Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Arctic Shatters More Records | Real Science

Arctic ice extent is the highest in nearly a decade, and has again set the record for both the latest peak and the longest winter. Normally it has been melting for almost a month already.

Austria to [to blow another $200 million on the carbon dioxide hoax?]

To avoid financial penalty, the shortfall of emission certificates will cost Austria some 160 million euros (about 211.6 million U.S. dollars) based on the current negotiation results.

"The price of five euros for each ton of CO2 is reasonable, so we need to act now," the minister said.

WSU News Center - Easter Week storm strikes the Palouse

PULLMAN, Wash. – A wet spring storm blanketed the Palouse with heavy snowflakes and unseasonably cold temperatures Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook calling for a "swath of 2 to 6 inches of snow” from Pullman to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Vestas, Gamesa Warn of Possible Faults in Older Turbines - Bloomberg

The flaw will cost customers about 20,000 euros ($26,200) per faulty component, or 27,000 euros per megawatt of installed
capacity, Rosenthal said. That’s “the equivalent of more than 2 percent of total wind farm capital expenditure at today’s
prices,” he wrote, making an assumption that 30 percent of the components were affected. “We consider this to be meaningful.”

Twitter / @dbiello: can we decarbonize with al ...

can we decarbonize with all due speed? via . in short: not bloody likely

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