What I’m Reading, Thursday, May 23, 2013

Featured (Climate)

• Could a Chinese carbon cap pave the way for a global climate deal? | Grist
• Bombshell: China May Be Close To Implementing A Cap On Carbon Pollution | ThinkProgress
• China unveils details of pilot carbon-trading programme | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Climate & Climate Politics

• NeuroLogica Blog » The Younger Dryas
• Tornadoes and the New Abnormal Weather Pattern | www.johnenglander.net
  
  • 3 Reasons Why Global Warming Yields Record Snows | www.johnenglander.netnemo-storm-climate change
• Quantifying, once again, the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming | Climate Science Watch
• The Odds of Disaster: An Economist’s Warning on Global Warming | The Business Desk with Paul Solman | PBS NewsHour | PBS
• Science Group Criticizes Politicians for Global Warming Distortions – NYTimes.com 
  

  By ANDREW C. REVKIN
  It’s great to see the Union of Concerned Scientists offering nonpartisan criticism of elected officials for distorting — in both directions — what’s known about the role of human-driven global warming on several fronts, from tornado ferocity to hurricane losses.

  (read the complete article…)

• There’s consensus and then there’s consensus: Climate “Sceptics” Just Don’t Get It | New Anthropocene

Politics

• The National Memo » Oklahoma Needs Help, Not Ideology
• The National Memo » 5 Worst Ideas From Louisiana’s Tea Party Government
  • Teaching Outrageous Lies In Schools
    
  • Criminalizing Abortion
    
  • Nullifying Federal Gun Laws
    
  • Eliminating Income And Corporate Tax
    
  • Limiting LGBT Workers’ Rights
    
• Rubio Misleads On Debt Ceiling In Floor Speech Blocking Budget Process
• Heilemann Calls Out Priebus for Trying to Involve Obama in IRS ‘Scandal’ | Video Cafe
  

Science

• The Five Most Promising Uses Of 3D Printing In Medicine | ThinkProgress

Misc

• The Difference Between Linear and Exponential Thinking | In Their Own Words | Big Think