Europe – Mediterranean « Musings from the Chiefio

The Mediterranean is in a cooling trend, not warming, but a very flat cooling trend. The data since 1991 are biased in some way that “hides the decline”, but the “who” and “how” are not yet known.

Energy Density is Key — MasterResource

When it comes to power, density is the key. Energy density. The reason that solar power, wind power, and ethanol are so expensive is that they are derived from very diffuse energy sources. It takes a lot of energy collectors such as solar cells, wind turbines, or corn stalks covering many square miles of land to produce the same amount of power that traditional coal, natural gas, or nuclear plants can on just a few acres.

Each of these alternative energy sources is based on mature technology. Agriculture and fermentation have their roots in prehistory, windmills date back at least to 65 B.C., the photovoltaic effect was discovered in 1839. Yet in nowhere in the world are these technologies serving as primary energy sources without significant government subsidies. While incremental improvements can be expected, what is needed for them to become viable is an order of magnitude increase in productivity. As old and as well-researched as the technologies are, such improvements are possible but unlikely. As significant future energy sources these technologies are dead ends, which is why the government, and not the private sector, is funding them.

Color them green in Fairhaven | SouthCoastToday.com

FAIRHAVEN — There's nothing like a good book and the Fairhaven Sustainability Committee recently donated one to all the schools in town during National Green Week.

Fittingly, the book was Al Gore's “One Choice: How we can solve the climate crisis.”

Most Oregon greenhouse gas not what you might think | OregonLive.com

Analyst Todd Wynn said the inventory of greenhouse gases appears to be justified by the "speculative rationale of higher global temperatures in 100 years."

"Unfortunately, the real intention for establishing emission sources and tracking emissions is in anticipation of future regulation," Wynn said in an e-mail. "Tracking and monitoring is the first step in subsequent onerous regulations that a lot of environmental groups would like to see implemented."

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Combine these issues with the shenanigans being pulled by the IPCC and it is easy to see why the Huns leaped off the sham wagon. It is impossible to believe in global warming when you are freezing your lederhosen off. Now, some people would probably welcome a little global warming into their lives. What German wouldn’t enjoy a little fun in the sun, especially after such a brutal winter? The climate alarmists assured people that the planet had a fever, when in reality; the planet has been battling frostbite.