Tuesday, October 06, 2009

[Complete insanity]: Green roofs offset global warming, study finds
A green roof's ability to sequester carbon lasts only a year or two. At that point, the amount of carbon emitted by the decay of soil and plant material balances out the carbon taken in by photosynthesis. Still, that's two extra years of offsets that make a green roof potentially worthwhile, said David Sailor, an engineer at Portland State University in Oregon.
The Politics Of Petroleum Fear - Forbes.com
The world is filled with uncertainties. How can politicians be so certain on the veracity of anthropogenic global warming? There is a large and persuasive body of scientific evidence that carbon dioxide is not the villain assumed in the Global Warming debate. Their naïve warming assumption is then compounded by the claim that man is the cause of the carbon effect. On both counts numerous scientific studies have countered to the opposite. Nevertheless both assumptions are regarded as fact today by the G-20 political leaders.
[Still more public money blown on climate swindle]: Research in Kansas on renewable energy, climate change attracts $20M federal grant - KFSM
The Lawrence Journal-World reported in a story on its Web site that some of the research will examine modeling to predict the effects of climate change and using nanotechnology to harness solar energy.
Chamber defends climate stance - TheHill.com
He said the Chamber “continues to support federal legislation and a binding international agreement to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change.”

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