Monday, January 30, 2012

Rebound effects could undermine carbon savings | Sylvia Rowley | Guardian Sustainable Business | guardian.co.uk

Research is patchy, but modelling suggests that up to 30% of energy saved by improving the insulation of homes or the fuel efficiency of cars may be undone because people drive more or turn up the heat once it's cheaper.

Tesco drops [insane] carbon [dioxide] -label pledge | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Tesco has dropped its plan to label all its products with their carbon footprint, blaming the amount of work involved and other supermarkets for failing to follow its lead.

SpaceShipOne man, Nobel boffins: DON'T PANIC on global warming • The Register

Gleick goes on to point out that he has recently organised a pro-warmist open letter signed by no less than 255 scientists, not just a measly 16 – and none of them ignorant rocketeers or astronauts either – but the WSJ turned this down.

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