Perfect Timing, President Obama! by Jackie Moreau 27 Jan 2012 at 12:51pm
President Obama?s record proves that he understands how to use time effectively, solely to his advantage. His craft of circumventing issues of critical national interest is an art form, and his State of the Union address is no exception. ?This country needs an all-out, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy, a [...] Fitzgerald: How the EPA Can Destroy Your Life by David Bier 27 Jan 2012 at 11:24am
In October last year, CEI?s Jackie Moreau blogged about victims of EPA?s wetland regulatory regime. ?The once lovely face of Lady Liberty,? she wrote, ?now wears the quintessential looks of the mean kid on the playground: class bully.? In this excerpt from Mugged by the State: Outrageous Government Assaults on Ordinary People and their Property, Randall [...] Coming Out of the Climate Change Closet by Matt Patterson 27 Jan 2012 at 10:37am
So much for consensus. For years, climate change cultists have attempted to shut down public discourse over global warming by assuring us that ?the debate is over,? that scientists are in lockstep agreement that Man is steam-frying his own planet. That was always bunk, of course. For one, if the scientific debate was really over, [...] Vlog: If DOE Can?t Run a Website, Why Should We Trust It To Run a Bank? by William Yeatman 27 Jan 2012 at 8:50am
Here’s the article I address in the video: Energy.gov: Where information goes to die By Dawn Stover | 25 January 2012 We live in an Information Age. Never before have we had so much data at our fingertips, thanks to digitization and the Internet. But information is only useful if it is accessible, searchable, and [...] After Another Clean Energy Bankruptcy, Obama Opts for Volcano Energy by David Bier 27 Jan 2012 at 8:14am
Bier family members?Dan and Jerry?blogged notable responses to Obama?s State of the Union energy policy recommendations this week. Over at Speak With Authority, Jerry (my uncle) points out that while the president mentioned ?renewable? and ?clean? energy, the president was light on details like the Department of Energy?s proposed volcano energy project in Oregon. Jerry [...] Drip, Drip, Drip: Yet Another Green Energy Stimulus Recipient Hits the Skids ... by William Yeatman 27 Jan 2012 at 7:53am
Earlier this week, Stimulus beneficiary Evergreen Energy bit the dust. Then, Ener1, a manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles and recipient of Stimulus largesse, filed for bankruptcy. And today, the Las Vegas Sun reports that Amonix, Inc., a manufacturer of solar panels that received $5.9 million from the Porkulus, will cut two-thirds of its workforce, [...] Is It Fair for Government To Pick Winners? by Laura DeMaria 26 Jan 2012 at 3:59pm
In January 2010, Ener1, a manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for use in plug-in electric cars, received a $118.5 million Stimulus grant from the US Department of Energy. Today, it filed for bankruptcy. Their Chapter 11 filing lists around $100 million each in assets and debts and proposes a restructuring plan to reduce its debt and [...] Did GM and Feds Collude to Hide Green Car Battery Fires? by Marlo Lewis 26 Jan 2012 at 3:02pm
At a hearing Wednesday morning, GOP members of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs opined that General Motors (GM) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) colluded to withhold information from the public about battery fires in the Chevy Volt, the plug-in hybrid car lavishly subsidized by the Obama administration as part of its bailout [...] Obama?s SOTU Message Immediately Belied by Support for T. Boone Billionaire?s... by William Yeatman 26 Jan 2012 at 2:49pm
President Barack Obama?s State of the Union address hitched its wagon to the 99 percent. The speech was rife with populist rhetoric, of which the following is only one example: We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of Americans barely get by, or [...] Drip, Drip, Drip: Another Green Energy Stimulus Recipient Goes Belly Up by William Yeatman 26 Jan 2012 at 12:06pm
In a previous post, I compared renewable energy spending in the 2009 Stimulus to a green albatross burdening the President. I argued that Stimulus spending was inherently wasteful, because politics invariably corrupts government?s investment decisions. The result is taxpayers losses on bankrupt companies that existed only by the grace of political favoritism, a la Solyndra. [...]
Cold Plasma Layer Detected High Above Earth 27 Jan 2012 at 11:00am
Cold, electrically charged particles have long been suspected to exist tens of thousands of miles above the Earth's surface, and now satellites have detected such ions there for the first time. Big Pic: A Penny for Your Bivalves? 27 Jan 2012 at 9:35am
Life on the seafloor is a biodiversity explosion in miniature. Bus-Size Asteroid Buzzes Earth in Close Flyby 27 Jan 2012 at 8:27am
The newly discovered asteroid came within 36,750 miles of Earth when it made its closest approach at 10:30 a.m. EST. Mother Nature Gets Her Day in Court by Tim Wall 27 Jan 2012 at 3:30am
Rights of nature laws seek to grant the environment legal rights. Life After Death for Deep Sea Vents by Tim Wall 26 Jan 2012 at 11:44am
Submarine vents provide a substrate for life well after the vents themselves become inactive. Wanna Nuke Waste Site? by Eric Niiler 26 Jan 2012 at 11:29am
A panel suggests towns volunteer to host dumps that would last for generations. The Blue Marble, 2012 Style: Big Pic 25 Jan 2012 at 11:47pm
An iconic view of our planet has been captured through the high-definition eyes of a brand new Earth observing satellite. Stunning Time-Lapse Video of Yosemite National Park 25 Jan 2012 at 9:58am
This time-lapse video of Yosemite is a collaboration between Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty, who met through the video website Vimeo. Manta Rays Fate Worse Than Sharks by Christina Reed 25 Jan 2012 at 5:01am
As the population of sharks has depleted, fishermen are turning more and more to Manta Rays - animals unfit to handle the pressure. Invasive Species Recipes: Cookbook Photos 24 Jan 2012 at 9:16am
If you want to do your part to devour America's invasive species problem, these recipes will get you started. Invasive Species: Why Not Just Eat Them? by Tim Wall 24 Jan 2012 at 7:51am
Many invasives aren't an easy sell on the plate -- or fashion runways. But for some animals, that could change. Waiting for Death Valley's Next Big Bang by Sarah Simpson 24 Jan 2012 at 3:19am
California?s Death Valley is capable of spectacularly explosive volcanic eruptions. Wild Black Bear Birth on Live Webcam by Tim Wall 24 Jan 2012 at 2:01am
Jewel the black bear gave birth on camera in the wilderness near Ely, Minn. Bigger Canal + Bigger Ships = Less Pollution? by Tim Wall 23 Jan 2012 at 10:17am
The Panama Canal expansion will allow bigger ships with more cargo to pass from the Pacific to the Caribbean, which could result in less greenhouse gas emissions per volume of cargo shipped. Do Dolphins Sleep Talk in Whale? by Tim Wall 23 Jan 2012 at 7:48am
At night, bottlenose dolphins at the Planète Sauvage aquarium in France sound like they are mimicking recorded humpback whale songs.
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Boehner invites pipeline pals to State o? Union 25 Jan 2012 at 1:52am Grist - By Scott Rosenberg - Jan. 25 - As the camera pans around the Capitol chamber for President Obama?s State of the Union address, see if you can spot the representatives from the state of Oil: four avid supporters of the Keystone XL Pipeline who will attend the speech as the guests of Ho
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Reef Fish at Risk as Carbon Dioxide Levels Build 21 Jan 2012 at 12:00am readersupportednews.org - Jan. 21 (Special Report) - Rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions threaten the survival of some fish species by sending their central nervous systems haywire.' Australian Associated Press
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Climate change and bark beetles equal billions of dead trees - San Jose Mercu... 7 Jan 2012 at 4:07am San Jose Mercury News - Jan. 07 - Climate change and bark beetles equal billions of dead treesSan Jose Mercury NewsBy reese halter Recently, one of my colleagues sent me a story that sums up the media's apathetic appetite for covering the environment. It is perplexing and disturbing. The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, despite the rhetoric ...
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Stop Being Cynical About Corporate Money in Politics and Start Being Angry 5 Jan 2012 at 6:53pm Mother Jones - By Bill McKibben - Jan. 05 - My resolution for 2012 is to be naïve?dangerously naïve. I'm aware that the usual recipe for political effectiveness is just the opposite: to be cynical, calculating, an insider. But if you think, as I do, that we need deep change in this country, then c
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Mitt Romney?s climate and energy views 4 Jan 2012 at 12:00am Grist - By Lisa Hymas - Jan. 04 (Opinion) - Where does Mitt Romney stand on climate change and energy issues? Brace yourself: He doesn?t have that flip-flopper reputation for nothing. Then Romney used to be one of the more sane Republicans when it comes to climate change. He would play up uncertainty and use weasel words, but he still acknowledged global warming as a problem. In his 2010 book No Apology: The Case for American Greatness , Romney wrote: I believe that climate change is occurring?the reduction in the size of global ice caps is hard to ignore. I also believe that human activity is a contributing factor. I am uncertain how much of the warming, however, is attributable to factors out of our control. In June of 2011, he went so far as to suggest that we should actually do something about climate change . Do what ? Well, definitely not cap-and-trade , but, you know, something: I don?t speak for the scientific community, of course, but I believe the world?s getting warmer.
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Even the Warmists Don't Believe In Global Warming 29 Dec 2011 at 12:00am Forbes - By Louis Woodhill - Dec. 29 - It is obvious that even if "climate change" is happening, and even if it is a bad thing, it is not going to be reversed by reducing CO2 emissions.
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How Climate Change Has Driven Evolution 27 Dec 2011 at 6:40pm Time - Dec. 27 - This painting by artist Carl Buell depcits a scene from the late Eocene of North America. A new study shows how climate change drove species diversity in the past. We are the products of our environment ? and that goes for egrets and elephants as much as
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Modern-day climate change witch hunt - ABC Online 25 Dec 2011 at 3:36pm Australian Broadcasting - Dec. 25 - ABC OnlineModern-day climate change witch huntABC OnlineProfessor Michael Hambrey of the University of Aberystwyth said "the public must not be misled into believing that a series of cold winters are evidence that climate change is a myth". Echoing green activists, who get strangely defensive during very ...
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Can Fact Checking be Politically ?Neutral,? When Facts Are Not Equally Distri... 20 Dec 2011 at 12:00am Think Progress - By Chris Mooney - Dec. 20 (Opinion) - Recently, I sat in on an off-the-record meeting about political fact-checking. I can?t report or quote from the event, but it spurred along some general thoughts that had already arisen in the context of writing The Republican Brain, which focuses a great deal on fact-checking?and thus, helped propel this post.
Fact checking is a phenomenon that has really taken off over the last half decade or so as, more and more, media outlets as well as independent and/or partisan voices are busily pronouncing on the ?truth? of political statements. The reason? Well, there are many, but I would place the growing divide over reality and what is factually true, between the left and the right, as perhaps the leading one.
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Our leadership is dire, but we mustn't despise government | Jeffrey Sachs 17 Dec 2011 at 12:00am The Guardian - By Jeffrey Sachs, The Guardian - Dec. 17 - Our leaderships, in thrall to big business, are failing in so many places all at the same time. But we can't give up on them The year 2011 will be remembered as the year of failed summits. Governments proved themselves time and again to be failures at addressing the growing crises engulfing the world, whether the eurozone debacle, climate change, or budget politics in the US and Europe. Next year is likely to be worse, as electoral politics will further impede decision-making in the US, France and several other countries. Why should governance be so poor in so many places at the same time? There are several factors at play. Globalisation has undermined the manufacturing base of most of the high-income economies, costing millions of jobs and leading to stagnant or falling living standards for a large part of the workforce, especially those with basic skills and modest education attainment. The US has lost around 8-9 million manufacturing jobs since the peak in that sector in 1979, just as ...
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Warming Arctic Permafrost Fuels Climate Change Worries 16 Dec 2011 at 12:00am New York Times - By Justin Gillis - Dec. 16 (Research) - .. the gases from permafrost could eventually equal
35 percent of today's annual human emissions.
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Shock as retreat of Arctic sea ice releases deadly greenhouse gas 13 Dec 2011 at 12:00am The Independent - By Steve Connor - Dec. 13 (News Report) - Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean by scientists undertaking an extensive survey of the region.
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Durban: Saving the Planet or Saving Face? 12 Dec 2011 at 12:00am Huffington Post - By Tom Zeller Jr. - Dec. 12 (News Report) - Some environmental groups saw the agreement as being far less ambitious than what is needed to curb rising temperatures and prevent the potentially devastating impacts of a substantially warmer planet.
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U.N. Climate Talks End With Deal for New Emissions Treaty 11 Dec 2011 at 12:00am New York Times - By John M. Broder - Dec. 11 (News Report) - More than 190 nations agreed to work toward a treaty that would require all countries to reduce emissions that contribute to global warming.
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Climate Change Denial Sweeping Into Public Schools by Jessica Pieklo 27 Jan 2012 at 5:56pm
The various attacks on public and private unions orchestrated across the states has clear, direct ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. But did you know that a host of anti-science bills mandating the teaching of climate change denial or “skepticism” as a credible “theoretical alternative” to climate change is also an ALEC [...] Tipping Point: Amazon Basin Becoming a New Carbon Source? by Joel Boyce 26 Jan 2012 at 4:00pm
A new paper published in Nature last week suggests the possibility that the Amazon basin, a major carbon sink, may soon become a huge new source of atmospheric CO2. The paper, with fifteen co-authors from the United States and Brazil, included original research as well as a comprehensive review of relevant literature in order to [...] Migratory Birds Struggle to Adapt to New Climate by Joel Boyce 26 Jan 2012 at 2:30pm
It’s a sad fact that climate change has already begun in earnest, and will continue for some time even after we shut down the fossil-fuel machine. Though turning off the tap to minimize the damage is still a first priority, we need to face the likelihood that we’re going to be living in a new [...] ?Climate Skeptic? Thinktank Asked to Reveal Secret Funders by Joel Boyce 26 Jan 2012 at 12:00pm
The world’s leading climate scientists have thrown public support behind a freedom of information request filed against the London-based conservative thinktank, The Global Warming Policy Foundation, the Guardian reports. The thinktank, chaired by former British chancellor and conservative politician, Lord Lawson (pictured above), is being asked to disclose the identities of its financial supporters. Brendan [...] ForestEthics Declared ?Enemy of the People of Canada? for Criticism of Oil Sa... by TreeHugger 25 Jan 2012 at 6:00pm
Written by Lloyd Alter In his book, Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil, Peter Maass showed how oil isn’t just environmentally dirty, it is an ethical and moral poison as well. Canadians are getting a taste of that poison right now, as the Prime Minister and his government unleash an unprecedented attack on [...] How ?Green? Can a Giant Mansion Be? by Lindsay Spangler 25 Jan 2012 at 4:30pm
It’s not really news that another super rich celebrity couple has built a $20 million mansion. That is pretty standard in a day in the life of the one percent. However, when one of these millionaires (excuse me, almost-billionaires) considers herself an eco-activist, I start to question. Supermodel Gisele Bündchen and her NFL quarterback [...] Post-Fukushima, Nuclear Policies in Flux Around the World by Joel Boyce 24 Jan 2012 at 9:00pm
Just over three years ago, I listened to a talk by Dr. Patrick Moore, founding member of Greenpeace, and keynote speaker at a conference I was attending. He had since broken ranks with many of his former environmental colleagues, stating that (hindsight being 20/20) they had done too good a job campaigning against all things [...] Top 10 US Species Threatened By Fossil Fuels by Care2 Causes Editors 24 Jan 2012 at 5:30pm
Written by Maureen Nandini Mitra, Earth Island Journal It’s not breaking news that fossil fuel extraction is extremely destructive and puts our plant and animal kingdom at risk. But I think it’s always worthwhile to pause and take stock of exactly how much of our land, waters and wildlife we are destroying in our [...] Climate Change Deniers Set School Policy, Forecast Weather by Joel Boyce 24 Jan 2012 at 3:00pm
I’m experiencing a distinct sense of déjà vu. I swear it’s seven years ago and the Dover school board trial is headline news. Certainly climate change skepticism has much in common with intelligent design creationism, being highly political and not at all scientific. Still I’m more than a little disappointed that so many school boards [...] 9 Questions To Ask Before Buying Solar Panels by Beth Buczynski 24 Jan 2012 at 1:57pm
Despite the immense solar energy generating potential of the United States, the federal government insists on using millions of dollars in tax subsidies to prop up the dying fossil fuel industry. Thank goodness consumers can see what the government cannot: solar (and all other forms of renewable energy) is the energy source of the future. [...]
Just published at Energy Tribune, the Houston Chronicle (Fuel Fix) and at Canada Free Press the above article revealing Time and Newsweek's' PR work' for the president in the upcoming election race. For the full article go here.
The story behind the recent spate of killings and bombings targeting high-profile targets and energy infrastructure in Iran. Go here.
Europe's Doomed Flight of Decarbonizing Fancy by Peter C Glover 10 Jan 2012 at 9:53am The EU's latest green airline tax scheme is doomed to failure. The U.S., China and others are already working out the best way of hitting Europe for six with a trade war - the EU having, effectively, fired the first shot.
Here's my latest piece, just published, revealing the height of EU stupidity here - at around 30,000 feet, I'd say. A Shale-fuelled Economic Miracle for 2012 by Peter C Glover 7 Jan 2012 at 2:29am
Publishedhereat EnergyTtribune (and re-published at the US Energy Institute and British Global Policy Warming Foundation sites) over the past couple of days...my article showing the prospectiv economic miracle at out fingertips...once we re-prioritise a realistic energy strategy centred on hydrocarbons.
Transforming our economic outlook wil, however, require a more realistic political vision - and ignoring the Planet Unreality nitwits at Greenpeace et al.
Enviro-nuts are getting desperate - as this article reveals. Go here for the full article. And here's a excerpt:
The French philosopher Jacques Ellul, in his definitive book on the subject, warned, “The propagandist uses a keyboard and composes a symphony”(1). When it comes to the shameful culture of enviro-spinning it seems they have adopted the art of sleight-of-hand and illusion, too.
The Economist laments that the public has “fallen out of love with environmentalism”. But the ‘magic’ has a habit of wearing off when we discover sanctimonious zealots are feeding us a diet of “smoke, mirrors and bullshi
Just published at Energy Tribune (US), Canada Free Press and the Global Warming Policy Foundation (UK) my article on the climate circus roadshow that has just hit Durban.
Here's a taster:
As the latest UN IPCC climate narrative is staged in Durban, an adapted Macbeth soliloquy offers its own summary: “A tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
The ludicrous war on CO2 is already starting to drive out national industries. See the above named article just published at Energy Tribune here for more. But here's a taster:
A plague of profit-busting climate policies is indeed sending a “clear signal” to energy-intensive industries: divest yourself of assets, shed jobs – or just plain ship out. Cocooned in ideological green protectionism, however, don’t expect Hedegaard and Huhne to “get” it.
Just published my piece explaining why fracking and shale gas is so massively beneficial compared to the tiny (and vastly overplayed - by the media) eco-concerns. For the full article go here.
Here's a taster:
There’s not a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on due to shale gas fracking – official. Except, that is, in the global energy markets. But the ‘whatever-it-is-I’m-against-it’ Marxist (Groucho, that is) eco-activists, together with the constant alarmists in the media, persist in attempting to send tremors through public opinion over shale gas extraction.
Comment on More Trouble for IPCC Consensus: Cosmic Pattern to UK Tree Growth ... by Richard James 28 Oct 2009 at 1:05am
Some quality control please. If Dengel et al had found evidence of global warming, the paper would have been shredded by McIntyre and friends. By ignoring autocorrelation, the risk of a Type I error is substantial. Comment on India to Set Up Climate Research Institute to Counter Western Bias... by paja 25 Oct 2009 at 6:00pm
This is great work. The whole global warming is propagated by the rothschild family. They own the carbon tax companies, that will benefit if carbon trading is implemented.
So to fight the global warming colonialism has to be based on knowledge alone. Comment on Deep Oil Rush: Future Supplies Only a Question of Economics by key... by keyboard jockey 25 Sep 2009 at 9:02am
Photos from the G20 Pittsburgh Protest, from the scene guest blogger ?Terrible Towel. I am going to try and update through the day as I get the pics.
http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/09/pittsburgh-g20-photos-from-steel-town.html Comment on Computer Modelers Wipe Out Humanity, Again by tm by tm 1 Sep 2009 at 12:26pm
Sounds like what they are going to do to the Swine Flue people. Must have planed the new program on this study. Comment on Opinion: It?s Time to Drop the Hype and Get Real About Climate Cha... by Ayrdale 23 Aug 2009 at 9:42pm
Thank you, I appreciate your insight, and have referred to it with quotes at my blog. Comment on Climate Bill ?Out of Control?, Bill Clinton?s Climate Negotiator S... by Jay Trieb 23 Aug 2009 at 4:58pm
I hope the powers that be realize that intelligent people see "Climate Change" for what it is: cycles that the earth has gone through countless times over its existence. And we can't do anything about it. Comment on Forget Kyoto: Record Rise of Global CO2 Emissions by sabreTruthTiger by sabreTruthTiger 18 Aug 2009 at 3:49am
Global warming is a scam, fact. The global temperature is decreasing not increasing!!!! The most reliable sets of global temperature data we have, using microwave sounding units show no appreciable temperature increases, especially during the critical period 1978-97 when surface temperatures jumped, which makes it likely that that surface anomaly was due to Urban Heat Island effect. The models used by the IPCC do not take into account the most important ocean oscillations which clearly do affect global temperatures, namely the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, and the El Nino Southern Oscillation. The PDO coincides with Global temperatures and has turned negative in the last few years along with Global temperatures.
The models also ignored the significant effect of solar radiation ions that cause clusters of Ozone, Sulphur Dioxide, and water vapour that attract water vapour and form clouds. Studies on the Greenland Ice shelf show there is no increased velocity of ice movement whatsoever! According to the erroneously named "Large and Rapid Melt-Induced Velocity Changes in the Ablation Zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet" There was one extremely and suspicious large ice movement over one week in Aug 2006, but up until and since then it's been as it always was.
The idea that the doubling of CO2 concentrations would cause more water vapour to form which in turn would block (OLR)outgoing long wave radiation creating GW is false. As Upper level temperature and CO2 have increased, water vapour has a tendency to decrease in the Upper Troposphere which overall allows the same amount of OLR to escape.
The Climate models also predict an unrealistic amount of water vapour in the upper atmosphere due to faulty sub-grid parameterization and the overestimation of the role of cumulonimbus convection in bringing vapour to the upper atmosphere.
Cumulonimbus convection only occurs in 2-3 percent of the global area, The mass that goes up in the deep convective clouds is then advected out and sinks due to radiational cooling and the need for mass balance. ALSO the Cumulonimbus convection actually leads to more return flow subsidence, enhance upper level subsidence actually acts to REDUCE upper layer water vapour and enhances the Outgoing Longwave Radiation!!
The grid which is a Global unit of area measurement in the Climate models does not take into account sub-grid convective/subsidence and produces a false average activity. These faulty parameterization schemes underestimate the amount of
activity and Outgoing Longwave Radiation and lead to a warmng effect. The Models also predict a large corelation between the upper and lower Troposphere which causes them to artificially moisten the Upper region when in actual fact observations show little or no correlation! This is important as it's not the total amount of precipital water that matters(this goes up with temperature) but the amount near the Upper Tropospheric emission level that's important as this determines the amount of Outgoing Longwave Radiation.
Computer models also predict that Greenhouse wrming will cause a hotspot between 8-12 kms over the tropics between 30 N and 30 S. This hotspot has been proven not to exist!
To Summarise: 1.Global temperatures are decreasing
2. Oceanic Oscillations, most notably the PDO play a much bigger part in Global temperature than CO2.
3. Solar radiation plays a bigger part in Global Temperature than CO2
4. Greenland Ice is not increasing in velocity.
5. Ice samples prove Global temperature changes precede CO2 changes showing that CO2is not the major driver of climate change.
6. Relative humidity in the Upper Troposphere is incorrectly predicted by Computer models,using faulty sub-grid parameterization, and incorrectly ignoring the Cumulonimbus convective subsidence effect, also ignoring the radiative cooling effects of the upper Troposphere region. These errors lead to exaggerated water vapour, Outgoing Longwave Radiation and thus warming.
Conclusion: Such scientifically erroneous procedures and conclusions are most likely politically motivated and part of a scheme to make billions/trillions from carbon taxes, raising power/food prices and providing a threat that scares the population into letting the government pass restrictive laws Comment on The Greening of The Deserts by stas peterson by stas peterson 21 Jul 2009 at 1:14am
It constantly amazes me how AGW people think, or rather don' think. They have their religious faith and believe in Global Warming that can accelerate to dangerous levels only by massive water evaporation.
They never conclude that what goes up must come down.
And the evaporated water MUST fall back to Earth as rain or snow. A warmer World 70% of which is covered with water, must be a wetter world as well. Comment on Editorial: The Rise of the Carbon Oligarchs by Mark E. Gillar by Mark E. Gillar 15 Jul 2009 at 12:17am
Let President Barack Obama know that you do not want your monthly electric bills to "skyrocket" by signing the petition against a global warming tax:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/capandtrade/signatures.html Comment on Veteran Newsman Launches Withering Attack on BBC?s Green Bias by C... by Cassandrina 13 Jul 2009 at 10:17pm
Standards have fallen - dumbing down more likely.
Listened to Radio 3 yesterday and found it much more up market than Radio 4, though limited.
We need to clear them out and surprisingly the new "culture" minister (surely an oxymoron) has had a go at the incompetent Lyons and Thompson.
Though I suspect this could be just a spat between close allies. Comment on Opinion: Reason Clouded by Carbon by JustAl by JustAl 10 Jul 2009 at 2:57pm
Opps, forgot the link:http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/25year/AIR.PDF Comment on G8 Emissions Pledge Unravels as Russia Objects by peterdublin by peterdublin 9 Jul 2009 at 4:13pm
Re Russia etc - exactly, emission reduction could be much simpler!
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Sufficient first phase 2020/2030 emission reduction is achieved by acting on ELECTRICITY generation (coal, gas) and TRANSPORT (mainly automobiles) alone, since these 2 sectors typically (as in the USA) account for 80% of greenhouse gas emissions. ........................................................
The focus on electricity and transport gives several advantages - apart from lowering CO2 emissions:
1. Local environmental benefit from less pollution of sulphur and all else that?s in the emissions, regardless of the less certain or immediate global benefit from CO2 reduction.
2. Electricity supply alternatives which together with improved grid distribution gives better competition and keeps down electricity bills for consumers.
3. Transport alternatives (using electricity, hydrogen and other energy sources), which give variety of choice and competition advantages for consumers, additionally reducing the dependency on oil imports.
4. No trade problems: Unlike Cap and Trade, which involves cement, steel and other industries having to face imports from unregulated countries, the here suggested electricity and transport changes are not just more limited, but also largely local. Since there is little competition between say utility companies internationally, "best practice" results can be compared and shared.
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Funding and Impact
= Equity and long term loan finance can be used: Long term industrial loans from financial institutions, particularly if federal/state guaranteed, give low yearly interest repayments and lessen the effect on electricity bills or transport cost ......................................................
Compare with
today?s all-encompassing Cap and Trade (emission trading) suggestions, with unpredictability, expense, and needless disruption from normal business practice on one hand, or unnecessary profiteering from free allowance handouts with little actual emission reduction on the other hand - together with extensive -and unnecessary- regulation on what people can or can?t buy and use.
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Understanding why proposed Cap and Trade is bad, in USA and elsewhere
http://www.ceolas.net/#cce5x
Basic Idea ? Offsets ? Tree Planting ? Manufacture Shift ? Fair Trade ? Surreal Market ? Real Market ? Allowances: Auctions + Hand-Outs ? Allowance Trading ? Companies: Business Stability + Business Cost ? In Conclusion
................................ The Way Forward
http://www.ceolas.net/#cc10x
Introduction ? Funding and Impact ?No Energy Efficiency Regulation ? A New Electric World
Electricity Generation ? Distribution
Transport Power Generation ? Regulation ? Taxation Comment on Antarctic Ice Shelves Show No Sign of Climate Change by hidflect by hidflect 9 Jul 2009 at 8:03am
I studied at Curtin University. It wasn't bad but I felt it was a little too close to business interests when it came to funding. CO2 probably isn't causing global warming.. but global warming IS happening. And as Wholesale Printing infers; it's probably a good idea anyway to limit trash. Comment on China Blasts U.S. Climate Bill, Carbon Tariffs by smith by smith 6 Jul 2009 at 11:12pm
Thanks for sharing this nice information and i am agree with the views of vice foreign minister He Yafei. Comment on Antarctic Ice Shelves Show No Sign of Climate Change by Wholesale ... by Wholesale Printing 27 Jun 2009 at 1:29am
Global Warming are explained by science that it causes climate change through out the world. They say the cause of this Global Warming is any kind of pollution. i myself is trying to help in my own little way by not throwing trash everywhere. I think all people should do it to.
Keystone Pipeline Rejection and Obama's Economic Recovery Plan 25 Jan 2012 at 9:50am
Congress could authorize the Keystone XL application pursuant to its authority to regulate commerce with other nations. Ethanol Subsidies Expiring but the Costly Mandate Remains 16 Jan 2012 at 9:00pm
Allowing the tax credit and tariff to expire is good, but Congress should repeal all other subsidies for transportation fuels. How Liberty Can Fuel Secure and Affordable Energy 9 Jan 2012 at 9:00pm
Freedom, opportunity, prosperity and a civil society have made America exceptional. But without energy ? secure and affordable energy ? many of our great accomplishments would not have been possible. Nick Loris on the Keystone Pipeline on FBN 15 Dec 2011 at 9:00pm
Nick Loris discusses the Keystone pipeline. Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Delay Obstructs Energy, Jobs 13 Dec 2011 at 7:30am
The Obama Administration has announced that it will delay the decision to approve or reject construction of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline until after the presidential elections in 2012. The pipeline would carry oil from Canada to U.S. refineries on the Gulf Coast?creating jobs, supplying energy from a secure and friendly source, and spurring much-needed economic growth. The State Department has thoroughly studied potential environmental impacts of the Keystone pipeline, and found minimal risk to soil, water, air, and animal life. Still, environmentalists oppose construction of the pipeline in force. Congress should reject unrealistic claims and authorize construction of the pipeline. POWER Act Contains Bad Energy Policy 13 Dec 2011 at 7:19am
The POWER Act would result in less energy, higher costs, and a less competitive renewable energy industry. Lachlan Markay on Defense Spending on Bio-Fuels on FBN 12 Dec 2011 at 9:00pm
Lachlan Markay discusses defense spending on bio-fuels. Rare Earth and Energy Critical Elements: The Market is Working 8 Dec 2011 at 1:31pm
Because prices may go up as well as down, the U.S. government should gather information on possible market shifts. For the same reason, demands for further government intervention in ECEs are being made on the basis of conditions that would no longer apply when the intervention became effective. In contrast, global market adjustment has been rapid and thorough. Let the market continue to work. CAFE Standards: Fleet-Wide Fuel Economy Regulations Costly and Unwarranted 28 Nov 2011 at 12:19pm
Congress should bar the EPA and the NHTSA from implementing and enforcing their new fuel-efficiency standards. Climate Change Regulations and the New EPA Report 16 Nov 2011 at 8:33am
The Environmental Protection Agency?s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report showing that the EPA did not comply with federal data guidelines when providing its technical support document (TSD) for the EPA?s 2009 ?endangerment finding.? The EPA used the TSD to justify its endangerment findings and thus pave the way for the EPA?s proposed carbon-dioxide regulations. This revelation should bring to light the problems with the EPA?s approach to greenhouse-gas regulation: The EPA refuses to seriously consider broad dissenting science on the causes of climate change. This is a breach of its responsibility, all the more so when proposing such massive new regulations. Policymakers must have full and accurate information from all sides of the debate, not only that of the regulators. David Kreutzer on the Keystone Pipeline on FBN 13 Nov 2011 at 9:00pm
David Kreutzer discusses the Keystone Pipeline. Nick Loris on Solyndra and Green Energy on FBN 7 Nov 2011 at 9:00pm
Nick Loris discusses the next Solyndra-esque scandal. Nuclear Power in Japan: Implications of Nuclear Energy Withdrawal 7 Nov 2011 at 8:35am
Due to the accidents at the Fukushima nuclear plant in March 2011, the Japanese government is re-evaluating its commitment to nuclear energy. Japan?s apprehension about nuclear power is understandable, but closing nuclear plants or rejecting future construction would create substantial?and unnecessary?economic hardship. Japan must identify and fix what went wrong technologically and operationally with the Fukushima reactors. This identification must lead to major reforms?drawing on lessons learned and international best practices?that create a transparent and independent regulatory regime. Such reforms will help to restore public confidence and allow Japan to continue to pursue nuclear energy?which will benefit not only Japan, but the United States and the rest of the world as well. Japanese withdrawal from nuclear power would have negative results for all. Real Energy Tax Reform Eliminates Subsidies 3 Nov 2011 at 8:24am
The Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act would take the country in the right direction: toward removing energy subsidies. Jack Spencer on Government Money for Energy on FBN 30 Oct 2011 at 10:00pm
Jack Spencer discusses government loans to energy projects.
