The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Things that grab me about environmental stuff.
I found this interesting read here:
Science Settled: New Report- Hurricanes, Global Warming Not Linked
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2011/12/15/science_settled_new_report_hurricanes_global_warming_not_linked
and was more than a tiny bit skeptical with the whole “Science Settled” bit (largely because little is permanently settled in science and this …
The Cellulosic Ethanol Debacle
Congress mandated purchase of 250 million gallons in 2011. Actual production: 6.6 million.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204012004577072470158115782.html
Yes, what is described in the article (forcing refineries to buy products, then penalizing them when they can’t because the products don’t …
Is it time to embrace climate change?
Some scientist believe we’ve already created a new geological epoch — and it may not be a bad thing
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/13/is_it_time_to_embrace_climate_change/singleton/
Reading the comments was quite instructive. It seems the clear tilt is against …
I read this article on Science News (hopefully the link below will work for you) and felt motivated to comment on it.
Contrasting the concerns over climate and ozone loss
Why phasing out chlorofluorocarbons proved a much easier sell than …
Scientist who said climate change sceptics had been proved wrong accused of hiding truth by colleague
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2055191/Scientists-said-climate-change-sceptics-proved-wrong-accused-hiding-truth-colleague.html
A very sad commentary that an effort purported to decrease controversy will only escalate it. All those people that complained about the ‘hockey …
This is an article of my own. I have been studying aquaponics for quite a while (likely close to a decade) and am in the midst of building a 2K sqft greenhouse to put some techniques to test in the …
I found some emails in my outbox that I guess didn’t generate any responses, but I still think they are interesting so will post them here…
Heat pops pipes nationwide; brace for higher bills
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/13/water.infrastructure/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1
I knew our infrastructure was …