Three cheers ! At last the peddlers of doom have seen the light : bio-fuels do displace food crops and rain forests ! Starving the poor and destroying biodiversity to give us good conscience as we pour cereal-based ethanol into our tanks is not a … [Read more...] about European Commission Cut from Reality? PR from Bellamy and Duchamp
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Scottish Skiing Enjoys Best Spring Snow in Living Memory
Rumours of the demise of Scottish skiing are beginning to look greatly exaggerated. While many Alpine resorts have closed for the season, thousands of skiers are still enjoying perfect conditions in the Highlands. Scotland's five resorts have … [Read more...] about Scottish Skiing Enjoys Best Spring Snow in Living Memory
Energetic Particles Help Explain Polar Variations
In amongst an article that contains yet another straw-man attack on cosmic rays via the BBC, there is something more interesting reported from the European Geosciences Union (EGU) meeting. In periods of relatively intense particle activity, some … [Read more...] about Energetic Particles Help Explain Polar Variations
A Round Up of Climate Studies from This Week’s Science Magazine: Greenland, Corals, and Phytoplankton
There are several interesting climate related studies in this week's Science magazine. Greenland Ice Slipping Away but Not All That Quickly Almost 6 years ago, a paper in Science warned of an unheralded environmental peril. Melted snow and ice … [Read more...] about A Round Up of Climate Studies from This Week’s Science Magazine: Greenland, Corals, and Phytoplankton
Republicans Ask for Investigation Into Carbon Offset Programs
WASHINGTON – Two top Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee today asked committee Chairman John Dingell, D-Mich., and U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., to open an investigation into carbon offset programs. U.S. Reps. Joe Barton, … [Read more...] about Republicans Ask for Investigation Into Carbon Offset Programs
UN IPCC AR5 Due in 2014
According to Nature, the fifth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report will be out by 2014, IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri announced last week in Budapest. The report from the first working group will come out in 2013, however, so that … [Read more...] about UN IPCC AR5 Due in 2014
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
