Bob McCarty Writes

The Penn State University Collegian newspaper reported Monday that a panel of university faculty and staff had concluded its inquiry of Penn State meteorology professor Michael Mann (right) and would release its “ClimateGate” findings later in the week. The “ClimateGate” e-mails scandal surfaced in early December and seemed to show evidence of fraud and conspiracy [...]

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There has been a sharp decline over the past year in the percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence that global temperatures are rising, according to results of a new survey released today by The Pew Research Center for People and the Press. And fewer also see global warming as a very serious [...]

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Before the day is over, I fully expect presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will attempt to place blame for this morning’s 5.2 Midwest earthquake squarely on the shoulders of President George W. Bush and their Republican rival, John McCain. In an attempt to beat the dueling Democrats to this ludicrous punch, I offer [...]

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[Editor's Note: Over the weekend, I came across a column by Dan Calabrese, whose image appears in the photo at left. As a fellow public relations practitioner and global warming skeptic, Calabrese offers a clear understanding of the issue of global warming that is well worth your reading time. With permission from the North Star [...]

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On the global warming front, I found two sentences in an Ithaca (N.Y.) Journal article, Earth Day: Don’t ignore climate issues hilarious: While snow piles up outside our windows, we may be hard-pressed to believe climate change is occurring, global temperatures are rising and the planet is on a crash course of serious change if [...]

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