Eye roller: Changing climate to bring more landslides on logged land

From the “trees, not models, hold the soil together” department: Changing climate to bring more landslides on logged land, say WSU researchers Study is first to look at landslide and…

FAIL: Antarctic research station wind turbine crashes, diesel to the rescue

From the ABC Australia, video follows. Proof of something we’ve always said: You need a fossil fueled backup generator for any “green”wind/solar power project. Mawson Antarctic research station relying solely…

Astronomers find a ‘Zombie’ star that lived and died – twice

Star exploded, survived, and exploded again more than 50 years later Carnegie’s instrumentation specialist key to ‘zombie star’ discovery Pasadena, CA– It’s the celestial equivalent of a horror movie villain–a…

More Pacific island #COP23 Opportunism

Guest essay by John McLean Barry Brill’s report on Fiji’s relocation of a village doesn’t mean that it’s the only opportunistic Pacific island country when it comes to COP23. It’s…

In Defense of the Electric Car – part 3

Guest essay by John Hardy Full disclosure: I own an electric car, and I think they are useful for city transportation. However, having owned one for a decade, I can say…

The EU Blows $683 million (£520m) on a carbon capture project – that captured nothing!

From the “models didn’t predict this”  and the “Climate Action” department: An investigation found that Brussels blew the colossal sum of cash on a drive to build underground storage facilities…