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From the Daily Skeptic Author: David Trevor Over the weekend I attended the War of Ideas festival in London. It's a fascinating event with interesting debates around a variety of topics including free speech, culture wars, economics, education and women's freedom. I was there mainly for the energy discussion. Unfortunately, I missed Saturday's book launch on nuclear power, but I did attend two energy debates on Sunday in the Science Dilemmas section. First up was a lunchtime debate entitled ‘Is nuclear the future of energy again?’ Unfortunately the speaker who was supposed to speak on behalf of the post was…
A new paper just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences points to a different culprit. abstract The abundance of methane in the atmosphere (CH4) reaches a record high of 15.4 ppb per year−1 Between 2020 and 2022, but the mechanism driving CH acceleration4 So far, growth is unclear. In this work we use the measurement 13C:12C ratio of CH4 (expressed as d13CMethane) from NOAA's Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network and a box model to investigate potential drivers of rapid CH4 grow. These measurements indicate that the record CH4 Growth in 2020-2022 comes with sharp decline d13CMethaneshowing…
You know the old adage “If it looks like a duck, it quacks like a duck…” Well, sometimes it's not a duck. From a La Ventana Beach perspective, we'll have classic northerly winds roaring along the Sea of Cortez on Sunday, Monday and today Wednesday. Old timers of La Ventana and Los Barriles know that northerly winds are the quintessential winter wind as high pressure builds up near the 4 Corners area (where all the square states of the United States meet). Then, if an area of low pressure exists south of Cabo, strong northerly winds can flow down the…
Premium content https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/20/degrowth-image-problem-solve-planet-climate The Guardian's Larry Elliott is here touting what can only be described as a smiley face of “degrowth” – like trying to sell tofu as the next T-bone. In his article Degrowth needs to address its image problem for the sake of the planet, Elliott argues that the Degrowth movement just needs a bit of a PR update to make it more palatable. It seems that convincing people to accept economic collapse is just a matter of better slogans. Of course, Larry, that's exactly what it takes to grow: … Source link
In the weeks after Hurricanes Milton and Helen devastated the Southeast, photos of devastated communities are emerging. We can easily see the damage caused by threats commonly associated with hurricanes and tropical storms: wind, waves, and flooding. But the lingering health problems left in the wake of these storms are mostly invisible, harming people's well-being and increasing their risk of illness in insidious and silent waves. From the immediate risk of disruption to medical services to the slow worsening of pre-existing chronic conditions, these events can have devastating health impacts, and official death tolls are just the tip of the…
While Maryland residents may be enjoying the sunny, crisp fall weather around the state, the lack of rainfall has some farmers and meteorologists worried.National Weather Service meteorologist Chesnea Skeen explained that precipitation in Maryland so far this month is 2.5 inches below normal. So far, just over a third of an inch of rain has fallen in October, with the normal average for the month being 2.73 inches.As of Thursday, the U.S. Drought Monitor showed Howard County was the only county in the state not experiencing excessive drought. The drought monitor classifies drought into levels from D0 to D5, with…
Guest post by Willis Eschenbach (@WEschenbach on eX-Twitter) Common Fonts for Error Messages The Guardian has an article claiming the following: 2023 is the hottest year on record, and preliminary findings from an international team of researchers show a temporary decline in the amount of carbon absorbed by land. The end result is that forests, plants and soils – as a net category – sequester almost no carbon. Well, when my bad number detector started going off…it sounded fishy. About 55% of emitted carbon dioxide is stored and 45% remains in the air. Of these, approximately 75% are isolated on…
Vice President Kamala Harris has frequently said she would build a “strong middle class” if elected, even as the Biden-Harris administration is pushing for an electric vehicle mandate that one economist says is inconsistent with most U.S. The middle class is inconsistent. [emphasis, links added] “I believe we need to grow the middle class and make sure our economy works for everyone, for the neighbors I grew up in and for the hard-working Americans I meet every day across the country,” Harris said on the campaign trail. moon. “When we invest in those areas that strengthen the middle class —…
A recent article The Epoch Times”Phillips 66 to close Los Angeles refinery,” explains how Phillips 66 is closing one of its refineries in response to uncertainty and “market dynamics” caused by state climate and energy policies. [emphasis, links added] this is true. California's government is hostile to anything to do with oil and gas, so the refinery closures shouldn't come as a surprise. era According to the report, “Phillips 66 said on October 16, It plans to close its refinery in the Los Angeles, California area in the fourth quarter of 2025.” CEO Mark Lashier issued a statement explaining that…
Camilla Thorndike [pictured above]A top climate adviser to the Harris-Walz campaign abruptly walked back her recent remarks saying Vice President Kamala Harris would be hostile to oil and gas drilling as a future president, effectively reversing her stance on the candidate reversal. [emphasis, links added] In a statement on Monday, Thorndike lamented that he had not been clear enough in telling the story. Politico The one last week Harris isn't 'promoting oil drilling expansion' and suggest Harris doesn't like provisions in the 2022 inflation reduction bill that would mandate fossil fuel leases. Thorndike serves as Harris' “director of climate engagement.”…