From Eurekalert Public Release: 19-Nov-2018 Prediction is, by 2100, the number of hazards occurring concurrently will increase, making it even more difficult for people to cope University of Hawaii at…
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The California drought is helping return the weather pattern to normal
A four and a half year old article which puts California drought issues in perspective.~ctm From the Green Blog at UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Author: Jeannette E.…
‘Extinction Rebellion’ protesters block London bridges over climate change call
And to contrast with the French protesting too much climate mitigation policy, we have the [some in the] UK protesting not enough ~ctm From Sky News The demonstrators say human…
Anti-Carbon-Tax Revolt Threatens To Paralyse France
From the GWPF Date: 16/11/18 GWPF & Irish Times France is bracing for a nationwide revolt over the weekend as angry drivers plan to block roads nationwide in protest against…
The Case for Sustainable Meat
From Quilette Published on April 5, 2018 written by Keir Watson User Mohib Ebrahim notes that this article is an outstanding and thorough article that soundly and roundly dismantles the…
Warming assessment of the bottom-up Paris Agreement emissions pledges
The Guardian Headline for this study is rather alarmist: Policies of China, Russia and Canada threaten 5C climate change, study finds Ranking of countries’ goals shows even EU on course…
System to rid space station of astronaut exhalations inspires Earth-based CO2 removal
From people who get grants, but may be thermodynamically challenged.~ctm November 13, 2018 by Anthony King, From Horizon Magazine When astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) exhale carbon dioxide…
Metric system overhaul will dethrone the one, true kilogram
General science interest story. Likely to generate puns. I will keep mine to myself.~ctm By Adrian Cho Nov. 6, 2018 , 4:05 PM Like an aging monarch, Le Grand K…
Will The Snowiest Decade Continue?
An interesting story for the the MSM, but of course with with obligatory obeisance to the Everything-Imaginable-is-Predicted-By-Climate-Change ~ctm From CBS Boston By Barry Burbank November 15, 2018 at 7:00 pm…
A massive crater hides beneath Greenland’s ice
Elevating this from a mention in my previous Newsworthy Items post. From ScienceNews Whether the impact is related to a period of cooling called the Younger Dryas is unknown By…
Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy
[maybe yes, maybe no ~ctm] From Quartz Thanks to the modern electric grid, you have access to electricity whenever you want. But the grid only works when electricity is generated…
Union of Concerned Scientists For Nukes!
How will this change the doomsday clock? ~ctm From Reason Activist group finally recognizes that it can’t achieve its energy and climate goals without nuclear power. Ronald Bailey|Nov. 13, 2018…
Skepticism is a Full Time Job
The following post is officially Anthony approved. Quoting me: I know I can be brusque. I can also be funny. I can even be kind. Who knows what the wheel…
Newsworthy Items
But not necessarily worth promoting to individual posts. A good way to acknowledge a whole bunch of tips. This may or may not become a regular thing. From user Neo:…
MATH ERROR: Scientists Admit ‘Mistakes’ Led To Alarming Results In Major Global Warming Study
From The Daily Caller 9:18 AM 11/14/2018 | Energy Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor Scientists behind a headline-grabbing climate study admitted they “really muffed” their paper. Their study claimed to…
Housekeeping
I’m still settling in and I do things differently from Anthony, so to give you all the best experience, I need you to work with me. If any you want…
Gleick, my #$%%! 2018 Sagan Prize helping climate parody go mainstream
Reposted from: Cliscep.com Marisa Tomei pretends to be other people for money. She even has to impersonate a scientist on occasion, and says she’s looking forward to “exchanging notes” with…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #335
The Week That Was: 2018-11-10 (November 10, 2018) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project Quote of the Week: “The people who are supposed to…
ctm Makes a New and, (Possibly) Improved Appearance
Well, well, well, I’m back @%@%$’s. For an indeterminate amount of time I will be running this blog again. For those who do not know me, here is an article…
New financial product aims to solve 'valley of death' for promising energy technologies
From Eurekalert Public Release: 28-Sep-2017 Case Western Reserve University IMAGE: This is Anurag Gupta. view more Credit: CWRU With a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), researchers at…
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