From the HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH – UFZ The decline in emissions also has negative implications Scientists clarify the causes of the increasing brown colouration of the water in reservoirs…
Month: November 2016
State of the art weather satellite launched over the weekend promises huge gains in many areas
NOAA’s GOES-R satellite launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida this weekend at 6;42pm on November 19, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_k637XQUOM Click here to read more about the launch of GOES-R. But…
Oh, darn. Study: Most meltwater in Greenland fjords likely comes from icebergs, not glaciers
From the AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION Most meltwater in Greenland fjords likely comes from icebergs, not glaciers WASHINGTON, DC — Icebergs contribute more meltwater to Greenland’s fjords than previously thought, losing…
Whoops, turns out concrete is actually a carbon sink
From the “settled science” department and the University or California Irvine, comes this inconvenient fact. For years we’ve been told by academics that cement is another nasty global warming contributor,…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #249
Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President, Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) “Not With a Bang But a…
Mother Jones on possible Trump appointees: "Be afraid."
Guest post by David Middleton Look at All the Climate Change Deniers Vying for Jobs in the Trump Administration This can’t be good is grrreat!!! JEREMY SCHULMANNOV. 18, 2016 Donald…
Claim: Global Warming will Impede Volcanic Cooling
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research claims that global warming will impede the ability of volcanoes to push sulphur compounds into the…
TV Climate Advocate: "I want to grab Trump by the Crotch…"
Guest essay by Eric Worrall TV Cosmologist, Astrophysicist and climate advocate Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to “grab Trump by the Crotch” when he meets the President-elect to talk about science,…
COP22 Green Groups: Where's the Money?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The Marrakesh COP22 climate conference has ended – and green groups are just waking up that without US financial support, nobody has committed any money…
What's That Musky Smell?
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Well, the man who has made billions with a “b” by sponging off of your taxpayer dollars, the man you can always find face-down at the…
Storing carbon dioxide underground by turning it into rock
From the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, an idea that might actually work in a few places, but won’t really matter in the larger scheme of global CO2 volume. I also wonder about…
UK Researchers: Tax Food to Reduce Climate Change
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A group of researchers in Oxford University, England have suggested that imposing a massive tax on carbon intensive foods – specifically protein rich foods like…
Corals survived massive Caribbean climate change – likely to do so again
From the SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Half of all coral species in the Caribbean went extinct between 1 and 2 million years ago, probably due to drastic environmental changes. Which…
Study: UHI in Hong Kong accounts for most 'warming' since 1970
From the INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES How much warmer has Hong Kong’s urban area become during the past 4 decades? Characterizing the urban temperature trend using…
RSS Resets Former Pause Length and 2016 Record Race (Now Includes September and October Data)
Below are the RSS annual averages for 1998 and from 2009 to 2015 and monthly values for 2016. Prior to 2009, the annual average differences varied from -0.001 to +…
Good news: Treatment may become available for terrified climate activists
From the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO comes this study that made me think that this study might very well apply to some well known climate activists, such as Bill McKibben…
Don't mess with Texas – #ExxonKnew AG's to be hauled into court
Judge to haul state AGs to Texas for deposition Hannah Hess and Benjamin Hulac, E&E News reporters A federal judge in Texas has ordered the attorney general of Massachusetts to…
Friday funny – a shadow falls
Josh writes: The Trump effect is already being felt at COP22 – “is it Game Over?” asks Ian Duncan We can but wait and see. Meanwhile the usual conversations are taking…
President Obama Blames the Internet for the Rise of Trump – Technology Needs "More Control"
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Breitbart – President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel have jointly blamed the disruptive influence of the Internet for their political losses, and have demanded…
French Presidential Candidate Proposes Carbon Tax on All Imported US Goods
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Nicholas Sarkozy, former president of France, who is currently running again for President, has demanded Europe impose a carbon tax on imported US goods if…
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