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Climatologist Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. accepts global warming debate challenge!

Tuesday, May 26 2009

By Marc Morano, Climate Depot Former Colorado State Climatologist Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. responded to Stanford University professor Stephen Schneider’s May 24, 2009 boast that he could “slaughter” skeptical scientists in a global warming debate. (See: Warming Promoter Prof. Stephen Schneider warns skeptical scientists he could ‘slaughter them in public debate!‘ ) Pielke Sr . May 15, 2009 Excerpt: I would be glad to debate Dr. Schneider (or any of the other individuals who are listed). I also challenge them…

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The Climate-Industrial Complex

Friday, May 22 2009

By BJORN LOMBORG Some business leaders are cozying up with politicians and scientists to demand swift, drastic action on global warming. This is a new twist on a very old practice: companies using public policy to line their own pockets. The tight relationship between the groups echoes the relationship among weapons makers, researchers and the U.S. military during the Cold War. President Dwight Eisenhower famously warned about the might of the "military-industrial complex," cautioning that "the potential for the disastrous…

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George Friedman: The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century

Monday, May 18 2009

George Friedman was a hit at the Writers and Readers Festival, holding his audiences in awe with his grasp of world history. The Next 100 Years is absolutely essential reading for anyone with an interest in global events, politics and history. George Friedman forecasts the next hundred years decade by decade and country by country. You can have a copy delivered anywhere in New Zealand simply by emailing Doris Mousdale with your contact details The book is $34.99 and…

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Change is a cold certainty

Saturday, May 16 2009

Greg Roberts | April 18, 2009 Article from: The Australian Zinchenko's vessel, the Spirit of Enderby, was commissioned in January last year to retrace the steps of the great Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, marking the century of his Nimrod expedition of 1907-09. Spirit of Enderby was blocked by a wall of pack ice at the entrance to the Ross Sea, about 400km short of Shackleton's base hut at Cape Royds. Zinchenko says it was the first time in 15 years…

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The Strategic Debate Over Afghanistan

Tuesday, May 12 2009

May 11, 2009 By George Friedman After U.S. airstrikes killed scores of civilians in western Afghanistan this past week, White House National Security Adviser Gen. James L. Jones said the United States would continue with the airstrikes and would not tie the hands of U.S. generals fighting in Afghanistan. At the same time, U.S. Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus has cautioned against using tactics that undermine strategic U.S. goals in Afghanistan — raising the question of what exactly are…

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How to Dress

Friday, May 08 2009

From the incredibly popular programme, How to Look Good Naked, Gok Wan has taken up the Trinny and Susannah mantle offering advice on how to have a makeover without breaking the bank. Writing as he talks on television Gok wants to free women from “wardrobe phobia” and show them how to update for every occasion. Entertaining and practical How to Dress makes a great “girlfriend gift”

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