What happens when energy modelers drop acid. [ScienceDirect]
99.9% renewable by 2030?
What happens when energy modelers drop acid. [ScienceDirect]
Category: Climate & Energy
Conservatives can be persuaded to care more about the environment, study finds
“New research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that [skeptic] viewpoints can be changed after all, when the messages about the need to be better stewards of the land are couched in terms of fending off threats to the “purity” and “sanctity” of Earth and our bodies.’ [UC Berkeley] Someone has apparently taken Dr. Strangelove‘s Col. Jack Ripper a little too seriously…
Californians could face ‘double taxation’ with state, federal carbon taxes
No worries. There will be no federal carbon tax. [Daily Caller]
Why conservatives don't reform the EPA…
… like Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, they’re too busy “applauding” or otherwise sucking up to the agency for handouts. Continue reading Why conservatives don't reform the EPA…
Date with a climate-change denier
“A first (and last) date with someone who doesn’t believe in global warming.” [High Country News]
Global warming threatens spaghetti, lo mein
“But if humans want to keep eating pasta, we will have to take much more aggressive action against global warming. Pasta is made from wheat, and a large, growing body of scientific studies and real-world observations suggest that wheat will be hit especially hard as temperatures rise and storms and drought intensify in the years ahead.” [Daily Beast]
China wins bid for bankrupt Obama-backed solar company
“A Chinese car parts maker has won the auction for bankrupt US battery maker A123 Systems, in a further success in international dealmaking for Chinese groups… In October, A123 – which was awarded a $249m grant from the US government – became the latest stimulus-backed company to file for bankruptcy, prompting a fresh round of attacks on President Barack Obama’s support for emerging energy technologies. [Financial Times]
Claim: Climate Skeptics Swayed by Consensus, Not Evidence
Don’t spit your coffee on your screen…. “Conservatives are less likely to accept the reality of human-caused climate science when presented with supporting scientific evidence. But tell them that 99 out of 100 climate scientists agree on the subject, and conservatives will be more likely to accept that humans are altering the climate, according to a new pilot study.” [LiveScience.com]
UN alarmists seek to make US liable for climate damages
“There has been a historic shift in the UN climate talks in Qatar, with the prospect of rich nations having to compensate poor nations for losses due to climate change.” [BBC]
“Ocean Acidification”: A Sweet or Sour Talking Point FAIL?
There’s the science of man-caused global warming and there are the semantics of the issue. A major global warming talking point label begs for a deeper look into why it has every appearance of becoming an exceedingly inconvenient wipe-out, when it implodes under a simple exercise in common sense. Continue reading “Ocean Acidification”: A Sweet or Sour Talking Point FAIL?
Encana calls on EPA to abandon Pavillion test wells
“Hydrocarbons have always been there… That’s why we drilled there in the first place.” [Casper Star Tribune]
Monckton of Arabia disrupts climate conference, gets tossed by security
MoA speaks truth to hot air and corruption — and gets punished. Continue reading Monckton of Arabia disrupts climate conference, gets tossed by security