Is There Anyone Taking This Green Energy Transition Thing Seriously?
So it’s great to know that we will shortly have a new natural gas distribution system in Greenwich Village, ready for the next hundred years or so.…
Claim: Climate Change is Spreading Japanese Encephalitis
You might think the easiest way to stop the spread of a dangerous mosquito borne disease is to spray a few mosquitoes. But the real solution, according to Washington Post, is to combat climate change.…
Extinction’s Yo-Yo – The Ivory-billed Woodpecker
“The history of decline of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker is long, complex, and controversial. The last widely accepted sighting of this species in continental North America was 1944. “…
Webb Telescope’s Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature
There are still more challenges that the team will have to face before MIRI can start its scientific mission. Now that the instrument is at operating temperature, team members will take test images of stars and other known objects that can be used for calibration and to check the instrument’s operations and functionality. The team will conduct these preparations alongside calibration of the other three instruments, delivering Webb’s first science images this summer.…
Where have all the Clouds gone and why care?
By Charles Blaisdell PhD ChE The earth’s cloud cover has long been an important puzzle in climate change. Cloud cover has many types and varies significantly from year to year. ……
Exit the Paris Climate Accord (Marlo Lewis on offense)
If fewer than two thirds of senators present vote in favor of ratification, President Biden should inform the U.N. Climate Secretariat that America is not a party to the Paris Agreement, and never has been. …