Category Archives: Carbon footprint

Is the Tesla Model S Green?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

EVs indirectly pollute, and the Tesla Model S appears to result in greater effective CO2 emissions than an SUV Guest post by Nathan Weiss The EPA tells us 51% of total CO2 emissions result from motor vehicle use.  As a … Continue reading →

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The carbon footprint of alternate energy technology

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

From Stanford University Stanford scientists calculate the carbon footprint of grid-scale battery technologies Americans take electrical power for granted whenever they flip on a light switch. But the growing use of solar and wind power in the United States makes … Continue reading →

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Al Gore’s Carbon Footprint

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

Now that Mr. Gore is on that take from “big oil”, here’s a collection of satirical images and cartoons celebrating his new carbon footprint…

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Wyoming experiences that “giant sucking sound” as new coal fired climate supercomputer is turned on

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Did your lights dim yesterday? It might have been Trenberth’s “travesty calculator”. Readers may recall when I covered the announcement of the building of this new supercomputer: NCAR’s dirty little secret Measuring 108,000 square feet in total with 15,000-20,000 square feet … Continue reading →

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New technology enables CO2 emissions tracking down to the level of individual buildings

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

I wonder what sort of reactions will occur when the CO2 police come knocking on individual doors saying “you need to turn off your heater, you are killing the planet”? A video follows. From Arizona State University: Study maps greenhouse … Continue reading →

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130 mph biocoal steam engines – another high speed rail boondoggle?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

My grandfather made steam engines, my father made a scale steam locomotive for taking children on rides in the park and at the fair. Some of my happiest memories as a child were of sitting behind my father in the … Continue reading →

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Crying over the carbon footprint of spilt milk

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

From the University of Edinburgh via Eurekalert, just scratching the surface of this press release suggests something’s gone sour, the numbers they cite don’t make for much concern in the larger context of things. See below. Milk poured down Britain’s … Continue reading →

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Too many cooks spoil the carbon footprint

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

From the American Chemical Society  it seems that newer is not always better. Even Yale environment360 bought into this idea. I should add that I’m all for reducing carbon soot, but in the zealous rush for solutions, sometimes too many … Continue reading →

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Bizarre: Carbon footprint used to deny medical visit

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

I kept hoping that this was a terrible mistake, and that the story would be retracted. Alas, it seems to be be all too real, and an insult to the Hippocratic Oath. From the Telegraph (UK) An elderly woman was … Continue reading →

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California low carbon fuel law blocked by federal judge

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Ow, that’s gotta hurt. CA’s 2006 Global Warming law – denied. Federal judge blocks California low-carbon fuels rule Chico Enterprise Record FRESNO — A federal judge moved today to block California from enforcing its first-in-the-nation mandate for cleaner, low-carbon fuels, … Continue reading →

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Study: ‘green’ biofuels could be costing the earth

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

From the University of Leicester  department of inconvenient truths: New study suggests EU biofuels are as carbon intensive as petrol University of Leicester research into greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations provides robust measures now being used to inform … Continue reading →

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Maryland, quite possibly even more la-la land than California

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

While California has committed economic suicide with their ridiculous carbon trading plan that nobody wants, Maryland seems to think that magically, green jobs and non baseload power sources will “improve reliability” of electric power. From my perspective, seeing how well … Continue reading →

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Mapping the guilt of fruits and vegetables out of state

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

From DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, probably the biggest load of crap I’ve seen in quite some time. I realize that’s harsh,  and I don’t think I’ve ever used that sentence to describe a scientific study, but there’s really no other … Continue reading →

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Nature to world’s people: stop your modern living

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

More of this “climate justice” rubbish, now “legitimized” by a publication in a leading science journal From the Hockey Schtick: The journal Nature suggests billions of people could be sued for legal breach of duty to care for the climate … Continue reading →

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Stop checking the facts: “Your Internet search has just helped kill the planet”

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Guest post by Alec Rawls This could explain a few things. Greens are against searching for information. To save the planet, only follow safe links from Joe Romm, Andrew Revkin, John Cook and RealClimate. Searching bad. Vewwy vewwy bad: It … Continue reading →

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Adventures in journalism: from llama fish to carbon neutral bras

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Louise Gray, who wrote this amazing piece of journalism in the Telegraph the other day… Fish carried up a mountain on backs of llamas to escape global warming …has boobed given us yet another story worthy of discussion here. The … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week – the carbon munchies

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Yes, but they didn’t inhale the electricity…

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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 →

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Kyoto Protocol: Bad Science = Bad Policy

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

Guest Post by Ruth Bonnett As early as 1969, writings by Ayn Rand – philosopher and novelist – sounded the alarm bells on the environmentalist movement and the potential impact on our society: The uncontested absurdities of today are the … Continue reading →

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WUWT’s “flash flood” has a much lower carbon footprint than Bill McKibben’s 350.org “flash flood” mob

Posted on November 21, 2010 by

From the “photo fraud on a large scale” department comes this exercise in bullshit (yes, that’s the right word, sorry if I offended your delicate senses) from some “artistic” greens as pointed out by Steve Goddard, and as pushed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon footprint, Climate News, GLOC, Ridiculae, Satire | 111 Comments