HERE’S one less-than-funny warm-up act. The last ice age may have ended partly because of the release of vast quantities of laughing gas, or nitrous oxide. A similar release could be on the cards later this century, although we cannot predict how much Earth will warm as a result. Continue reading
Tag Archives: greenhouse gas emissions
Scientists Develop New Carbon Accounting Method to Reduce Farmers’ Use of Nitrogen Fertilizer
“Large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer lead to nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere“
Well if this is only about “greenhouse” then forget about it, that’s a major “Who cares?” and rightly so. Now, if you can cost-effectively improve efficiency then that is a horse of an entirely different color. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture
Tagged climate hysteria, greenhouse gas emissions, weather superstition
Inglis Provides Grist to Interventionists
Former Republican South Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis has started up a new 501(c)(3) organization reportedly to show conservatives the light on climate change and other energy issues. Yet Inglis’ case for a “free market” heavy hand of federal intervention makes little sense. Continue reading
Replacing coal with natural gas would reduce warming
A debate has raged in the past couple of years as to whether natural gas is better or worse overall than coal and oil from a global warming perspective. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Coal, Fracking, Oil and gas
Tagged co2 emissions, dioxycarbophobia, greenhouse gas emissions, natural gas
Caution needed with new greenhouse gas emission standards
Better yet we could bin the whole greenhouse obsession and concentrate on things of actual importance. Continue reading
Posted in Development, Oil and gas, Tar sands
Tagged co2 emissions, dioxycarbophobia, greenhouse gas emissions, oilsands
Anti-Shale Myth Debunked
Replacing coal with natural gas cuts the creation of greenhouse gases, a Cornell University researcher has concluded, rebutting the findings of colleagues at the university. Lawrence M. Cathles, a professor in the department of earth and atmospheric sciences, released a paper that says even if high rates of natural gas are leaking out after hydraulic fracturing and during transport, gas will still provide a net benefit over time. Continue reading
Posted in Coal, Development, Fracking, Oil and gas
Tagged co2 emissions, dioxycarbophobia, greenhouse gas emissions, natural gas
Chip Knappenberger: New Science Endangers EPA’s “Endangerment Finding”
“If the EPA were to have done that with the regulations being proposed here … it is quite likely that their original Endangerment Finding would have to be revised and potentially overturned.” Continue reading
Natural-gas boom could isolate US on climate change
The domestic national-gas boom might thin the ranks of climate change advocates and put the United States at odds with the international community on the issue, an expert said Thursday. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Development, Fracking
Tagged greenhouse gas emissions, natural gas, weather superstition
Texas judge rules atmosphere, air is public trust
So far, so good. The problem comes from the misdescription of essential trace gases as “pollution” – photosynthesis requires it, aerobic life on earth is completely dependent on it. That misdescription will change this ruling from generally innocuous to absolutely devastating. Continue reading
Scientist says cattle feed supplements don’t have lasting effects on methane emissions
A scientist studying livestock emissions says adding supplements to cattle feed will only have a short term effect. Continue reading
Carbon price to drive gasses action
The federal government’s emissions pricing scheme will drive down the use of gases that have more than a thousand times greater impact on global warming than carbon dioxide. Continue reading
Posted in Cap & Tax, Climate Change, Ozone depletion
Tagged climate fraud, climate hysteria, greenhouse gas emissions
Coming To a Field Near You: Nitrogen Reduction Credits
Attempting to further enmesh Big Ag in the climate scam: “You can soon earn credits for reduced fertilizer application if you prove it reduces nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, which are a potent greenhouse gas. That could be a big “if.”” Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Carbon offsets, Carbon trading
Tagged carbon scam, climate fraud, greenhouse gas emissions, hot air scam
Does the Chinese emissions ‘error’ matter?
Not in the least for the simple reason anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are irrelevant Continue reading
Refrigerant cost hike under carbon tax to hit business, industry warns
THE refrigerant industry has lashed the carbon tax and backed opposition claims that the price of some gases used in cooling systems will rise by several hundred per cent. Continue reading
Not as bad as we thought? Deforestation Emissions May Be A Third Of Prior Estimates
The carbon emissions from cutting down tropical forests may be about one third of the level previously estimated, according to an article in the journal Science. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Deforestation, Rainforests
Carbon lock-in: social-technological inertias increasing our addiction to coal-fired energy
I’ve often wondered, what are the symtoms of “coal-fired energy addiction” and how do addicts tell the difference between coal-fired and electricity otherwise generated? Do these addicts like, plug themselves into a power outlet or something? Is the voltage important? So many questions for the curious mind to ponder… Continue reading
Perfect storm sinking coal-fired generation, report says
A perfect storm of lower natural gas prices, new emission rules and weak national demand for electricity is causing many utility companies to ditch coal-fired power generation, according to a new report. Continue reading
Posted in Coal, Development, EPA, Fracking
Tagged anti coal, co2 emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, natural gas
Global warming is changing Arctic seas from where CO2 is absorbed to where it is produced, new study warns
The Arctic coastal seas are changing from a sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide to a source of the greenhouse gas because of global warming, new research warns. Continue reading
China’s emissions estimates don’t add up
“National and regional figures differ by more than a gigatonne“
Gosh! They don’t think China could have been playing carbon rope-a-dope with the West, do they? Continue reading
Posted in Cap & Tax, Carbon trading, China
Tagged carbon scam, climate fraud, co2 emissions, greenhouse gas emissions
