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Regarding Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Wiese, Chuck (2011) Regarding Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. Weatherwise Inc. Portland, Oregon.

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Large Variations in Southern Hemisphere Biomass Burning During the Last 650 Years

Wang, Z., J. Chappellaz, K. Park, and J. E. Mak. 2010. Large Variations in Southern Hemisphere Biomass Burning During the Last 650 Years. Science Express 2 December 2010.

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Changes in Snowfall in the Southern Sierra Nevada of California Since 1916

Christy, John R. and Justin J. Hnilo. 2010. Changes in Snowfall in the Southern Sierra Nevada of California Since 1916. Energy & Environment, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2010

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Empirical Evidence for a Celestial Origin of the Climate Oscillations and Its Implications

Scafetta, Nicola. 2010. Empirical Evidence for a Celestial Origin of the Climate Oscillations and Its Implications. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics(2010),doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2010.04.01

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The Anthropogenic Greenhouse Era Began Thousands of Years Ago

Ruddiman, William F. 2003. The Anthropogenic Greenhouse Era Began Thousands of Years Ago. Climatic Change 61: 261–293.

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Genetic variation in the southern pines: evolution, migration, and adaptation following the Pleistocene

Schmidtling, Ronald. 2007. Genetic variation in the southern pines: evolution, migration, and adaptation following the Pleistocene. IN Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David, eds. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 28-32.

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Variations in the Earth’s Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages

Hays, J. D., John Imbrie, N. J. Shackleton. 1976. Variations in the Earth’s Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages. Science, New Series, Vol. 194, No. 4270, (Dec. 10, 1976), pp. 1121-1132.

Note: this classic, seminal paper changed the science of paleoclimatology. It is one of the most important papers ever written in any scientific discipline.

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The Government Grant System: Inhibitor of Truth and Innovation?

Miller, Donald W. Jr. 2007. The Government Grant System: Inhibitor of Truth and Innovation? Journal of Information Ethics, 2007, pp 59-69.

Donald W. Miller, Jr., is a professor of surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He received his M.D. degree from Harvard and did his cardiothoracic surgery residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. He has written two books on heart surgery and one, Heart in Hand, on the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer, films of Woody Allen, and his life as a heart surgeon. He also writes articles for LewRockwell.com, which includes pieces on the importance of integrative medicine for maintaining optimum health.

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Pre-industrial CO2 levels were about the same as today

Ball, Tim. 2008. Pre-industrial CO2 levels were about the same as today — How and why we are told otherwise. Canada Free Press, December 10, 2008

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Global Cooling Is Here! Evidence for Predicting Global Cooling For the Next Three Decades

Easterbrook, Don J*. 2008. Global Cooling Is Here! Evidence for Predicting Global Cooling For the Next Three Decades

*Dept. of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

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An Urgent Signal for the Coming Ice Age

Harris, Peter John Faraday. 2008. An Urgent Signal for the Coming Ice Age.

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Reconstructing Climatic and Environmental Changes of the Past 1000 Years: A Reappraisal

Soon, Willie, Sallie Baliunas, Craig Idso, Sherwood Idso, and David R. Legates. 2003. Reconstructing Climatic and Environmental Changes of the Past 1000 Years: A Reappraisal. Energy & Environment, Vol. 14, Nos. 2 & 3, 2003.

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Solar Cycle 24: Implications for the United States

Archibald, David. 2008. Solar Cycle 24: Implications for the United States. International Conference on Climate Change March, 2008.

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Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate

Singer, S. Fred, ed., Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate: Summary for Policymakers of the Report of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change, Chicago, IL: The Heartland Institute, 2008.

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A geochronological approach to understanding the role of solar activity on Holocene glacier length variability in the Swiss Alps

Hormes, A., Beer, J. and Schlüchter, C., 2006. A geochronological approach to understanding the role of solar activity on Holocene glacier length variability in the Swiss Alps. Geogr. Ann., 88 A (4): 281–294.

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