Trillions of plastic debris fragments are afloat at sea, creating the “perfect storm” for microbial colonization. Introduced more than 50 years ago, plastic substrates are a novel microbial habitat in…
Month: October 2020
Hubble Views a Galactic Waterfall
Interacting galaxies, such as these, are so named because of the influence they have on each other, which may eventually result in a merger or a unique formation. Already, these…
Escape from Wales? Britain’s Most Out of Control Covid-19 Lockdown
Police checkpoints, supermarkets sealing off shelves of “non-essential” goods, a police state the likes of which nobody in Wales has experienced since the 13th century.
Polar bear research on hold in Western Hudson Bay due to COVID-19 restrictions
After spring polar bear research was cancelled in Western Hudson Bay (and pretty much everywhere else) this year because of Covid 19 concerns, it now transpires that fall research is…
Caught lying: The #BidenHarris2020 Fossil Fuel Frack Flip Flop
If you ever wondered what “say anything” looks like in a political campaign, look no further than this video that featured presidential and vice-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.…
The Biden Family Green New Deal
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, AOC, the Democrat Party and US environmentalists are determined to make climate change, the Green New Deal, and replacing fossil fuels with wind, solar, battery and…
Victorious New Zealand PM Urged to Apply Covid-19 Lessons to the Climate Crisis
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who won a historic landslide victory in national elections a week ago on a deep green manifesto, is being urged to apply lessons learned…
War on plastic is distracting from more urgent threats to environment
A team of leading environmental experts, spearheaded by the University of Nottingham, have warned that the current war on plastic is detracting from the bigger threats to the environment. In…
“Over My Dead Body”: Louisiana Senator Responds to Joe Biden’s Proposed Climate Shutdown of the US Fossil Fuel Industry
I think it is fair to say Presidential wannabe Joe Biden has stirred up some strong feelings over his plan to “transition” the jobs of millions of ordinary Americans.
Climate Campaigners Horrified Global Shipping Will be Allowed to Grow
Climate campaigners are upset that the climate targets recommended by the UN International Maritime Organization don’t include a requirement that overall CO2 emissions be reduced.
Climate Warrior Biden Promises to Shut Down the US Oil Industry
During Thursday’s Presidential debate, President Biden made a clear statement that he intends to transition away from the oil industry. My question – what part does Burisma play in this…
World Wheat Crop Heads For New Record
IMPROVED late-season yield prospects in greater Europe and Australia have lifted the estimate for global wheat production by 5.9 million tonnes (Mt) from the previous Agricultural Market Information Systems (AMIS)…
Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu
Bennu, a well-preserved, ancient asteroid, is currently more than 200 million miles (321 million kilometers) from Earth and offers scientists a window into the early solar system as it was…
Ten fat polar bears filmed raiding a stalled Russian garbage truck
From the Siberian Times today (20 October) is a story with few facts but a fabulous video of six fat adults and four fat cubs as they set siege to…
Claim: CCS can rapidly reduce emissions in sectors that have few other options to decarbonize, EFI/Stanford
The study, six months in the making, concludes that CCS offers a clean technology pathway for rapidly reducing emissions from economically vital sectors that have few other options to decarbonize.…
What cold lizards in Miami can tell us about climate change resilience
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Research NewsSHARE It was raining iguanas on a sunny morning. Biologist James Stroud‘s phone started buzzing early on Jan. 22. A friend who was bicycling to…
Hilarious empty threats on ACB confirmation from ‘ClimatePower2020’
From the “press releases I couldn’t finish reading because I was laughing so hard” department. The fear is palpable, the humor, divine, the organization- just another dark money “act blue”…
We Will Have Vaccines Soon—Because of Science, Not Politics
Any drug, be it an antibiotic, a monoclonal antibody cocktail or a vaccine goes through a rigorous, scientific process long before ever falling into the hands of government regulators, let…
The Lungs of Gaia
A fundamental concept at the heart of climate science is the contention that the solar energy that the disk of the Earth intercepts from the Sun’s irradiance must be diluted…
The Guardian: Aussie Government Ignoring an Official Renewable Energy Covid-19 Recovery Plan
Australian opposition politicians are aghast that the Scott Morrison government has not even bothered responding to a report prepared by the Government Climate Change Authority, which recommends stimulating Australia’s Covid-19…
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