Over the weekend I took the opportunity to download the zipped archive of the emails, program and data files, documents and the odd funny picture contained within the stolen archives. I've now read about half of the mail archive (approximately 500 messages of the 1077 total), with particular emphasis on emails relating to peer review, data sets, reporters, program issues and the like. (270 words) More …
The series (hat tip: Twitter retweet from LibArtsAndMinds) features apologetic world leaders 11 years from now. Recognize this fellow? (405 words) More …
What is not widely known is how desperately Stephen Harper had sought an excuse not to attend. Caught on film here's Stephen spending time in places he'd rather be than Copenhagen. (147 words) More …
This isn't a new video but I was reminded of this piece recently and today's climate change data update (again showing Canada's emissions growth outpacing the U.S.) reminded me to link to it once again. Perhaps you can link and forward it on, too.
The presenter offers an insightful yet humorous look at four outcomes for our future and makes a compelling case for action which stands up to scrutiny no matter which side of the debate one finds themselves sitting on.
By comparison other advanced economies have managed to reduce their total GHG output. France - heavily reliant on nuclear energy, has reduced emissions more than 5 percent since 1999. Of particular note are emissions from Sweden and Germany which are respectively 5 and 21 percent below their 1990 levels. (147 words) More …
Ignoring the forgettable Ambrose, there are two important differences between Prentice and Baird that matter: Baird isn't a threat to Stephen Harper, Prentice is. (282 words) More …
The UK government's meteorological branch, the Met Office, issued a statement yesterday entitled Global Warming Goes On: (549 words) More …
The Conservative party believes in a different view of federalism where the central government is made to be as weak as possible, and their overall approach is only centrist and moderate in a superficial sense designed to last only for electoral purposes. Once a majority is in Harper's hand, we can look forward to decidedly radical change. (990 words) More …
Washington State University researchers recently completed a study concluding that consumption patterns, and human population growth, are the principal factors underlying our species' impact on the planet's ecology. Driving the Human Ecological Footprint, by Thomas Dietz, Eugene A. Rosa, and Richard York, puts the spotlight on population growth and affluence as the principle factors driving the growth in human-caused environmental stressors.
Hat tip: EnergyBulletin.net
In related news, at the Bali international climate change conference wrapping up today our country was awarded a record number of Fossil of the Day awards, an unwanted distinction doled out to those countries most seen as obstructing progress in climate change negotiations. (185 words) More …
Solar radiance and temperature data going back hundreds of years is obviously reconstructed information, interpreted and extrapolated based on other factors ranging from tree-rings to sun spot observations to particle measurements in ice cores and so on. As you can see, there is a significant difference in the data sets (Bard vs Lean); the chart I prepared in a prior article contains only solar irradiance from direct observation which, while more accurate, spans only 30 some odd years. Sunspot records have been kept for much longer, and date back hundreds of years. (411 words) More …
The purpose of this review was to establish a baseline set of information which political policy discussions could refer to. I did not set out to compile these charts to prove or disprove a particular hypothesis nor to validate or invalidate a particular policy position. (546 words) More …
Harper has so far been able to deflect much of the attention away from his own party's shortcomings - which are real and substantial - on the file. Yet the climate-change issue remains Stephen Harper's Achilles heel. (1248 words) More …
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