Good news from the IPCC
I haven’t seen this reported elsewhere (so perhaps I am way off base) but I think the new statement of climate sensitivity in the IPCC AR5 represents some real good…
Dan Moutal
Certainty
Here is the IPCC message: We are as certain that humans are radically changing the planet’s climate as we are that tobacco causes cancer. Peter Gleick
Harper won’t take no for an answer on Keystone XL
With the fate of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline still in the hands of U.S. President Barack Obama five years on, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a crowd of business…
Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove covering The Beatles
Who on earth thought this was a good idea? Well they were right!
Twelve Months in Two Minutes; Curiosity’s First Year on Mars
Has it really been a year since all of this
What is the deal with Methane?
Recently a comment published in Nature made the case for a catastrophic release of the methane (a very potent GHG) in the Arctic which in turn could cause sudden warming…
‘Nobody understands’ spills at Alberta oil sands operation
An oil spill in a tar sand operation in Northern Alberta has been going on for weeks and nobody seems to understand how it happened or how to stop it.…
Risk; local vs global
Everything we do carries some element of risk. This much should be obvious. The recent horrific disaster at Lac-Mégantic underscores the fact that many aspects of our energy system such…
Are YOU on Stephen Harper’s #EnemyList?
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has given his new ministers an “enemy” list to ensure they don’t fall prey to anyone who might disagree with the government’s policies. People like…
DC Court affirms Michael Mann’s right to proceed in defamation lawsuit against National Review and CEI
From Climate Science Watch: Two decisions handed down July 19 in DC Superior Court affirmed climate scientist Michael Mann’s right to proceed in his defamation lawsuit against the Competitive Enterprise…
Has climate change stopped?
Spoiler alert: No it hasn’t-by Climate Nexus
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A Song of Our Warming Planet
A Song of Our Warming Planet from Ensia on Vimeo.
The right response to Obama’s climate push
The R Street Institute, which split from the Heartland Institute after the billboard fiasco, has released a response to Obama’s renewed commitment to tackle climate change. Unsurprisingly, given R Street’s…
Global carbon emissions and sinks since 1750
via Shrink That Footprint
What you see
The new layout you see is just the first of many improvements we have in store for the site. In addition to the clean modern look, it will be readable…
Isn’t it Sad
“Isn’t it sad that you can tell people that the ozone layer is being depleted, the forests are being cut down, the deserts are advancing steadily, that the greenhouse effect…
What’s On Your Mind?
Open Thread for June 2013. Suggested Topic: The recent slowdown in global mean surface temperature has nevertheless been accompanied by increasingly severe large scale circulation anomalies. Should we regard this…