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  New Scientist Environment - Climate change: A guide for the perplexed earth 

  http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn11462

  By Michael Thomas Wed Aug 08 03:43:47 BST 2007 Interesting article. I have been provided a couple of the research studies backing the IPCC study and it is curious how the scientist have covered their ... behinds: 1.. They state that the models they used were specified by the IPCC and were not of their own. The IPCC for these studies (through its Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison) specified exactly what models the scientists would use in their analysis of atmospheric convection and circulation. 2. The scientists were told to keep radiative forcings (the radiation coming into and leaving our system) and other key factors constant throughout much of their anlalysis which is bogus in that atmospheric and oceanic dynamics will change with changing environs. Some astrophysicists have reported that the biggest cause of global warming has been due to increased solar radiation and the planet is warming as a result - the requirement in these studies of constant radiative forc   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 14 September 2007, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  George Monbiot: Carbon capture is turning out to be just another great green scam | Comment is free | The Guardian 

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/mar/18/fossilfuels.carbonemissions

  Carbon capture is turning out to be just another great green scam Cleaner technology is possible, but Labour plans to introduce it so slowly that any benefits will be lost in higher coal output 'Coal is ... so clean and fresh that the prime minister brushes his teeth with it, Downing Street said last night. Mr Brown said advances in coal technology meant it was now one of the cleanest substances on Earth, and an unrivalled remover of stains and scaling." So says the satirical website the Daily Mash. The real claims are scarcely battier. Ministers are about to decide whether to approve a new coal-burning power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. This would be the first such plant to be built in Britain since the monster at Drax was finished in 1986. As well as coal, it will burn up the government's targets, policies and promises on climate change. John Hutton, the secretary of state in charge of energy, has started justifying the decision he says he hasn't made. "For critics," he argued last wee   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 19 March 2008, by: Peter Foord  [Report as spam]

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  Nanotechnology to fight climate change 

  http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2529

  Most of us are somewhat-to-very concerned about climate change — how can nanotechnology help? Nanowerk brings our attention to a UK report (pdf) looking at how relatively conservative nanotech advances ... could make a contribution: The study concludes that nanotechnology is likely to have a significant positive effect on the UK’s green house gas emissions: “From the areas we have studied, nanotechnology could reduce our green house gas emissions by up to 2% in the near term and up to 20% by 2050 with a similar saving being realized in air pollution. These savings are based on the wide-scale adoption of nanotechnology and the assumption that predicted breakthroughs within the field will occur when expected.” This really sounds quite conservative to me, even without assuming highly advanced productive nanosystems. Can’t we do better within forty years? I believe we can. —Christine Update: We are still having trouble with comment spam. Apologies to those of you whose comments have been sw   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 14 September 2007, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  Inside IT: Tiny particles that are used to tackle the biggest issues | Technology | The Guardian 

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/jul/05/guardianweeklytechnologysection.it

  British nanotechnology company Oxonica yesterday announced a partnership with the US medical supply company Becton Dickinson to develop technology that could help quickly diagnose infectious diseases in ... the developing world. The government has rejected academics' calls for funding for a new nanotechnology centre, but has accepted that more research is needed to allow it to implement a sensible regulatory structure. The scientist who first warned that nanotechnology could spell the end of civilisation, thanks to swarms of "nanobots" consuming the planet, has said the scenario might not be so plausible after all. Nanotechnology - the science of the incredibly small - may pose a real threat to human health, scientists warned yesterday. Research shows that nanoparticles, the ultrafine powders produced by the nanotechnology industry, can build up in the brain if they are inhaled.   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 20 November 2007, by: Laura Adams  [Report as spam]

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  Tags:  consumer electronics, nanotechnology, climate change, nanotech

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  Green skies: Engineer's work may reduce jet travel's role in global warming 

  http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S18/96/92S56/index.xml?section=newsreleases

  News Releases All News Releases | « Previous News Release | Next News Release » For immediate release: September 13, 2007 Media contact: Hilary Parker, (609) 258-4597, haparker@princeton.edu Green ... skies: Engineer's work may reduce jet travel's role in global warming Princeton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Fred Dryer has a lofty goal: end the nation's reliance on oil for jet travel. With potentially major benefits for energy security and the environment riding upon his success, Dryer is advancing the fundamental knowledge of jet fuels while developing practical, innovative energy sources. "In order to make alternative jet fuel sources feasible, they need to be compatible with petroleum and produce similar combustion performance," Dryer said. "This will only be possible if we fully understand how both petroleum and alternative fuels burn and design engines based on this fundamental knowledge." Backed by government and industry grants, Dryer is leading two   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 14 September 2007, by: Tim Woodall  [Report as spam]

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  CARMA - Carbon Monitoring for Action 

  http://carma.org/

  November 14, 2007 - We are pleased to announce the launch of the Carbon Monitoring for Action database at www.carma.org . CARMA provides the world's most detailed and comprehensive information on carbon ... emissions resulting from the production of electricity. Power sector emissions make up 25% of the global total, 40% of carbon emissions in the United States, and are a primary cause of global warming . CARMA is a product of the at the Center for Global Development , an independent and non-partisan think tank located in Washington, DC. November 14, 2007 - We set out to make CARMA.org an intuitive and easy-to-use (dare we say fun?) source of information. Although the database behind CARMA is massive, all of the information can be searched, sorted, parsed, and downloaded with just a few clicks or keystrokes. Here are 5 quick tips on how to do just that, ranging from the basics to the advanced. November 13, 2007 - By providing detailed estimates of carbon pollution facility by facility, CAR   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 15 November 2007, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  Tags:  emissions, power plants, climate change, co2, database , efficient, energy, gases, generation, green, greenhouse, power, producers, production   [More...] [Less...]