Going carbon neutral: California pours a foundation for cities to build on | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Getting to net zero energy requires a closed-loop system, where everything onsite is used to produce energy, which is the way energy production is going in future, notes Dustin Watson.

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@jfleck DeBoer treaty forecast in AP story precisely what was projected for #Cop15 in '09. Details to be worked out. Same as it ever was.

Overpeck’s “Hammer” « Climate Audit

One of the curious aspects of IPCC peer review procedure is that the ultimate authority for accepting or rejecting comments by peer reviewers rests with the IPCC authors, as opposed to the Review Editors. Review Editors are supposed to see that authors respond to Review Comments, but don’t follow up to see that it’s actually done.

ABC The Drum Unleashed - Who needs a committee report to spot rank deception?

The issue of the ClimateGate emails leaked or hacked from the East Anglia CRU is not that complicated. The emails are damning because anyone who reads them understands that they show petty, unprofessional, and probably criminal behaviour. We know the guys who wrote them are not people we'd want to buy cars from. They are hiding information. We don't need a committee to state the obvious.