Sunday, April 12, 2009

EDP24 - Judge rules against village wind turbine plans
Villagers who have spent £50,000 on a six-year battle against a proposed wind farm on their doorstep look to have finally won their fight.

A high court judge has ruled that the "considerable rural charm" of the area of Guestwick, between Fakenham and Aylsham, is reason enough to refuse plans for a group of wind turbines there.
Heliogenic Climate Change: California greenshirts to ban big-screen TVs
“The CEC proposal will cost California $50 million annually in state tax revenue and destroy 4,600 jobs that are tied to TV sales, distribution and installation,” said Doug Johnson, a director at the Consumer Electronics Association."
The oceans as a calorimeter | ScienceBits
So what does it mean?

First, it means that the IPCC cannot ignore anymore the fact that the sun has a large climatic effect on climate. Of course, there was plenty of evidence before, so I don't expect this result to make any difference!

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