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INDIA SETS UP INDEPENDENT GLOBAL WARMING PANEL, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY
February 8, 2010
CHURCHVILLE, VA—India is setting up its own climate research unit because it no longer trusts the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. I’ve been predicting such a move for years—partly due to the IPCC’s biased science, but more because India simply cannot afford to curtail its desperately needed and energy-powered economic growth. India’s government’s stability […]
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A CHILL HITS WIND POWER, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY
February 1, 2010
CHURCHVILLE, VA—As I write, a strong wind is blowing across the Alleghany Mountains onto my house. It’s bringing an “Arctic Clipper” that will drop my temperatures this weekend to a frigid and unusual 6 degrees F. Why can’t I get some good from this chill wind—with a wind turbine to harvest the “free” energy?
Out in […]
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HAITI’S DESPERATE FOOD CROP OUTLOOK, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY
January 25, 2010
CHURCHVILLE, VA—In a normal year, Haiti must start now preparing for the spring planting season, which ends in May. The spring crop usually produces 60 percent of the country’s food. Unfortunately, many families have had to eat or share the seeds they were saving for the next crop. Any improved seed varieties brought in now […]
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GREENPEACE OPTS FOR MILLIONS OF BLIND KIDS, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY
January 20, 2010
CHURCHVILLE, VA—The earthquake in Haiti has caused more than 100,000 deaths and destroyed the homes of 1.5 million people. It’s a devastating blow to Haiti—but we don’t know how to prevent earthquakes. All we can do is help Haiti rebuild.
On the other hand, we do know how to prevent 500,000 kids from going blind every […]
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USDA MISLEADS ON FARMING’S CLIMATE FUTURE, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY
January 12, 2010
CHURCHVILLE, VA—The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued new report that attempts to forecast the impact of climate change on American farming in the next 50 years. USDA seems to expect serious climate-related farming problems ahead, but the recent changes in global climate have been tiny—and in the “wrong” direction! The earth’s temperatures are now […]
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