AUSTRALIA'S Senate rejected the government’s climate-change legislation, forcing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to amend the bill or call an early election. Senators voted 42 to 30 against the law, which included plans for a carbon trading system … [Read more...] about Senate Rejects Cap n Trade
AGW is a Thermometer Count Artifact: A note from E.M. Smith
I HAVE been “characterizing” the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) temperature process and how the data are transformed... My conclusion is that the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) “signal” is an artifact of the arrival and departure of … [Read more...] about AGW is a Thermometer Count Artifact: A note from E.M. Smith
Burning China’s Trash
After surpassing the United States as the world’s largest producer of household garbage, China has embarked on a vast program to build incinerators as landfills run out of space. But these incinerators have become a growing source of toxic emissions, … [Read more...] about Burning China’s Trash
Cows Greener than Soy?
I am dismayed that so many people have been so easily fooled on the meat eating and climate change issue following the UN report. The culprit is not meat eating but rather the excesses of corporate/industrial agriculture. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Cows Greener than Soy?
White Bark Pine Trees: A Note on Climate Change from Larry Fields
THE last Ice Age killed off all of the coniferous trees in Finland. After the ice sheet retreated, trees from elsewhere – like the Scots Pine – gradually colonized the vacant niche. On a smaller scale, the same thing happened in many high mountains … [Read more...] about White Bark Pine Trees: A Note on Climate Change from Larry Fields
No Hurricanes – Yet
A slow start is no guarantee of a mild hurricane season. In 1992, the first named storm did not form until late August. When it did form, though, Hurricane Andrew became a Category 5 storm that poleaxed south Florida. Read more here. … [Read more...] about No Hurricanes – Yet
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
