‘…a study published today (Aug. 21) in the journal Science suggests a natural climate cycle in the North Atlantic Ocean gobbled Earth’s extra heat. While the study is unlikely to settle the scientific debate, it does support the idea that Earth’s global warming continues in the ocean, even when air temperatures stay flat.’
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Has Earth’s Missing Heat Been Found? – Yahoo News
August 21st, 2014Siluria turns natural gas into gasoline for $1 per gallon – SFGate
August 21st, 2014‘The clear liquid flowing from a collection of pipes and wires in a Hayward industrial park smells just like gasoline, and for all practical purposes, it is.’
via Siluria turns natural gas into gasoline for $1 per gallon – SFGate.
Brazil Pollution: CO2 Emissions From Energy Have Doubled As Drought Puts Strain On Hydroelectric Supplies
August 21st, 2014‘Brazil’s power sector has doubled its global warming emissions in the past two years, a new analysis found. The uptick threatens to offset some of the country’s gains in slowing deforestation – an effort that climate groups say has led to dramatic cuts in carbon dioxide pollution. That could diminish the government’s negotiating power ahead of global climate talks in Paris next year, analysts say.’
Ebola and Climate Change: Are Humans Responsible for the Severity of the Current Outbreak?
August 14th, 2014‘…One issue at play is food scarcity. The Ebola virus is known to spread into human populations through contact with an infected animal. The virus can live for years in animal populations such as bats and monkeys without harming the animals, becoming dangerous to humans only when humans prepare and eat infected bush meat.’
via Ebola and Climate Change: Are Humans Responsible for the Severity of the Current Outbreak?.
Study: Keystone carbon pollution more than figured – Yahoo News
August 10th, 2014‘WASHINGTON (AP) — The much-debated Keystone XL pipeline could produce four times more global warming pollution than the State Department calculated earlier this year, a new study concludes.’
via Study: Keystone carbon pollution more than figured – Yahoo News.
Briefing Paper: China aims at 10 GW instead of 14 GW in 2014
August 3rd, 2014
‘Back to Square One. China aims at 10 GW instead of 14 GW in 2014. Mid June, upon reviewing the past half year progress, Mr Wu Xinxiong, head of China’s National Energy Administration (NEA), during a working session announced that the “now final” solar PV target shall be 10 GW in 2014.’
via 2014_08_03_China_Briefing_Paper_Solar_Market_Development_Frank_Haugwitz_AECEA.pdf.
WASHINGTON: New White House climate report: Waiting on action boosts costs dramatically | Washington Watch | McClatchy DC
August 2nd, 2014‘WASHINGTON — The cost of waiting to act on climate change would be enormous and would grow rapidly with each passing year, the White House says in a new report coming out Tuesday.’
In their own words: indigenous people from Canada, Finland, the US, Guatemala and Peru tell their climate stories
August 1st, 2014‘From Alaska to Peru, indigenous people across the world are already having to face up to the damage that climate change is imposing on their land.’
via Indigenous people: ‘Climate change is killing our Mother Earth’.
Will coal exports abroad offset hard-won carbon reductions at home? |
July 29th, 2014‘When President Barack Obama took office in 2009, he set a goal of cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent of 2005 levels by 2020. The graph below shows that we appear to be making progress towards meeting this target.’
via Will coal exports abroad offset hard-won carbon reductions at home? |.
Not in my backyard: US sending dirty coal abroad – Yahoo News
July 28th, 2014‘NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — As the Obama administration weans the U.S. off dirty fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of America’s unwanted energy leftovers to other parts of the world where they could create even more pollution.’
via Not in my backyard: US sending dirty coal abroad – Yahoo News.