The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station overlooking the Antarctic Ice Sheet. A new study, published in the Geophysical Research letters by scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the Ohio State University shows that computer analyses of global…
An example of a climate model, in this case NOAA’s GFDL CM2.1 model. A study by meteorologists from the University of Utah shows that current climate models are indeed quite accurate and a valuable tool for seeking solutions on reversing…
I found an interesting piece on Climateaudit.org, which is run by climate data analyst Steve McIntyre. In Steve’s Feb. 15th blog, Anthony Watts shows us an example of how poor temperature data from a climate station has found its way…
A new study out of the University of Washington states that even the most powerful climate change models can never give a precise prediction of how greenhouse gases will warm the earth, and you shouldn’t expect these temperature predictions to…
Many of the regular visitors to this blog are already aware of the website surfacestations.org which continues to do photographic surveys of the Historical Climatology Network observing stations across the U.S. The website shows examples of proper siting of these…
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), which is an arm of Congress, said the Interior, Agriculture and Commerce Departments under the Bush Administration have failed to give their resource managers the guidance and tools needed to cope with the…
The hybrid Honda Accord, available only in the U.S., hasn’t sold well and is being phased out by the auto giant. Honda will continue to make the hybrid version of the Civic, which has had more sales success. Toyota remains…
Original post by Laura Hannon
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions dropped by 1.3% - 78 million metric tons - last year, despite a 3.3% growth in the economy. The Bush administration hailed the news as proof that its policies of regulations, public-private partnerships, incentives and economic…
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What’s this? Rupert Murdoch is taking News Corp. carbon neutral by 2010. News Corporation has joined The °Climate Group, an independent, nonprofit organization “dedicated to advancing business and government leadership on climate change.” Murdoch is planning on bringing News Corp.’s…
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Carbon credits, or offsets, which are marketed as a means for an individual, organization or corporation to become “carbon neutral.” But do they work? An investigation by the Financial Times has found few environmental benefits from carbon credit projects that…
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