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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)—An ambitious plan to deal with climate change. This week, Gov. Martin O’Malley made major strides with the scientific community, which says our state is in the target zone for the affects of extreme weather.

Experts say climate change is to blame for the increase in severe storms, flooding and extreme temperatures.

And data shows Maryland is vulnerable to the rise in sea level, possibly losing precious land to climate change long term.

“Last year we experienced the hottest year on record,” said Gov. O’Malley.

Gov. O’Malley Releases Long-Term Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan « CBS Baltimore

Untampered data shows that 2012 was the fifth warmest year in Maryland, after 1998, 1990, 1991 and 1949.

Most of that warmth was due to nighttime temperatures. Daytime temperatures were tenth warmest in 2012

But the real kicker is that most of that warmth was due to a mild winter and spring. Summer maximum temperatures last year in Maryland didn’t even rank in the top twenty, and the summer of 1929 was more than 1.5C hotter.

Once again, we see a delusional politician using fake numbers from NOAA as an excuse to pretend that his meaningless gestures are saving the planet. But it is worse than it seems. Even after NCDC cheating, 2012 still wasn’t the warmest year in Maryland.

Obama has been after Zimmerman for over a year, but has no interest in cold blooded killer Aaron Hernandez. The reasons are obvious :

1. Zimmerman had a legal gun, Hernandez didn’t. Obama only objects to peasants owning legal guns.
2. Zimmerman was defending himself, Hernandez was the aggressor. Obama doesn’t want peasants to be able to defend themselves.
3. Hernandez is a thug, and thus is a potential asset to his administration

We are under yet another flash flood warning here in Fort Collins. The US Drought Monitor says we are having a severe drought.

Methane makes up less than two parts per million in the atmosphere. If everyone at the Rose Bowl represented one molecule, odds are there would be no methane molecules represented.

RRTM, the radiative transfer model used by NCAR, shows that a 10X increase in methane would increase downwelling longwave radiation in the tropics by just over 1 w/m², or about 0.25%.

Methane also quickly oxidizes in the atmosphere.

In other words, fearmongering about methane is bullshit.

At the time his head was being bashed against the concrete by Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman had never seen this picture of his attacker at age 12.

His attacker actually looked more like this :

The only minority on the all-female jury that voted to acquit George Zimmerman said today that Zimmerman “got away with murder” for killing Trayvon Martin and feels she owes an apology Martin’s parents.

WTF? Zimmerman was acquitted of murder by a jury she was on.

“That’s where I felt confused, where if a person kills someone, then you get charged for it,” Maddy said. “But as the law was read to me, if you have no proof that he killed him intentionally, you can’t say he’s guilty.”

Zimmerman pulled the trigger – he obviously intended to kill the person who was attacking him. That wasn’t the question she needed to base her decision on. Was she paying attention to anything which went on during the trial?

George Zimmerman Juror Says He ‘Got Away With Murder’ – ABC News

Other than the fact that Zimmerman is not racist, and that it is beyond comprehension that a president could so massively abuse his power, personally condemn an acquitted man,  and say things so incredibly stupid – I don’t see any problem with Obama speaking out against Zimmerman.

Progressives have been fawning all over Obama for his disgusting racist performance last Saturday.

Peter Wadhams says that the Arctic will be ice-free in two years.

Ice-free Arctic in two years heralds methane catastrophe – scientist | Environment | guardian.co.uk

This is a wonderful reprieve for the Arctic, which was originally slated for death before the year 2013.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Arctic summers ice-free ‘by 2013’

There seems to be plenty of ice in the Arctic, but I lack the government credentials required to determine if the emperor is clothed.

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The family which George Zimmerman rescued last week is afraid to speak out – for fear of harassment by the Obama/Holder/Jackson/Sharpton lynch mob.

A couple George Zimmerman helped rescue after their SUV flipped over on a Florida highway canceled a news conference Wednesday, citing the possibility of ‘blowback’ against them.

Mark and Dana Gerstle had planned to talk about the assistance they received from Zimmerman, who was recently acquitted of charges in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin.

Zimmerman’s attorney Mark O’Mara told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that they changed their minds, deciding they didn’t want to be in the spotlight. After discussing the situation with family and friends, O’Mara said they realized that being connected to Zimmerman right now could be toxic.

“They wanted to thank him publicly,” O’Mara said. “They thought that they could not, for the possibility of blowback against them.”

O’Mara brushed aside suggestions Wednesday that his client’s actions in helping save a family from a car wreck were somehow staged, noting that multiple government agencies and witnesses have backed up the family’s account.

“The same people who refuse to accept the jury’s verdict, just want to be angry, just want to hate George Zimmerman, are still going to,” O’Mara said. “Even if we had a videotape of the accident, they would still say it was made up. So you can’t really respond to people who just don’t want to listen to the truth.”

Family rescued by Zimmerman cancels news conference, fears ‘blowback’ | Fox News

Obama promised to fundamentally transform America