would change? I believe the stone colors were green, white, black, and I don't know the fourth color.

I'm looking to tell this story at a summer camp to teach young kids about reponsibility.

I'm looking for career statistics of both retired and active players current to at least the end of the 2006 season.