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Doing the Right Thing: Climate alarmists are striving mightily to convince us that we have a moral responsibility -- if not a religious duty -- to do all in our power to reduce our CO2 emissions and thereby "save the planet" from a catastrophic warming that they claim will otherwise lead to the extinctions of millions of species of plants and animals. If this unfortunate fate would indeed result from continued "business as usual" anthropogenic CO2 emissions, their "proselytizing" on this issue would be justified. But what if they are wrong? And, what if their policy prescriptions actually cause the very catastrophe they claim they will cure?

Editorial
An About-Face for FACE?: Will government bureaucrats terminate three vital experiments before they have achieved their ultimate objective?

Medieval Warm Period Record of the Week
Was there a Medieval Warm Period? YES, according to data published by 636 individual scientists from 372 separate research institutions in 40 different countries ... and counting! This issue's Medieval Warm Period Record of the Week comes from Kaldbaksfjord, Faeroe Islands. To access the entire Medieval Warm Period Project's database, click here.

Subject Index Summary
Seeds (Trees): How are tree seeds affected by atmospheric CO2 enrichment?

Plant Growth Data
This week we add new results (blue background) of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature for: Barley, Black Poplar, Garden Bean, and White Poplar.

Journal Reviews
Temperature and Precipitation Extremes: Models vs. Reality: How well do climate model simulations replicate real-world observations?

Simulating Arctic Cloud Cover and Sea Ice: How well do simulations of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report models compare with reality?

Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Trends: Have storm numbers and strengths increased in response to recent global warming?

The Arctic Ocean: Melting Its Way to Higher Productivity: It's not just the terrestrial landscape that is "greening" in response to global change.

Double Brooding in Tree Swallows: Even birds become more productive when the climate warms and growing seasons lengthen.

CO2 Truth-Alert
The Past Half-Century of Sea Level Rise: In his testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives' Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, NASA's James Hansen stated "there is increasing realization that sea level rise this century may be measured in meters if we follow business-as-usual fossil fuel emissions." Agreeing with Hansen, many people have been quick to jump on the CO2-induced global warming/rising sea level bandwagon. But how close to reality are the projections of a future sea level rise that is measured in meters?

Meetings
The 2009 International Conference on Climate Change: The Conference will take place in New York City on March 8-10, 2009 (Sunday - Tuesday), at the Marriott New York Marquis Times Square Hotel, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY. Sponsored by the Heartland Institute. For more information, click on the link above.

Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Since 2001, our organization has provided companies with professional assistance in filing greenhouse gas (GHG) reports with the U.S. Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program (Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992). We hope that others of you will also turn to our Center for your GHG reporting needs. Together, we can help you prepare an accurate, complete, consistent, relevant and transparent accounting of your emission and sequestration activities.

Tell Your Friends!
When was the last time you referred someone to the Center's website? We challenge you to introduce two new people to CO2 Science each week. More...