Kilauea erupts and there are houses?
So the Govt in Hawaii allowed land subdivided there!! I see where NASA is sending a robotic geologist to Mars. Forget Mars we need robotic geologists to bring common sense here on earth.
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Fracking opponents on even weaker ground now
RetractionWatch.com reports – The authors of two environmental papers, including one about the effects of fracking on human health, have retracted them after discovering crucial mistakes. The ABC reports – Labor MPs call for ban on fracking in WA’s South West amid community concern – The ABC quotes some fair comments on fracking by retired … Continue reading Fracking opponents on even weaker ground now
Colossal costs to convert Australia to 100% renewable energy – and could it work then ?
HT to Val Majkus. The paper “Simulations of Scenarios with 100% Renewable Electricity in the Australian National Electricity Market” by Elliston et al. (2011a) (henceforth EDM-2011) has been analyzed by Engineer Peter Lang in his paper, “Renewable electricity for Australia – the cost”. Peter Lang is a retired geologist and engineer with 40 years experience … Continue reading Colossal costs to convert Australia to 100% renewable energy – and could it work then ?
New Zealand has not suffered a sequence of big shakes like this in recorded history..
This jaw dropping quote from an unspecified GNS seismologist, is in an article in the New Zealand Herald by John Roughan. “Tell Christchurch whole story” As a now ancient geologist I am somewhat gobsmacked that in over a hundred years of logging earthquakes up and down the Alpine Fault – there apparently has not been … Continue reading New Zealand has not suffered a sequence of big shakes like this in recorded history..
“Carbon Capture and Burial – a Stupid Answer to a Silly Question.”
By Viv Forbes, Chairman of the Carbon Sense Coalition. 7th May 2009 The Carbon Sense Coalition today called on the Australian Federal Parliament to stop playing Global Warming politics and focus instead on the irresponsible damage being contemplated by the Cap-N-Tax promises. In testimony this week to the New Zealand Parliamentary Enquiry into the ETS, … Continue reading “Carbon Capture and Burial – a Stupid Answer to a Silly Question.”
The road to Damascus
Fascinating review of Prof Ian Plimer’s new book, “Heaven and Earth” by Paul Sheehan of the Sydney Morning Herald. The subject of this column is not small. It is a book entitled Heaven And Earth, which will be published tomorrow. It has been written by one of Australia’s foremost Earth scientists, Professor Ian Plimer. He … Continue reading The road to Damascus
231-Page Report Now Available: More Than 650 Scientists Dissent Over Warming Claims
More Than 650 International Scientists Dissent Over Man-Made Global Warming Claims Over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 231-page U.S. Senate Minority Report report — updated from 2007’s groundbreaking report … Continue reading 231-Page Report Now Available: More Than 650 Scientists Dissent Over Warming Claims
Bob Foster offers comprehensive alternative to IPCC science
Download 2.4 MB pdf of Bob’s 49 page well documented and illustrated pdf paper, “Will it be warmer or cooler? Just wait: Time reveals Truth”. Download 4 MB pdf of Bob’s recent paper, The Global Refrigerator – And Now A Switch ? plus his 1974 paper, Eocene echinoids and the Drake Passge. Mercedes spare parts … Continue reading Bob Foster offers comprehensive alternative to IPCC science
US Senate Majority Press Release slams “global warming” alarmism
Majority Press Release Decorated Scientist Defects From Belief in Global Warming – Caps Year of Vindication for Skeptics October 17, 2006 Washington DC – One of the most decorated French geophysicists has converted from a believer in manmade catastrophic global warming to a climate skeptic. This latest defector from the global warming camp caps a … Continue reading US Senate Majority Press Release slams “global warming” alarmism
Svalbard inhomogenous temperature data
The Norwegian island of Svalbard, (previously Spitzbergen) has been the locus of some abnormal warm monthly temperatures of late. See recent post on RealClimate by Drs Michael Mann and Phil Jones. In mid 2000 I commented on the inhomogenous warm trend in Isfjord Radio data. There are comparisons with nearest neighbours, comments on the Jones … Continue reading Svalbard inhomogenous temperature data