climatedepot--2020-05-05--Global Temps Drop Back (A Bit)

Global Temps Drop Back (A Bit)

In April , 2020 , the Northern Hemisphere experienced its 2nd largest 2-month drop in temperature in the 497-month satellite @ @ @ @ @ global average lower tropospheric temperature ( LT ) anomaly for April , 2020 was +0.38 @ @ @ @ @ from the March , 2020 value of +0.48 deg .
C. The Northern Hemisphere extratropical @ @ @ @ @ deg .
C to 0.41 deg .
C from February to April , a 0.63 @ @ @ @ @ is tied ( with January 1997 ) for the 2nd largest 2-month drop in the @ @ @ @ @ largest 2-month drop was -0.77 deg .
C from December 1987 to February 1988 .
@ @ @ @ @ January , 1979 has now increased to +0.14 C/decade ( but remains statistically unchanged at @ @ @ @ @ oceans , and +0.18 C/decade over global-averaged land ) .
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climatedepot--2020-05-05--Free AOC Propaganda Film ‘To Save The Day (NOT)’ And To Indoctrinate Your Kids

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a new film out , more like propaganda and lies on steroids , just in time to “ educate ” your kids .
It ’ s a movie featuring many of the young socialists who ran against established democrats .
Just think , a whole generation of young people being manipulated and lied to by AOC , indoctrination at its best , this so-called film comes complete with teaching guides for all levels of academia .
Did I forget to mention Netflix is showing this film for free on YouTube ?
AOC propaganda AOC says she ran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no big money , and implied she also had no experience .
One small problem here ; actually a lot of problems here .
But first things first – this is straight-up BS .
AOC fails to mention a few details here .
Alexandria was already involved in politics in high school , being involved with the National Hispanic Institute ’ s ( who she later worked for ) Lorenzo de Zavala ( LDZ ) Youth Legislative Session – she was then ( in college ) the LDZ Secretary of State .
During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was an intern for U.S .
Senator Ted Kennedy , no doubt gaining valuable experience .
After college in 2016 , AOC was an organizer for the Bernie Sanders campaign .
AOC also traveled around the U.S. as an activist .
A group known as Brand New Congress backed AOC ’ s run for office , a very effective grassroots campaign .
AOC also had the backing of the Justice Democrats , who – recruited Ocasio-Cortez to challenge Joe Crowley and “ helped get her campaign off the ground , build an email @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that was huge .
The Justice Democrats also went door-to-door , effectively constituting an army of people campaigning for OAC .
One of the founders of both of these groups , Saikat Chakrabarti – was previously a highly placed and influential staffer for Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign – who later went on to become AOC ’ s Chief of Staff .
So , as you can see , this assertion by AOC that she was just an average everyday inexperienced nobody who just happened to jump into politics while working her “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a massive load of crap .
AOC was endorsed by Bernie Sanders and Barack Obama .
And then there were the endorsements from Black Lives Matter , Move On ( George Soros ) , and Democracy for America ( Howard Dean ) .
We leave you with this final thought : AOC and the rest of the socialist Democrats are highly organized , well funded .
They have a lot of power players backing them – like most of the media , Facebook and Twitter , and George Soros and plenty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of AOC ’ s positions are , like the Green New Deal – an exercise in futility combined with stupidity .
That doesn ’ t mean AOC is stupid , she is not the simpering idiot with a pretty face that many think she is .
AOC is on a mission to push the Democratic Party to the ultra far-left and knows precisely what she is doing , and so do her handlers .
It would be a grave mistake not to take her and her pals seriously .
Now that Alexandria and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leftist bastion Netflix – couched as an educational platform , well God help us if this woman gains a position of power , like say Speaker of the House .
Don ’ t say we didn ’ t warn you .

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climatedepot--2020-05-05--Rev. Jesse Jackson Bucks Environmentalists, Pushes Natural Gas Pipeline As Black Neighborhoods Strug

Rev. Jesse Jackson Bucks Environmentalists, Pushes Natural Gas Pipeline As Black Neighborhoods Struggle With Sky High Energy Prices

Jackson is prodding local , state and federal officials in Illinois to okay the construction of a $ 8.2 million , 30-mile natural-gas pipeline built for a community , Axios noted in a report Monday addressing the reverend ’ s contrarian position .
“ When we move to another form of energy , that ’ s fine by me , I support that , ” Jackson told Axios in February as the issue began heating up .
“ But in the meantime , you can not put the black farmers on hold until that day comes.
” Rev .
Jesse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who believe natural gas production perpetuates a world in which climate change is disproportionately hurting black communities .
Jackson is prodding local , state and federal officials in Illinois to okay the construction of a $ 8.2 million , 30-mile natural-gas pipeline built for a community , Axios noted in a report Monday addressing the reverend ’ s contrarian position .
The Pembroke , Illinois pipeline would shuttle natural gas into an area of the state that suffers from high energy prices , according to Jackson .
“ When we move to another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fine by me , I support that , ” Jackson told Axios in February as the issue began heating up .
“ But in the meantime , you can not put the black farmers on hold until that day comes.
” Pembroke residents have a median income of $ 28,922 and rely on a combination of propane , wood stoves and space heaters for heat during Illinois winters , media reports show .
( RELATED : Civil Rights Leaders Rail Against Enviro Activists , Say Natural Gas Benefits Black Communities ) Another resident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the area — told Axios that she pays between $ 500 and $ 800 to heat her home over a two month period .
Jackson got involved due in part to a request from Mark Hodge , mayor of Hopkins Park , a town in the area .
The mayor told Axios that businesses refuse to come to the area because local energy prices are too high .
“ It ’ s not on my radar at this point , not to say in the future it would not be , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ My main concern is cutting our energy costs out here.
” Customers have to pay for a some of the cost of delivering such pipeline access under current regulations .
Pembroke residents must pay $ 3.2 million of the estimated total $ 8.2 million pipeline extension , according to Nicor Gas , the company behind the project .
Each household would have to pay more than $ 8,000 upfront for access , Axios notes .
Illinois ’ s state legislature is considering a bill designating Pembroke as a “ designated hardship area , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pay the entire cost .
Jackson , Rev .
Al Sharpton , and National Urban League President Marc Morial have said in the past that they oppose an abrupt move away from fracking , a technique producers use to extract natural gas from shale .
They said the technique for producing natural gas helps black people who struggle with high energy prices .
Morial , Jackson and Sharpton ’ s comments came after the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People warned its local chapters in 2019 that oil companies are supposedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ products .
Nearly one in five households are forced to go without food to pay their energy bill , the Energy Information Administration noted in a 2018 report .


climatedepot--2020-05-05--Soap made from captured CO2

Soap made from captured CO2

An Alberta , Canada-based company has developed a technology which can turn captured carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) into @ @ @ @ @ ’ s soap is made from CO captured from large commercial buildings before entering the @ @ @ @ @ % safe pearl ash which is commonly used in soap and detergents .
The company @ @ @ @ @ world ’ s first decentralised commercial carbon capture device to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in @ @ @ @ @ the size of two refrigerators , the CARBiN-X technology can be fitted to natural gas-powered @ @ @ @ @ use and greenhouse gas emissions .
The unit runs waste flue gas through a reaction @ @ @ @ @ recover the CO , which is then combined with a carbon-reduction chemical to create carbonate @ @ @ @ @ Formed twelve years ago when the three founders began brain storming ideas for a science @ @ @ @ @ sells a variety of products on its website and believes captured CO products could play @ @ @ @ @ future .


climatedepot--2020-05-05--April Arctic Ice Melting as Usual

April Arctic Ice Melting as Usual

The image above shows springtime melting of Arctic sea ice extent over the month of April 2020 .
As usual the process of decling ice extent follows a LIFO pattern : Last In First Out .
That is , the marginal seas are the last to freeze and the first to melt .
Thus at the top of the image , the Pacific basins of Bering and Okohtsk seas show a steady decline in ice .
Meanwhile at bottom left , Baffin Bay ice retreats from south to north .
Note center left Hudson Bay loses very little ice during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arctic ice is intact with some fluctuations back and forth bottom right , as patches of water appear in Barents and Kara Seas .
The graph below shows the ice extent retreating during April compared to some other years and the 13 year average ( 2007 to 2019 inclusive ) .
Note that the MASIE NH ice extent 13 year average loses about 1.2M km2 during April , down to 13.7M km2 .
MASIE 2019 started much lower and lost ice at a similar rate a faster icing rate , ending nearly 800k @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the middle of the other tracks , the most interesting thing being the wide divergence between SII and MASIE reports for April , with a sawtooth pattern alternating loses and gains .
The two idices were close in the beginning , but the gap grew to 600k km2 below narrowing at the end .
I inquired whether NIC had experienced any measurement issues , but their response indicated nothing remarkable .
It is notable that the MASIE is the low estimate of the two .
The table shows where the ice is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has the largest deficit to average followed by Bering and Okhotsk .
Greenland Sea and Barents Sea are in surplus , offsetting small deficits in Kara , Laptev and Hudson Bay .
Footnote : Interesting comments recently by Dr. Judah Cohen at his blog regarding the Arctic fluctuations this winter and spring .
Excerpts with my bolds .
As I sit here in home , enduring a second day ofcloudy , wet , relatively cold and windy weather from a storm passing to our south and had this been winter would have brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or pattern isn ’ t unique .
It seems that every few days here in the Northeastern US we get a rainstorm that had it been winter would have produced a snowstorm , though even these late season storms are bringing snow to the higher elevations of the Northeast .
I find myself asking ( and I realize that I am not unique asking this question ) – where was this pattern in winter ?
I reflexively look to the PV for answers .
The winter was characterized by a stronger than normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ north to south ) , large amplitude flow and high latitude blocking that is so favorable for sustained cold air outbreaks and snowstorms .
Instead the strong PV supported fast zonal flow of the Jet Stream that was displaced to the north that favored overall mild temperatures and rainfall across the US except for higher elevations and near the Canadian border .
Similarly , an even milder and snowless pattern persisted across Europe all winter .
Then once winter was over , high pressure/blocking returned to the North Atlantic sector that excited the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the stratosphere and has weakened the stratospheric PV .
This increase in vertical energy transfer has decelerated a hyperactive PV and it does appear that the weakening of the PV will actually overshoot the typical weakening resulting in stronger easterly winds in the polar stratosphere than the climatological average ( see Figure i ) .
Easterly winds in the polar stratosphere are the telltale sign of the Final Warming ( where the stratospheric PV disappears until the fall ) .
Illustration by Eleanor Lutz shows Earth ’ s seasonal climate changes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ four corners present views from top , bottom and sides .
It is a visual representation of scientific datasets measuring Arctic ice extents .


climatedepot--2020-05-05--‘A Pretty Sloppy Market’: Exxon Mobil Posts First Loss In Three Decades

Exxon Mobil , the largest U.S. oil company , posted its first quarterly loss in three decades on Friday as the industry continues to struggle with a glut of oil amid a historic drop in demand .
The oil giant reported a “ market-related ” $ 2.9 billion hit in the first quarter of 2020 which resulted in a $ 610 million loss from January to March , according to The Wall Street Journal .
Exxon has cut back budgeted spending on acquiring and maintaining assets in 2020 by $ 10 billion , or 30 % .
“ We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world is facing today , ” said Darren Woods , CEO of Exxon .
“ Bottom line : It ’ s going to be a challenging summer with a pretty sloppy market.
” Chevron posted profits of $ 3.6 billion in the first quarter , but officials expect the oil company to suffer losses later in the year because of the oil-price crash in March and April that caused the price of oil futures to dip below zero , the first time ever .
Both Exxon and Chevron are cutting their production by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The industry and the world are in a tough place right now , ” Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said .
“ It feels like we ’ re bumping along a bottom for energy demand when we look at the data .
But it doesn ’ t say it ’ s going to snap back.
” The number of active oil rigs operating around the world is expected to fall by 30 % , according to Markets Insider .
During April , the number of oil rigs in the United States fell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year before .
The coronavirus pandemic crashed global demand for fuel as nations began instating emergency stay-at-home orders , drastically reducing travel .
In many places , government restriction have forbid people from leaving their homes for weeks at a time except for approved activities such as picking up groceries and medicine or exercising a pet .
Russia and Saudi Arabia engaged in a price war earlier in the year after Moscow pulled out of an agreement to cut its oil production in order to keep prices steady .
Both countries responded by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ push the other out of global markets , sending the global price of oil falling and contributing to a massive build up in supply as the virus began to spread .
On April 12 , President Trump touted “ hundreds of thousands of energy jobs ” in the United States saved by an international agreement between the 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries , led by Saudi Arabia , and 10 other countries , including Russia , to cut global production and stabilize oil prices .
Though the U.S. is not an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took steps to ensure it was agreed to .
The president worked out a last minute deal between Russia , Saudi Arabia , and Mexico after Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador , unhappy with how much Mexico was asked to cut , threatened to pull out of the deal .
Trump said that if the other signatories to the deal , known as OPEC+ , agreed to let Mexico pump more oil , the United States would make up the difference .
In announcing the deal to the U.S. , Trump promised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a later date ” for the oil cuts .
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climatedepot--2020-05-05--Why Eco-Warriors’ Bid To Ban Natural Gas Appliances Is Wrongheaded

Could the 80-year-old phrase “ Now we ’ re cooking with gas ” soon become a relic of the past @ @ @ @ @ proposals to restrict the use of natural gas in commercial and residential buildings as a @ @ @ @ @ .
Households that use natural gas for heating , cooking , and drying clothes save @ @ @ @ @ compared with families using electric appliances .
( Photo : Adrian Rosu / Eyeem/Getty Images @ @ @ @ @ to ban natural gas appliances in homes , a Sierra Club-commissioned report warns of the @ @ @ @ @ using natural gas stoves , furnaces , and water heaters .
Both economically and environmentally @ @ @ @ @ natural gas from homes and commercial buildings is extremely misguided .
For Californians and the @ @ @ @ @ Americans who use natural gas to heat their homes and cook their food , the @ @ @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-05-05--Will Covid-19 Affect Carbon Dioxide Levels?

The Coronavirus pandemic has already caused a huge downturn in many industries world-wide- especially tourism , manufacturing , and transport .
Prices of oil and thermal coal have fallen dramatically .
The first impact was on China , as this plot from the World Economic Forum shows : Industrial production has fallen by 13.5 % in January and February , and exports have dropped by 17 % .
While China may be recovering from the virus , the rest of the world is not and knock-on effects from low Chinese production of essential inputs will hold back recovery in other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are largely a product of fossil fuel emissions , and if fossil fuel emissions decrease , will we see a reduction in the rate of increase of CO2 , and if so , how much ?
This is the biggest real life experiment we are ever ( I hope ) likely to see .
The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing , as in Figure 2 .
Cape Grim in Tasmania samples the atmosphere above the Southern Ocean and shows a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fluctuations : But what we are vitally interested in , is how much we may expect CO2 concentration to change .
We can show change , and remove the seasonal signal , by plotting the 12 month differences , i.e.
, March 2020 minus March 2019 .
Thus we can see how much real variation there is even without an economic downturn .
And it is huge .
Not very much smaller at Cape Grim .
However , the Mauna Loa record is the one commonly referred to .
Figure 6 shows the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will keenly watch the values for the remaining months of 2020 , and then 2021 .
I will be very surprised if there is much visible difference from previous years at all , as the following plots show .
Figure 7 shows the time series of annual global CO2 emissions and scaled up atmospheric concentration from 1965 to 2018 ( the most recent data from the World Bank ) : Fig .
8 : Carbon Dioxide Emissions as a Function of Energy Consumption to 2018 There is a very close match between emissions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear , hydro , and renewables .
Fig .
9 : CO2 Concentration as a Function of Carbon Dioxide Emissions to 2018 Again , it is close , they are both increasing , but with some interesting little hiccups… .
So what is the relationship between change in atmospheric concentration and change in emissions ?
Fig .
10 : Percentage Change in CO2 Concentration as a Function of Percentage Change in Carbon Dioxide Emissions to 2018 Fig .
11 : Percentage Change in Energy Use , GDP , and Carbon Dioxide Emissions to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or emissions , which are very close , and if anything tends to follow them .
Figure 12 is a time series of annual percentage change in energy and emissions and absolute change in CO2 concentration .
Fig .
12 : Percentage Change in Energy Use and Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Absolute CO2 Change to 2018 You will note that during the three occasions ( 1974 , 1980-82 , and 2008-09 ) when global emissions growth went negative ( as much as minus two percent ) , CO2 concentration barely moved , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occasions when CO2 concentration increased by 3 ppm or more ( 1998 and 2016 ) , emissions increase was much reduced .
Ah-ha , but that ’ s because the volume of the atmosphere is so huge compared with the amount of greenhouse gases being pumped out- according to the Global Warming Enthusiasts .
In Figure 10 I showed that there was little relationship between annual change in CO2 emissions and atmospheric concentration .
Figure 13 shows what appears to have a much greater influence on CO2 concentrations : ocean surface temperature .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ CO2 Concentration as a Function of Change in Sea Surface Temperature ( lagged 1 year ) Remember the correlation of CO2 with emissions in Figure 10 was 0.01 .
The correlation between CO2 and lagged SSTs is 0.59 .
That ’ s a pretty devastating comparison .
Figure 14 shows how in most years SST change precedes CO2 change throughout the entire CO2 record .
There is little evidence for CO2 increase causing SST increase , while there is evidence that SST change ( or something closely associated with it ) leads to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with large ENSO events .
Therefore , I expect there may be a small decrease in the rate of CO2 concentration increase , but it won ’ t be much , and I will be surprised if it turns negative .
A large La Nina later this year will lead to a CO2 increase a few months later , in which case there will be a larger downturn in annual CO2 change in 2021 .
However , if the major cause of CO2 increase is fossil fuel consumption , there will be an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 and 2021- and a noticeable jump if the global economy rebounds .
As I said , a very large real life experiment .
So watch this space !


climatedepot--2020-05-05--Cancel Culture Comes For Michael Moore

Cancel Culture Comes For Michael Moore

Socialist filmmaker Michael Moore is used to fawning media coverage .
It started when he unveiled his debut documentary “ Roger and Me ” and never let up – despite creating a ream of fact-challenged films , including the abominable 2018 “ documentary ” “ Fahrenheit 11/9.
” Moore ’ s newest project , “ Planet of the Humans , ” is a dire look at climate change and the so-called heroes trying to save the planet .
Falling under the banner is Al Gore , considered an enviro-prophet second only to Greta Thunberg by most global warming advocates .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a project which excoriates the green movement .
And that ’ s a key reason why some on the Left are all too eager to cancel “ Humans.
” The most prominent “ Humans ” denier is Josh Fox .
The Oscar-nominated director of “ Gasland ” declared war on “ Planet of the Humans ” recently on social media .
Fox , whose work has come under heavy fire from documentary filmmaker Phelim McAleer , crafted a petition to force YouTube to remove “ Humans ” from the platform .
The film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the video service , and it ’ s racked up more than five million views since then .
Fox teamed with The Nation , which called Moore the “ new flack for oil and gas ” in blasting the film : Several high profile liberals , including climate scientist Michael Mann and Naomi Klein , signed Fox ’ s petition to “ retract ” the film as it currently stands .
Adding insult to injury ?
Moore must apologize for letting it loose on the unsuspecting planet .
Among the petition signees include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yes , Moore ’ s fellow artists want to ban a film with an opposing point of view .
YouTube , which happily yanks down content by medical professionals sharing contrarian pandemic views , hasn ’ t yielded to the woke mob .
Moore , whose tales of death threats have never been investigated by the mainstream media , does have one august body in his corner .
“ Calls to pull a film because of disagreement with its content are calls for censorship , plain and simple .
Those who take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make their concerns and arguments heard , but first and foremost , the public also has the essential right to view Moore ’ s film and make their own judgements , ” the message states .
That ’ s a sound argument for any work of art , even if Pen America has stood down during recent Cancel Culture battles .
Moore , whose marketing instincts far exceed his directorial chops , jumped in with a chest-thumping declaration of his own .
“ How quickly the values of an open society – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press , and the freedom to be wrong ( or right ) , vanish when some people ’ s sacred cows – or should I say , sacred solar panels – are challenged , ” Moore said .
He ’ s right , of course , even if Moore has been as quiet as Pen America regarding other Cancel Culture-style attacks .
This one , apparently , hit too close to home to ignore .
A good way to expand the army against Cancel Culture is to invite liberals to join the battle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defend free speech today , but when it personally nips them in the butt , they have a change of heart .
That happened last year when both Jim Gaffigan and Sarah Silverman got pulled over by the PC police .
Will Moore get “ red pilled ” by this experience ?
It ’ s doubtful .
He remains first and foremost a political creature , and the next time a conservative artist comes under attack , it ’ s likely he ’ ll retreat to his cone of silence .
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climatedepot--2020-05-05--US Green Party’s Marxist Agenda – ‘COVID-19 presents only a fraction of what’s to come as the climat

US Green Party’s Marxist Agenda – ‘COVID-19 presents only a fraction of what’s to come as the climate emergency escalates’

Don ’ t ask !
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But I ’ m on the mailing list for the US Green Party .
This is their May Day newsletter : We hope you had a Happy May Day and took a moment commemorate the international struggle for workers ’ rights , equity and justice .
This year , we greeted May Day at a critical juncture in that struggle .
This COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the brutal disregard our economic and political systems have for workers ’ well-being .
Frontline workers are told to go without proper safety equipment , others have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left to fend for themselves , giant corporations have been gifted enormous transfers of wealth and now our communities are bracing for brutal cutbacks to public goods and services at the moment we need them most .
COVID-19 presents only a fraction of what ’ s to come as the climate emergency escalates .
Our hyper-capitalist plutocracy , led by the two parties of War and Wall Street , has flunked this test .
Miserably .
To defend ourselves against “ Shock Doctrine ” -style exploitation of this immediate crisis and to win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ averting the crises ahead , we must join together now in strategic , networked collective action to shut this system down .
We are fighting for our lives .
It is not yet safe for physical gatherings but there is still much that a People ’ s Strike can accomplish to support the demands of frontline workers and prepare our communities for the time when we all can — and must — assemble in the streets , city halls and state legislature buildings as necessary to demand a People ’ s Bailout and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sign the People ’ s Strike pledge today and receive updates about organizer trainings , announcements and more information as this wave of strikes and other mass , collective actions develops over the coming weeks .
A reminder , if one was needed , that environmentalism has very little to do with the green agenda .


climatedepot--2020-05-05--In The Name Of Climate Protection: Deforesting The US To Make Europe Greener

Burned – in the name of climate protection – How the US is destroying its forests and environment A documentary from 2015 “ Burned “ ( free of charge 30 min online version here ) goes very well with the often mentioned documentary “ Planet Of The Humans “ .
Is wood the USA ’ s new coal ?
You can almost get that impression after watching the two films .
The United States has decided to consider wood burning as green energy .
You simply assume that trees have converted CO2 into biomass during their growth , so it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them later .
This is a very interesting consideration because it ignores the slow growth of the trees .
A tree that is burned in a short period of time can only be replaced by a new tree in a much longer period of time .
So the calculation is unfortunately very much misleading , and not to mention other positive aspects of trees and forests , which also disappear with deforestation .
Burning wood is pretty much the dirtiest way to generate heat energy .
The table below shows the difference compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows that wood as a fuel produces far great amounts of pollution .
And it doesn ’ t matter how big the efforts are to minimize the pollutants when burning wood , even the best values are far away from gas or even oil .
Burned shows in a frightening way how more and more wood chip factories have have set up in the USA .
They are all located near coasts , mainly in the east of the country and therefore near ports .
These ports are important because there are massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After all , the EU has also decided to give the energy blessing to wood-burning .
As a result , the forests in the eastern part of the United States have also been massively destroyed since 2000 .
At the same time , highly subsidized wood-fired power plants are being built in the USA , where they are operated under the label of “ biomass ” .
Even former coal-fired power plants can be heated with wood without any problems .
Burned shows examples from the UK , where it is done in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also reveals quite different , unpleasant truths .
For example , the operators are allowed to burn old car tires or poison-soaked disused railway ties as well .
Poisons that have been banned in the USA for some time .
Looking at houses , cars and plants near such power plants , which are covered with a sticky layer of soot every day , one wonders not only what the environmental standards are like in the USA but also how brazen the investors of such plants are .
After all , massive environmental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the label of climate protection .
Forests are excellent carbon sinks , but they are much more .
In old , mainly natural forests there is a wide diversity of plants and animals .
In newly planted plantations , as compensation for the deforested old forests , this diversity is not present .
It takes a long time for such systems to form and function .
All these thoughts do not seem to be taken into consideration in the USA .
The idea of burning wood instead of coal was also supported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counterpart to Fridays For Future ( FFF ) : 350.org .
Its founder and activist Bill McKibben also has his say in the film .
Evolution has given man a large brain for thinking .
Using it can never hurt , because then even an activist like McKibben would have to realize what a bad idea the US interpretation of “ biomass ” is .
Meanwhile , McKibben seems to have come to the realization that it ’ s not so good to follow the former philosophy “ From brown to green ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ version of “ Planet Of The Humans ” .
But of course , the hundreds of wood power plants built at his behest are still running .
The EU has given the green light to burning wood .
It gets even better .
Organizations like the German Environmental Aid ( DUH ) promote pellet stoves as clean heat The table above shows just how clean it really is .
Yet , one can also get completely different view if one looks at the development of pollutants in times of corona and strongly decreased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own basis here to get communities in behind it because the values do not decrease even with strongly reduced traffic .
In any case , there seem to be very big differences between environmental activists in the US and those in Europe .
While here in Germany , every tree in the Hambach Forest gets defended tooth and nail so that it does not have to give way to coal mining , environmentalists in the USA celebrate the destruction of the environment while the USA gives millions in subsidies for its success .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these films so that all facets of the energy revolution are really shown .


climatedepot--2020-05-05--Michael Moore on Biomass

Michael Moore on Biomass

Michael Moore ’ s new film has been widely discussed , and I have not pushed it before as it @ @ @ @ @ half long .
However , with Drax in mind , I would suggest you watch @ @ @ @ @ beginning at 52 minutes in .
It runs for about 20 minutes , but it @ @ @ @ @ to the 1.26 mark , as there is also a lot of relevant stuff on @ @ @ @ @ the Sierra Club and Bill McKibben have got into bed with billionaires and bankers .
@ @ @ @ @ green fund ’ s biggest holding , for instance , is in Viva , the @ @ @ @ @ of forests , to be incinerated in green energy biomass plants .
Some of the @ @ @ @ @ might note relate to Drax specifically , but they are symptomatic of the industry worldwide @ @ @ @ @ you with this graph , showing how renewable energy is actually dominated by biomass .
@ @ @ @ @ a good laugh , FF to 1.27 , for the Earth Day concert !


climatedepot--2020-05-05--Extinction Rebellion’s Plot ‘To Sabotage UK Economy’ Revealed

Extinction Rebellion wants activists to stage rent strikes , halt tax payments , and take out bank loans they never intend to repay in protest at an economic system they claim is fuelling a climate catastrophe .
With Extinction Rebellion , the climate change activist group , currently unable to take to the streets to demonstrate in a traditional fashion under the coronavirus lockdown and social distancing measures , they are planning acts of financial sabotage to ‘ directly challenge the fundamental principles that govern our national and global economies.
’ Internal documents obtained by The Mail on Sunday set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ involving acts of financial sabotage to ‘ directly challenge the fundamental principles that govern our national and global economies.
’ Despite dire warnings that the coronavirus pandemic has plunged Britain into its worst recession for 300 years , the dossier details how the group – also known as XR – wants to launch a rent strike later this month .
It seeks to legitimize the protest by arguing that ‘ our economic system is causing cancer in our planet ’ .
It adds : ‘ We will resist irresponsible lenders .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others will refuse to pay debts.
’ Barclays Bank is named as a top target , with supporters encouraged to ‘ take out a personal loan or a credit card ’ and ‘ publicly declare that they will not repay the debt.
’ HSBC , NatWest , and Lloyds are also listed .
Activists are warned that in addition to being sued in the civil courts , they could face prosecution under the Fraud Act , but XR says the risk is outweighed by the damage caused to banks ’ balance sheets and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will mobilize broader popular support , saying : ‘ Any negative publicity could have the same desired effect as any financial consequence of the rebellion.
’ The detailed documents suggest that while the pandemic has forced XR to ditch its campaign of street protests , the movement wants to exploit the crisis .
‘ Without pressure from activists , we won ’ t see the increasingly necessary shift to a green economy , ’ the dossier says .
‘ Just as we have lost our usual means of rebelling , a new opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time when it is vital that we act.
’ It then outlines a desire to launch ‘ direct actions against the organizations acting in support of the cancer-causing system ( banks , accounting firms , investment bodies , regulatory bodies , legal firms , and so on ) ’ .
XR hopes at least 5,000 supporters will refuse to pay their rent , adding : ‘ Council tenants and private tenants alike can participate in the strike… on such a scale that it forces a society-wide conversation about our misguided economy.
’ According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed by a tax strike involving 10,000 people who will sign a conditional commitment to withhold £100 of income tax .


climatedepot--2020-05-05--Michael Moore: Exiled From The Planet Of Progressives

Michael Moore is a progressive ’ s progressive .
He is a container of every correct progressive idea .
He bludgeons capitalism .
He despises big corporations .
He wears a baseball cap .
Susan Sarandon admires him .
He hated George W. Bush .
He endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2016 .
He despises Donald Trump .
He is an outsider who wins Academy Awards .
He is many times a millionaire .
He always champions the little guy .
Robert Redford used to love him .
…snip… Truth to tell , Moore has always been specious , clever-cute , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His films , though labeled documentaries , were always more agitprop than analysis , more bent to making a persona for Moore , like that of a rotund disheveled Don Quixote for the forgotten workers of America , than any worthier goal .
This was an easy ambition in an America that endows Hollywood with the right to adjudicate worthiness , and which gave its tinsel Oscar to Al Gore for the tendentious and radically alarmist An Inconvenient Truth .
Even the eminences of Hollywood must have known that as a film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slide show .
I tend to agree that the Oscar was a consolation prize to the man who lost to Bush .
Gore ’ s preachy epic , such as the power of consensus or herd-thinking , also won a Nobel Prize .
That award turned the world ’ s most distinguished medal to a trinket for poseurs .
However , there is nothing more unstable than fashion , unless it is fashionable beliefs .
Over the last week , Mr. Moore ’ s fame has peaked again .
Shifting his flexible perspective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what is carelessly called renewables , arguing that renewables , wind and solar , are a scam .
They are emphatically not the answer to global warming they are held to be but distract from the only real solution , which is — naturally for a progressive — population control .
Planet of the Humans , as his latest work is called , argues that massive subsidies from governments are a precondition for their adoption , that they are always contingent on the fuels they are supposed to replace , and that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will never work .
This line of thought is a first-order heresy in the church of global warming .
He also , inexorably , links corporations with their success , insisting that green renewables are fattening the coffers of those dread institutions , that green leaders such as Bill McKibben , with his biomass delusion and other mischiefs , have been “ co-opted ” — the hardest epithet in the progressive lingo — by Big Oil .
Planet of the Humans has already hit near six million viewers and been a vivid presence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feed .
Facebook abounds with postings on it .
Likewise the big media .
By far the most hilarious aspect of Moore ’ s departure from the velvet sofa of approved thought comes from his erstwhile worshippers .
The anathemas ring out from every crevice .
He is viewed now by one and all of them as a miscreant , a turncoat , a toy of the establishment , and a “ danger to the planet.
” Even harsher terms have been deployed .
From icon to wretch at the turn of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ queen of green , is fraught and distressed .
She sees the documentary as “ dangerous.
” Bill McKibben of 350.org , weeps and wails at length in Rolling Stone over Moore ’ s defection from climate truthery .
The Sanhedrin of the global warming establishment is of one mood .
Kill the movie .
Ostracize their erstwhile hero .
He is now a “ non ” -progressive .
There are famous people who would pay to shake his hand a couple of months ago who would now avoid a parking lot he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be ?
That Michael Moore , truth-teller of yesteryear , archangel of leftist correctness , knight of the anti-corporate establishment , honored presence at Democratic conventions , fan and supporter of Bernie Sanders , devastator of George ( chimpanzee ) Bush , and podcaster with guest Naomi Klein , is now to this same crowd , persona non grata , outcast , and deceiver .
As to the film itself , I see no reason to believe it is better or worse than any other he has done .
The reaction to it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me summon the eloquence of the MasterCard commercial — priceless .


climatedepot--2020-05-05--NYC Continues Tone-Deaf Energy Divestment Efforts

The U.S. energy industry is facing unprecedented challenges : an international oil price war , a global pandemic that has not only changed our way of life but depressed economic activity and transport , and the implementation of protocols that ensure social distancing while maintaining essential operations .
But even in these challenging and uncertain times , the industry is stepping up .
Operators are finding ways to do whatever they can to support those battling COVID-19 on the front lines , from converting operations to develop protective gear for healthcare workers to rallying to raise donations for direct relief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are some New York lawmakers and activists looking to instead take advantage of this crisis to push for a politicized stance against this very industry .
Even more perplexing , the push is coming from the state at the epicenter of the fight against this pandemic .
At a time when COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the country and the world undergoes a once-in-a-generation crisis , members of the New York City Council introduced a resolution last week calling on the banks , asset managers and insurance companies with which the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oil , gas , and coal to , as they say , put fossil fuels in our past .
This resolution will now move to their environmental protection committee and , if passed , does little more than send a message on the city ’ s view on the topic .
But the question remains : why are New York City ’ s leaders surfacing this issue now ?
The same can be said at the state level , where earlier this month pro-divestment groups Go Fossil Free and 350.org made noise about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ divestment bill has among New York state senators and imploring them to pass it .
Many of these same groups have also taken to virtual Earth Day celebrations , holding all day and even 72-hour-long virtual webinars to increase calls for divestment from the very same companies providing critical supplies and energy to fuel our response to the pandemic .
Others have gone so far as to push headlines like “ Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus .
Good.
” On a good day , these efforts ignore the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that giving up investments in a sector of the economy that provides roughly 80 percent of U.S. energy consumption is simply bad economics .
But at a time of COVID-19 , they show something else .
This crisis is a time to focus on solutions and to give back , whatever we can , to those on the front lines .
While activists spend their time on all day webinars , energy companies are focusing on solutions .
Do a quick search online and you will see countless examples underway .
Chevron has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teachers and students in high-need school districts .
ExxonMobil and the Global Center for Medical Innovation have initiated a joint project to spur the development of personal protection equipment for health care workers , such as face shields and masks .
Baker Hughes is using its 3D printing capabilities to make parts for protective gear .
BP has donated over $ 2 million to the World Health Organization ’ s Covid-19 Solidarity Response .
Williams has pledged $ 1 million to provide community support .
Range Resources provided N95 masks and safety apparel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let ’ s not forget the thousands of men and women who continue to work around the clock to perform essential services that maintain access to stable and reliable energy so that our response to COVID-19 is not disrupted .
These are just a few examples of efforts underway to help combat the impacts of this public health crisis while providing safe , reliable energy to consumers and protecting our workforce .
Leaders in government in New York and across the country have a lot to work through right now : how to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep healthcare workers safe , and how to support teachers and students as the world moves remote .
The oil and gas industry continues to help , investing in technology and solutions to support our men and women at the front lines of response efforts .
We are reminded in this moment of the value of real solutions .
Empty gesture divestment from an industry helping to fuel our response and recovery is bad politics on a good day , and it is plain irresponsible in the midst of this global crisis @


climatedepot--2020-05-05--Rupert Darwall: Net Zero Mania Threatens To Derail Our Lockdown Recovery

Boris Johnson has only one chance to ensure rapid and sustained economic recovery from the lockdown – and that is to scrap every obstacle that stands in the way of economic growth , the biggest of all being the net zero climate noose .
When economies emerge from the pandemic , aggressive climate policies should be the priority , according to Dominic Raab , the foreign secretary and Boris Johnson ’ s deputy .
Sounding like a modern day King Canute , he has urged governments to turn the tide on climate change .
“ There ’ s no choice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy , ” Mr. Raab claims .
“ That ’ s a myth the UK has helped to shatter over the past decade.
” In fact , the last decade saw Britain rack up its worst productivity performance since the Industrial Revolution .
Ministers don ’ t tell us how we cut them by exporting our industrial base – emissions relating to imports from China are 276pc higher compared to 1997 .
The Government can forget about re-shoring vulnerable supply chains as it would push up our emissions .
France ’ s Emmanuel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good deal more honest , having described the choice on climate as profound and brutal .
Decarbonising inflicts costs on the poorest in society and it shrinks blue-collar job opportunities , worsening the North South regional divide .
Britain legislated its commitment to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero after a mere ninety-minute debate in the House of Commons last June .
Unlike the original 2008 Climate Change Act , the Government did not provide an economic impact assessment of net net and its analysis of the costs , of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an estimate of the potential climate benefits to Britain .
[ … ] The Prime Minister has only one chance to ensure rapid and sustained economic recovery from the lockdown – and that is to scrap every obstacle that stands in the way of economic growth , the biggest of all being the net zero climate noose .
If he fails , he and his government will be toast , his political career be ruined and the Conservatives will be remembered for this policy-made economic disaster .
Keeping Boris ’ s commitment to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Rupert Darwall is a Senior Fellow of the RealClear Foundation and author of The Climate Noose published by the GWPF The post Rupert Darwall : Net Zero Mania Threatens To Derail Our Lockdown Recoveryappeared first on The Global Warming Policy Forum ( GWPF ) .


climatedepot--2020-05-06--De Niro, Madonna Use Coronavirus to Demand Climate Change Reforms: ‘Massive Extinction of Life No Lo

De Niro, Madonna Use Coronavirus to Demand Climate Change Reforms: ‘Massive Extinction of Life No Longer in Doubt’

Left-wing politicians have woken up to the fact that the coronavirus pandemic “ would be a terrible crisis to waste , ” in the words of Hillary Clinton .
Now a group of wealthy Hollywood stars is also capitalizing on the crisis to push a sweeping climate change agenda .
Celebrities including Robert De Niro , Madonna , Barbra Streisand , Jane Fonda , and Joaquin Phoenix have signed their names to an editorial published Wednesday in France ’ s largest newspaper , Le Monde , demanding a total overhaul of economies around the world in the name of saving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The Covid-19 pandemic is a tragedy .
This crisis , however , has an upside in giving us the chance to examine what is essential , ” the editorial says .
“ The ongoing ecological catastrophe is a ‘ meta-crisis ’ : the massive extinction of life on Earth is no longer in doubt , and all indicators point to a direct existential threat .
Unlike a pandemic , however serious it may be , it ’ s a question of a global ecological collapse whose effects will be immeasurable.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Return to Normal , ” was co-authored by actress Juliette Binoche and astrophysicist Aurélien Barrau , who both wrote a similar article in Le Monde in 2018 , in which they warned that a massive extinction event was currently underway .
Their new article argues that it is “ unthinkable to ‘ go back to normal ’ ” following the coronavirus pandemic .


climatedepot--2020-05-06--Study: Oxford Academics Promote Covid-19 Green Energy Investment Stimulus

According to the Oxford meta-analysis , the least desirable stimulus measures proposed are airline bailouts , traditional transport infrastructure , income tax cuts , reduction in VAT and other goods and services taxes , and rural support policies .
The abstract of the study ; Will COVID-19 fiscal recovery packages accelerate or retard progress on climate change ?
The COVID-19 crisis is likely to have dramatic consequences for progress on climate change .
Imminent fiscal recovery packages could entrench or partly displace the current fossil-fuel-intensive economic system .
Here , we survey 231 central bank officials , finance ministry officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries on the relative performance of 25 major fiscal recovery archetypes across four dimensions : speed of implementation , economic multiplier , climate impact potential , and overall desirability .
We identify five policies with high potential on both economic multiplier and climate impact metrics : clean physical infrastructure , building efficiency retrofits , investment in education and training , natural capital investment , and clean R & D .
In lower- and middle- income countries ( LMICs ) rural support spending is of particular value while clean R & D is less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analysis of the short-run impacts of COVID-19 on greenhouse gas curtailment and plausible medium-run shifts in the habits and behaviours of humans and institutions .
Essentially their argument is green investment creates lots of jobs upfront , and provides lasting benefits ; for example , they allege renewable energy requires fewer people to maintain once the infrastructure is built , improving economic efficiency .
… A lesson from the GFC is that green stimulus policies often have advantages over traditional fiscal stimulus .
For instance , renewable energy investment is attractive in both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Renewable energy generates more jobs in the short run ( higher jobs multiplier ) , when jobs are scarce in the middle of a recession , which boosts spending and increases short-run GDP multipliers ( which are derived from expanding demand ) .
In the long run , renewable energy conveniently requires less labour for operation and maintenance ( Blyth et al.
, 2014 ) .
This frees up labour as the economy returns to capacity .
The more efficient use of labour and the savings on fuel means that renewables are also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which are derived from expanding supply ) .
… Read more : Same link as above The big unanswered question the study leaves is , if renewable energy has no fuel costs and has lower labor costs , why is it so horribly expensive ?
Why do renewable advocates scream every time someone threatens to cut their government subsidies ?
In the UK , Scotland ’ s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has criticised the central government for cutting subsidies that support the uptake of renewable energy .
Speaking at a Bloomberg Energy Finance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying : “ We are extremely disappointed that the UK government since May has decided to embark on what we can only term as an outright onslaught on renewables through removing planned , tried , tested , promised , clear investment commitments .
“ That ’ s no way to continue to attract investors.
” The obvious answer to this paradox is they need the subsidy money .
There is a hidden cost associated with renewables , a cost which was not discussed by the authors of the Oxford study .
Claims that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or even a short term benefit should be treated with extreme caution , until the renewables sector demonstrates it can thrive and compete without government subsidies or other market distorting mechanisms such as forced purchases of renewable energy .
The last thing we need , at a time when the global economy is stretched to the brink with Covid-19 lockdowns and spiralling medical costs , is to bet everything on trying something new , especially something with as poor a track record of economic return as investments in renewable energy .


climatedepot--2020-05-06--1957: Elvis Was King, Ike Was President, and 116,000 Americans Died in a Pandemic – But ‘nothing was

1957: Elvis Was King, Ike Was President, and 116,000 Americans Died in a Pandemic – But ‘nothing was shut down. Restaurants, schools, theaters, sporting events, travel – everything continued without interruption’

Elvis ’ s new movie “ Jailhouse Rock ” was packing the theaters .
The last episode of “ I Love Lucy ” aired on television .
The show “ West Side Story ” held tryouts in Washington , D.C. , and opened on Broadway in September .
Ford ’ s new car the Edsel rolled off the assembly line .
The Cold War with Russia was on and “ In God We Trust ” appeared on U.S. currency .
The first Toys R Us store opened .
Also that year , the so-called Asian Flu killed 116,000 Americans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Centers for Disease Control : Like the current pandemic , there was a demographic pattern to the deaths .
It hit the elderly population with heart and lung disease .
In a frightening twist , the virus could also be fatal for pregnant women .
The infection rate was probably even higher than the Spanish flu of 1918 ( 675,000 Americans died from this ) , but this lowered the overall case fatality rate to 0.67 % .
A vaccine became available in late 1957 but was not widely distributed .
The population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 172 million , which is a little more than half of the current population .
Life expectancy was 69 as versus 78 today .
Even with shorter lives , it was a healthier population with lower rates of obesity .
To extrapolate the data to a counterfactual , we can conclude that this virus was more wicked than COVID-19 thus far .
What ’ s remarkable when we look back at this year , nothing was shut down .
Restaurants , schools , theaters , sporting events , travel – everything continued without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with thousands of news agencies and a billion websites hungry for traffic , mostly people paid no attention other than to keep basic hygiene .
It was covered in the press as a medical problem .
The notion that there was a political solution never occurred to anyone .
[ Note of correction .
A correspondent pointed out to me that “ The October 1957 LDS General Conference was cancelled because of the flu epidemic in 1957 and there may have been other organizations that did so.
” I ’ m grateful for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point : society was not ignorant of the pandemic .
Instead , there was a variety of intelligent responses depending on the risk .
I ’ m speculating that this event would have included quite a number of people on the list of the vulnerable . ]
Again , this was a very serious flu , and it persisted for 10 years until it mutated to become the Hong Kong flu of 1968 .
The New York Times had some but not much coverage .
On September 18 , 1957 , an editorial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cool head about Asian influenza as the statistics on the spread and the virulence of the disease begin to accumulate .
For one thing , let us be sure that the 1957 type of A influenza virus is innocuous , as early returns show , and that antibiotics can indeed control the complications that may develop.
” The mystery of why today vast numbers of governments around the world ( but not all ) have crushed economies , locked people under house arrest , wrecked business , spread despair , disregarded basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not decades to sort out .
Is it the news cycle that is creating mass hysteria ?
Political ambition and arrogance ?
A decline in philosophical regard for freedom as the best system for dealing with crises ?
Most likely , the ultimate answer will look roughly like what historians say about the Great War ( WWI ) : it was a perfect storm that created a calamity that no one intended at the outset .
For staying calm and treating the terrible Asian flu of 1957 as a medical problem to address @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an excuse to unleash Medieval-style brutality , this first postwar generation deserves our respect and admiration .


climatedepot--2020-05-06--Hollywood Stars Demand ‘Radical Transformation‘ Of World To Stop ‘Ongoing Ecological Catastrophe’ –

Hollywood Stars Demand ‘Radical Transformation‘ Of World To Stop ‘Ongoing Ecological Catastrophe’ – Urge No ‘Return To Normal‘ After Covid

Hollywood Celebrities warn against 'the pursuit of consumerism and an obsession with productivity . '
Among the signatories of the alarmist message are several high-profile actors , including Robert De Niro , Madonna , Cate Blanchett , Barbra Streisand , Jane Fonda , Juliette Binoche , Ralph Fiennes , Eva Green , Adam Driver , Penélope Cruz , Willem Defoe and Joaquin Phoenix .
The ongoing ecological catastrophe is a meta-crisis : the massive extinction of life on Earth is no longer in doubt , and all indicators point to a direct existential threat .
Unlike a pandemic , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have immeasurable consequences .
We therefore solemnly call upon leaders — and all of us as citizens – to leave behind the unsustainable logic that still prevails and to undertake a profound overhaul of our goals , values , and economies .
The pursuit of consumerism and an obsession with productivity have led us to deny the value of life itself : that of plants , that of animals , and that of a great number of human beings .
Pollution , climate change , and the destruction of our remaining natural zones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point .
For these reasons , along with increasing social inequalities , we believe it is unthinkable to “ go back to normal.
” A collection of over 200 Hollywood stars and scientists have signed an editorial this week calling on world leaders and citizens to embrace “ radical transformation ” of our economies and values post-coronavirus crisis in order to avoid what they say will be “ the massive extinction of life on Earth.
” Among the signatories of the alarmist message are several high-profile actors , including Robert De Niro , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Jane Fonda , Juliette Binoche , Ralph Fiennes , Eva Green , Adam Driver , Penélope Cruz , Willem Defoe and Joaquin Phoenix .
The editorial , published in the French paper Le Monde on Wednesday , presents the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to “ examine what is essential ” and to recognize that “ the massive extinction of life on Earth is no longer in doubt , and all indicators point to a direct existential threat.
” “ The ongoing ecological catastrophe is a meta-crisis : the massive extinction of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt , and all indicators point to a direct existential threat .
Unlike a pandemic , however severe , a global ecological collapse will have immeasurable consequences , ” they declare .
“ We therefore solemnly call upon leaders — and all of us as citizens – to leave behind the unsustainable logic that still prevails and to undertake a profound overhaul of our goals , values , and economies.
” “ The pursuit of consumerism and an obsession with productivity have led us to deny the value of life itself : that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that of a great number of human beings , ” they continue .
“ Pollution , climate change , and the destruction of our remaining natural zones has brought the world to a breaking point.
” Below is the full text of the editorial , titled “ No To A Return To Normal ” ( translation via Deadline ) : The Covid-19 pandemic is a tragedy .
This crisis is , however , inviting us to examine what is essential .
And what we see is simple : “ adjustments ” are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The ongoing ecological catastrophe is a meta-crisis : the massive extinction of life on Earth is no longer in doubt , and all indicators point to a direct existential threat .
Unlike a pandemic , however severe , a global ecological collapse will have immeasurable consequences .
We therefore solemnly call upon leaders — and all of us as citizens – to leave behind the unsustainable logic that still prevails and to undertake a profound overhaul of our goals , values , and economies .
The pursuit of consumerism and an obsession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the value of life itself : that of plants , that of animals , and that of a great number of human beings .
Pollution , climate change , and the destruction of our remaining natural zones has brought the world to a breaking point .
For these reasons , along with increasing social inequalities , we believe it is unthinkable to “ go back to normal.
” The radical transformation we need – at all levels – demands boldness and courage .
It will not happen without a massive and determined commitment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is as much a matter of survival as one of dignity and coherence .
Below is the full list of signees : Lynsey Addario , senior reporter ; Isabelle Adjani , actress ; Roberto Alagna , lyric singer ; Pedro Almodovar , director ; Santiago Amigorena , writer ; Angèle , singer ; Adria Arjona , actress ; Yann Arthus-Bertrand , photographer , director ; Ariane Ascaride , actress ; Olivier Assayas , director ; Josiane Balasko , actress ; Jeanne Balibar , actress ; Bang Hai Ja , painter ; Javier Bardem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , honorary member of the Institut universitaire de France ; Mikhail Baryshnikov , dancer , choreographer ; Nathalie Baye , actress ; Emmanuelle Béart , actress ; Jean Bellorini , director ; Monica Bellucci , actress ; Alain Benoit , physicist , Academy of Sciences ; Charles Berling , actor ; Juliette Binoche , actress ; Benjamin Biolay , singer ; Dominique Blanc , actress ; Cate Blanchett , actress ; Gilles Bœuf , former president of the National Museum of Natural History ; Valérie Bonneton , actress ; Aurélien Bory , director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Stéphane Braunschweig , director ; Stéphane Brizé , director ; Irina Brook , director ; Peter Brook , director ; Valeria Bruni Tedeschi , actress , director ; Khatia Buniatishvili , pianist ; Florence Burgat , philosopher , research director at Inrae ; Guillaume Canet , actor , director ; Anne Carson , poet , writer , Academy of Arts and Sciences ; Michel Cassé , astrophysicist ; Aaron Ciechanover , Nobel Prize in chemistry ; François Civil , actor ; François Cluzet , actor ; Isabel Coixet , director ; Gregory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Conte , singer ; Marion Cotillard , actress ; Camille Cottin , actress ; Penélope Cruz , actress ; Alfonso Cuaron , director ; Willem Dafoe , actor ; Béatrice Dalle , actress ; Alain Damasio , writer ; Ricardo Darin , actor ; Cécile de France , actress ; Robert De Niro , actor ; Annick de Souzenelle , writer ; Johann Deisenhofer , biochemist , Nobel Prize in chemistry ; Kate del Castillo , actress ; Miguel Delibes Castro , biologist , Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences ; Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Philippe Descola , anthropologist , CNRS gold medal ; Virginie Despentes , writer ; Alexandre Desplat , composer ; Arnaud Desplechin , director ; Natalie Dessay , lyric singer ; Cyril Dion , writer , director ; Hervé Dole , astrophysicist , honorary member of the Institut universitaire de France ; Adam Driver , actor ; Jacques Dubochet , Nobel Prize in chemistry ; Diane Dufresne , singer ; Thomas Dutronc , singer ; Lars Eidinger , actor ; Olafur Eliasson , plastic artist , sculptor ; Marianne Faithfull , singer ; Pierre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sciences ; Abel Ferrara , director ; Albert Fert , Nobel Prize in physics ; Ralph Fiennes , actor ; Edmond Fischer , biochemist , Nobel Prize in medicine ; Jane Fonda , actress ; Joachim Frank , Nobel Prize in chemistry ; Manuel Garcia-Rulfo , actor ; Marie-Agnès Gillot , star dancer ; Amos Gitaï , director ; Alejandro Gonzales Iñarritu , director ; Timothy Gowers , Fields Mathematics Medal ; Eva Green , actress ; Sylvie Guillem , star dancer ; Ben Hardy , actor ; Serge Haroche , Nobel Prize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nobel Prize in chemistry ; Roald Hoffmann , Nobel Prize in chemistry ; Rob Hopkins , founder of cities in transition ; Nicolas Hulot , Honorary President of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation for Nature and Man ; Imany , singer ; Jeremy Irons , actor ; Agnès Jaoui , actress , director ; Jim Jarmusch , director ; Vaughan Jones , Fields Mathematics Medal ; Spike Jonze , director ; Camélia Jordana , singer ; Jean Jouzel , climatologist , Vetlesen Prize ; Anish Kapoor , sculptor , painter ; Naomi Kawase , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Angélique Kidjo , singer ; Naomi Klein , writer ; Brian Kobilka , Nobel Prize in Chemistry ; Hirokazu Kore-eda , director ; Panos Koutras , director ; Antjie Krog , poet ; La Grande Sophie , singer ; Ludovic Lagarde , director ; Mélanie Laurent , actress ; Bernard Lavilliers , singer ; Yvon Le Maho , ecophysiologist , member of the Academy of Sciences ; Roland Lehoucq , astrophysicist ; Gilles Lellouche , actor , director ; Christian Louboutin , creator ; Roderick MacKinnon , Nobel Prize in chemistry ; Madonna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Claude Makélélé , footballer ; Ald Al Malik , rapper ; Rooney Mara , actress ; Ricky Martin , singer ; Carmen Maura , actress ; Michel Mayor , Nobel Prize in physics ; Medina , rapper ; Melody Gardot , singer ; Arturo Menchaca Rocha , physicist , former president of the Mexican Academy of Sciences ; Raoni Metuktire , Raoni ’ s Indian chief ; Julianne Moore , actress ; Wajdi Mouawad , director , author ; Gérard Mouroux , Nobel Prize in physics ; Nana Mouskouri , singer ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , philosopher ; Guillaume Néry , freediving world champion ; Pierre Niney , actor ; Michaël Ondaatje , writer ; Thomas Ostermeier , director ; Rithy Panh , director ; Vanessa Paradis , singer , actress ; James Peebles , Nobel Prize in physics ; Corine Pelluchon , philosopher ; Joaquin Phoenix , actor ; Apple , singer ; Iggy Pop , singer ; Olivier Py , director ; Radu Mihaileanu , director ; Susheela Raman , singer ; Edgar Ramirez , actor ; Charlotte Rampling , actress ; Raphaël , singer ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ singer ; Jean-Michel Ribes , director ; Matthieu Ricard , Buddhist monk ; Richard Roberts , Nobel Prize in medicine ; Isabella Rossellini , actress ; Cecilia Roth , actress ; Carlo Rovelli , physicist , honorary member of the Institut universitaire de France ; Paolo Roversi , photographer ; Ludivine Sagnier , actress ; Shaka Ponk ( Sam and Frah ) , singers ; Vandana Shiva , philosopher , writer ; Abderrahmane Sissako , director ; Gustaf Skarsgard , actor ; Sorrentino Paolo , director ; Sabrina Speich , oceanographer , Albert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ James Fraser Stoddart , Nobel Prize in chemistry ; Barbra Streisand , singer , actress , director ; Malgorzata Szumowska , director ; Béla Tarr , director ; Bertrand Tavernier , director ; Alexandre Tharaud , pianist ; James Thierré , director , dancer ; Mélanie Thierry , actress ; Tran Anh Hung , director ; Jean-Louis Trintignant , actor ; Karin Viard , actress ; Rufus Wainwright , singer ; Lulu Wang , director ; Paul Watson , navigator , writer ; Wim Wenders , director ; Stanley Whittingham , Nobel Prize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Frank Wilczek , Nobel Prize in physics ; Olivia Wilde , actress ; Christophe Willem , singer ; Bob Wilson , director ; Lambert Wilson , actor ; David Wineland , Nobel Prize in Physics ; Xuan Thuan Trinh , astrophysicist ; Muhammad Yunus , economist , Nobel Peace Prize ; Zazie , singer .


climatedepot--2020-05-06--Green energy is highly dependent on fossil fuels

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climatedepot--2020-05-06--Study: CO2 Emissions From Dry Inland Waters Much Higher Than Thought

Inland waters such as rivers , lakes , and reservoirs play an important role in the global carbon cycle .
Calculations that scale up the carbon dioxide emissions from land and water surface areas do not take account of inland waters that dry out intermittently .
This means that the actual emissions from inland waters have been significantly underestimated—as shown by the results of a recent international research project led by scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research ( UFZ ) in Magdeburg and the Catalan Institute for Water Research ( ICRA ) .
The study was published in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2013 , during a measurement campaign in Catalonia in Spain , ” says Dr. Matthias Koschorreck , a biologist in the Department of Lake Research at UFZ .
Together with a Spanish team , he was studying the release of greenhouse gases in the catchment of a small river .
“ It was summer and parts of the riverbed were dry .
On a whim , we decided to take some measurements in those areas too , ” Koschorreck explains .
“ The results surprised us—these dry , gravelly areas of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dioxide.
” Koschorreck and his colleague Dr. Rafael Marcé from ICRA in Girona ( Spain ) , decided to investigate that further .
Results from various locations in Spain and Germany all produced the same finding : dry inland waters released readily measurable and sometimes considerable levels of carbon dioxide .
“ We wondered whether this might be the case in other regions of the world and whether greenhouse gas emissions from inland waters might be fundamentally underestimated , ” says Koschorreck .
“ In studies that scale-up emissions of greenhouse gases from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waters that dry out intermittently haven ’ t previously been taken into account.
” To investigate these questions , in 2016 Koschorreck and Marcé together with a core team of six German and Spanish scientists launched the dry flux research project , with the aim of measuring greenhouse gas emissions from dry inland waters .
As part of a workshop held at the UFZ ’ s Magdeburg site , they developed a measurement and sampling concept for their study .
They then engaged the help of their international networks .
“ Every participant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research teams all over the world to see whether they would be interested in taking part in measurement campaigns on freshwater systems in their area , ” explains Koschorreck .
“ The response was amazing .
Twenty four research teams from all over the world took part , which meant that we were able to collect data from 196 different sites on every continent except Antarctica.
” Each team carried out three closed-chamber measurements in dry areas of at least three freshwater systems in their region—a river , lake , reservoir , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measuring container with its open end downwards on the ground , separating the air inside the container from the ambient air .
An analytical device is then used to measure the change in the amount of carbon dioxide inside the container .
At the same location , the project partners also took samples of the dry sediment and measured its moisture , organic matter and salt content , temperature , and pH .
The large , complex dataset was evaluated by Philipp Keller , a doctoral researcher in the Department of Lake Research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the study , who came to some interesting conclusions .
“ We found significant carbon dioxide emissions from dry areas of inland waters across all climate zones , ” says Keller .
“ So this really is a global phenomenon.
” The researchers also discovered that these emissions are in fact often higher than typical emissions from water surfaces of the same size .
“ We were able to show that dry areas of inland waters actually account for a significant proportion of total carbon dioxide emissions from these freshwater systems , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ account of this in global calculations for inland waters , the carbon dioxide emissions increase by six percent.
” But what mechanisms are responsible for the release of carbon dioxide from dry inland water sediments ?
“ Respiration processes of microorganisms , ” says Philipp Keller .
“ The more substrate available—the more organic matter in the soil—and the more favorable the conditions like temperature and sediment moisture , the more active they are , and the more carbon dioxide is released.
” From the results of the study , the researchers concluded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ release are essentially the same all over the globe .
“ The interaction of local conditions like temperature , moisture , and the organic matter content of the sediments is crucial , and it has a bigger influence than regional climate conditions , ” Keller explains .
So what do the results of the study mean for the future assessment of carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters ?
“ Our study shows that carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters have been significantly underestimated up until now , ” says Koschorreck .


climatedepot--2020-05-06--Wind & Solar ‘Industries’ Crushed By COVID-19

Endless subsidies for renewables losing priority for essential funding By Ronald Stein Ambassador for Energy & Infrastructure , Irvine , @ @ @ @ @ about the COVID-19 social change impacts on our lifestyles is that the travel bans , @ @ @ @ @ globe flushing the murk from Venice ’ s canals and we have seen cleaner air @


climatedepot--2020-05-06--New Climate Sham Study Means Greek, Roman, Egyptian Empires Never Existed

Seemingly all of the major news media are breathlessly reporting today on a study claiming up to 3 billion people will live in “ nearly unlivable ” hot conditions by the year 2070 .
A look at the sham study , however , shows that if the study ’ s claims were correct , none of the Egyptian , Babylonian , Greek , or Roman empires could have existed .
Instead , publicity-seeking pseudo-scientists realize that the easiest path to fame , glory , and media adulation is to make outrageous climate claims that bear no semblance to real-world climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ study ” , published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS ) : If global warming continues unchecked , the heat that ’ s coming later this century in some parts of the world will bring “ nearly unlivable ” conditions for up to 3 billion people , a study released Monday said .
The authors predict that by 2070 , much of the world ’ s population is likely to live in climate conditions that are “ warmer than conditions deemed suitable for human life to flourish.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ gas emissions are curtailed , average annual temperatures will rise beyond the climate “ niche ” in which humans have thrived for 6,000 years .
That “ niche ” is equivalent to average yearly temperatures of roughly 52 to 59 Fahrenheit .
The researchers found that people , despite all forms of innovations and migrations , have mostly lived in these climate conditions for several thousand years .
Serious glaring errors are immediately apparent .
Scientists estimate the present average temperature of the Earth is 59 degrees Fahrenheit .
Scientists , including scientists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) report , have long known that most of the past 6,000 years were warmer than today ( see the IPCC chart below , found at pg .
202 , here ) .
So , according to the new study , any city that currently experiences temperatures above 59 degrees would similarly be “ nearly unlivable ” during earlier times .
In fact , such cities would be even less livable in earlier times .
Rome , Italy , currently has an average temperature of 59.4 degrees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , therefore , must be “ nearly unlivable ” and “ warmer than conditions suitable for human life to flourish.
” Tell that to the people in Rome , and the people from all over the world who vacation there , in part due to its ideal climate .
If Rome has always been nearly unlivable and almost impossible for human life to flourish , how did the city of Rome form , grow , prosper , and support an entire empire ?
Athens , Greece , currently has an average temperature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above the upper limit of temperatures the new study says is livable and suitable for human life to flourish .
If Athens has always been nearly unlivable and almost impossible for human life to flourish , how did the city of Athens form , grow , prosper , and flourish as the heart of an entire empire ?
Cairo , Egypt , currently has an average temperature of 71.2 degrees .
This is more than 12 degrees above the upper limit of temperatures the new study says is livable and suitable for human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always been nearly unlivable and almost impossible for human life to flourish , how did Egypt form , grow , prosper , and support an entire empire ?
Baghdad , Iraq , near the ancient city of Babylon , currently has an average temperature of 73.2 degrees .
This is more than 14 degrees above the upper limit of temperatures the new study says is livable and suitable for human life to flourish .
If Baghdad/Babylon has always been nearly unlivable and almost impossible for human life to flourish , how did the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prosper , and flourish as the heart of an entire empire ?
Here are some American cities , and their present average temperatures , for comparison : All of the above cities are considered to have a highly desirable climate .
All but San Francisco have average temperatures well above 59 degrees .
Even notoriously cool San Francisco is very close to being an “ unlivable ” hot city , according to the study .
Obviously , most people would not consider San Francisco to be borderline too hot to live in .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ further .
Do the millions of people who choose to live in Phoenix , Arizona – many precisely because of its desirable climate – feel that its 75.1-degree average temperature is 16 degrees hotter than what is considered “ livable ” ?
How about Ft. Lauderdale , Florida , where millions of Americans dream of retiring ?
Is Ft. Lauderdale ’ s 76.5-degree average temperature unlivable ?
The temperatures of cities that forged ancient empires and the temperatures of cities that today are considered to have an ideal climate show that the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outlets that breathlessly and uncritically report on such a garbage study – including USA Today , the Washington Post , BBC News , and Yahoo News – are equally useless .
Ancient empires did exist , and their people flourished in temperatures much warmer than today .
CCD Editor : The study also used worst-caseclimate scenarios that most climatologists say are looking more and more unlikely to happen .


climatedepot--2020-05-06--Carbon tax boosters see viral opportunity: How the virus could help promote carbon taxes – See nerva

Carbon tax boosters see viral opportunity: How the virus could help promote carbon taxes – See nervana in ‘climate policies that are designed to raise tax revenue’

Supporters of taxing carbon believe they ’ re on the cusp of a comeback .
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to usher in an era of debt and belt-tightening , multiplying the difficulties in passing expensive climate legislation , like the Green New Deal .
That could favor climate policies that are designed to raise tax revenue at a time when trillions of dollars are being spent by Congress to stymie the economic fallout from the pandemic , according to several policy analysts who support pricing carbon dioxide emissions .
“ The scale of spending that we ’ re seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some time , ” said Joseph Majkut , director of climate policy at the Niskanen Center , a libertarian think tank that advocates for taxing carbon .
The repercussions for the federal deficit are already coming into focus .
The Congressional Budget Office last month revised its pre-virus projection for the 2020 deficit from $ 1.1 trillion to a record $ 3.7 trillion — with federal debt exceeding GDP for the first time since World War II .
The national debt , meanwhile , stands at a record $ 24.6 trillion and climbing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the shutdown abruptly ended , policymakers seemed to be coalescing around climate proposals that spent public money on low-carbon investment , introduced regulation , or both .
Progressive Democrats touted the multitrillion-dollar Green New Deal — a sprawling public investment package with undefined costs .
The House Energy and Commerce Committee ’ s Democratic leadership countered this winter with a package of its own comprised of public funding and mandates .
Republicans , newly interested in climate change , proposed limited bills supporting carbon capture and storage and planting trees ( Climatewire , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long the centerpiece of any serious response to climate change — seemed to be out of fashion .
But now its backers say it ’ s poised for a comeback as lawmakers search for a way to move the needle on climate change without ballooning the deficit .
“ Subsidies on the scale of the Green New Deal never stood a chance , ” said Alex Flint , a former Republican congressional staffer who is now executive director of the Alliance for Market Solutions , a think tank that supports taxing carbon .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ address climate change in the most economically efficient manner possible.
” Flint said the stars might finally align for a carbon tax in the middle of this decade , when scientific warnings about the need for emissions reductions coincide with a Congress grappling with how to pay not only for the coronavirus response but for budget stressors like entitlement spending and tax cuts enacted in 2017 .
Added Majkut : “ I would not be surprised at all if a few years from now there ’ s a real conversation around , how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” Aside from offering a chance to reduce emissions without increasing public spending or regulation , he said , a carbon tax can also pay for tax cuts for labor and capital , spurring economic growth .
Majkut said he was currently exploring how a small carbon tax applied in the near future could serve as a price signal for post-pandemic investment .
The pandemic has plunged economies around the world into turmoil , and many countries are looking for ways to boost sustainability as they recover .
The governments of China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week made a joint call for aligning post-pandemic stimulus with the Paris Agreement .
“ [ It ] will be the duty of every responsible government to see that our economies are revived and rebuilt in a way that will stand the test of time , ” said U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in remarks to a virtual meeting of the Petersburg Climate Dialogue on Tuesday , days after returning to work after his own bout with the virus .
“ That means investing in industries and infrastructure that can turn the tide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , House Democrats have raised “ green stimulus ” ideas , together with prioritizing support for states and municipalities and for remote voting ahead of the November election .
That comes as some leading Republicans have gestured toward fiscal conservatism .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said last week that the nation ’ s debt is “ a matter of genuine concern ” and suggested that Congress take a break before negotiating another pandemic spending package .
Critics note the Kentucky Republican showed no such scruples about the impact that the 2017 tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predict that partisan divides over spending in general — and green spending in particular — will deepen if former Vice President Joe Biden defeats Trump this November .
“ We ’ ve seen that the Republicans ’ concerns about deficits are much more acute when a Democrat is in the White House , ” said Jacob Leibenluft , a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and former deputy director of the White House National Economic Council under President Obama .
“ There ’ s no question that concerns about the deficit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I anticipate it will be used in the future , as an argument against doing necessary spending — whether it ’ s to get out of a recession or whether it ’ s to invest in things we need , like addressing climate change , ” he said .
Austerity can grow deficits , Leibenluft said , if it means forgoing necessary investments or letting the economy suffer .
The CBO ’ s projected deficit growth is not only from spending but from lost tax revenue as a result of economic chaos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill Hoagland , who served as budget director for former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist ( R-Tenn. ) and is now a senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center , expressed regret that a 2010 budget deal between Obama and congressional Republicans billed as controlling the deficit squeezed science , education and public health investments .
He said that harmed “ the seed corn of the future.
” “ Those are the programs that , if anything , for the long-term growth of this country , we should have been investing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growth , ” Hoagland said , noting that entitlement spending and defense budgets were largely unaffected by the sequester .
Hoagland said future Congresses and administrations would be forced to grapple with the size of the debt or risk an eventual crisis in which borrowing becomes ruinously expensive .
Biden ’ s tenure in the Senate , which overlapped with Hoagland ’ s , showed that he cared about limiting debt , unlike Trump who “ built his career on debt , if anything , ” Hoagland said .
He predicted tough decisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d hate to be his OMB director , that ’ s all I ’ m going to say , ” Hoagland said .
This article appeared on the E & E News website at https : //www.eenews.net/stories/1063049041


climatedepot--2020-05-06--Carbon dioxide transport via pipelines: A systematic review

Carbon dioxide transport plays a crucial role in carbon capture and storage systems .
As an economical and convenient carrier , pipelines have huge advantages in the transport of carbon dioxide .
In this paper , the development of carbon dioxide transport via pipeline is systematically reviewed from four aspects : pipeline design , process , risk and safety , standard and specification .
The results reveal that there are many similarities between the carbon dioxide pipeline and the natural gas pipeline , but due to different gas compositions and transportation destinations , the transport process , design , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in terms of management , the specifications and standards for carbon dioxide pipelines are still minimal , the techno-economic framework and integrity management system are still immature .
In addition , this paper summaries the challenges and future directions of carbon dioxide transport via pipeline .
It is concluded that the studies on the influence of impurities on phase equilibrium and corrosion mechanisms in carbon dioxide pipeline are challenges , and the new construction and detection technologies are also crucial .
With the rapid development of computer science , some interdisciplinary applications such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promote the development of carbon dioxide pipeline .


climatedepot--2020-05-06--Climate goalpost migration: if you can’t prove more hurricanes, say it’s making them relocate

From NOAA HEADQUARTERS ( via EurekaAlert ) and the “ Climate Refugees ” department comes this inane claim that can easily be explained by natural ocean current pattern changes such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and the Atlantic Meridontal Oscillation , but instead get the universal boogeyman of “ climate change ” applied as the driver .
Takeaway : “ the global average number of tropical cyclones each year has not budged from 86 over the last four decades ” .
Study : Climate change has been influencing where tropical cyclones rage While the global average number of tropical cyclones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the last four decades , climate change has been influencing the locations of where these deadly storms occur , according to new NOAA-led research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .
New research indicates that the number of tropical cyclones has been rising since 1980 in the North Atlantic and Central Pacific , while storms have been declining in the western Pacific and in the southern Indian Ocean .
“ We show for the first time that this observed geographic pattern can not be explained only by natural variability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate researcher at NOAA ’ s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and lead author .
Murakami used climate models to determine that greenhouse gases , manmade aerosols including particulate pollution , and volcanic eruptions were influencing where tropical cyclones were hitting .
Greenhouse gases are warming the upper atmosphere and the ocean .
This combines to create a more stable atmosphere with less chance that convection of air currents will help spawn and build up tropical cyclones .
Particulate pollution and other aerosols help create clouds and reflect sunlight away from the earth , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decline in particulate pollution due to pollution control measures may increase the warming of the ocean by allowing more sunlight to be absorbed by the ocean .
Diminishing manmade aerosols is one of the reasons for the active tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic over the last 40 years , Murakami said .
However , toward the end of this century , tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic are projected to decrease due to the “ calming ” effect of greenhouse gases .
Volcanic eruptions have also altered the location of where tropical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research .
For example , the major eruptions in El Chichón in Mexico in 1982 and Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 caused the atmosphere of the northern hemisphere to cool , which shifted tropical cyclone activity southward for a few years .
Ocean warming has resumed since 2000 , leading to increased tropical cyclone activity in the northern hemisphere .
Looking ahead : Scientists predict fewer tropical cyclones by 2100 but likely more severe Climate models project decreases in tropical cyclones toward the end of the 21st century from the annual average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the new study .
Declines are projected in most regions except in the Central Pacific Ocean , including Hawaii , where tropical cyclone activity is expected to increase .
Despite a projected decline in tropical cyclones by 2100 , many of these cyclones will be significantly more severe .
Why ?
Rising sea surface temperatures fuel the intensity and destructiveness of tropical storms .
“ We hope this research provides information to help decision-makers understand the forces driving tropical cyclone patterns and make plans accordingly to protect lives and infrastructure , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Watts Up With That ?
website at https : //wattsupwiththat.com/2020/05/05/climate-goalpost-migration-if-you-cant-prove-more-hurricanes-say-its-making-them-relocate/


climatedepot--2020-05-06--Ban Plastic Bags! No, Never Mind! – ‘Suddenly, politicians are canceling their bans. Instead, they’r

Ban Plastic Bags! No, Never Mind! – ‘Suddenly, politicians are canceling their bans. Instead, they’re banning the once praised reusable bags’ in era of COVID

Recently , many politicians were in such a hurry to ban plastic bags .
California and Hawaii banned them , then New York .
Then Oregon , Connecticut , Maine , and Vermont passed laws against them .
More than 400 cities did , too .
Why ?
Because plastic bags are evil , didn ’ t you know ?
“ Look at the damage done by plastic bags !
It is everywhere !
” complained New York Governor Andrew Cuomo .
A Washington state senator cited “ videos of animals choked by plastics , tangled in garbage !
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plastic ?
Cloth bags !
They ’ re reusable !
“ Certainly the way to go !
” said New Jersey ’ s assembly speaker .
But now , suddenly , politicians are canceling their bans .
Instead , they ’ re banning the once praised reusable bags .
It ’ s because of COVID-19 , of course .
Reusable bags already brought bacteria into stores .
We ’ re supposed to wash them , but almost no one does .
Studies found reusable bags crawling with dangerous bacteria .
After plastic bags @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poisoning deaths increased sharply .
But environmental groups , like Greenpeace , call those disease fears “ misinformation.
” “ There are no studies or evidence that reusable bags are transmitting viruses , ” says Alex Truelove of the Public Interest Research Group , in my new video .
He ’ s right .
There are no human studies , but COVID-19 is so new .
Millions of piglets died from swine coronavirus .
The agriculture department concluded that reusable feed bags were probably the cause .
Still , even now , some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plastic again .
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says “ as soon as this crisis is over we ’ ll go back to all paper bags and reusable bags.
” “ Politicians are always just looking for something to do , ” complains supermarket executive Andrea Catsimatidis .
She points out that paper bags cost five times what plastic costs .
“ When you ’ re talking billions of bags , it really adds up !
” And paper bags don ’ t hold as much .
They rip .
Plastic is more convenient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s convenient ?
“ Over two-thirds of everything we use is not recycled or composted and ends up in a landfill , ” complains Truelove .
People think America is running out of room for landfills , but that ’ s not true .
“ All America ’ s trash for the next century would fit in one landfill just 18 miles square , ” says environmental economist Ross McKitrick .
Landfills take up so little space that “ if you look the air you wouldn ’ t even be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ landfills hardly pollute .
They ’ re surrounded by layers of clay and plastic that keep nasty stuff in the garbage from leaking out .
But what about all that plastic in the ocean ?
Plastic bags are sometimes eaten by animals .
Some sea turtles mistake the bags for jellyfish and then starve .
Islands of floating garbage have formed in the Pacific Ocean .
Green groups have convinced Americans that we are to blame .
But we aren ’ t !
Even if you litter — and today , fewer Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end up in an ocean .
Almost all the plastic in the oceans comes from Asia and Africa .
Less than 1 % comes from North America .
In other words , banning plastic bags in America will accomplish roughly … nothing .
What it will do is inconvenience Americans and make some of us sick .
Truelove says , “ We should … set an example for the rest of the world.
” “ That ’ s posturing , ” replies McKitrick .
“ The rest of the world isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your Starbucks cup .
“ If we are concerned about other countries ’ waste going into their river systems , ” he adds , “ there are better things we can do .
We can share technology with them so they process their waste better .
That ’ s better than imposing on consumers ’ tiresome inconveniences in hopes that it will somehow change behavior on the other side of the planet.
” Politicians “ looking for something to do ” routinely do more harm than good .


climatedepot--2020-05-06--Study: Antarctic Amery Ice Shelf Grew Considerably Over Last 20 Years

A newly released paper by Kumar et allooks at the changes and prediction of the Amery Ice Shelf ( AIS ) of East Antarctica using remote sensing data .
The scientists found that the ice shelf is prograding ( expanding ) , and not breaking apart like some alarmist scientists feared earlier .
Wikipedia tells that in December 2006 , “ enormous cracks ” had been forming for over a decade at a rate of three to five metres a day – possibly due to global warming – but researchers later said it was too early to attribute the phenomenon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibility of a natural 50-60 year cycle being responsible ” .
Now the recent paper by Kumar et al reports findings that the Amery Ice Shelf ( AIS ) is not disintegrating , let alone shrinking , but rather is advancing !
Once readers get past the scientific gobbledygook of the paper ’ s abstract , ( possibly intended to obscure the paper ’ s inconvenient results ) it becomes clear the ice shelf there is growing .
“ Amery Ice Shelf extent is prograding considerably in the last two decades.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prediction of the future-ice shelf extent using linear regression techniques .
They found that changes in the ice shelf extent “ are linked with ocean-atmosphere interaction ” .
That means natural factors are dominantly at work , and not the anthropogenic ones .
The AIS changes were studied using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer ( MODIS ) satellite data of the austral summer months ( January–March ) from 2001–2016 .
Using statistical techniques , the rate changes of the AIS extent were estimated .
According to the paper ’ s abstract : “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been prograded at the rate of 994 m/year with an average 14.5 km increase in the areal extents during 2001–2016 , as compared to the year 2001 , whereas , the maximum advancement in ice shelf extent was recorded during the 2006–2016 period.
” The study also found that the eastern part of Mackenzie Bay to Ingrid Christensen coast also “ recorded advancement in ice shelf extents and mass ” and that this was in part linked to “ a decrease in the temperatures ( air temperature and sea surface temperature ) .