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Alas, it’s us humans – People are in denial about climate change (and other things as well), but no matter what they say, scientists insist that sunspots and solar cycles are not the cause of current global warming.

The idea that sunspot activity is the cause of global warming just isn’t true. The problem started with studies published in 1991 and 1998 that claimed to establish a link between global temperatures and solar activity. However, most scientists now believe that these studies are seriously flawed. When the errors in them were removed by researcher Peter Laut, the link between sunspots and global warming disappeared as well. While the sun plays a role in climate change, it is a very minor one.
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Some feminists wear feathers – It’s the time of year when birds are flying south for the winter. Scientists have learned that female birds in species that breed in groups (such as Purple Martins) not only indulge in sex orgies with many different males, they are the feminists of the bird world and can find themselves under pressure to sexually show off and evolve the same kinds of embellishments, like fanciful tail feathers or chest-puffing courtship dances, as the males around them do.

Ornithologist irby Lovette says, “We’ve known it happens with females in some specialized cases, but it’s probably more widespread than we ever realized before.”
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Measures being proposed at the Copenhagen conference to curb greenhouse gas emissions are unlikely to affect potential long-term economic growth in the United States.

Economist Martin Ross says that adopting climate legislation would only cause slight changes in the nation’s Gross Domestic Product. A study which assessed the impacts of the plan being put forth found that measures being proposed would cost the average American household $57, $89, and $269 in 2015, 2020, and 2030, respectively. Over the same time period, household consumption, a measure of household purchasing power, is expected to rise by around 70%, while emissions are being reduced.
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Despite this, China has withdrawn from Climate talks – Who knew that there are glaciers in China as well as at the poles? And just like glaciers everywhere, they are melting! Which is why it’s such a shame that China is not cooperating with UN climate negotiations in Cophenhagen.

In fact, the world’s third largest ice sheet, in the remote plateau of Tibet, is warming up faster than any place else on earth. The researchers found that levels of black carbon in the ice core of the Tibetan plateau have soared since the 1990s due to the burning of coal in homes and industries.
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