Tuesday 12 October 2010

***WOULD THEY TELL US IF IT WAS THE SIZE OF MANHATTEN AND AIMING FOR THE STATUE OF LIBERTY**

'Near-miss' for us all? Giant asteroid is set to pass within 28,000 miles of Earth TODAY

By Caroline Westbrook
Last updated at 3:02 PM on 12th October 2010
An asteroid the size of a double-decker bus is set to skim past Earth today - but the good news, according to Nasa, is that it has no chance of colliding with the planet.
The space rock, labelled 2010 TD54, will reach its nearest point to Earth - approximately 28,000 miles away - around midday, although it is unclear what its exact course will be.
However scientists have said that despite its close proximity to the planet it will not enter the Earth's atmosphere and, if it did, it would be most likely to burn up before reaching the ground.
The asteroid was detected by the Kitt Peak National Observatory Solar Telescope in Arizona
First sighting: The Kitt Peak National Observatory Solar Telescope in Arizona spotted an asteroid the size of a double-decker bus which will skim past Earth today
'Small space rocks this size would burn up in our atmosphere and pose no ground danger,' Nasa's Asteroid Watch said on Twitter.
'Fortunately it seems this one will miss us,' Emily Baldwin of Astronomy Now told The Times. 'But it is a reminder that the Earth is still in the middle of a cosmic shooting gallery and we need to keep constant watch for incoming asteroids.'
The rock was detected on Sunday by the Nasa-backed Arizona Kitt Peak National Observatory Solar Telescope.
The space agency added that a 'moderate telescope' would be needed to view the asteroid which at times would be closer to Earth than some satellites, and 'significantly near' the Moon.
Near miss: the asteroid may be 28,000 miles away from Earth but in space terms that's very close indeed
Near miss: The asteroid will be 28,000 miles away from Earth when it flies past - in space terms, that's very close indeed
The TD54 is the latest in a string of asteroids that have been discovered to be passing close to Earth recently.
In late September astronomers spotted a 'potentially hazardous' space rock - the 2010 ST3 - which will pass within four million miles of the planet in mid-October.
The object, which was reported to be 150 metres in diameter, was the first Potentially Hazardous Object (PHO) to be discovered by the Pan-STARRS survey, which uses a new telescope to look for dangerous asteroids.
And two smaller rocks, which were discovered by by the Nasa-funded Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, flew harmlessly past Earth just over a month ago.
This image taken in 2010 shows just how many asteroids there are within our solar system
Congested: This image taken in 2010 shows just how many asteroids there are within our solar system
Asteroid 2010 RX30, which was estimated at between 32 and 55 feet long, passed within 154,000 miles of the planet, followed on the same day by the 2010 RF12, which was 20-49 feet long and just 49,000 miles away.
Although none of these objects hit Earth, scientists have suggested that a ten-metre long asteroid passes as close to the Earth as the Moon on a daily basis.
It is thought one of these might strike Earth's atmosphere every ten years on average. Smaller asteroids enter the atmosphere around once a year but usually explode before impact.
 
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"john: "that thing's as big as a bus."
carl: "are you insane? that's a triple decker bus, for sure."
frank: "you guys are way off. it's a double decker bus all the way."
john: "so it's settled. the only equatable size for the public to understand is 'double decker bus'."
all: "agreed."
- pardon me hard, portland OR US, 12/10/2010 17:40"

Hmmm! Double decker bus. Is it on time??
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Why do we say "near miss"-------it's a "near hit"--------------When the asteroid collide with earth then we can say---"Look we nearly missed."
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Who knows, the next asteroid strike may actually trigger intelligent life on planet Earth for the first time!
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Giant asteroid the size of a double decker bus.

Hmmn spot the creative jornalism any one?
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So the NASA say it definitely won't hit us. But nothing is definite. 28,000 miles is very CLOSE in astronomical terms. What if the Earth's gravity changed by 1 micron? Then it would hit us.

- professor plum, uk, 12/10/2010 12:39

One what?

Obviously a product of the Ed Balls School of Social Engineering.
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Oh my word I think it might hit my ex girlfriend on her big head!


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Sunday 10 October 2010

*****STILL FED LIES ABOUT THE FOOD WE EAT**********

Chicken McHalal: McDonald's denied using halal meat... now it admits meat IS in one of its most popular meals

By Abul Taher
Last updated at 3:26 AM on 10th October 2010
Fast-food giant McDonald's has admitted selling halal chicken without telling its customers. The poultry was used in popular menu items such as Chicken McNuggets and the McChicken Sandwich in its 1,200 British outlets.
The admission comes three weeks after the company categorically denied to this newspaper that it used any halal meat. Now McDonald's has revealed that the firm that supplies its poultry, Cargill, produces halal chicken at one of its abattoirs.
In a statement to The Mail on Sunday, McDonald's said: 'As a result of your enquiries, our investigation has confirmed that some halal chicken has entered our supply chain without our knowledge, and we apologise to our customers for this.
Food chain: Halal poultry has been used in popular menu items such as Chicken McNuggets and the McChicken Sandwich in its 1,200 British outlets
Food chain: Halal poultry has been used in popular menu items such as Chicken McNuggets and the McChicken Sandwich in its 1,200 British outlets
'While is it not a quality issue, halal chicken is outside of our specification. We have received assurances from Cargill that halal meat production from this abattoir has now stopped.'
McDonald's says  all the chicken in its restaurants comes from poultry which has been stunned before slaughter. Meanwhile, Asda,   Britain's second-largest supermarket chain, has admitted that much of its lamb and chicken is slaughtered according to Islamic ritual.
A company source said: 'It's fair to say that most lamb is halal and I would say half of the chicken is halal.' Islamic law requires Muslims to slaughter animals by slitting their throat while reciting an Arabic prayer which translates as: 'In the name of Allah, who is the greatest.'

Mail on Sunday series of stories about halal meat in British stores
Mail on Sunday series of stories about halal meat in British stores
The animal is required to be conscious but moderate Muslim groups allow it to be stunned before the throat is slit. Both McDonald's and Asda made their admissions after our investigation traced the abattoirs where they source their meat.

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Thursday 7 October 2010

************DO WE NEED ANYMORE PROOF ON THIS*******************

lobal warming theory in chaos after report finds increased solar activity may COOL the Earth

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:53 PM on 7th October 2010

A puzzling discovery has raised a question mark over the Sun's impact on climate change and could provide ammunition for sceptics, it was revealed today.
Until now it has been assumed that less activity from the Sun equates to less warming of the Earth.
But the new research, which focuses on a three-year snapshot of time between 2004 and 2007, suggests the opposite may be true.
As solar activity waned at the end of one of the Sun's 11-year cycles, the new data show the amount of energy reaching the Earth at visible wavelengths rose rather than fell.
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Several giant sunspots crossing the face of the Sun. The amount of solar activity may have negligible effects on the Earth's climate
Scientists believe it may also be possible that during the next up-turn of the cycle, when sun activity increases, there might be a cooling effect at the Earth's surface.
A further twist arises from the fact that over the past century, overall solar activity has been increasing.
If the new findings apply to long as well as short time periods, this could translate into a small degree of cooling rather than the slight warming effect shown in existing climate models. It would effectively turn received wisdom on its head.
Sceptics are likely to say the results further undermine the reliability of climate change science, especially with regard to  solar effects.
Professor Joanna Haigh, from Imperial College London, who led the study, said: 'These results are challenging what we thought we knew about the Sun's effect on our climate.
However, they only show us a snapshot of the Sun's activity and its behaviour over the three years of our study could be an anomaly.
'We cannot jump to any conclusions based on what we have found during this comparatively short period and we need to carry out further studies to explore the sun's activity and the patterns that we have uncovered on longer timescales.
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The rising sun lights up the sky as low-lying clouds sit along the horizonin Wyoming. Researchers have warned against jumping to any conclusions based on what the have found during this 'comparatively short period'
'However, if further studies find the same pattern over a longer period of time, this could suggest that we may have overestimated the sun's role in warming the planet, rather than underestimating it.'
Speaking at a news briefing in London, she denied that it would fuel scepticism about climate change research.
'I think it doesn't give comfort to the climate sceptics at all,' she said.
'It may suggest that we don't know that much about the Sun. It casts no aspersions at all upon the climate models.'
The research, published in the journal Nature, is based on data from a satellite called SORCE (Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment) that has been measuring the Sun's energy output at X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths.
Prof Haigh's team found that, above an altitude of 28 miles, concentrations of ozone in the atmosphere increased as total solar output decreased.
Global warming
How global temperatures have risen steadily since records began in 1880

Global warming
How Surface and satellite temperatures have varied over the past 35 years
The ozone rise accompanied a steep fall in levels of ultraviolet radiation.
Closer to the ground, an increase in visible radiation caused heating of the lower atmosphere.
'At face value, the data seem incredibly important,' Michael Lockwood, a space physicist at the University of Reading, told Nature.com.
'If solar activity is out of phase with solar radiative forcing, it could change our understanding of how processes in the troposphere and stratosphere act to modulate Earth's climate.'
'The findings could prove very significant when it comes to understanding, and quantifying, natural climate fluctuations,' he added.
'But no matter how you look at it, the Sun's influence on current climate change is at best a small natural add-on to man-made greenhouse warming.'
'All the evidence is that the vast majority of warming is anthropogenic. It might be that the solar part isn't quite working the way we thought it would, but it is certainly not a seismic rupture of the science.'
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Is anybody actually reading the article?
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Heating up or cooling down.

What does it matter to the politicians. Either way it will be another excuse for them to up the taxes.
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I really wish this had not been reported..... you know how many dysfunctional loonies we have out there.'.

Then the bozo politicians will just jump on the ' popular bandwagon ' and we'll start getting.... ' Global Cooling ' taxation.

Why.... oh...why.... did you have to mention this article ?
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Saturday 2 October 2010

*** yet another over the top scam from the globalwarming /climate change scammers**

Richard Curtis 'exploding schoolchildren' climate change video is withdrawn

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 1:10 PM on 2nd October 2010

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Love Actually director Richard Curtis gave his permission for the film to be withdrawn
Love Actually director Richard Curtis has withdrawn a climate change viral video that shows schoolchildren being blown up.
The gruesome four-minute video also shows X-Files actress Gillian Anderson and ex-footballer David Ginola being blown apart for not caring about climate change.
It appeared on climate change group 10:10's website after sparking controversy. and ends with the caption: 'Cut your Carbon by 10%. No pressure.'
Curtis, who also wrote Blackadder, Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral, directed the video for the campaign as it nears its first anniversary.
Tottenham footballers Peter Crouch and Ledley King also make an appearance, though he is not blown up.
A spokesman for the campaign organisers said: 'We have discussed our decision with Richard and he is happy for the film to be withdrawn.
'We wanted to find a way to bring this critical issue back into the headlines while making people laugh.
'Many people found the resulting film extremely funny, but unfortunately some didn't and we sincerely apologise to anybody we have offended. As a result we've taken if off our website.'

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A scene from the shocking video posted on the climate change campaign group 10:10's website

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Children react after two youngsters are 'blown up' by their teacher for failing to show any interest in reducing global warming
schoolchildren blown up
Former Tottenham Hotspur star David Ginola chats to Peter Crouch, Ledley King, Wilson Palacios and Giovani Dos Santos, seconds before he is blown up

The 10:10 campaign is designed to encourage people, business and government to cut their carbon emissions by 10 per cent.
It is an independent organisation founded by film director Franny Armstrong and backed by a range of organisations including Comic Relief.
The 10:10 campaign was launched in the UK in September 2009 and has already spread to 41 countries. In Britain, 91,000 people, 3,500 businesses and 4,000 councils, school and other organisations have signed up so far.
The coalition government has also committed to cut the government’s carbon emissions by 10% in a year, to help combat global warming. On October 10 - 10.10.10 - the campaign will hold a Global Day of Doing, involving 180 nations.

 
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The true face of the green movement. Total intolerance to any opposing point of view, however reasonable. Suggesting that people, especially innocent children, be brutally, sadistically killed if they disagree, is a view that must never ever be tolerated -- it's not something to ever joke about. History has taught us that the hard way.

Eco-fascism must never be tolerated.

On the plus side, this is a massive own-goal by the eco-movement. This is a stark warning to us all. We nwo know what they are really thinking.

It's also interesting to note how much money that ad must have cost -- it must be at least a million. Where did the money come from? These NGOs, pressure groups and charities need much more investigation.
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The eco-facists -- and BBC tax-payer funded eco-facist Richard Curtis -- jumped the shark big-time with this nasty little piece. Unfortunately for them, the public have tumbled their crooked game, so they are resorting to shock tactics.
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How thrilling. An educational video about climate change, with the predictable, zany twist of comic modernity. More like the work of a madman.
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Exploding your opponents is funny? Perhaps Curtis' next film will show Muslims blowing up Jews. Oh, the hilarity. (sarc off).

What this actually shows is how our debased education system has produced a generation of morons who have no sense of decency nor any capacity to generate real satirical humour.

Considering Curtis was involved in Black Adder, perhaps he is actually a double-agent, intent on destroying the Global Warming movement.

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Wow. I mean really, wow! I have seen some unmitigated tripe in my time, but this takes the biscuit and is truly frightening, as our favourite socialist crusader Mr Curtis is behind it.

If I had not known better, I would have thought this film was made by the camp who dares to have some question marks and doubts regarding the claims made by the man-made climate warming camp. It really is how the latter group behaves, they and they alone know the truth, anyone who disagrees or simply has some questions or doubts must be annihalated. Is this not a rather astonishing own goal?

When many people have lost their lives to terrorism in the last decade, by groups who feel non-submission must be punished with cold-blooded and cowardly death, this really is pathetic and just downright nasty. Who in their right mind could possibly have thought this was either funny or a good idea?
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I won't be patronised or threaten by this ECO NAZIS.
Franny Armstrong and her Eco cronies are no better than the Taliban beheading Infidels.

Of course Mr Curtis only have Holydays in Britain, and he doesn't promote his films abroad, all his food is source locally, he doesn't drive, and if he needs to travel to New York he swims across the atlantic ...Hypocritical patronising champaigne socialist git!!!


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Friday 1 October 2010

WHO ACTUALLY IS IN CHARGE IN THE UK LABOUR OR LABOUR

Death of the office joke: Coalition enacts Harriet's PC equality law which means ANYONE can sue for ANYTHING that offends them

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:46 PM on 1st October 2010

New equality laws masterminded by Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman have come into force today, threatening to create a political correctness minefield for recession-hit businesses.
Under the Act, vegans, teetotallers and atheists are to be given the same protection against discrimination as religious groups while gipsies and travellers will get special favours because of the 'many socio-economic disadvantages' they face.
There is also a provision which extends protection from third party harassment, meaning employers have a responsibility to shield their staff, where possible, from abuse by customers.
This has led to fears that bosses could be sued for jokes or comments that staff overhear and find offensive - even if it is not directed at or about them.
The Act, which ministers claim will help stamp out pay discrimination, have been slammed by employer groups who claim it will cost £189million to implement.
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Equal measures: Home Secretary Theresa May has pushed ahead with 90 per cent of the Equality Act championed by Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman
The Coalition has pressed ahead with 90 per cent Ms Harman's Equality Act, including a measure to stop pay secrecy clauses being used to hide unfair differences between what men and women are paid.
From today the law - which was first passed by Parliament in April - will be changed so that men and women in all firms are allowed to discuss and compare their salaries.
But employer groups warned the new laws will cause a red tape nightmare at a time when businesses are already struggling with the recession.
In other measures, new powers for employment tribunals will mean those found guilty of discrimination can face sweeping orders to change their policies, rather than just being hit for compensation in individual cases.

 

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And firms will be banned from asking job applicants about their health, while new protections for disabled people will make it easier for staff who have taken a large number of sick days or who look after elderly relatives to win unfair dismissal cases.
The Act will also make is easier for staff to claim they were discriminated against because of disability because they no longer have to prove they were treated less favourably than a non-disabled colleague.
David Frost, the director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce said: At a time when the Government is trying to create jobs in the private sector, this legislation will put people off for fear of getting it wrong'.
Home Secretary Theresa May, who is also minister for women and equality, said: 'In these challenging economic times it's more important than ever for employers to make the most of all the talent available.

SOME OF THE EQUALITY ACT PROVISIONS...

  • Vegans, teetotallers and atheists given the same protection against discrimination as religious groups
  • Churches forced to hire homosexuals and transsexuals against the tenets of their faith when employing staff under planned Labour equality laws
  • Gipsies and travellers to get special favours because of the 'many socio-economic disadvantages' they face
  • Fire chiefs forced to prioritise the poor when drawing up fire fighting plans as poorer areas need better cover because they tend to suffer from a greater number of fires owing to the worse state of their homes and a lack of smoke alarms
  • Fears that bosses could be sued for jokes or comments that staff overhear and find offensive under 'third party harassment' provisions
What's still being discussed....
  • Plans to force local authorities to discriminate in favour of the poor in order to narrow income inequalities
  • ‘Affirmative action’ plan to allow firms to explicitly discriminate in favour of women and ethnic minority candidates
'When a company reflects the society it serves, it's better for the employer, the employees and the customers, so being a woman should never be a barrier to being treated fairly at work.
'From today the gagging clauses that stop people discussing their pay with their colleagues will be unenforceable, allowing women and men to find out if they're being paid unfairly.'
One employment lawyer warned that many large firms would find the ban on pay secrecy clauses 'unpalatable'.
Alex Mizzi, a solicitor at Dawsons LLP, said: 'Setting aside the fact that companies will view this as yet more red tape, bonuses and salaries are hugely sensitive for the vast majority of businesses.
'We know full well that a bonus can differentiate wildly from person to person, irrespective of seniority, and employers will have to be mindful of that when the Christmas bonus season gets into full swing.'
Tory and Lib Dem ministers are still arguing about whether to implement Miss Harman’s notorious plans to force local authorities to discriminate in favour of the poor in order to narrow income inequalities.
The plans were hailed as ‘socialism in a single clause’ when Miss Harman unveiled them last year.
But a Whitehall source said: ‘The Tories felt they went too far and the Lib Dems believed they didn’t go far enough. Discussions are continuing on whether to implement the clause.’
Also still up for discussion are Labour plans to allow firms to explicitly discriminate in favour of women and ethnic minority candidates - the kind of ‘affirmative action’ which has proved a political hot potato in the United States.
A Home Office source said the Act brings together nine different laws into a single piece of legislation, 'simplifying the law and reducing the administrative burden on businesses'.
The Government will announce 'in due course' its plans for the remaining parts of the Act, he said.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission welcomed the Act. Its interim chief executive, Helen Hughes, said: 'It's more than just an Act.
'Simplifying equality legislation and extending protection to a wide range of groups that face discrimination will help Britain become a fairer society, improve public services, and help business perform well.'
Banning the use of pre-employment questionnaires under the new Equality Act could make it easier for veterans who have been recently disabled in the line of duty to get work, she said.
And protecting young mothers from discrimination in school or college could mean they finish their education rather than drop out'
Ms Hughes added: 'It is also a reminder that treating people fairly protects organisations from costly discrimination claims.'

 
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This woman should never have been allowed out of the kitchen.
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Political correctness gone mad and once again the people who will be penalised are the honest, cheerful (but don't dare make any jokes), hardworking majority. No wonder Britain is in such a mess.
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I think they should bring in a law only one person in a household can stand for parliament There are so few seats available so why do we allow a husband & wife to be in Parliament having so much say
I see the Kinnocks have made sure that their daughter is with them on the gravy train as she is now working for Ed Milliband
It would be interesting to know how much this family cost the tax payers with EU pensions, Lords fees and expenses old age pensions and many perks
Is this what socialism is about keep it in the family
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Thursday 30 September 2010

**THE SAYING GOES YOU CAN FOOL SOME PEOPLE SOMEOF THE TIME BUT NOT ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME ***

Royal Society issues new climate change guide that admits there are 'uncertainties' about the science

The UK’s leading scientific body has been forced to rewrite its guide on climate change and admit that it is not known how much warmer the Earth will become.
The Royal Society has updated its guide after 43 of its members complained that the previous version failed to take into account the opinion of climate change sceptics.
Now the new guide, called ‘Climate change: a summary of the science’, admits that there are some ‘uncertainties’ regarding the science behind climate change.
And it says that it impossible to know for sure how the Earth's climate will change in the future nor what the possible effects may be.
An iceberg breaks off from the shelf in Antarctica.
An iceberg breaks off from the shelf in Antarctica. The Royal Society has reissued its guidance on climate change
The 19-page guide says: ’It is not possible to determine exactly how much the Earth will warm or exactly how the climate will change in the future, but careful estimates of potential changes and associated uncertainties have been made.
‘Scientists continue to work to narrow these areas of uncertainty. Uncertainty can work both ways, since the changes and their impacts may be either smaller or larger than those projected.’
And it avoids making any predictions about the possible impacts of climate change and advises caution in making projections about rising sea levels.
It says: 'There is currently insufficient understanding of the enhanced melting and retreat of the ice sheets on Greenland and West Antarctica to predict exactly how much the rate of sea level rise will increase above that observed in the past century
for a given temperature increase.
'Similarly, the possibility of large changes in the circulation of the North Atlantic Ocean cannot be assessed with confidence. The latter limits the ability to predict with confidence what changes in climate will occur in Western Europe.
The new guidance still makes it clear that human activity is one of the likely causes for climate change but now does so in a more considered way.
It states: 'There is very strong evidence to indicate that climate change has occurred on a wide range of different timescales from decades to many millions of years; human activity is a relatively recent addition to the list of potential causes of climate change.'
The working group behind the new book included two Royal Society fellows who were part of the 43-strong rebellion that had called for the original guide to be rewritten.
Professor Anthony Kelly and Sir Alan Rudge are both members of an academic board that advises a climate change sceptic think-tank called the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
Professor Kelly said: "It's gone a long way to meeting our concerns.
‘The previous guidance was discouraging debate rather than encouraging it among knowledgeable people. The new guidance is clearer and a very much better document.’
And Benny Peiser, Director of The Global Warming Policy Foundation also welcomed the Royal Society's decision to revise.
He said:  'The former publication gave the misleading impression that the 'science is
settled' - the new guide accepts that important questions remain open and
uncertainties unresolved.
'The Royal Society now also agrees with the GWPF that the warming trend of
the 1980s and 90s has come to a halt in the last 10 years.
'In their old guide, the Royal Society demanded that governments should take "urgent steps" to cut CO2 emissions "as much and as fast as possible." This political activism has now been replaced by a more sober assessment of the scientific evidence and ongoing climate debates.
'If this voice of moderation had been the Royal Society's position all along, its message to Government would have been more restrained and Britain's unilateral climate policy would not be out of sync with the rest of the world.'
The new book is certainly very different in tone that the original and takes into account some of the problems that have arisen in climate change science over the past year.
The new version sets out its objectives by saying: ‘In view of the ongoing public and political debates about climate change, the aim of this document is to summarise the current scientific evidence on climate change and its drivers.
‘It lays out clearly where the science is well established, where there is wide consensus but continuing debate, and where there remains substantial uncertainty.’
The Royal Society’s decision comes in the wake of a scathing report into the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which called for it to avoid politics and stick instead to predictions based on solid science.
The review, which focused on the day-to-day running of the panel, rather than its science, was commissioned after the UN body was accused of making glaring mistakes.
These included the claim that the Himalayan glaciers would vanish within 25 years - and that 55 per cent of the Netherlands was prone to flooding because it was below sea level.
Earlier this year an email scandal involving experts at the University of East Anglia had already fuelled fears that global warming was being exaggerated.

Over population is the real problem, however as it is not white people breeding like mad we can't talk about that, and when a nation tried to limit population grow it was widly condemned for its human rights abuse, and now has the problem of 23+ million men that have no chance of finding a woman as they "culturally" had the problem that girls were not wanted and so aborted.
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Whart science, climate change is a myth!

- Chris Carr


No, climate change is real, it's man-made global warming that's the myth
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Please name me - very specifically - a "green tax", Ron ???
- cp, Kent Europe, 30/9/2010 13:29

very specifically - government subsidies.... which the taxpayer funds.

- mild mannered, Liverpool, England, 30/9/2010 13:43


Also dont forget the 8% on electricity bills & 4% on gas bills under the title of "GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRIBUTION", ive got the printed proof from Npower in my hand now, & all energy companies do it,,,,,,So cp,Kent Europe, does that satisfy you?.
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Hmm better start back peddling, I know let me write an article to cover our a@@@'s
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"But Zeds, I know you are the self appointed saviour of the human race, though I must say your evidence is getting weaker by the day."
- Nigel, Somerset, 30/9/2010 13:52


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Wednesday 29 September 2010

*******THE END IS IN SIGHT I THINK*******

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The end really is nigh... but don't panic, there's only a 50% chance of it coming in the next 3.7BILLION years

By Niall Firth
Last updated at 1:50 PM on 29th September 2010

There is a 50 per cent chance that time will end within the next 3.7 billion years, according to a new study.
Some physicists believe that our universe - and everything in it -  will continue to expand at an ever-increasing rate, splitting into newer universes as it goes.
This is known as theory of 'eternal inflation' and has spawned the idea of the 'multiverse' in popular science-fiction.
But a group of scientists have argued that the laws of physics do not work in a  universe that is never-ending and continues to expand – it must end at some point.
A star explodes in a Hubble space image.
A star explodes in a Hubble space image. Some scientists believe that our universe is not never-ending and will finish suddenly one day in the future
And Raphael Bousso, at the University of California, Berkeley, has worked out when this is most likely to happen.
His team’s argument is that in an infinite universe any event that can happen, will happen. Furthermore it will happen an infinite number of times.
The problem with this is that if there are an infinite number of instances of everything happening it is then impossible to determine the probability of them happening at all.
This means that the laws of physics, as we know them, no longer work.
We're stuck between a rock and a hard place,' says Bousso. 'If you don't like the cut-off, then you have no way of making predictions and deciding what's probable in eternal inflation.'
The only way to make our current universe work is to include a catastrophe at some point in the future which ends time - and takes us with it.
Using complicated theoretical physics and advanced mathematics the team calculated when this is most likely to occur.
Bousso says: in the study: ‘Time is unlikely to end in our lifetime, but there is a 50 per cent chance that time will end within the next 3.7 billion years.’
This means that time and the universe would end before our own Sun has died.
Other physicists give us slightly longer, calculating the end of time to occur within the next five billion years.
But there is some good news. The research team say that, due to physics, we will not know when the end of time is approaching before it actually takes place.
 
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