US Election Open Thread
Most of our readers realize that today’s media pronouncements are meaningless and we are in for a month or more of lawfare.…
MIT Technology Review Discusses Bypassing the US Senate on Climate Policy
MIT Technology Review are deeply disappointed Biden may not have the numbers to pass the Green New Deal, but they are confident his executive actions, combined with slipping green spending into Covid stimulus bills, will advance their cause.…
Rivers melt Arctic ice, warming air and ocean
A new study shows that increased heat from Arctic rivers is melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and warming the atmosphere.…
Preparing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite for Launch
A U.S.-European partnership, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft will begin a five-and-a-half-year prime mission to collect the most accurate data yet on global sea level and how our oceans are rising in response to climate change. The mission will also collect precise data of atmospheric temperature and humidity that will help improve weather forecasts and climate models.…
The Conversation: Biden Could Hit Australia with Import Duties, to Punish Aussies for Coal Exports
More greens celebrating the punishment Biden will allegedly inflict on Australia; According to The Conversation, if Biden wins Australia will be punished for Australia’s climate complacency, and for profiting from coal exports.…
If US Fossil Fuel Fracking Dies, Kiss Goodbye to Affordable Home Loan Interest Rates
One thing which wasn’t made clear during the recent US election was how important domestic US energy production and fracking is to reducing the trade deficit, which in turn feeds through to inflation, interest rates and the continuance of affordable home loans.…