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Post by trbixler on Jan 28, 2012 14:10:03 GMT
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Post by trbixler on Jan 28, 2012 13:53:45 GMT
Glad it is localized to Alaska. "No record, but January may be one of coldest ever in Fairbanks; average temperature -24.6" "FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The temperature in Fairbanks has not reached 50 below zero but this month may be one of the coldest Januaries in community history. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/xYZ89V ) reports the average temperature through Wednesday was 24.6 below. That's the coldest since 1971, when the January averaged minus 31.7. The coldest average on record was 1906 — a chilly 36.4 below zero. National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Berg describes the cold this year as "persistent," with temperatures about 15 degrees below normal for much of the month. The thermometer hit 48 below on Jan. 14 and 15. Fairbanks had 12 days when the low at the airport was 40 below or colder, including a six-day stretch from Jan. 13-18. The daily high has been above zero for just three days." www.therepublic.com/view/story/bd8f0252a9ac40569a29dddfa7f6a81f/AK--Cold-Fairbanks/
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Post by trbixler on Jan 27, 2012 14:13:49 GMT
Mr. Green and his government work. What a difference a year makes 365 little days. The vision. "Electric-Car Firm That Received Biden Visit and $118M in Stimulus Funds Files for Bankruptcy" "CNSNews.com) - Ener1--a company that manufactures batteries for electric cars, and that received $118.5 million in federal stimulus money, and that Vice President Joe Biden visited last year the day after President Obama’s State of the Union Address—announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In last year’s State of the Union Address, delivered Jan. 25, 2011, President Obama set a national goal of having a million electric vehicles on the road in the United States by 2015—a goal that would be achieved, Obama said, by taking money out of the oil industry and “investing” it in new technology." cnsnews.com/news/article/electric-car-firm-received-biden-visit-and-118m-stimulus-funds-files-bankruptcy
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Post by trbixler on Jan 27, 2012 14:08:35 GMT
So do the models use CO2 as a lagging indicator to the rise in temperature. Kind of a reality check to the models performance. If so what is the primary driver?
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Post by trbixler on Jan 27, 2012 14:05:11 GMT
Mr. Green and his financial supporters. If it is economic then why is the government involved spending tax monies. George needed more? "Soros May Benefit From White House’s Natural Gas Proposal" "George Soros, a billionaire investor and major backer of President Obama, stands to reap a windfall from legislation promoting natural gas-powered vehicles. The White House unveiled a proposal on Thursday that would do just that. The proposal would offer incentives for companies to buy and use trucks powered by natural gas. Obama announced the effort at a UPS facility in Las Vegas that received stimulus funding to buy natural gas vehicles and build a fueling station for them." "If Westport reaps the predicted windfall, one of the chief beneficiaries will be George Soros, a major Obama donor and supporter. Soros’s hedge fund holds 3,160,063 company shares (as of its last SEC filing).
Soros has given $384,090 to the Democratic Party, Democratic PACs, and Democratic Candidates in the three election cycles beginning in 2008, including $4,400 to Obama himself, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. He describes himself as “an early supporter of Barack Obama, first in his Senate campaign in Illinois and later when he ran for President. Soros supported Obama in his presidential bid because he believed he could provide the transformational leadership the country needed.”" blog.heritage.org/2012/01/26/soros-may-benefit-from-white-houses-natural-gas-proposal/
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Post by trbixler on Jan 27, 2012 13:53:08 GMT
Mr. Green and his motorcade. "President Obama leaves event promoting clean energy in a motorcade of 22 fossil-fueled vehicles" "On January 26, 2012, President Obama visited a Las Vegas UPS plant. Stimulus subsidy for said UPS plant to purchase natural-gas-powered trucks: 5.6 million dollars. Stimulus subsidy for North Las Vegas green energy plant that laid off 200 workers yesterday: 5.9 million dollars. Using taxpayer dollars to leave an event promoting clean-energy vehicles in a motorcade of twenty-two fossil-fueled vehicles: Priceless." nevadajournal.com/2012/01/26/president-obama-leaves-event-promoting-clean-energy-motorcade-22-fossil-fueled-vehicles/
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Post by trbixler on Jan 27, 2012 5:16:04 GMT
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Post by trbixler on Jan 26, 2012 16:33:12 GMT
duwayne When the sky is falling you do not check the temperature you circle and shout. Maybe wring your hands. Temperature? What temperature and indeed what prediction.
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Post by trbixler on Jan 26, 2012 16:27:05 GMT
In Britain the Green sky is falling. Did you hear me the sky is falling! "UK ranks top risks posed by climate change, including to nation’s beloved fish and chips" "LONDON — Coastlines, working patterns, and even the country’s most famous meal are under threat from climate change, Britain said Thursday in its first-ever national assessment of the likely risks. The 2.8 million pound ($4.4 million) study sets out the most pressing problems expected to affect the United Kingdom as a result of climate change, from rising sea levels to more frequent summer droughts." " By the 2050s, between 27 million and 59 million people in Britain are likely to be living in areas suffering problems with water supplies, the report claims. Britain is predicted to have a population of about 77 million by 2050." www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/uk-ranks-top-risks-posed-by-climate-change-including-to-nations-beloved-fish-and-chips/2012/01/26/gIQAnnoRSQ_story.html
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Post by trbixler on Jan 26, 2012 3:01:02 GMT
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Post by trbixler on Jan 25, 2012 18:11:25 GMT
Temps Jan.
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Post by trbixler on Jan 25, 2012 15:22:37 GMT
Forget about the glut we are in charge here. We have so much gas that we should extract it all now creating jobs in the gas storage industry. "Obama Backs Fracking to Create 600,000 Jobs, Vows Safe Drilling" "Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama, in a State of the Union address delivered 11 months before election day, pushed drilling for natural gas in shale formations as a potential boost to the economy. Hydraulic fracturing, which injects a mix of water, sand and chemicals underground to free gas trapped in rock, could create 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade, according to a White House document released before Obama's speech. The process, called fracking, is among a list of energy policies Obama said would fuel economic growth. " We have a supply of natural gas that can last America nearly one hundred years, and my Administration will take every possible action to safely develop this energy," Obama will say, according to a copy of the speech released by the White House." www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/01/25/bloomberg_articlesLYBSTC0D9L3501-LYC0R.DTL#ixzz1kU2bBWIt
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Post by trbixler on Jan 25, 2012 14:13:56 GMT
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Post by trbixler on Jan 25, 2012 3:44:01 GMT
"Davos Hit by Worst Snow in 66 Years as Gnomes in Orange Clear Up " "Heavy snowfall during the past two months pushed average levels at the Alpine town to 1.55 meters, the second-highest for Jan. 24 since data were first compiled 66 years ago, according to the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research in Davos. Risks from sliding snow are mounting as total accumulation for the winter rose to a record and drifts reached almost twice as high as last year, the Institute said. ." www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-24/davos-hit-by-worst-snow-in-66-years-as-gnomes-in-orange-clear-up.html
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Post by trbixler on Jan 25, 2012 3:07:46 GMT
Contrasts "Geothermal test will pour water into volcano to make power" "Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in central Oregon this summer to demonstrate technology they hope will give a boost to a green energy sector that has yet to live up to its promise." www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2012-01-22/geothermal-power/52702158/1with "Ubehebe (YOU-bee-HEE-bee) is the largest of a dozen such craters, or maars, clustered over about 3 square kilometers of Death Valley National Park. The violent mixing of magma and water, resulting in a so-called phreatomagmatic explosion, blew a hole in the overlying sedimentary rock, sending out superheated steam, volcanic ash and deadly gases such as sulfur dioxide. Study coauthor Brent Goehring, (now at Purdue University) says this would have created an atom-bomb-like mushroom cloud that collapsed on itself in a donut shape, then rushed outward along the ground at some 200 miles an hour, while rocks hailed down. Any creature within two miles or more would be fatally thrown, suffocated, burned and bombarded, though not necessarily in that order. “It would be fun to witness—but I’d want to be 10 miles away,” said Goehring of the explosion." wattsupwiththat.com/2012/01/24/death-valleys-big-bang-theory/
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