Saturday, September 08, 2012

Saudis 'may run out of oil to export by 2030’ - Telegraph
Saudi Arabia consumes 25pc of its oil output and oil accounts for about 50pc of its electricity production. With peak power demand rising by about 8pc per year, the nation is aiming to more than double its power capacity by 2032 through new nuclear and solar instalations.

But Ms Rehman cast doubt on the nuclear plans, given problems of underinvestment, safety fears over “keeping reactors cool in the desert” and the risk of cost overruns.
Democrats willing to take action on climate | TheGazette
the Republican party has consistently refused to take climate change seriously even though inaction could leave us eventually with an uninhabitable planet.
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If Democratic candidates took the trouble to explain climate change to voters and made it central to their campaigns, I believe they would win elections all over the country.

Voters who don’t think climate change should be a priority should ask themselves this: If scientists all over the world said that a particular airplane had a 98 percent chance of crashing, would many of us let our children get on that plane or board it ourselves?
Twitter / AGW_Prof: # of Intense Atlantic Hurricanes ...
# of Intense Atlantic Hurricanes has Increased. Some deny that by using global indices and/or landfalling storms. Apples to oranges.
C3: Latest & Greatest IPCC Climate Models Still Unable To Simulate Major Components Of Earth's Climate
Conclusions: The IPCC climate models can't simulate the reality of observed climate conditions. Climate models and computer simulations are incapable of producing credible climate predictions and forecasts due to the lack of understanding that scientists have about all the interactions within the climate system.

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