There is something truly special about the Gore Effect. Seemingly every time an event is staged around climate change, unusual weather creeps in and presents itself for the whole world to witness. A global warming bill debate in Britain this week was no exception.
Record cold temperatures dove the northern hemisphere in a freeze from Sweden to the United States to Britain, where London and outlying areas received snowfall in October, a first since the 1930’s.
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Two days after the end of British summertime, snow fell in and around UK, causing power lines to snap, automobile accidents to block roadways and even a vehicular death due to the poor conditions. A light dusting of snow was recorded in London, which saw its first October snow in 74 years. Could the winter of 2008 be a repeat of the frigid winter of 2007? With global temperatures continuing to plummet, I’m guessing the chance of this happening is much higher than a global warming-induced heat …

It seems the colors on the leaves in Britain are brilliant this year due to ideal weather conditions, according to this article in the Telegraph. Tony Kirkham, head of arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, said “We are experiencing a return to the traditional British autumn.” All we need now is for some global warming alarmist to come along and say that the ideal conditions were created because of climate change.
Read More: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3256175/Best-autumn-colours-on-trees-for-years.html

A Climate Crisis A La Gore
This week I conclude my interview with Paul Spite, author of A Climate Crisis a la Gore.
Don’t forget - as a special bonus to readers of Skeptics Global Warming, Paul has graciously agreed to give away a free signed copy of his book, A Climate Crisis A La Gore, to one lucky person.  To enter yourself in the random drawing, simply leave a comment at the end of this week’s or last week’s article. One random commenter will be chosen on Tuesday, November 4th.  Leave …

New software developed for cellular phones by a London-based start-up uses global positioning satellites to determine if you’re walking, driving or flying and can calculate your carbon footprint based on the results.  So the next time you care about whether or not you’re spewing too much greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, just reach into your pocket and fire up this application.
Read More: www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/29/carbonfootprints.travelandtransport

Protesters at a London meat market brought their vegetarian message and a hope of lifestyle changes on the masses. The group is calling for increased taxes on meat production and consumption, although they say they do not want to force lifestyle changes on anyone.
Read More: www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/11/eaclimate111.xml

A London club opened just a few days ago that claims to be the first eco-friendly disco.  The club, named Surya, uses crystals and ceramics in the floor to generate electric charges while occupants are dancing.  These small charges are stored and used to power the facility.  The grand vision, however, is to not only power the club but surrounding properties.  To get into the club, you must sign a pledge to do your part to stop global warming.
Read More: entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4311711.ece

From the article:
During last July’s Live Earth concerts held simultaneously in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Hamburg, Al Gore tried to harness the promotional power of environmentally inclined rock stars like Madonna, The Police and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to raise global awareness of “a climate in crisis”. But some wags dubbed the concert “private jets for climate change”, referring to the rockstar lifestyle, and the concerts themselves produced 35,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Way to go, Al. Your “awareness” campaign …

Welcome to the Global Warming Week-In-Review! I hope everyone will take a few minutes out of their day to call, visit or remember their mother today as we celebrate Mother’s Day here in the U.S. Now, let’s get down to business.
Sunday, May 4th:
A new threat was unveiled Sunday as scientists determined that recent shark attacks were brought on by none other than global warming.  While this theory sounds good to those pushing the global warming agenda, I wonder how long it will take before any bad situation is …

Amid a frenzy of news reports covering backlash over skyrocketing food prices due to the corn-based ethanol boondoggle, the global warming hoax could be in trouble.
Time Magazine recently reported in the Clean Energy Scam that rain forests were disappearing at an alarming rate, thanks to biofuel use.  The sad part about biofuels is that they are less efficient than regular gasoline and release more emissions than traditional fuel.  Last year, the United States produced seven billion gallons of biofuel, which cost taxpayers around eight billion dollars, according to the Time Magazine article. …