skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Shielding EPA’s McCarthy from scrutiny is what’s ‘totally bogus’ | JunkScience.com“Totally bogus.” That’s how Joe Davis, environmental journalist and director of the Society of Environmental Journalists’ WatchDog Project, describes “the concerns over fake emails.”
Poor being thrown off Ugandan land for carbon creditsWhen you think about the effects of global warming hysteria, you might think of higher electricity prices, not people being thrown off their land and having their homes burned down.
Israel: Unseasonably Cold Weather Results in Over 20 Million NIS Loss for Farmers The unseasonably cold wintry weather around Israel in the past week has been most costly for farmers, who report many crops were destroyed.
Climate Science Pioneer Makes Post-NASA Landing In Portland Hansen will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at a World Affairs Council of Oregon event at Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
EU plan to support carbon price dead, says analyst - News - Point CarbonLONDON, April 24 (Reuters Point Carbon) – The EU’s emergency plan to prop up carbon prices will likely fail to get enough support to become law, or if it does it will be too late to be effective, analysts Thomson Reuters Point Carbon said Wednesday, slashing their carbon price forecast 45 percent.
[But with all that horrible warm weather there, shouldn't everyone be worried about kidney stones and dengue fever?]: Hawaii Remains State With Least StressWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hawaii residents remained the least likely in the U.S. to say they felt stressed on any given day in 2012, at 32.1%.
Canadian Minister: Global warming hysteria is ‘nonsense’; Hansen ‘should be ashamed’ | JunkScience.com“In a post-speech question-and-answer session at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the minister dropped his usual carefully measured tone to decry leading climate-change scientist James Hansen.”
[August 1800]: “We are plagued by drought and science says, we must not accuse nature but man…” | Tallbloke's Talkshop“… who, by altering the surface of the earth has changed the course of the atmosphere and thence the influence of the seasons.” Antoine-Alexis Cadet de Vaux, “Observation sur la sécheresse actuelle, ses causes, et les moyens de prévenir la progression de ce fléau,” Moniteur Universel, 26 August 1800.
3,318 cold records set this week in U.S.The media is deafeningly silent on this.
Experts : Mississippi River To Dry Up | Real ScienceA few weeks ago, climate experts told us that fossil fuel powered ‘climate change‘ had ruined the climate, the Mississippi River was about to dry up, and that it was only going to get worse.
Floods to sideline Mississippi River barges at least another week
THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: US Taxpayers may wind up owning Gore's bankrupt Fisker AutomotiveMr. Simon says his car broke down four times over the span of a few months. Each time, Fisker Automotive Inc. picked it up and sent it by trailer from his home in Omaha, Neb., to a dealer in Minneapolis.
The Karma was "so vulnerable to software errors, and the parts used were of such poor quality that eventually I insisted they take the car back and return my purchase price, which they did," he says. "It's a real shame, the car itself was beautiful."
First Peoples Worldwide » Maple Syrup Threatened by Climate ChangeThe trees are also fed up with climate change. In a phenomenon known as tree migration, maple trees are moving further north and up mountain slopes– a study by UVM ecologist Brian Beckage found that tree species in Vermont have shifted 90 meters since 1964, seeking colder climates.
...
Climate change experts predict that the maple sugaring industry could be wiped out by 2100, destroying a $65 million business and taking with it centuries of agricultural practices rooted in traditional indigenous knowledge.
Banner year for Vt. maple syrup doesn't mean sweet deals - Vermont"I think 2013 will be the biggest crop in modern time," Marvin said. "It's a big crop in Vermont, particularly in the warmer areas. It's a very big crop in Quebec and much of the upper Midwest had a short season, but a very good season, so people are either happy or very happy."
Maple syrup production strong | Wisconsin“It’s been the best season is maybe 15, 20 years,” said Larry Koy, who collects maple syrup at his hobby farm in the town of Dewey. “The sugar quality has been really good.”
Some Atmospheric Molecules Fight Climate ChangeScientists have discovered further evidence for the existence of new molecules in the atmosphere that have the potential to off-set global warming by reacting with airborne pollutants. Researchers from The Univ. of Manchester, Bristol Univ., Southampton Univ. and Sandia National Laboratories in California have detected the second simplest Criegee intermediate molecule – acetaldehyde oxide – and measured its reactivity.
Cisco, Google Lead Tech Industry [in allegedly preventing CO2-induced bad weather--thanks, guys!!]Cisco and Google tied for first place in this year's ranking of how the technology industry is addressing climate change.
US national security advisor says climate change is threat, calls for emissions reductions | The VergeTom Donilon, the national security advisor to President Barack Obama, gave a lengthy speech in New York City today, to mark the launch of a new energy policy center at Columbia University. During his speech, Donilon said that "the fact that the environmental impacts of climate change present a national security challenge has been clear to this administration from the outset." Donilon went on to cite several recent threat assessment reports from the intelligence and defense departments, saying "this underscores the need — for the sake of our national security — to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change."
Twitter / TucsonPeck: + deniers/skeptics clog up ...+ deniers/skeptics clog up the internet trying to refute sci - why don't they publish papers like scientists do? Present their evidence?
Popular Technology.net: 1100+ Peer-Reviewed Papers Supporting Skeptic Arguments Against ACC/AGW AlarmWARNING: Do not accept any criticisms of this list without first reading the rebuttals or emailing, populartechnology (at) gmail (dot) com
Dr. Roy Spencer on Global Warming, 'No one knows'SPENCER: There has been no increase in "superstorms" or tornadoes, by any objective long-term measure. It is an urban myth. Sandy-class storms occur every year...they just don't happen to hit high population density areas. But sea levels have indeed increased, which probably is a sign of warming. But sea levels were rising long before we could have been to blame, since well before 1900. So, once again, it is difficult to attribute the current rate of rise, which is very slow, to humans when we don't know how much of the rise is natural...SPENCER: The consensus is only that humans are contributing to warming...even I would probably agree with such an innocuous statement. But even if a majority of scientists think manmade global warming is a serious problem, only a very small number of those scientists know enough about such a detailed subject to have an informed opinion on the subject. Only a few of us actively working on questions "how sensitive is the climate system?" know the dirty details of this business and how much uncertainty there is. Most climate researchers simply assume recent warming is manmade, but human causation is only one possible explanation out of several.
UK shale gas delay was 'scandalous': parliament panel memberThe 18-month moratorium on shale gas drilling was a "scandal", member of the UK House of Commons select committee on climate change Peter Lilley said late Monday.
Twitter / JambroseUKDrax has agreed a £75mil loan to support its conversion from #coal fired generator to #biomass (total cost put btwn £650 - £700 mil) [How much would it cost to convert it back to coal after someone realizes that burning biomass doesn't actually prevent bad weather?]
More and more likely that double CO2 means <2°C: New study • The RegisterVery few people disagree with the basic fact that the greenhouse gas CO2 warms the climate, but without some kind of positive feedback mechanism, it doesn't add very much: around 1°C-1.2°C per doubling of CO2. (See this discussion on no-feedback sensitivity). The global warming "crisis" emerged from a belief that small rises in CO2 concentrations result in large knock-on effects, or strong positive feedbacks. These remain conjectural, as the forcings and feedbacks are poorly understood. Just how much of an effect does a rise in CO2 have - a little, or a lot? Hence the importance of new and better studies in the area of climate science dealing with "attribution".
Michael Noble Suggests Coining New Term for Global Warming | French TribuneHe said people often believed global warming was something indicating that the weather was turning warmer over time. But, in actual, warming had more influences on the climate change.
...Noble said that when the snow tenth day is cursed among the past twenty; the best term could not be `global warming'.
Climate funds - First Come, Least Served | ColumnsThe African Development Bank's head of climate change, Anthony Nyong, has said that the continent will soon require $40bn per annum to counter hostile climates
Cold Tuesday morning? Yes, it was. Record low temperature sent in Lander, tied in Riverton - WyomingRecord low temperatures around the region set this morning included 9° at Casper, 11° at Rock Springs, 4° at Worland, 8° at Buffalo, -2° at Big Piney, -2° at Pinedale, 9° at Jackson Hole Airport, 10° at the Cody airport, and 8° at Kemmerer.
Temperature records keep falling in Wichita | Wichita Eagle BlogsTuesday’s record low in Wichita reached 32 prior to midnight, and today has already set a new low reading of 25 – shattering the old mark of 31 set in 1967.
Cold snap hits US wheat fieldsThe coldest start ever to the wheat-growing season in Kansas and freezing weather across the southern Great Plains are compounding damage to US crops already hurt by the worst drought since the 1930s.
"I'm going to assume 75 percent of my wheat froze" when temperatures dropped as low as 13 degrees Fahrenheit (-11C) on 10 April, said Gary Millershaski.
Twitter / BigJoeBastardi: Us Snow cover close to 3 times ...Us Snow cover close to 3 times normal today for date
Twitter / Rich_Henriksen: #thiniceclimate really good ...#thiniceclimate really good on physical basis of greenhouse effect and role of oceans. State of Phil Jones office a revelation.
“I’m sorry … what?”: a visit to the Met Office Hadley Centre » Transition CultureHe says (or words to this effect), “throughout history, the world has, on previous occasions, warmed to a far greater degree than we are seeing today. In that larger historical context, the warming we are seeing today is relatively minor. For me, I think it is inevitable that we will burn our way through all the fossil fuels there are. For example, I myself drive a very fuel inefficient car, I think you might as well have fun using it up”. I was stunned.
Scott Mandia Introduces Traffic Control Into The Climate Models | Real Science90% of the students being forced-fed the global warming religion in public schools, have never actually experienced any global warming.
Why March Was So Cold | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THATForget about claims that it has all been caused by a missing ice cube six months ago. The freezing weather has been the result of the Arctic being much colder than normal.
Fort Collins Coldest Temperature On Record This Late In The Spring | Real ScienceClimate experts tell us that a sure sign of global warming is the arrival of an early spring.
According to Weather Underground, Fort Collins hit -6.5C this morning, which is the coldest temperature ever recorded this late in the spring. The previous record for the date was in 1931.
Businesses don't want carbon tax: Abbott - Yahoo!7Obviously, every business that is currently paying the carbon tax, either directly or indirectly, will be better off without it," he told reporters in Victoria.
Scrapping the carbon tax and four agencies associated with it would make "life more affordable and more simple for everyone", he added.
Braves, Rockies play in record-low temperaturesThe temperature was -5 C, or 23 F, Tuesday for the start of a day-night doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies. That shattered the previous low of -2 C (28 F) for games against Montreal on April 12, 1997, and versus the New York Mets last Thursday.
Record Low Temperatures in April « CBS Dallas / Fort WorthUnbelievably cold for the month of April as temperatures hover in the 40s Tuesday afternoon with a strong north wind.
Local record for latest 50-degree day to be surpassed today | INFORUM | Fargo, ND[April 17, 2013] FARGO – Spring now is officially tardy in record-smashing fashion: Today was for more than a century the date marking the latest arrival of a 50-degree day here, a record set in 1881.
“We’re going to probably end up shattering it,” WDAY meteorologist Daryl Ritchison said of the 132-year-old record...The winter of 1880-81 was made famous by Laura Ingalls Wilder through her novel, “The Long Winter,” describing her pioneer family’s experience in DeSmet, S.D. That winter, which set many weather records in the Midwest, stretched from October to April, a weather feat now duplicated.
Al Franken Climate Change Speech Uses Cheetos Metaphor To Criticize Deniers 'Paid By Big Coal' (VIDEO)Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) attacked climate deniers with a Cheetos metaphor on the Senate floor on Monday, saying those who take money from big coal and also reject global warming should be ignored.
"If 98 out of 100 doctors tell me I've got a problem, I should take their advice," he said. "And if those two other doctors get paid by Big Snack Food, like certain climate deniers get paid by Big Coal, I shouldn't take their advice."
Fisker Broke Down on the Road to Electric Cars - NYTimes.comVeering on the edge of bankruptcy, without a buyer in sight, Fisker has become — to lawmakers and others — the Solyndra of the electric car industry. Not only private backers but millions of dollars in government loans gave life to a company, some would argue, that was a shaky investment from the start.
No electric vehicle initiative backed by Washington seems more of a debacle than Fisker, which was given a $529 million federal loan in 2009 to advance the project. Two years later, after Fisker repeatedly missed production targets and other deadlines, the Energy Department suspended the loans.
Taking The Mickey Out Of Climate Doomsters | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)Britain’s telly comedians are following public opinion as they take the mickey out of climate alarmism.
Capitol Weekly: Cap-and-trade auction should be transparentAs California’s cap and trade auction moves forward, ethical people of all viewpoints should be able to agree that citizens deserve an open and transparent process. Assemblywoman Shannon Grove and Senator Ricardo Lara have introduced important accountability measures, AB 245 and SB 726 respectively, that would place the cap and trade auction back in the sunlight where it belongs.
At the end of last year’s Legislative session, the cap and trade auction was exempted from California’s Bagley-Keene Act, a sunshine provision in the State Constitution designed to ensure open meetings. This exemption was buried in a last minute budget trailer bill that was never discussed in any committee hearings and that many lawmakers probably never even had a chance to read.
Point CarbonLONDON, April 24 (Reuters Point Carbon) – The price of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) hit 1 euro cent on Wednesday morning, rendering near worthless U.N.-backed carbon credits that were once valued at more than 20 euros.
Twitter / TucsonPeckHot cities more sustainable than cold ones, study says - News - MSN CA"The traditional view that living in hot desert areas is not sustainable should be re-examined," Michael Sivak, a research professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, told NBC News. "Because my data suggest that from this point of view — mainly a climate control point of view — living in very cold areas is less sustainable than hot areas."
He compared the energy demands for indoor heating and cooling in Minneapolis, Minn., the coldest metropolitan area in the country, with those in Miami, Fla., the warmest big city. He found the demands are 3.5 times greater in Minnesota.
..."The need for heating in Minneapolis is more energy demanding than cooling in Miami because the difference of the ambient temperature from the desired temperature is greater in Minneapolis than in Miami," Sivak explained.
...
In fact, he noted in a paper published Wednesday in Environmental Research Letters, the impact of warm-city living may be even more pronounced than suggested by his calculations since "people are generally more tolerant of heat than of cold."
20 Years Ago: 4-24-93 — EPA makes air conditioning repair more costly: Refrigerants can’t be vented during repair | JunkScience.comDid it make a difference in the “ozone hole”? See for yourself.
Study of climate change amended, moves ahead - Omaha.comMcCoy also was able to pass an amendment to insert the term “cyclical” in front of “climate change” in the bill. He argued that made it clear the bill was not presupposing that climate change is caused by human use of fossil fuels.
Others, however, challenged the idea of scientific consensus on global warming.
“When they talk about melting at the North Pole, what's happening at the South Pole?” asked Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial. “Have any of you gone and looked? It's freezing.”
Why Russian soldiers are finally replacing foot wraps with socks | World news | The GuardianAnalysts suggest the move is not just about ridding a 21st-century army of footwear more suited to a medieval peasant, but that portyanki have come to symbolise other more significant, but equally outdated, practices favoured by the Russian army that the minister is determined to abolish.
Shale gas could be lower carbon than imported fuel, say climate advisers | Environment | guardian.co.ukShale gas extracted in the UK would be lower carbon than imported gas from countries such as Qatar, and help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if well regulated, the government's chief climate change advisers have said.
Greenpeace activists board Australian coal export vessel | RTCC - Climate change newsCampaigners from Greenpeace have boarded a coal ship off the coast of Australia, highlighting the country’s vast exports of a fuel which is a major contributor to global carbon emissions.
Stanford Daily | Al Gore calls on audience to reclaim “hacked” democracyFormer Vice President Al Gore pulled no punches in a 45-minute speech in Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday evening, calling on students to “change the conversation” around climate change and reclaim a democracy that has been “hacked” by the wealthy and special interests.
2008: Gore Launches $300 Million Climate Change InitiativeFormer Vice President Al Gore is set to unveil a three-year, $300 million climate change campaign Wednesday, one of the most ambitious and costly public advocacy campaigns in U.S. history, the Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin reports
January 2013: $100 Million in Oil Money Richer, Al Gore's Unsure Why Critics Are Being So Critical - Adam Clark Estes - The Atlantic WireLauer asked Gore if there wasn't a "bit of hypocrisy" in a climate change crier like himself selling Current TV for half a billion fossil fuel dollars, $100 million of which went straight to Gore.
Nov 2010: Al Gore Reverses View on Ethanol, Blames Politics for Previous Support | Fox News"It is not a good policy to have these massive subsidies for first-generation ethanol," Reuters quoted Gore saying of the U.S. policy that is about to come up for congressional review. "First-generation ethanol I think was a mistake. The energy conversion ratios are at best very small.
"One of the reasons I made that mistake is that I paid particular attention to the farmers in my home state of Tennessee, and I had a certain fondness for the farmers in the state of Iowa because I was about to run for president," the wire service reported Gore saying.
Climate's best hope: Another Bush? - Darren Samuelsohn - POLITICO.comEnvironmentalists won’t want to hear this, but the best hope for saving the planet may be another president named Bush.
...
As [Jeb] Bush begins to position himself for a presidential run in 2016, former aides and even some greens admit he could be positioned to achieve global warming’s equivalent of a "Nixon to China" moment, especially if he had to work with a Democrat-led Congress.
“I can see him coming around to some combination of a cap-and-trade program as the best alternative to regulate and at the same time not completely abandoning his principles on something by going to a place where we’re scientifically uncertain,” said David Struhs, who served six years as the Bush-appointed head of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Posts
