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1. muoncounter at 10:59 AM on 7 November, 2011
   Speaking of cartoons, I hope everyone enjoys this from the Sunday New York Times: -- full size source
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2. Rob Painting at 11:08 AM on 7 November, 2011
   I find the 2nd panel of that cartoon particularly funny, and accurate! Cheers Muon.
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3. Bern at 20:01 PM on 7 November, 2011
   Actually, I liked the last panel best, but I agree panel 2 is pretty good.
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4. Albatross at 03:14 AM on 8 November, 2011
   Great cartoons, both (the OP cartoon and @1) really do highlight the games being played by the "skeptics" and deniers of AGW. Encouraging that the media are picking up on the denial and highlighting it. The contrarians, "skeptics" and those in denial about AGW have taken quite a beating the last two weeks, and are spinning their wheels. They have lost control of their message/misinformation. A small victory.
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5. DMarshall at 14:43 PM on 8 November, 2011
   @Albatross #4 Don't be complacent; a setback is not a loss and they've been cranking up the "another Little Ice Age is coming" publicity machine. If this is a bad winter and if next year is significantly cooler than the last few, expect them to shout victory from the rooftops. I trust it hasn't been lost on you that ALL but one of the original entrants in the US Republican leadership race switched from supporting to denying global warming?
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6. Albatross at 14:51 PM on 8 November, 2011
   Hello DMarshall @5, I share your concerns, trust me. I and other are still fighting tooth and nail, here, behind the scenes, whenever and wherever we can...it is exhausting. But now and again we do earn "small victories" as I noted above and it recharges my batteries :) No need to worry, "complacent" is not in my vocabulary, and probably not in John Cook's either. Yes, Obama is having a hard time of it, but a lot can change in a year, hopefully he can pull some magic, but I fear at this point it is going to take some "magic".
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7. Stevo at 16:19 PM on 8 November, 2011
   DMarshall and Albatross, I'm not quite keeping up with developments in the GOP. Does Romney still maintain AGW is real or has he changed horses?
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8. DMarshall at 16:43 PM on 8 November, 2011
   @Stevo Romney seems to have been steadily shifting towards denial as the leadership race progresses, despite having nearly implemented a cap-and-trade program in his days as governor. His most recent statements are that America shouldn't waste trillions of dollars on reducing emissions because polluters will just move elsewhere and he's been calling for aggressive use and development of domestic fossil fuel and nuclear.
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9. Stevo at 17:12 PM on 8 November, 2011
   DMarshall @8 Political polarisation strikes again it would seem.
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10. JMurphy at 19:45 PM on 8 November, 2011
    DMarshall : "...they've been cranking up the "another Little Ice Age is coming" publicity machine. If this is a bad winter and if next year is significantly cooler than the last few, expect them to shout victory from the rooftops." I'm lost now : are they saying that the earth is warming (and they have all been saying that all along, apparently) or are they saying that the earth is cooling ? Or is it both, depending on how they feel each day ?! Anyway, there was a programme on the BBC recently (Will it Snow ? - although probably only accessible within the UK) which had the Met Office reckoning that this Winter in the UK shouldn't be as bad as the last couple. Fingers crossed...
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11. oneiota at 20:17 PM on 8 November, 2011
    DMarshall@5 I can feel a "snow job" coming on.
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12. Composer99 at 03:12 AM on 9 November, 2011
    Any word on Australia passing the carbon tax? I've been led to understand that took place just today (Australian dates).
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13. Tom Curtis at 03:18 AM on 9 November, 2011
    Composer99, it has been passed: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-08/carbon-tax-passes-senate/3652438
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14. John Hartz at 04:19 AM on 9 November, 2011
    Here's why we must double-down on our individual and collective efforts to educate people about what scientific community is telling us about climate change. “There's been a lot of talk recently that the world is finally facing an economic reckoning — a final past-due bill for those years of living so far beyond our means. The truth is we're facing a climate reckoning as well. The two are fatally intertwined — and they're going to be impossible to solve separately, if they can be solved at all.” “The Kyoto Accords — and Hope — Are Expiring,” Time Magazine, Nov 8, 2011 To access the entire article, click here.
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