http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:24:36 -0700 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:52:57 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Make-you-vote-count-Opt-out-on-Global-warming?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner The Science Museum in the UK is hosting a climate change poll. The poll is simple. You either vote to count yourself in to the Copenhagen Treaty and man-made global warming or you count yourself out. The site is here. There is a list of &quot... Climate policy Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:52:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Make-you-vote-count-Opt-out-on-Global-warming?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Watch-out-Here-comes-climate-fantasy-just-in-time-for-the-Copenhagen-Treaty?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner For those of you who have read this account and also this one, you may see a pattern developing. The problem with the Copenhagen Treaty is that it is short on climate and long on international interference from the UN. This may upset some who are ... Climate policy climate science Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:46:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Watch-out-Here-comes-climate-fantasy-just-in-time-for-the-Copenhagen-Treaty?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Statisticians-have-already-rejected-global-temperature-claims?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Under the watchful eye of Steve McIntyre of Canada, the US Senate commissioned Wegman Report has already found that the Mann Hockeystick was derived using bad statistics and a corrupt cronies review process. Now a news service has commissioned s... climate science Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:25:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Statisticians-have-already-rejected-global-temperature-claims?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Sea-level-specialist-writes-open-letter-to-the-president-of-the-Maldives-It-isnt-happening?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner As many of you already know, the Maldives, a group of low lying islands in the Pacific, have been a poster child of man-made global warming in relation to rising sea level which is claimed to be in the process of overwhelming the islands that have a ... Climate policy climate science Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:02:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Sea-level-specialist-writes-open-letter-to-the-president-of-the-Maldives-It-isnt-happening?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Cosmic-rays-not-CO2-primary-cause-of-tree-ring-variation-in-paleoclimate-temperature-analysis?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner When Michael Mann created the ill-fated hockeystick graph using Bristlecone tree rings, temperature was considered the primary cause of variation in the ring widths. Besides the inappropriate use of statistics, it appears, from a recent study... climate science Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:13:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Cosmic-rays-not-CO2-primary-cause-of-tree-ring-variation-in-paleoclimate-temperature-analysis?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Team-looks-at-small-part-of-Arctic-and-claims-victory-it-will-be-ice-freereally?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner  I saw an article yesterday, “Arctic ice cap 'to disappear in future summers'” on Yahoo News by Elodie Mozein. I said to myself, “Self, here is an Examiner article!” The topic has been quite thoroughly addressed on A... Climate policy climate science Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:40:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Team-looks-at-small-part-of-Arctic-and-claims-victory-it-will-be-ice-freereally?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Recent-record-snow-and-low-temperatures-in-midwest-predicted-on-Aug-24th-by-London-astrophysicist?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner So...Are you still convinced that man is responsible for global warming and the signs are everywhere that things are getting worse? Do you think man is responsible for this warming? Well, I have good news for you. You probably have read about the hea... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:22:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Recent-record-snow-and-low-temperatures-in-midwest-predicted-on-Aug-24th-by-London-astrophysicist?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Kyoto-Climate-Treaty-was-nothing-compared-to-the-proposed-Copenhagen-Treaty-new-draft?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner   The Kyoto Treaty called for emissions reductions for all its signers and was legally binding...sort of. The truth was that none of the countries met their obligations for carbon reduction except for a few whose economies were in a state o... Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Kyoto-Climate-Treaty-was-nothing-compared-to-the-proposed-Copenhagen-Treaty-new-draft?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Climate-change-determined-to-have-been-supported-by-false-data-analysis?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner A Canadian, Steve McIntyre of Climate Audit, who in the 90's discredited the Mann Hockey stick chart made famous by it's inclusion in the UN's IPCC Assessment report, has done it again. What should have been a standard proposition for any other ... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:58:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Climate-change-determined-to-have-been-supported-by-false-data-analysis?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d9-What-happens-when-it-gets-cold-and-there-isnt-enough-energy?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Seems that every day you read about how successful the environmentalists have been at stopping a coal fired plant, a hydroelectric dam, or a nuclear reactor in favor of unreliable wind and solar power. This brings up a serious question, one that I wo... Climate policy Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:32:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d9-What-happens-when-it-gets-cold-and-there-isnt-enough-energy?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d5-Will-the-world-end-in-2012-when-the-planets-are-aligned?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner I suspect that we have all heard that, according to the Mayan calender the world will end. The theory is that the planets will all be aligned on one side of the Sun. An interesting discussion on "It's the Sun", involved the Wolfe Minimum in... climate sience Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:34:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d5-Will-the-world-end-in-2012-when-the-planets-are-aligned?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Global-warming-stimulus-bill-health-care-three-legs-of-the-same-stool?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner What do these three bills have to do with each other? Are they really just bills to be debated and voted on in Congress? Not by a long shot! All three are about freedom, or the lack of it. Please note the double meaning of the word "stool".... Climate policy Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:02:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Global-warming-stimulus-bill-health-care-three-legs-of-the-same-stool?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Will-the-quiet-Sun-leave-us-with-summer-sea-ice-as-far-south-as-NYC-by-2020?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner During the past two summers a strange thing has happened in the Arctic that is made even stranger by the alleged global warming that is occurring. The point often missed in the media and political discourse is that the extent of sea ice at the summer... sun climate sience Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:01:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Will-the-quiet-Sun-leave-us-with-summer-sea-ice-as-far-south-as-NYC-by-2020?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Polar-Bears-Part-2?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner A polar bear mother and her two cubs in Wapusk National Park on the shore of Hudson Bay near...(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward/fileAs I noted in Part 1, the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialists Group was presented with a paper by Steven Amst... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:46:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Polar-Bears-Part-2?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d18-What-do-Polar-bears-have-to-do-with-solardrivenwarminginduced-CO2?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner  I really didn’t want to get into this question since it bears (pun intended) not the least on whether man is responsible for the modest warming that ended in 2002. But since so many have put so much importance on this debate, ignoring mor... climate sience Climate policy Polar bears Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:18:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d18-What-do-Polar-bears-have-to-do-with-solardrivenwarminginduced-CO2?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Politicians-Do-they-really-know-anything-about-global-warming?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner Our US Senators are about to vote on a far ranging climate bill that only narrowly passed the House of Representatives. My question is, "Do they have even the remotest idea of what is involved in global warming?" The answer is mixed. Some d... Climate policy Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:42:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Politicians-Do-they-really-know-anything-about-global-warming?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d12-EPA-climate-tool-kit-for-educators-Is-it-science-or-indoctrination?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner  The EPA has developed what they believe is a comprehensive collection of information and demonstrations to convince the most die hard sceptic that man-made global warming is a real problem. Perhaps it will work for the targeted elementary ... sun climate science climate sience Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:16:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d12-EPA-climate-tool-kit-for-educators-Is-it-science-or-indoctrination?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Whats-better-Solar-cooling-or-CO2-Warming?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner We all know the options, a long period of severe cooling versus a century or more of mild warming with a lot of plant food in the air. Hmmmm? I've made my choice. I'd take the warming. Predictions of 75 meter sea level rise seem unlikely.... at least... Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:53:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Whats-better-Solar-cooling-or-CO2-Warming?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Scientists-Gaze-Inside-Sun-Predict-Strength-of-the-Next-Solar-Cycle?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner  Dr. Mausumi Dikpati and colleagues at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo have published a study of the Sun and predictions of the upcoming Solar Cycle 24. The report said that the next cycle will be 30%-50% str... Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:26:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Scientists-Gaze-Inside-Sun-Predict-Strength-of-the-Next-Solar-Cycle?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d1-Are-sunspots-changing-and-will-that-take-us-to-an-Ice-Age?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner The answer to the title question is really, nobody knows. But there are some indications that the sunspot activity is not only reduced but has also changed in ways that may indicate a further reduction of the sunspots including having none. First a l... Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:33:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13886-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d1-Are-sunspots-changing-and-will-that-take-us-to-an-Ice-Age?cid=exrss-New-Haven-County-Environmental-Policy-Examiner