Tag Archives: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cirrus Cloud seeds identified – will help in climate knowledge

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , a fairly important discovery, one that will help us understand the role clouds play in the Earth’s energy balance. The fact that mineral dust and metallic aerosols are identified would suggest that as … Continue reading →

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Claim: solar cells that produce two electrons for every photon, resulting in over 100% quantum efficiency

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

From the I’ll believe it when I see it department comes this claim. From R&D magazine: Throughout decades of research on solar cells, one formula has been considered an absolute limit to the efficiency of such devices in converting sunlight … Continue reading →

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Labeling People ‘Climate Change Deniers’ Merely Reveals the Attacker’s Ignorance

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

Guest post by Dr. Tim Ball A common fallback position when losing an argument is to assault your adversary personally. Known as ad hominem, it involves “attacking an opponent’s motives or character rather than the policy or position they maintain.” … Continue reading →

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MIT: The economic cost of increased temperatures

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

(This is not from Lindzen I’d like to see one titled “the economic cost of colder temperatures”, particularly on Agricultural effects) Study: Warming episodes hurt poor countries and limit long-term growth. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Even temporary rises in local temperatures … Continue reading →

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The collusion of the climate crowd

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

By Christopher C. Horner First published in the Washington Examiner, reposted here with permission Not long ago, the American Tradition Institute initiated a transparency campaign using federal and state freedom of information laws to learn more about how taxpayer-funded academics … Continue reading →

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Researchers calculate size of particles in Martian clouds of CO2 snow

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Mars’ carbon dioxide ‘snowflakes’ are about the size of red blood cells. In the dead of a Martian winter, clouds of snow blanket the Red Planet’s poles — but unlike our water-based snow, the particles on Mars are frozen crystals of … Continue reading →

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Using Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis for climate understanding and prediction – after Lovelock threw climate under the bus

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

As you may recall, James Lovelock recently threw global warming/climate change under the bus. I guess these guys need to get out more. I post this press release solely for the entertainment value, because I can find little else in … Continue reading →

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Nanocopper CO2 catalyst – a possible solution to EPA’s draconian coal power plant killer laws?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

From MIT, a possible solution to allow coal fired power plants to meet the new draconian CO2 emission requirements imposed by the EPA. Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert carbon dioxide to methane CO2=>CH4 May reduce greenhouse gas emissions CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — … Continue reading →

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The UK Independent asks: “Is catastrophic global warming, like the Millennium Bug, a mistake?”

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

I remember vividly the panic leading up to year 2000. People were racing to Y2K their computers and systems. TV news crews had reporters stationed at bank machines, at train traffic centers in NYC, at airports, all waiting to see … Continue reading →

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Microbes and their impact within Climate Models

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

From the American Society for Microbiology, a comprehensive report that suggests the need to integrate microbial processes into climate modeling. As they say: “The sum total of microbial activity is enormous, but the net effect of microbes on climate-relevant gases … Continue reading →

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Paywallgate: hacker breaches MIT, downloads millions of papers

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

While  Joe Romm and Keith Olberman spin the most absurd conspiracy theory imaginable related to Climategate, that it was the work of “News of the World”, Murdoch, and/or Wallis, we find another example of academic file hacking, this one far … Continue reading →

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A microbe albedo effect for ocean sunlight absorption

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

From MIT, something surprising. Like alignment of iron atoms in a magnet, microbes in seawater can align and change the albedo. It makes me wonder how much seawater can be warming by light absorption in ENSO events, which change currents. … Continue reading →

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Great moments in snow removal

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

With Chicago, New York, and Boston buried, they are trying the best they can to get the city out from under the thick blanket of snow, this well known satirical image of Al Gore using a flamethrower comes to mind: … Continue reading →

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