Another week of GW News, November 22, 2009

My first novel Water was published in Canada May, 2007. The American release was in October. An Introductionto the novel is available, along with the Unpublished Forewordand the Launch Talk. An overview of my writing is available here.

-het

P.S. Recent postings can be found in the week archive and the ancient postings can be accessed here, which should open to this.

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Another week of GW News, November 22, 2009

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It's always nice to start with a laugh:

On the road to Copenhagen:

The APEC meeting in Singapore put the kibosh on any substantial legally binding deal at Copenhagen:

A curious observation on clouds:

A study of the growth rate of Bristlecone Pines:

News about carbon sinks as the planet warms:

And then there is that contradictory (carbon sink) article:

A study of the North American megafauna extinctions has provided some new data:

And on the Bottom Line:

Carbon Tariffs are still in the air:

That projection of 6 degrees C of warming has people on edge:

Another Open Access story allows me to push my enthusiasm:

The Superfreaks are still pumping the publicity machine:

The deniers have devised another distraction -- the CRU hack:

The Arctic melt continues to garner a lot of attention:

As for the geopolitics of Arctic resources:

While in Antarctica:

The food crisis is ongoing:

The WSFS went down in Rome this week:

And how are we going to feed 9 billion?

Tropical Storm Anja disturbed the Indian Ocean, but otherwise it has been quiet:

While elsewhere in the hurricane wars:

As for GHGs:

Here is yet another twist in the emission reduction target game. We've seen reductions relative to 1990 and 2005. How about reductions relative to future projected levels? It makes them sound really good...:

And in the carbon cycle:

As for the temperature record:

The ozone hole is still there:

While in the paleoclimate:

While on the ENSO front:

Glaciers are melting:

That Indian ministry discussion paper picked up an echo in the west:

Sea levels are rising:

Meanwhile in near earth orbit:

More GW impacts are being seen:

And then there are the world's forests:

Corals are dying:

Yes we have no wacky weather, except:

As for heatwaves and wild fires:

In the hydrological cycle [floods & droughts]:

Elsewhere on the mitigation front:

Consider transportation & GHG production:

While in the endless quest for zero energy, sustainable buildings and practical codes:

As for carbon sequestration:

Large scale geo-engineering keeps popping up:

While on the adaptation front:

Meanwhile in the journals:

And other significant documents:

Before we get into politics, there was some science done:

Regarding Le Mouel:

Klotzbach redux:

While at the UN:

And on the carbon trading front:

The Dutch are considering a mileage tax:

The debate over the optimal strategy [carbon trading, carbon offsets, auction vs. allocation, and/or a carbon tax] to use in dealing with GHGs continues:

On the international political front, the big news was Obama's trip to China:

As for GW & security:

The issue of the law and activism is playing out around the world as nations scramble to deal with climate change:

Among the world's religions:

And on the American political front:

A home refit program dubbed _Cash for Caulkers_ is picking up some chatter:

Some are still taking potshots at the US Chamber of Commerce:

The Obama chatter is nonstop:

The actions of the Obama administration are being watched closely:

As for what is going on in Congress:

Kerry-Boxer aka CEJAPA defines a battleline:

What are the lobbyists pushing?

The Gore-apalooza is still bopping along:

While in the UK:

And in Europe:

Meanwhile in Australia:

And in New Zealand:

While in the Indian subcontinent:

And China:

In Canada, minority neocon PM Harper, continues his do-nothing policy:

Here is an uncomfortable poll result:

In BC, post election adjustments are ongoing: