The CBC’s Fifth estate devotes 1 hour to exploring the sorry state of federal science in Canada. The link above takes you to CBC’s official page which might not work for some people outside of Canada, but thankfully someone has posted it to YouTube. Only briefly touched upon at the
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Mind of Dan: Crowded
(h/t The Disaffected Lib)
Continue readingMind of Dan: It’s not the spill that matters
The recent approval of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline by National Energy Board and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act review panel has brought a renewed flurry of attention to the project. The media here in Canada has run several stories in recent weeks discussing what the approval means for the
Continue readingMind of Dan: Coincidence
“Global warming, huh? By pure coincidence every scientist was right” Homer Simpson
Continue readingMind of Dan: Blade Runner – The Aquarelle Edition
Some people have too much time on their hands… this is a good thing.
Continue readingMind of Dan: Bah Humbug!
Physicists who want to protect traditional Christmas realize that the only way to keep from changing Christmas is not to observe it. (via xkcd) That is all.
Continue readingMind of Dan: Gavin Schmidt on Advocacy
From AGU originally posted, by Michael Tobis on Planet3.0. Posted here mostly for my own records
Continue readingMind of Dan: Canada’s climate policy delayed again
At this rate Canada’s emission regulations should be ready by 2025. Canada is once again delaying emissions regulations in the oil and gas sector, despite major pipeline projects that continue to put intense scrutiny on the energy industry’s environmental track record … The regulations were first promised seven years ago,
Continue readingMind of Dan: Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline gets one step closer to reality
From the bad-news department. In Calgary, the Joint Review Panel today (December 19) recommended that the federal government approve the $6.5-billion project, which would transport oil from the Alberta tar sands across British Columbia to Asia, subject to 209 conditions. “The environmental, societal, and economic burdens of a large oil
Continue readingMind of Dan: Climate Change 2013 Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis
The IPCC has released a very snazzy video that summarizes the fifth assessment report.
Continue readingMind of Dan: Arctic and American Methane in Context
Real Climate gives the recent methane news some proper context. The bottom line is that since methane is a short lived GHG it would take a very sudden and very massive release of methane for it to have a large effect on the climate. And that is unlikely. Methane is
Continue readingMind of Dan: Why Vancouver’s door knob ban is a really bad idea
Vancouver has banned the classic round door knob for new buildings because it has accessibility issues. Door leavers are easier to open especially if your hands are full or if you have mobility issues. The debate surrounding this idea has been fierce, but off the mark. The real issue issue
Continue readingMind of Dan: Warming at 4 Hiroshima bombs per second: a widget to raise awareness about global warming
A frustratingly stubborn climate myth is that global warming stopped in 1998. It hasn’t. In fact the earth is currently accumulating extra heat at a rate of 4 Hiroshima nuclear bombs per second! To help drive home the point climate change hasn’t stopped, or paused, but has continued unabated the
Continue readingMind of Dan: A Summary of COP19
Reuters nicely summarizes the outcome of the COP19 UN climate negotiations in Warsaw, Poland. FINANCE Developed nations promised in 2009 to increase their aid to poorer countries to help them cope with climate change to $100 billion a year after 2020, from $10 billion a year in 2010-12. But in
Continue readingMind of Dan: Major Iceberg Cracks off Pine Island Glacier
Major Iceberg Cracks off Pine Island Glacier : Natural Hazards Between November 9–11, 2013, a large iceberg finally separated from the calving front of Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier. Scientists first detected a rift in the glacier in October 2011 during flights for NASA’s Operation IceBridge.By July 2013, infrared and radar images indicated that the crack
Continue readingMind of Dan: Climate Change — The state of the science
A summary of the IPCC report in 4 minutes
Continue readingMind of Dan: Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of man-made global warming emissions
Chevron, Exxon and BP among companies most responsible for climate change since dawn of industrial age, figures show The climate crisis of the 21st century has been caused largely by just 90 companies, which between them produced nearly two-thirds of the greenhouse gas emissions generated since the dawning of the
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