Monthly Archives: October 2011

Weekly energy and climate news roundup

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Quote of the Week: ‘Oil and gas will be important for the next few years. But we need to go on to green and alternative energy. [Energy] Secretary [Steven] Chu has assured me that within five years, we can have … Continue reading →

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“…the world’s only structure for curbing greenhouse gas emissions appears about to crumble”

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Uh oh. From the NYT, a harbinger of failure. But then again looking at Copenhagen and Cancun, why should this meeting in Durban be any different? Nations Heading to Durban Climate Talks Remain Deeply Divided – NYTimes.com U.N. climate chief … Continue reading →

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New Climate Scare: Europe May be Facing Return Of ‘Little Ice Age’

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Newsbytes from Dr. Benny Peiser of the Global Warming Policy Foundation Britain should brace itself for another freezing winter with the return of La Niña, a climate phenomenon known to disrupt global weather, ministers have warned. The warning coincides with … Continue reading →

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NSF just now figures out Archimedes’ buoyancy principle

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Just like Archimedes discovered millennia ago, it is well known today that the Arctic ice cap displaces it’s own weight in the water so that when it melts it will not cause a rise in global sea level. Surprisingly, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, Science, sea ice | Tagged , , , , , , | 157 Comments

Rare earths rock green tech and geopolitics

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

From the Geological Society of America: Critical Minerals Ignite Geopolitical Storm For Immediate Release 10 October 2011 GSA Release No. 11-66 The clean energy economy of the future hinges on a lot of things, chief among them the availability of the … Continue reading →

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Green FAIL – FOIA shows dangerous university biomass power plant fraught with problems, closures, explosion

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

USC’s biomass plant debacle How the university’s green dream went bust after three ‘potentially lethal accidents’ and a host of other problems By WAYNE WASHINGTON (The State Newspaper) On June 28, 2009, an explosion rocked the biomass-fueled power plant on … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, FOI, Green tech | Tagged , , , , | 82 Comments

Act Now! Make Money From Global Warming!

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Over at the National Institutes of Health, they have announced that there are funds available for research into the effects of climate on human health (NIH announces climate change and health funding). I guess it’s … Continue reading →

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The climate movement becomes “occupied”

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

It seems that climate advocate Bill McKibben has jumped the shark. As evident on the 350.org website, it is no longer about climate in any way shape or form, of course, based on past behavior, it probably never was. Just … Continue reading →

Posted in GLOC, politics, rainfall, satire | Tagged , , , | 237 Comments

Earth versus the flying saucers

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

I’m sure many of you remember this campy scifi film from 1956. Roswell on steroids. But did you know that there is a natural phenomenon on Earth that gives rise to reports of flying saucers on a regular basis? In … Continue reading →

Posted in clouds, Curious things | Tagged , , , , | 129 Comments

Spencer finds “the Big Picture” on cloud feedback

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

I’ve Looked at Clouds from Both Sides Now -and Before by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. …sometimes, the most powerful evidence is right in front of your face….. I never dreamed that anyone would dispute the claim that cloud changes … Continue reading →

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Estimating Cloud Feedback From Observations

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I had an idea a couple days ago about how to estimate cloud feedback from observations, and it appears to have panned out well. You tell me. Figure 1. Month-to-month change in 5° gridcell actual … Continue reading →

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“…somebody had to say it”

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

Dr. Judith Curry writes about the UCAR meeting she attended: Some insight into the dynamics that resulted in a substantial change in emphasis in climate research is provided by a meeting that I attended earlier this week in Boulder:  the … Continue reading →

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“Global warming is a bogus proposition…”

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

That headline from  Zhang Musheng, one of China’s most influential intellectuals according to this article in the Sydney Morning Herald. From the article:

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Peak Oil, Climate Change and the threat to food security

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

Guest post by David Archibald In May, WUWT kindly hosted a post with slides from a presentation I gave to the Institute of World Politics in Washington. Following are some further slides from a presentation I gave during the week … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, energy | 168 Comments

Gore blowback on severe weather links to climate

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Uh oh, when you’ve lost the Guardian, you can be pretty sure you’ve lost middle America.

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Friday Funny – The newest member of the Union of Concerned Scientists

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Readers may recall this story a few weeks back: Be a “concerned scientist” – valid credit card required Reader DJ writes in Tips & Notes: Since becoming a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists when I found out all you … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, NGOs, ridiculae, Science | Tagged , | 178 Comments

Guardian: UK carbon capture project close to collapse

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Another billion plus down the drain. I guess it wasn’t “sustainable”.

Posted in carbon sequestration, Government idiocy | Tagged , , , | 82 Comments

Turning CO2 into fuel

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

From the University of Illinois – Ionic liquid catalyst helps turn emissions into fuel University of Illinois chemical and biological engineering professor Paul Kenis and his research group joined forces with researchers at Dioxide Materials, a startup company, to produce … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, energy | Tagged , , , , | 104 Comments

Ozone layer discovered on Venus

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

From the European Space Agency: ESA finds that Venus has an ozone layer too ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has discovered an ozone layer high in the atmosphere of Venus. Comparing its properties with those of the equivalent layers on Earth … Continue reading →

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The great big map of FUD

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Jo Nova has taken on the ridiculous “Map of Organized Climate Change Denial” promoted by Andy Revkin at the NYT with a map of her own and writes: Two professors of sociology think they can explain why “Climate Deniers” are … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism | 91 Comments

Wind turbine FAIL – school left holding the bag for £53,000

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

It all started when the Gorran School got the bright idea that a wind turbine would solve all their electrical bills while doing some feel good environmentalism. The BBC was ecstatic when they reported on it back in 2008: A … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, wind power | Tagged , , , , | 192 Comments

High level clouds and surface temperature

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Guest post by Erl Happ The orbit of the Earth’s around the sun is slightly eccentric. The closest point is called the perihelion. On January 4th the Earth is just 147,098,291 km away from the sun. Aphelion occurs July 4th … Continue reading →

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Mann joins the Twitterati

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Oh boy, another Mann channel!

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Comet water discovered to be nearly identical in composition to Earth’s oceans

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

 Suggests comet bombardment contributed to forming oceans From the European Space Agency: Did Earth’s oceans come from comets? ESA’s Herschel infrared space observatory has found water in a comet with almost exactly the same composition as Earth’s oceans. The discovery … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, oceans, space | Tagged , , | 118 Comments

Notes on the Brune talk on Mann-Climategate in Boulder

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

WUWT reader W. Earl Allen attended this talk and provided notes of his observations. First the talk summary: The seminar is a Chemical Science Division seminar entitled “Climategate, Michael Mann, and Penn State’s investigation”: ********************************************************************* Please note: this special seminar … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael E. Mann, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 103 Comments