Thursday, August 16, 2012

Middle-earning Scots in 'fuel poverty' thanks to bill rises - Telegraph
Alex Johnstone, Scottish Tory housing spokesman, blamed the SNP’s “obsession with renewables”
The RTCC Climate Change A-Z | RTCC - Responding to Climate Change
In IPCC usage, climate change refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. In UNFCCC usage, climate change refers to a change in climate that is attributable directly or indirectly to human activity that alters atmospheric composition.
BBC News - Harrabin's Notes: Frozen assets
Nasa is coming under fire for an alarming headline in a news release warning: "Satellites see Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Melt".

A graphic in the same news release gave the impression to the casual viewer that the whole of Greenland's ice had melted.
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The word "unprecedented" is often misused in terms of Arctic ice. In this context it means unprecedented in 30 years of satellite observations, as the press release acknowledged.

But taken on its own in the headline the "unprecedented" reference creates immediate alarm and suggests that man-made climate change is running away with itself. In fact, 30 years in the history of Arctic climate is no more than a blink.
Measuring Value: Societal Benefits of Research - WorldWise - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Unless researchers have access to no-strings-attached funds, there will always be questions about its value and relevance.
Too many blows to the head?:  Australian Rugby Union to exchange cash for carbon dioxide scam rip-offsets
Carbon Trade Exchange founder and Chairman, Wayne Sharpe, said the organisation was proud to working with ARU on this fantastic green initiative.

“We have provided the ARU and the Qantas Wallabies with the tools for tackling climate change through direct voluntary action and they’ve run with it,” Mr Sharpe said.

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