Archive for June 6th, 2007
A Critique of James Hansen’s Testimony to the US House Select Committee
Posted by jennifer, June 6th, 2007 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 74
“A new report published today by the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change challenges NASA scientist James Hansen’s claims of a dire global warming future. In the report, physicist Sherwood Idso and agronomist Craig Idso conducted a comprehensive evaluation of Hansen’s April 26, 2007 testimony before the House Select Committee of [...]
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IPCC Too Optimistic on Fossil Fuel Supplies
Posted by jennifer, June 6th, 2007 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Energy & Nuclear
Comments: 15
“The issues of climate and future temperature increases have become part of our everyday life, and central in this debate is carbon dioxide. The fossil fuels we use contain carbon and hydrocarbon compounds, and carbon dioxide is released together with energy when we burn these.
“However, it seems that the amounts of fossil fuels themselves are [...]
China Wants Support for Tiger Farms
Posted by jennifer, June 6th, 2007 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Plants and Animals
Comments: 20
There is a big international meeting (the 55th meeting of the Standing Committee to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES) currently underway in The Hauge, Netherlands, and China is hoping for support, in particular from India, for an amendment to the 14-year-old ban on trading in tiger parts.
That’s right, China and others [...]