Monthly Archives: March 2011

Icebergs, phytoplankton, and CO2 – negative feedback

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

Via Lewis Page at the Register: Some cheerful news on the climate change front today, as US government boffins report that ice breaking off the Antarctic shelves and melting in the sea causes carbon dioxide to be removed from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, Carbon dioxide, feedbacks, sea ice | Tagged , , | 70 Comments

New Hampshire House Votes to Quit Cap-and-Trade

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

The New Hampshire House of Representatives, the third largest legislative body in the world, voted yesterday to end the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative cap-and-trade program. The House voted 251-108 after less than 5 minutes of debate … Continue reading →

Posted in cap-and-trade, carbon credits, Carbon dioxide, carbon footprint, Climate News, energy, Government idiocy, politics | Tagged , , , | 51 Comments

Expect the BEST, plan for the worst

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

RELATED ARTICLES, highly suggested: Clarification on BEST submitted to the House Pielke Sr. on the Muller testimony Independent company station siting analysis demonstrates the problem Quote of the Week – other scientists weigh in Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Well, I had … Continue reading →

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The planes! The planes!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

From Dr. Roger Pielke Senior: (with apologies to Tattoo) There is a news article on March 29 2011 from Rueters titled Aircraft condensation trails criss-crossing the sky may be warming the planet on a normal day more than the carbon dioxide … Continue reading →

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Clarification on BEST submitted to the House

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

UPDATES: A number of feckless political commentators have simply missed this response I prepared, so I’m posting it to the top for a day or two. I’ll have a follow up on what I’ve learned since then in the next … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, post-normal science, weather_stations | Tagged , | 225 Comments

New climate data term: “bodge”

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

I learn something new every day. “Bodge” – here’s the definition from Wikitionary: Etymology 1 The term “bodge” derives from Middle English boccen, which means “to mend.” Verb bodge (third-person singular simple present bodges, present participle bodging, simple past and … Continue reading →

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Sunengy, with a chance of typhoons

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Yes, it floats on water, and has a Fresnel lens from the local high school projectionist club, but what about typhoons and lesser gales? No mention of that. Somehow, this bullet point from the Overview page doesn’t seem reassuring: Floating … Continue reading →

Posted in solar, Technology | Tagged , , | 98 Comments

Mental Sloth and Joshua Trees

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach “Out of passions grow opinions; mental sloth lets these rigidify into convictions” Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900 Anthony discussed the press release about the paper Past and ongoing shifts in Joshua tree distribution support future modeled range … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 99 Comments

Warm water, cold winters

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

From California Institute of Technology: Warm water causes extra-cold winters in northeastern North America and northeastern Asia PASADENA, Calif.—If you’re sitting on a bench in New York City’s Central Park in winter, you’re probably freezing. After all, the average temperature … Continue reading →

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Anti-Nuclear Power Hysteria and its Significant Contribution to Global Warming

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Guest post by Michael Dickey (cross posted from his website matus1976.com) The decline of nuclear power has had a significant effect on global carbon emissions and subsequently any anthropogenic global warming effect. To see the extent of this influence, let … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, energy | Tagged , , , | 295 Comments

California governor to declare end to drought

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Table from Department of Water Resources (DWR) here Governor to Declare End of Drought By Nicole Garcia KMPH TV, Fresno. Fresno -  Thanks to our wetter than normal winter, Governor Jerry Brown is set to declare an end to California’s … Continue reading →

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The greens worst nightmare? A CO2 to Oil process

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

From the University of Minnesota: U of M researchers close in on technology for making renewable “petroleum” using bacteria, sunlight and carbon dioxide MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (03/23/2011) —University of Minnesota researchers are a key step closer to making renewable … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, energy | Tagged , , , | 168 Comments

MESSENGER Sends Back First Image of Mercury from Orbit

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

And it looks a lot like our moon…below is an artists rendition, and below the “Continue reading…” line is the actual image. From the MESSENGER website: Early this morning, at 5:20 am EDT, MESSENGER captured this historic image of Mercury. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, space | Tagged , , | 39 Comments

Communicating uncertain climate risks

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Note to NSF: It isn’t the method of communication, it’s the message itself. See the latest Gallup Poll to see how global warming aka climate change has come in dead last for environmental concerns. From the National Science Foundation In … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, Opinion | Tagged , , , | 118 Comments

A new form of hydroelectric power – no dam needed

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

From Stanford University: A unique idea that has great potential (pun intended). The only catch is that availability and quality of fresh water is one of the biggest environmental concerns now, way ahead of global warming. Stanford researchers use river … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Technology | Tagged , , , | 100 Comments

Record Snow in Sierra – Near 200% of normal at Boreal Ski resort

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

“Milder winter temperatures will decrease heavy snowstorms,” says the IPCC in 2001. Recent snows suggest much for AGW induced snow worries, but still the hype continues: “Heavy snowstorms are not inconsistent with a warming planet,” said Jeff Masters, director of … Continue reading →

Posted in records, snowfall, weather | Tagged , , , | 188 Comments

Here, let me fix that headline for you

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Deadly collision? Really? This must be before they remove all the automobiles from London per the recent edict from the EU/EC. The author must have suffered through too many “BBQ summer” heat waves in the London tube. Here’s more:

Posted in Government idiocy, media, UHI | Tagged , , , | 68 Comments

Tuesday Titter

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Scott Adams says through Dilbert what we have all been thinking lately…

Posted in Humor, satire | 65 Comments

Visualizing the “Greenhouse Effect” – Molecules and Photons

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Guest Post by Ira Glickstein This series began with a mechanical analogy for the Atmospheric “Greenhouse Effect” and progressed a bit more deeply into Atmospheric Windows and Emission Spectra. In this posting, we consider the interaction between air molecules, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, climate_change, Radiation, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 743 Comments

Yeah, that’s gonna work

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

By Bruno Waterfield, Brussels 4:16PM BST 28 Mar 2011 The European Commission on Monday unveiled a “single European transport area” aimed at enforcing “a profound shift in transport patterns for passengers” by 2050. The plan also envisages an end to … Continue reading →

Posted in Government idiocy, ridiculae | Tagged , | 204 Comments

Gallup’s public opinion poll on global warming? Dead last

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

Water Issues Worry Americans Most, Global Warming Least PRINCETON, NJ — With Earth Day about a month away, Americans tell Gallup they worry the most about several water-related risks and issues among nine major environmental issues. They worry least about … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged , , , | 41 Comments

Model trumps observation – dam operator caught in fabrication

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

From Operator of dam ‘invented’ rain data Hedley Thomas, National chief correspondent March 26, 2011 12:00AM EXTREME rainfall so rare it happens on average once every 2000 years has been “invented” by the government operator of a major Queensland dam … Continue reading →

Posted in Government idiocy | Tagged , , , , , | 171 Comments

Bombshell conclusion – new peer reviewed analysis: “worldwide-temperature increase has not produced acceleration of global sea level over the past 100 years”

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

The paper is currently in press at the Journal of Coastal Research and is provided with open access to the full publication. The results are stunning for their contradiction to AGW theories which suggest global warming would accelerate sea level … Continue reading →

Posted in sea level | Tagged , , , , | 174 Comments

Little oxygen hogs

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

Algae and bacteria hogged oxygen after ancient mass extinction, slowing recovery of marine life, say Stanford researchers After the biggest mass extinction in Earth’s history – 250 million years ago – algae and bacteria in the ocean rebounded so fast … Continue reading →

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An opportunity for online peer review

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

I have been asked to present this for review by readers here, and to solicit critical comments for the purpose of improving the presentation. Moderators please remove any off-topic comments and commenters please stick to the issues of review. – … Continue reading →

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