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More on the nine ‘errors’ in Gore’s movie
As I said in my earlier post on the subject, there’s less than meets the eye to the story of the British judge that found nine "errors" in An Inconvenient Truth. Turns out they weren’t errors, just points the judge deemed different enough from the IPCC view to warrant explanatory materials — and the judge […]
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New poll finds public wants renewables over coal
And the bad news for coal / good news for humanity just keeps rolling in. According to a new poll (PDF): 75 percent of Americans — including 65 percent of Republicans, 83 percent of Democrats and 76 percent of Independents — would "support a five-year moratorium on new coal-fired power plants in the United States […]
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Delayers are replacing deniers
There's been some hand wringing about the fact that science does not have the traction it should in the political debate over climate change.
This is the genesis of the framing argument, most recently pushed by Chris Mooney and Matt Nisbet. Basically, this thesis says that scientists need to put their scientific results into a "frame" that allows the general public to better understand how to interpret their results.
I've never particularly liked "framing," and here's one reason: I think that the scientific community has been extremely effective at getting the word out about climate change.
Look at this article:
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Kansas denies permit for coal-fired power plant due to concern over CO2 emissions
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday became the first government agency in the United States to reject a permit for construction of a coal-fired power plant based on its carbon dioxide emissions, saying such emissions could harm human health and the environment. The final decision rested with secretary of the KDHE, Roderick […]
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Kansas coal plant air permit denied on basis of CO2
More bad news for coal / good news for humanity. This is a particularly delicious morsel, to be savored slowly, like a fine truffle. Roderick L. Bremby, enemy of coal, friend of the human race Photo: KDHE. For years now, a power company called Sunflower has been pushing to build two 700MW coal-fired power plants […]
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Bad news abounds for Big Coal
If there’s anything that could drag me out of my hungover stupor today, it’s some bad news for coal, and luckily there’s plenty of it! Get this AP story: At least 16 coal-fired power plant proposals nationwide have been scrapped in recent months and more than three dozen have been delayed as utilities face increasing […]
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Umbra on planes and cars
Hi Umbra, Which is less harmful to the environment when traveling long distances, flying or driving? A jet puts out a lot of exhaust, but since it carries a lot of people, maybe it’s less than having everyone drive themselves? Craig Denver, Colo. Dearest Craig, Jeepers it was fun to find out the answer to […]
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Solar decathlon underway in D.C.
The Solar Decathlon is underway on the National Mall this week, and Inhabitat’s got some great coverage, including a Flickr set of the fully solar-powered homes built by university students.
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The biggest GHG offenders will suffer the least from climate change
The United States is an awfully wealthy nation, as is the United Kingdom. It shows in our lifestyles and it shows in our carbon dioxide emissions -- we are energy rich, not necessarily in production but in consumption.
The BBC recently ran an article (opening paragraphs below) highlighting some research from a development organization, and the numbers tell a stunning yet very real story:
