Archive for May 1st, 2008
Global Warming Takes a Break, Naturally
Posted by Paul, May 1st, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 31
Global warming will stop until at least 2015 because of natural variations in the climate, scientists have said. Researchers studying long-term changes in sea temperatures said they now expect a “lull” for up to a decade while natural variations in climate cancel out the increases caused by man-made greenhouse gas emissions. The average temperature of [...]
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NASA JPL: Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Nina Linger
Posted by Paul, May 1st, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 44
PASADENA, Calif. – Boosted by the influence of a larger climate event in the Pacific, one of the strongest La Niñas in many years is slowly weakening but continues to blanket the Pacific Ocean near the equator, as shown by new sea-level height data collected by the U.S.-French Jason oceanographic satellite.
This La Niña, which has [...]
The Tropical Troposphere Temperature Tax
Posted by Paul, May 1st, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Economics
Comments: 10
The tropical troposphere is where we should see the ‘fingerprint’ of greenhouse warming according to climate models, so Ross McKitrick has devised a Tropical Troposphere Temperature Tax, or ‘T3′ tax. The explanation below is a composite from various T3 tax articles on his website:
Recently I came up with a policy proposal that reconciles my skepticism [...]
Guess Who Just Closed a $683 Million Fund
Posted by Paul, May 1st, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Comments: 6
The investment vehicle headed by Al Gore has closed a new $683m fund to invest in early-stage environmental companies and has mounted a robust defence of green investing.
The Climate Solutions Fund will be one of the biggest in the growing market for investment funds with an environmental slant.
The fund will be focused on equity investments [...]

