Tag Archives: Google

WUWT search engine issues and site update

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

This post over on Scottish Sceptic’s website (below) points to a problem that WUWT has with search engines. One big issue he raises is that I can’t edit meta tags in the website header, but then again, I’ve had a … Continue reading →

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Google abandons renewable energy projects

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

This is telling. From this Reuters article, news that Google has decided that seven projects just don’t pencil out as planned, and alternate energy is one that doesn’t. So much for the “cheaper than coal” meme they were pushing. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in energy | Tagged , , , , | 49 Comments

A request: +1 Us for Google’s Sake

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

A week or so ago I found out about Google’s +1 program, which allows anybody to uprate websites that participate, so that users can boost that site’s search rankings. As has been found recently, Google has staff of people who … 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 →

Posted in carbon footprint | Tagged , , | 38 Comments

Google fails the “Don’t be evil” maxim when it comes to climate censorship?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

First the background on “Don’t be evil” as reported by Wikipedia: In their 2004 founders’ letter prior to their initial public offering, Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Brin explained that their “Don’t be evil” culture prohibited conflicts of interest, and … Continue reading →

Posted in climate ugliness | Tagged , , , | 144 Comments

NOAA releases aerial imagery of Tuscaloosa, AL tornado damage

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

Before and after imagery depicting tornado damage in the vicinity of the intersection of 15th St. E. and McFarland Blvd. E. in southeast Tuscaloosa, AL. The before imagery is courtesy of Google, the after imagery was acquired from an altitude … Continue reading →

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Friday funny? Google to take on climate skeptics

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

I’m not sure whether to laugh or not, but is this just one more reason to use Bing as a search engine without a climate agenda? Maybe we should make it the official search engine of climate skeptics worldwide? Full … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, post-normal science, satire | Tagged , | 131 Comments

Google Earth announces new “earth engine” at Cancun

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

It appears to be designed to do photo trend analysis of landsat and other satellite imagery. From the Google Earth Engine page: A planetary-scale platform for environmental data & analysis Google Earth Engine brings together the world’s satellite imagery—trillions of scientific … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancun Climate Conference, earth, Technology | Tagged , | 59 Comments