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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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  THE GREENENERGY WEBSITE 

  http://www.nef.org.uk/greenenergy/index.htm

  Did you know.? At present over 2% of electricity produced in the UK comes from a renewable source. By the year 2010 the Government's target is to exceed 10%. Various predictions suggest we will achieve ... 50% by the year 2050. Some renewable energy sources rely on the availability of natural occurring energy. These include heat or light from the sun; wind at a suitable speed produced from complex weather systems; waves from oceans, and tides based on the relative position of the sun and earth. These cannot be turned on or off according to demand for energy; they are therefore said to suffer from intermittency. Although a degree of back-up is required to cope with intermittency, a report prepared for the Carbon Trust in 2006 identified that intermittency should not be a major problem in the UK over the next 20 years. Please follow this link for more details on intermittency . To download our education factsheets on the different renewable energy, please visit our education website at ww   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 25 September 2007, by: Simon Lande  [Report as spam]

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