Independent statisticians reject recent global cooling claims in blind analysis Melting glaciers releasing pollutants from decades ago IEA: climate treaty necessary to keep energy prices low Floating cities as a response to sea level rise American Physical Society rejects changes to climate change statement Climate disruption deniers have been claiming for years now that the […]
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The Weekly Carboholic: Climate disruption will disrupt volcanism too
Climate disruption will disrupt volcanism too EPA Office of Inspector General finds standard gases not so standard after all Driest years in Pacific Northwest drier than expected Northeast Passage opened this year for commercial shipping 12% of the merchant marine fleet is idled Recycling used plastic into fuel US Chamber of Commerce and car dealer […]
The Weekly Carboholic: U.S. Chamber of Commerce files for EPA climate disruption trial (update #2)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce files for EPA climate disruption trial GRACE satellites show water use in India is unsustainable Biofuel crops may become next invasive species Is GM’s 230 MPG Volt claim real? Tubular Rail aims to invert train and rail July global ocean temperature sets two records Earlier this week, the LATimes reported that […]
The Weekly Carboholic: ACCCE hired Bonner, but didn't notify Congress of forgeries when they were discovered
ACCCE hired Bonner, but didn’t notify Congress of forgeries when they were discovered Cash for Clunkers doesn’t do much for climate National Academy of Sciences: we need independent GHG emission confirmation Climate disruption may, or may not, make disease worse Before the House voted on the American Climate and Energy Security Act (ACES) earlier this […]
The Weekly Carboholic: NE Pacific clouds observed to amplify warming
NE Pacific clouds observed to amplify warming Skeptical Inquirer publisher calls Inhofe’s list uncredible The ozone hole has reduced ocean CO2 absorption Clinton Climate Initiative and Microsoft partner on Project 2° We might as well drive Model-Ts The question of whether clouds are a positive or a negative feedback is one of the biggest remaining […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Cassava, sorghum yields drop, toxicity rises with more CO2
Cassava, sorghum yields drop, toxicity rises with more CO2 Differences between aerosol effects in models vs. observations largely explained Methane clathrates proposed for energy and carbon sequestration Cassava and sorghum are tubers that form the protein base for hundreds of millions of people. But while there’s a great deal of protein in the plant, there’s […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Early deaths cost Appalachia more than coal jobs earn
Early deaths cost Appalachia more than coal jobs earn Emission of strong GHGs exceed IPCC emissions scenarios and expected to continue to do so Raytheon testing oil shale tech to sequester CO2 Appalachia has some of the most impoverished communites in the United States. The entire region is economically depressed as compared to the national […]
The Weekly Carboholic: study says offsets make ACES carbon cap almost meaningless
Study says offsets make ACES carbon cap almost meaningless China rejects binding GHG cuts USGS study suggests peak coal may be closer than previously thought FutureGen coal CCS pilot project revived EU needs to upgrade its electricity transmission Deep water wind turbine undergoing testing More wind power means fewer hydroelectric dams? Michael Shellenberger is one […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Devil in the ACES details – fossil fuel industry pork
Devil in the ACES details – fossil fuel industry pork Science academies call for Copenhagen to address ocean acidification Permafrost’s complex response to rising temperature Swiss RE expects a wave of climate litigation In any legislation that’s nearly 1000 pages long, it’s inevitable that there will be some interesting details. The American Clean Energy and […]
The Weekly Carboholic: GPS degradation to affect climate measurements too
GPS degradation to affect climate measurements too Secretary Chu suggests white roofs to combat climate disruption Ecuador wants cash to leave carbon underground Subsidies, quotas warping “renewable” definition According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the the Global Positioning System (GPS) could degrade significantly as early as next year. The GAO report says that the […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Climate disruption lowering Juneau sea level
Climate disruption lowering Juneau sea level Paper shows cooler periods entirely expected Convert biomass to electricity instead of ethanol There’s a few reasons that I prefer the phrase “climate disruption” over “global warming” or even “climate change.” One of those reasons is that “climate disruption” describes what’s happening around the world in a way that […]
The Weekly Carboholic: CBO produces climate analysis
CBO produces climate analysis HFC phaseout struggle at the White House The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is well known for producing strictly non-partisan, tightly controlled and pretty conservative (as in careful not to overreach) economic forecasts for the effects of legislation on the national economy. These forecasts are usually quantitative in nature, giving dollar estimates […]
S&R Honors
Click here to learn more about past honorees...- S&R Fiction: “The Treehouse,” by Aimee Stahlberg
- Republicans perpetuate myths to keep Cold War alive
- S&R Nonfiction: “The Nobodies,” by Jennifer Pocock
- “See You in Hell” and the dominatrix garage: The Lost Patrol drops a new video, and btw, the CD is fantastic
- Iran’s election nuclear, but not nuked
- Mystery Unraveled: How a white, moderate, married, churchgoing, middle-class, middle-aged woman could vote for Obama
- An open letter to Burt Rutan, regarding his WSJ commentary on human-caused climate disruption
- Meet the men of Match.com: Really, guys, are you serious?
- Climate scientists still besieged
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