A crowning blow to carbon balance in northern Arizona

"Storing carbon in lots of little trees in a dense forest is like investing your retirement funds in junk bonds. It's risky," said [Forest ecologist Dr. Matthew Hurteau with NAU's School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability]

Cooling (Not Warming) Causing Catastrophic North American Floods Of 2011

These floods stem from the extreme cold and the significant snow extent that fell in the central North America during the past winter. The very significant initial spring snow melt followed by a cool and very wet spring has resulted in more water than the ground could possibly hold.

The Reference Frame: Airbus, EU vs China: a trade war over CO2 fines

It turned out that the same Chinese comrades actually haven't managed to abandon rational reasoning and they may be upset if an apparatchik wants them to pay billions of dollars for hot air. What a surprise!

- Bishop Hill blog - Shucks

The FT magazine has a brief piece looking at the work of Emily Shuckburgh: remember her?