Weather, Water, Energy 12-13-06

Climate Progress has a couple of good posts up, one on Sen. Inhofe's idiot, instantly disproven witnesses (one from the UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA) at his last hurrah in his Senate committee and one on climate refugees as floods, hurricanes, etc., increase, as global warming increases. . . . Gov. Pawlenty in MN joins the Repub crowd embracing a "green" future for his state. Welcome aboard. Never too late, buddy, as long as you're serious. . . . The midge in the mineshaft? The little bugs are giving clear indications of global warming as their habitats heat up. . . . Another study on the North Pole icecap melting by 2040. How many do we need before we take it seriously? . . . And, FINALLY, according to Grist, someone has come up with a solution to global warming. Nuclear war. Just a regional one. But one big enough to set off a nuclear winter. (Are you really going to bet your life on nobody ever doing this????)