Rise of the Natural Climate Cycle Deniers « Roy Spencer, Ph. D.

But the tide is turning. As the climate system stubbornly refuses to warm as much as 95% of the climate models say it should be warming, the public is turning skeptical as well. Only time will tell whether our future is one of warming, or of cooling. But if the following average of 18 proxies for global temperatures over the last 2,000 years is any indication, it is unlikely that global temperatures will remain constant for very long.

The Daily Bayonet » Wind Power: Trifecta of Fail

Managers at an aquarium tourist attraction in Devon, England have decided to axe their recently installed wind turbines after discovering the blades minced passing seagulls more efficiently than they produced electricity
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Witness the trifecta fail of wind power – it kills birds, does not produce much power, and is easily damaged.

Alternative energy you can believe in!

Paper or Plastic? Neither. « Climate Progress

The case for a national bag tax is clear. Plastic bags are a huge and growing problem. They’re not free, either, since retailers pass on the costs to consumers. In comparison, good reusable bags pay for themselves in no time. Bag taxes have been proven effective, and many other countries have passed them. It’s time that we do, too.

Avoid contamination of reusable grocery bags, Health Canada advises

Last month, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association commissioned a study of reusable bags that suggested nearly 30 per cent (seven of 25 bags tested) had bacterial counts higher than the amount considered safe for drinking water, and 64 per cent of used reusable bags (16 of 25) had some level of bacterial contamination.