Not that you’ll hear about it on NBC, MSNBC, NPR, or CNN, but I think that this is going to be huge:

First things first: The alleged hackers need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

That said: The crimes revealed in the e-mails promise to be the global warming scandal of the century — and have massive bearing on the climate change legislation being considered by our lawmakers here at home.

Follow all the links given there for full and continuing details.

Update: I like this, too:

But perhaps the most damaging revelations – the scientific equivalent of the Telegraph’s MPs’ expenses scandal – are those concerning the way Warmist scientists may variously have manipulated or suppressed evidence in order to support their cause.

Update Disclaimer: Do I believe in “climate change?” Yes. For 4 1/2 billion years the climate of Earth has been changing. And, yes, there have been warming periods over the past century. Actually, there have been eras where the Earth has warmed over many millennium. Do I think that mankind’s actions were responsible? They certainly weren’t when Greenland was named, er, Greenland.

A lone volcano can release more CO2 into the atmosphere in a single eruption than all the smokestacks in China and the cow farts in America can contribute over the course of ten years.

Then, there’s other geological changes; our Sun’s solar cycles, and even variations in the wobble of our Earth’s axis.

So. I don’t think that the activity of mankind has much to do with any warming or cooling periods in our weather or world temperatures.

Having said all of that, I still think that it is a good idea for our kind to find less polluting ways to live our lives. Forget how much CO2 or methane we put into the air. All the other dirt we create could be much less if we (industrially) find smarter ways to create and package our consumables. Clean air and water are worthy objectives.

But, this whole “cap-and-trade” nonsense could easily bankrupt the tax payers (you and me) and businesses. The inflation from the cost of goods alone would hit all of us as an unspoken tax. It [this scheme] needs to be stopped in its tracks. We do not need rationing of energy coming from the likes of hypocrites such as Al “I’ll take my private jet” Gore and our Congress Creeps.

Update 2, 11/21: OK, now it’s getting ridiculous:

Kidney stones, malaria, Lyme disease, depression and respiratory illness all may increase with global warming, researchers at Harvard Medical School said.

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“We expect an increase in hospital admissions for things like pneumonia, chronic lung disease, asthma and other respiratory diseases,” Cecil Wilson, president-elect of the American Medical Association, said yesterday in an interview. “Increased heat also increases the risk to people who have other diseases.”

On the bright side, all that extra depression might lead to Harvard researchers committing suicide.

End of Week: Anyway, that wraps up another week here at Alphecca. As I pointed out earlier, the good news in my life is that I start a new job in a few weeks which should allow me to stop begging for donations. However, that is in a few weeks. Right now I’m still struggling badly and anything you can contribute by hitting Yosemite Sam on the sidebar would be greatly appreciated. If you tend to agree with my writings here, help me continue them. Do it for the cats!

Thanks as always for stopping by and have a great weekend! Do something unexpectedly nice for your spouse, play with your kids, and hug your pets.

Keep the faith; we will take our country back. Until then, keep your powder dry!