Archive for November 4th, 2009
Last week, at the first Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on S. 1733, the Kerry-Boxer “Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act,” Department of Energy Secretary
Tags: Ben Ball, Business strategy and messaging, Climate economics, Climate Policy, Don Hertzmark, feeder tariff, green jobs, Jerry Taylor, Jon Boone, Jr., Kerry-Boxer, master resource, Peter Van Doren, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut, Richard Tabors, Senate EPW Committee, Steven Chu, Thomas Lee, Toyota, Vestas, Waxman-Markey, Worldwatch Institute
An innovative proposal by the Ecuadorian government to protect an untouched, oil rich region of Amazon rainforest is a precedent-setting and potentially economically viable approach, says a team of
Earlier this week I discussed the apparent censorship of a paper by an Australian government research agency, CSIRO, because the paper was critical of emissions trading. The ABC has an update (and
Biologists have explained why corals spawn for just a few nights in some places but elsewhere string out their love life over many months. A new study shows that corals spawn when regional wind
When Peggy Noonan http://is.gd/4Lb4z and James H Kunstler http://is.g/4Lb6x share an iconoclastic point of view it’s worthy of note. It’s not surprising that neither is happy with
Most land use changes occurring in the continental US result in raised regional surface temperatures, according to new research. The study found that almost any change that makes land cover less
Jeff Tollefson; cross-posted from In the Field And now back to the case of the missing 10-word phrase, which says that any payments for reduced deforestation should include “safeguards
Jeff Tollefson; cross-posted from In the Field This afternoon has been all about deforestation. Environmentalists are busy tracking the debate about an 10-word phrase – mysteriously deleted
Jeff Tollefson; cross-posted from In the Field Following up on yesterday’s agreement, the leader of the African Group said during an afternoon press conference he is “guardedly
So much for the environmental benefits of the program: WASHINGTON — The most common deals under the government’s $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more
The International Energy Agency believes that the world’s dependence on natural gas will drop dramatically if environmental measures are enacted to limit carbon emissions
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Researchers spent two months this summer high in the Peruvian Andes and brought back two cores, the longest ever drilled from ice fields in the tropics. This latest expedition focused on a
About half of 36 fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting northward over the last four decades, with some stocks nearly
Michael Shellengerger and Ted Nordhaus have decided that the right thing to do is to stand up to a bully. Good for them. Here is an excerpt: What are the warning signs that one is dealing with a
As noted at CA last week, Briffa published a partial response to Yamal issues at the CRU website, one post discussing the impact of the Yamal chronology in various studies and another post
Tags: Briffa, climate audit, General, SteveMcIntyre, Yamal and Urals
A page on NOAA’s National Weather Service website that questioned CO2’s effect was deleted after it was discovered. Thesite previously said "there is no evidence that it
As yesterday’s election outcomes are dissected, there was an interesting result here in Boulder, Colorado with respect to a request to expand its “ClimateSmart” program: Voters
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow unveiled her new agriculture and forestry title for the Senate climate bill today. The legislation would establish a domestic “offset” program for reducing
Tags: Senate
An interesting outcome from a court case in the UK which I first mentioned a while back: In a landmark ruling, Mr Justice Michael Burton said that “a belief in man-made climate change
A very funny spoof video on global warming from our friends in the warming north:
Update: I have moved the key finding up to the top, as I think it's actually quite important (and it was the principal objective of the survey in the first place.) Key Finding Skeptics are
Tags: Liberal Skeptic
Update: I have moved the key finding up to the top, as I think it's actually quite important (and it was the principal objective of the survey in the first place.) Key Finding Skeptics are
Tags: Liberal Skeptic
Update: I have moved the key finding up to the top, as I think it's actually quite important (and it was the principal objective of the survey in the first place.) Key Finding Skeptics are
Tags: Liberal Skeptic
Update: I have moved the key finding up to the top, as I think it's actually quite important (and it was the principal objective of the survey in the first place.) Key Finding Skeptics are
Tags: Liberal Skeptic
Reader A.F. sends a follow up to this post on out of control alternative-energy spending in Oregogn. The Oregonian: Oregon energy officials released new rules Tuesday aimed at curbing a
I’ve stated here on several occasions that the ‘Recent’ Arctic ice thinning is more likely a current change issue rather than a temperature issue. Differences in flow change the
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A headline from yesterday: Republicans Boycott Climate Bill Debate — Absent Senators Argue Costs of Bill to Address Global Warming; Democrats Say Move is a Delaying Tactic I’m sure
Professor Ben Herman has done a guest post at Roger Pielke Sr’s blog on the differences we’ve seen in UAH and RSS. The land sea effect was noted in blogland by Chad at
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An international panel of military officers warns that climate change threatens global security and stability