Archive for November 10th, 2009
The latest peak oil news is simply astounding: a whistleblower inside the International Energy Agency (IEA) claiming that “the US has played an influential role in encouraging the watchdog to
Tags: Colin Campbell, Energy Policy, IEA, master resource, Oil, peak oil, Peak oil (fixity/depletion), whistleblower
UN bureaucrats are meant to be part of the scenery rather than slap-bang in the foreground. Not so Yvo de Boer, the diplomat in charge of the climate change talks which will reach their climax at
Tags: climate change, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Editorials, Environment, Guardian, The Guardian, United Nations, Yvo de Boer
Controversial new climate change results University of Bristol Press release issued 9 November 2009 New data show that the balance between the airborne and the absorbed fraction of carbon dioxide
Tags: Carbon dioxide, paleoclimatology, WUWT
Guest post by Dr. Don J. Easterbrook, Emeritus Professor at Western Washington University Two hundred years ago, Charles Lyell coined the phrase “The present is the key to the past.” In
Tags: paleoclimatology, WUWT
‘I don’t see any climate bill . . . that I can support.’
global-jan-dec-error-bar-pg.jpg Isn’t Halloween over? Then why is Friends of Science (FOS) rising from the dead with a new radio campaign. Or maybe its April Fool’s because the
Tags: Canada
I want to start today by thanking Malcolm Drake for his exellent guest post and spirited participation in the comments over the weekend. Thanks, Malcolm. Second, I want to say that I'm still
Tags: Liberal Skeptic
I want to start today by thanking Malcolm Drake for his exellent guest post and spirited participation in the comments over the weekend. Thanks, Malcolm. Second, I want to say that I'm still
Tags: Liberal Skeptic
I want to start today by thanking Malcolm Drake for his exellent guest post and spirited participation in the comments over the weekend. Thanks, Malcolm. Second, I want to say that I'm still
Tags: Liberal Skeptic
I want to start today by thanking Malcolm Drake for his exellent guest post and spirited participation in the comments over the weekend. Thanks, Malcolm. Second, I want to say that I'm still
Tags: Liberal Skeptic
A distinguished group of nineteen AGU Fellows (names below) have published an article in EOS (PDF, AGU membership required) in which they present three competing hypotheses about climate change,
The world’s energy systems will need an extra $10.5 trillion (£6.3trn) in investment between now and 2030 to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and avoid “irreparable damage to the
Tags: Business News
A hilarious poll from Rasmussen: California is expected to implement energy-conserving regulations any day now that manufacturers and retailers say will in effect ban the sale of big-screen TVs in
I’ve been casting about, recently, for how to express what I mean about the three kinds of non-delusional climate blogs, and what the difference between them might be, in such a way as not to
Global Temperatures This Decade Will Be The Warmest On Record… …And It Will Be Exploited By Those Who Fail To Understand The Reasons For The Rise Guest post by Bob Tisdale INITIAL NOTES For
Tags: climate data, ENSO, WUWT
As one of the signatories of the epetition on “CRU Source codes” I just received the following message: —– Forwarded Message —- From: 10 Downing Street To: e-petition
Tags: AGW, Business, climate change, Data, FOI, Freedom, global warming, Met Office, Policy, politics, science, UK
The Senate is still grappling with the climate bill. On one key issue, however, consensus is building.
Tags: Politics and Policy, WSJ
The U.S. military is using more fuel per deployed soldier than ever. And that is as much a problem for the bean counters as it is for the military strategists.
Tags: Algae, Biofuels, Cellulosic Ethanol, WSJ
RSS posted their observed temperature anomalies for the lower troposphere yesterday. The October anomaly of 0.282C fell relative the September anomaly of 0.474C. The drop of nearly 0.2C sounds
Tags: Data Comparisons, Lucia, RSS, UAH
The International Energy Agency says high-tech solutions to climate change need to become economically attractive and a high price for carbon would penalise those extracting and using dirtier
Tags: financial times
Two lawyers for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have created a video that is highly critical of the climate change legislation passed by Congress and endorsed by President Obama. In
Tags: Debate, Legislation
Business Green: As well as contributing to transport emissions that account for over a fifth of the UK’s carbon footprint, workers are collectively wasting 4.6 million hours a day commuting,
Tags: Climate Ark, transportation energy commute | Europe | United Kingdom
Washington Post: The British government unveiled plans Monday to launch one of the world’s most ambitious expansions of nuclear-power capacity, calling for the construction of 10 plants to
Tags: Climate Ark, nuclear power new stations | Europe | United Kingdom
Inter Press Service: Scientists in Brazil are developing a technique for absorbing industry-produced carbon dioxide before it ever reaches the atmosphere. The secret lies in half-centimetre ceramic
Tags: carbon technology | South/Central America/Caribbean | Brazil, Climate Ark
Reuters: The United States must include a tariff or some other "border measure" to protect U.S. manufacturers from unfair foreign competition as part of legislation to address climate
Tags: Climate Ark, climate carbon tariff | North America | United States
Livemint: Investment in energy is critical for India. The World Energy Council estimates that about 56% of rural households in India have no access to electricity. The World Bank calculates that
Reuters: The United States hopes to reach agreement with China during President Barack Obama’s visit on how to record and monitor countries’ efforts to fight global warming, a top State
Associated Press: A group of 11 countries vulnerable to adverse effects of global warming urged world leaders Tuesday to reach a binding agreement at the next month’s global conference on the
Tags: carbon emissions vulnerable countries | Worldwide/General |, Climate Ark
Various: The people of this small Dutch town are not against pumping tons of carbon dioxide into the ground to fight global warming. They just wish it wasn’t right beneath their houses.
Tags: carbon storage toxic leaks | Europe | Netherlands, Climate Ark
Agence France-Presse: A Kenyan wind power project aiming to be the biggest in sub-Saharan Africa suffered a setback Tuesday after talks with one of the key investors foundered, an official said.
Tags: Climate Ark, wind power developing countries | Africa | Kenya