Archive for May 9th, 2008
Sahara Became Dry Slowly, Not Abruptly
Posted by Paul, May 9th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 20
The once-green Sahara turned to desert over thousands of years rather than in an abrupt shift as previously believed, according to a study on Thursday that may help understanding of future climate changes. And there are now signs of a tiny shift back towards greener conditions in parts of the Sahara, apparently because of global [...]
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UK Escapes the ‘Green’ Version of Marxism, For Now
Posted by Paul, May 9th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Comments: 8
The British government has shelved plans to get people to reduce their carbon footprint by allowing them to trade personal emissions permits because it would be too expensive and ambitious. After studying ways of encouraging individuals to cut their CO2 emissions so they could sell their excess permits to those who exceed their carbon quota, [...]
Cyclone Bandwagon Gains Another Passenger
Posted by Paul, May 9th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 15
A TOP Indian advocacy group that monitors climate change in south Asia warned last night that the Nargis cyclone that devastated Burma was “a sign of things to come”, as climate change caused extreme weather to increase in intensity.
“Nargis is a sign of things to come. Last year, Bangladesh was devastated by the tropical cyclone [...]
Belief in the Truth of a Theory (Again)
Posted by jennifer, May 9th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Philosophy
Comments: 9
I wrote these two laws down on a scrap of paper years ago. I still have the scrap of paper but not the original reference.
Harris’s First Law:
Belief in the truth of a theory is inversely proportional to the precision of the science.
Harris’s Second Law:
The creativity of a scientist is directly proportional to how much he [...]
The Starck Truth about The Great Barrier Reef
Posted by Paul, May 9th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Coral Reefs
Comments: 16
Walter Starck has an excellent 4 page rebuttal of a greenhouse doom and gloom article by Charlie Vernon over at On Line Opinion. Vernon’s article entitled, ‘The plight of the Great Barrier Reef:‘ claims that by 2050 the Great Barrier Reef will be unrecognisable: “Bacterial slime, largely devoid of life, will be everywhere.”
Dr J.E.N. [...]

