From The GWPF The number of green cars sold in Britain has fallen for the first time in two years after the government cut subsidies. Last month 13,314 “alternatively fuelled”…
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Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output
Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit Massachusetts Institute of Technology CAMBRIDGE, MA — In any conventional silicon-based solar cell, there is…
Call for green burial corridors alongside roads, railways and country footpaths
A leading public health expert is calling for a strategic initiative to develop green burial corridors alongside major transport routes because British graveyards and cemeteries are rapidly running out of…
More ‘reactive’ land surfaces cooled the Earth down
Higher reactivity could explain temperature drop before last ice age GFZ GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Helmholtz Centre From time to time, there have been long periods of cooling in Earth’s history. Temperatures…
Antarctic sea ice is declining dramatically
A 40-y record reveals gradual Antarctic sea ice increases followed by decreases at rates far exceeding the rates seen in the Arctic Claire L. Parkinson PNAS first published July 1,…
‘Radical’ historian Blainey challenges climate-change orthodoxy
From the Sydney Morning Herald By Tony Wright July 5, 2019 — 11.11am Australia’s best-known historian, Professor Geoffrey Blainey, has challenged the idea that the current level of climate change…
Yum–Maggots are the answer to feeding a human population that’s heading to nine billion people
From The National Post A single acre of black soldier fly larvae can produce more protein than 3,000 acres of cattle or 130 acres of soybeans Washington Post Christopher Ingraham…
Mars 2020 Rover Gets a Super Instrument
From NASA Larger view Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have installed the SuperCam Mast Unit onto the Mars 2020 rover. The instrument’s camera, laser and spectrometers…
How trees could save the climate
ETH Zurich The Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich investigates nature-based solutions to climate change. In their latest study the researchers showed for the first time where in the world new…
Here’s The Next Obama-Era Reg Trump’s Energy Department Is Preparing To Nix
From The Daily Caller Chris White Tech Reporter July 03, 2019 6:00 PM ET The Department of Energy announced Tuesday a rule-making process that could ding an Obama-era environmental regulation…
Winter monsoons became stronger during geomagnetic reversal
Revealing the impact of cosmic rays on the Earth’s climate Kobe University New evidence suggests that high-energy particles from space known as galactic cosmic rays affect the Earth’s climate by…
Are the Russians in the Room Right Now?
The conspiracy theory that keeps on giving. There’s a new piece of rubbish article on Medium making the rounds, with a “new” analysis of Climategate pointing to those wascally Wussians,…
Successful Orion Test Brings NASA Closer to Moon, Mars Missions
From NASA July 2, 2019 RELEASE 19-054 Ascent Abort-2 successfully launched at 7 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Credits: NASA…
Using artificial intelligence to better predict severe weather
Researchers create AI algorithm to detect cloud formations that lead to storms Penn State When forecasting weather, meteorologists use a number of models and data sources to track shapes and…
Record High Temperatures in France: 3 Facts the Media Don’t Tell You
Reposted from Dr. Roy Spencer’s blog July 2nd, 2019 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. News reporting of the recent heat wave in France and other European countries was accompanied…
Tumultuous Clouds of Jupiter
From NASA June 27, 2019 Tumultuous Clouds of Jupiter This stunning image of Jupiter’s stormy northern hemisphere was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it performed a close pass of…
Why Caution Is Needed With Those Hail Pictures in Mexico
From Forbes A dose of common sense from Marshall Shepherd As I browsed the social media, I saw claims of climate change, “end of times” language, and sheer awe that…
Debunking 3 doomster stories about energy & climate
Reposted from the Fabius Maximus Website Larry Kummer, Editor Geopolitical News 1 July 2019 Summary: An oddity of US political debates is that both Left and Right lie like rugs.…
Climate change is taking its toll on Greek monuments, say scientists
From Reuters Photo by Josiah Lewis from Pexels (Scientists say)~ctm Lefteris Papadimas, Idyli Tsakiri ATHENS (Reuters) – Climate change is threatening ancient Greek monuments, among them the Acropolis, one of…
Contrary to Global Warming Predictions, Great Lakes Water Levels Now at Record Highs
From Dr. Roy Spencer’s blog June 27th, 2019 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. It is a truism that any observed change in nature will be blamed by some experts…
Truth(?) in testimony and convincing policy makers
From Dr. Judith Curry’s Climate Etc. Posted on June 27, 2019 by curryja | by Judith Curry Some reflections, stimulated by yesterday’s Congressional Hearing, on the different strategies of presenting…
Is a great iron fertilization experiment already underway?
News Release 26-Jun-2019 Is a great iron fertilization experiment already underway? University of South Florida (USF Innovation) ST. PETERSBURG, FL – It’s no secret that massive dust storms in the…
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