Tag Archives: Carbon dioxide

Premature 400 PPM fail-a-bration

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

It seems we didn’t reach 400PPM last week after all. The data has been revised. Ooops. ‘Carbon dioxide measurements in the Earth’s atmosphere did not break the symbolic milestone of 400 parts per million at a Hawaiian observatory last week, … Continue reading →

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Mauna Loa hits 400 PPM of CO2, alarmists wail and gnash teeth, Earth survives

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Source: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/weekly.html Al Gore calls for a day of prayer and reflection, and bothering your neighbor: So please, take this day and the milestone it represents to reflect on the fragility of our civilization and and the planetary ecosystem on … Continue reading →

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The curious case of rising CO2 and falling temperatures

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Guest essay by Tony Brown Some readers might recall my recent article ‘The Long Slow Thaw?’ In this I reconstructed Central England temperature to 1538 from its current instrumental date of 1659. I was surprised by two notable periods of … Continue reading →

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CO2 sequestration research stumbles onto something useful: a big lithium strike in Wyoming

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Guest post by Alec Rawls Most lithium (the lightest metal) is now mined in the Andes (image above), but it looks like the U.S. has more than a little of it too: [T]he Rock Springs Uplift’s 18 million tons of potential … Continue reading →

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Modeling future CO2 sequestration

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

From the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) CO2 removal can lower costs of climate protection According to the analysis, carbon dioxide removal could be used under certain requirements to alleviate the most costly components of mitigation, but it … Continue reading →

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‘Carbon’ to blame for giant crabs

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

CO2, is there anything it can’t do? Add it to the list. Over at WaPo, they call them “supersized”. From Counsel and Heal News (h/t to Gene Doebley): Carbon To Blame for Oversized Blue Crabs The use of genetic engineering … Continue reading →

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Freeman Dyson speaks out about climate science, and fudge

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Climatologists Are No Einsteins, Says His Successor by Paul Mulshine, The Star Ledger via the GWPF Freeman Dyson is a physicist who has been teaching at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton since Albert Einstein was there. When Einstein died in 1955, … Continue reading →

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A misinterpreted claim about a NASA press release, CO2, solar flares, and the thermosphere is making the rounds

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

I loathe having to write this story because I truly dislike giving any attention to the people who are known as the “slayers” from the “Slaying the Sky Dragon” book. They now operate under the moniker of “Principia Scientific”. But, … Continue reading →

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A sea-change on climate sensitivity at The Economist

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

People send me stuff, today it was this “editors picks” from John Micklethwait, editor of The Economist. After years of being pro-warming, I was shocked to see this headline as a “pick”. It seems a change in editorial position may … Continue reading →

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Dispelling myths about global warming

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

CO2 did not drive the rapid warming of the 20th century. Story submitted by Stan Robertson The difference between a good idea and a bad idea is often a quantitative matter. For example, many people would think it a good … Continue reading →

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NASA satellite data shows a decline in water vapor

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

Guest post submitted by Ken Gregory, Friends of Science.org An analysis of NASA satellite data shows that water vapor, the most important greenhouse gas, has declined in the upper atmosphere causing a cooling effect that is 16 times greater than … Continue reading →

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Impractical Proposal: Dry Ice Sequestration on Antarctic Ice Sheets

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

An updated proposal to store CO2 on Antarctica Story submitted by John Tillman Story body: In 1995 two Japanese scientists suggested storing carbon dioxide in Antarctic ice caves.  Now three scientists at Purdue have published a more elaborate and detailed … Continue reading →

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A note about temperatures

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Guest commentary by John Coleman (reprinted from KUSI-TV by Mr. Coleman’s request) Was July 2012 the hottest July in United States history? Was the last 12 months period the warmest ever? NOAA,the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, says “Yes”. The … Continue reading →

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CSIRO ‘solar sponge’ soaks up CO₂ emissions

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

From the ‘CO2 must be assimilated’ department comes this press release from CSIRO. I have to wonder if this is a ‘spongeworthy’ project. ====================== CSIRO scientists have created a ‘solar sponge’ which captures and then releases carbon dioxide using the … Continue reading →

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Study: plate tectonics modulates volcanic activity, which in turn modulates climate forcings

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

From Rice University comes this study that tries to equate an analog circuit component onto a climate forcing component. It is an interesting approach. The idea that plate tectonics serves to modulate episodic volcanic activity also makes sense. Volcano location … Continue reading →

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Lord Stern’s Mathematical Malapropisms

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I see the good Lord Stern is back in the news. Lord Stern famously produced an eponymous report a few years ago about how much it would cost to cut down carbon dioxide to try … Continue reading →

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Team of Ex-NASA Scientists Concludes No Imminent Threat from Man-Made CO2

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

More counterpunch to Obama’s recent speech. Rocket scientists -vs- James Hansen, “in God we trust, all others bring data” WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – A group of 20 ex-NASA scientists have concluded that the science used to support the man-made climate … Continue reading →

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Another nutty geoengineering idea – Olivine dust

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

From the Institute of Physics Researchers analyse ‘rock dissolving’ method of geoengineering The benefits and side effects of dissolving particles in our ocean’s surfaces to increase the marine uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2), and therefore reduce the excess amount of … Continue reading →

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The carbon trading money tree

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

If the carbon trading business seems too good to be true, maybe there’s a good reason Guest post by Kelvin Kemm The COP-18 environmental conference held in Doha has come and gone. In the wake of high expectations for a … Continue reading →

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Does The Effect From The Cause Affect The Cause?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach There’s been a recent paper claiming a long-term correlation between CO2 and sea level, discussed here at WUWT. The paper implies that CO2 controls temperature and thus indirectly sea level. I thought I might follow … Continue reading →

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