Guest essay by Eric Worrall A university lecturer has proposed creating a state sanctioned volunteer army of youth conservationists, to harness the green enthusiasm of young people. National service for the environment and a Green New Deal to fight climate change – Imagine newsletter #1 March 29, 2019 3.31am AEDT … A national service for the…
A Russian Progress cargo ship is scheduled to launch on a three-hour flight to the International Space Station Thursday, April 4. Live coverage of the spacecraft’s launch and arrival will begin at 6:45 a.m. EDT on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Loaded with three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the residents of…
From the Royal Meteorological Society. (h/t to reader NJSnowFan) How much has urbanisation affected United Kingdom temperatures? Ian L. M. Goddard, Simon F. B. Tett Abstract This study aims to estimate the affect of urbanisation on daily maximum and minimum temperatures in the United Kingdom. Urban fractions were calculated for 10 km × 10 km areas surrounding…
Reposted from Climate Etc. Posted on March 28, 2019 by curryja | by Judith Curry Is the RCP8.5 scenario plausible? This post is Part II in the possibility series (for an explanation of the possibilistic approach, see previous post link). This paper also follows up on a recent series of posts about RCP8.5 [link]. 3.…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the “Farting Cows” blunder was not her fault. AOC blames aide for ‘farting cows’ Green New Deal document by Jerry DunleavyMarch 30, 2019 03:53 PM Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., blamed an unnamed aide for the document that was sent out to the media and posted on her congressional website during…
From The Daily Caller Propping Up Pipelines 2:20 PM 03/29/2019 | Energy Chris White | Energy Reporter President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a series of executive orders soon that would quicken development on oil and gas pipelines in the Northeast, Axios reported Thursday night, citing sources familiar with the matter. The orders could…