Energy Michael Bastasch 4:28 PM 08/28/2017 From The Daily Caller The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) inspector general has opened an investigation to see whether or not taxpayers footed the bill…
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Electricity consumption in Europe will shift under climate change
Public Release: 28-Aug-2017 From Eurekalert Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Rising temperatures due to greenhouse gas emissions will fundamentally change electricity consumption patterns in Europe. A team of…
Study gives first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat
From Phys.org I was taught in high school in the 70’s that clouds and the phases of water perform this function. Read about it in Scientific American as well sometime…
Is the European Commission Waking up to Electricity Consumer Pain?
From The GWPF Date: 25/08/17 Dr John Constable: GWPF Energy Editor Specialists have long known that the system management cost of even medium and certainly higher levels of non-despatchable renewable…
EPA ends sponsorship of climate leadership program
From Reuters. August 25, 2017 / 3:17 PM / a day ago Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will no longer sponsor an awards program…
Environmental impacts of food consumption by dogs and cats
From PLOS Gregory S. Okin Published: August 2, 2017 Abstract In the US, there are more than 163 million dogs and cats that consume, as a significant portion of their…
Ecojustice – Competition Bureau Inquiry The Competition Bureau has discontinued the inquiry into Friends of Science Society that Ecojustice publicly called for on Dec. 3, 2015.
Just received this. Nice comprehensive piece. ~ctm [UPDATE 11:18 PM PDT] VIDEO TRANSCRIPT AND RELATED LINKS Some people have requested a transcript of the video. Here it is. Also, just…
3,700-year-old Babylonian tablet rewrites the history of maths – and shows the Greeks did not develop trigonometry
From The Telegraph Sarah Knapton, Science Editor 24 August 2017 • 7:00pm A 3,700-year-old clay tablet has proven that the Babylonians developed trigonometry 1,500 years before the Greeks and were…
The 'Climate Change: Believe It Or Else' Prize from @AGU
This essay is from the Real Climatologists blog, by Dr. Duane Thresher. I strongly recommend their About Us page. HT/Science or Fiction August 21, 2017 The American Geophysical Union (AGU)…
STUDY: Al Gore Might Have Beaten Bush If There Had Been More Warming
Energy More Al Gore because [insert politically incorrect joke or blog policy violation here] ~ctm From The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch Former Vice President Al Gore might have won the…
New Lab Report: How to Cut the Cost of Wind Energy in Half
From Energy.gov Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy August 23, 2017 New energy science and technological breakthroughs could cut the cost of wind energy in half by 2030—making…
Biofuels from bacteria
Sandia Labs News Releases August 21, 2017 From Sandia National Labs Sandia helps HelioBioSys understand new clean energy source LIVERMORE, Calif.—You might not cook with this sugar, but from a…
How 139 countries could be powered by 100 percent wind, water, and solar energy by 2050
Jacobson doubles down~ctm From Eurekalert Public Release: 23-Aug-2017 VIDEO: In this video, Mark Z. Jacobson explains the energy transition timeline for 139 countries to 100 percent wind, water, and solar…
Anti-Trump (and attempted prosecution of sceptics) AG Raked In Campaign Donations From An Oil Tycoon With Ties To Putin
US Chris White Energy Reporter From The Daily Caller His fundraising efforts highlighted various legal challenges against the president have earned Schneiderman $1.7 million in contributions during the first half…
Rail Energy Storage Harnesses the Power of Gravity All the Livelong Day
A California startup is repurposing trains and rail cars to help renewable energy utilities compete with fossil fuels. By Glenn McDonald From Seeker August 21, 2017 6:45 AM EDT What…
In a first, U.S. ships coal to Ukraine
U.S. aims to counter Russian influence with natural resources, though Ukraine’s roadmap for the energy emphasizes nuclear power. From UPI. By Daniel J. Graeber | Aug. 22, 2017 at…
Al Gore says Brexit was caused by… climate change
From The Spectator Coffee House Steerpike Steerpike 21 August 2017 There are plenty of theories about what led to the Brexit vote. Now, Al Gore, has a new one to…
Most of the Recent Warming Could be Natural
This story broke while Anthony and I were eclipse hunting. ~ctm From Jennifer Marohasy By jennifer on August 21, 2017 in Information AFTER deconstructing 2,000-year old proxy-temperature series back to their…
Energy Transfer Files Federal Lawsuit Against Greenpeace International, Greenpeace Inc., Greenpeace Fund, Inc., BankTrack And Earth First! For Violation Of Federal And State Racketeering Statutes
News provided by Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. Aug 22, 2017, 13:06 ET DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE) and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.…
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