Sunday, March 11, 2012

1958 : Arctic Warming, Ice Six Feet Thick – And Getting Thinner | Real Science

Ice thickness in 1958 was similar to 1912.

No Nukes? Only If You Believe in Magic | Climate Central

Everyone seems to have his or her own favorite magic solution to this conundrum. The folks at Climateprogress.org insist that solar is about to become competitive with more conventional forms of electricity, but I was hearing that as far back as the mid-1990’s. They love wind, too, and about those power lines — not a problem!

Then there are the magic biofuel people. Thanks to “imminent breakthroughs” in labs all over the world, it turns out that fuel made from seaweed . . . or, no, algae . . . or sawdust . . . or agave . . . or one of a dozen other feedstocks are going to save us.

The truth is, that any of the myriad forms of magic proposed so far to keep the climate crisis from getting worse are either unproven or expensive or logistically difficult to implement.

Or inherently scary.

Carbon levy cost denied - Local News - News - General - The Border Mail

THE Climate Change Department has denied claims the carbon tax will affect grape growers.

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