Michael Oppenheimer delivers American Geophysical Union’s first Stephen Schneider Lecture « Climate Progress

Michael Oppenheimer delivers American Geophysical Union’s first Stephen Schneider Lecture « Climate Progress. Michael Oppenheimer delivers American Geophysical Union’s first Stephen Schneider Lecture Scientists, Expert Judgment, and Public Policy: What is Our Proper Role? December 20, 2010 The truth is bad enough Integrity should never be compromised Don’t be afraid to use metaphors Distinguish when speaking about your values (as a member of the human race) and when speaking as scientist Don’t let fear (of … more

Where would be the best place to live in 2035? 2060? « Climate Progress

Where would be the best place to live in 2035? 2060? « Climate Progress. Where would be the best place to live in 2035? 2060? December 18, 2010 I often get asked the question where should people live, so that’s the question of this week’s open thread. Trying to understand that question is one of the reasons why I ultimately decided to read Matthew Kahn’s Climatopolis:  How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future, even … more

Air Resources Board Adopts Cap-and-Trade Program

Last night the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted a cap-and-trade regulation. The ARB staff presentation outlines the program. The regulation establishes California’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission cap-and-trade program. Cap-and-trade is a regulatory approach that controls GHGs from major emission sources by setting a declining limit (the “cap”) on GHG emissions while employing market mechanisms (the “trade”) to cost-effectively achieve the emission reduction targets. The cap-and-trade program is one element of California’s plan to address climate … more

Greed, Green and Grains: Science Confronts Politics

Greed, Green and Grains: Science Confronts Politics. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 5.0px; line-height: 28.0px; font: 25.0px Arial; color: #717171} Science Confronts Politics I haven’t read the book Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, although this is something I’ve been meaning to do and intend to do very soon.  The book concerns the remarkable influence of a few very well organized scientists, backed by some powerful and deep-pocketed special interests, dedicated to sowing … more

Peter H. Gleick: Climate Fraud and Hypocrisy

Peter H. Gleick: Climate Fraud and Hypocrisy.   Peter H. Gleick water and climate scientist, President, Pacific Institute Posted: December 14, 2010 05:06 PM BIOBecome a Fan Get Email AlertsBloggers’ Index Climate Fraud and Hypocrisy What’s Your Reaction: InspiringEnlighteningInfuriatingScaryHelpfulAmazingInnovativeAdorable Read More: Climate Change , Climate Change Denial , Climate Change Deniers , Global Warming , Global Warming Deniers , Integrity Of Science , Ipcc , Green News Do you like this story? 16 81views 77 Get Green Alerts Email Comments 77 As the … more

YouTube – PPICvideos’s Channel

YouTube – PPICvideos’s Channel. Climate Change–Striking the Balance (Panel Session) From: PPICvideos | December 13, 2010 | 11 views Introduction and panel discussion moderated by Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento Bee, with Theodore (Ted) Craver, Edison International; Susan Kennedy, Office of the Governor; Rebecca Shaw, Nature Conservancy; and Jack Stewart, California Manufacturers & Technology Association. The panel discusses the challenges of implementing the state’s landmark climate policy law, AB 32, in a cost-effective way.

RealClimate: Feedback on Cloud Feedback

RealClimate: Feedback on Cloud Feedback. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px ‘Times New Roman’} Feedback on Cloud Feedback Filed under: Climate Science — group @ 9 December 2010 Guest article by Andrew Dessler I have a paper in this week’s issue of Science on the cloud feedback that may be of interest to realclimate readers. As you may know, clouds are important regulators of the amount of energy in and out of the climate system. Clouds … more

New Google Tool Helps Monitor World’s Forests | KQED’s Climate Watch

New Google Tool Helps Monitor World’s Forests | KQED’s Climate Watch. New Google Tool Helps Monitor World’s Forests December 4, 2010, 8:35 am • Posted by Gretchen Weber EmailShareTwitterFacebookComments (3) Map of Mexico created with Google Earth Engine, by scientist Matthew Hansen and CONAFOR. Google says this is the finest-scale forest cover map produced of Mexico to date. This week in Cancun, in a jungle-themed conference room with green lighting and an audio track of … more

The peak oil crisis: the future of government

The peak oil crisis: the future of government. The peak oil crisis: the future of government Posted Dec 8, 2010 by Tom Whipple In case you missed it, a couple of weeks back the International Energy Agency in Paris got around to disclosing that the all-time peak of global conventional oil production occurred back in 2006. Despite that fact that this declaration was tantamount to announcing the end of the 250-year-old industrial age, few in the … more