Saturday, August 08, 2009

Carbon Dioxide from Cars: Scientific American Podcast
Cars in California offer a new kind of sticker shock this year: carbon. In addition to the familiar smog ratings, labels on new Cali cars rank them 1 to 10 based on greenhouse gas emissions.
We picket Joan Ruddock, Climate Change Minister, on Vestas eviction day
Q: Why not nationalise the plant? You have stepped in to nationalise the banks because there was a need to shore up the financial system. The government has set very high targets for expanding renewable energy, and very high targets for cutting carbon emissions. Is that not a similar emergency that would justify the government stepping in?
JR: It’s not up for sale! We can’t just nationalise a whole company.
The Problem With Ice Cores - Minnesotans For Global Warming
You should never assume anything, especially if you're a scientist. Kent Hovind shoots holes in the idea that ice rings are an annual occurrence. Just because tree rings are annual doesn't mean that ice core rings are.
Despite Cost, Global Warming Legislation Won’t Reduce CO2 « Aftermath News
“Europe is coming apart at the seams” as their carbon-trading system has “melted down.” China has become the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter and the climate has stopped warming and started cooling.

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