Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Mother Nature mocks global warming fear promoters!

[Note: The "Gore Effect" has a long and storied history. What follows is a sampling of how Mother Nature enjoys mocking global warming fear promoters. 1) First October snow since 1922 blankets London as global warming bill debated - October 2008 # 2) Global Warming Vote on Snowy Day in Washington - Senate committee debates expensive climate change bill snow blanket D.C. - December 2007 # 3) HOUSE HEARING ON 'WARMING OF THE PLANET' CANCELED AFTER SNOW/ICE STORM - February 2007 # 4) NOT AGAIN! DC 'Snow Advisory' Issued on Day of Congressional Global Warming Hearing - March 2007 # 5) Gore decries 'global warming' in bitterly cold NYC - December 2006 # 6) Gore delivers environmental message at Harvard - ...with near 125-year record breaking low temps - October 2008 # 7) Global warming activists urged to focus on Earth Day rallies and ignore snow as it 'piles up outside our windows' - April 17, 2007 # 8) No Joke! Cyclists 'braved freezing cold temps' to promote global warming awareness in New York - October 22, 2008 # 9) Global warming protest in Maryland frosted with snow - January 2008 # 10) Global warming rally in the snow - April 2007 # 11) Snow won't dampen global-warming rallies - April 2007 # 12) Brrr. - Obama to global warming demonstrators: 'This is probably not the weather to hold up those signs...it's a little chilly today' - October 28, 2008 # 13) Global Warming Awareness Walk Braves Snow Storm - March 2007 ]
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Not again! Global warming rally in DC faces unusual November snow and cold - 'Gore Effect' - November 17, 2008
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Washington&state=DC&site=LWX&textField1=38.895&textField2=-77.0373&e=1
Washington DC Forecast as of 11am ET November 17, 2008
TodayIsolatedShowersHi 48°F
TonightChanceRain/SnowLo 33°F
TuesdaySlight ChcSnowHi 43°F

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Rally for Climate Action Now! - On Capitol Hill Tuesday November 18, 2008 - Sponsored by Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Excerpt: Contract: ted@chesapeakeclimate.org - Join us on Tuesday, November 18th at 12 noon as hundreds come together on Capitol Hill to call for Climate Action Now! We will be welcoming our newly elected leaders and calling upon President-elect Obama to attend the crucial United Nations Climate Conference in Poznan, Poland in December.
Upper Senate Park - Washington, DC
Speakers:
Congressman Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland
Bill McKibben, founder, 350.org, noted author and climate activistMike Tidwell, executive director, Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkGillian Caldwell, campaign director, 1SkyAli Adler, student, University of MD at College Park
Meena Raman, Chair, Friends of the Earth International
Adam Taylor, Senior Political Director, Sojourners
Nia Robinson, Director, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative
Bracken Hendricks, Center for American Politics
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/423/t/1906/event/index.jsp?event_KEY=46206
Marc Morano
Communications Director
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) Inhofe Staff
202-224-5762
202-224-5167 (fax)
marc_morano@epw.senate.gov
www.epw.senate.gov

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