Another week of GW News, August 29, 2010

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"Fear grows best when sown in fields of ignorance, while science, rationality, and education are the greatest weapons modern societies have against irrational fear." -Peter Gleick

Another week of GW News, August 29, 2010

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August 29, 2010

Here's a chuckle for ya:

And for those who enjoy challenging Poe's Law:

A look back at COP15:

Looking ahead to COP16 and future international climate negotiations:

After the experience of Gleneagles, announcements of Copenhagen Accord funding are being greeted skeptically:

More comment on Earth Overshoot Day 2010:

The shrinking of the thermosphere has been linked to the unusually inactive solar minimum:

The Question, asked by Michael and many others, continues to disturb:

The Pakistan disaster is ongoing:

And on the Bottom Line:

Subsidies, tax exemptions, loan guarantees & grants weave a difficult to penetrate web:

John Cook and friends continue their Basic Version updates:

Parts of the IAC report coming Monday have been leaked:

Post CRU theft, controversy & inquiry:

Late Comment on Anderegg et al.:

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:

So, are these land grabs Colonialism V2.0?

GMOs receive a steady round of press releases:

And how are we going to feed 9 billion?

The oceans woke up all around the world this week:

While elsewhere in the hurricane wars:

And on the Monsoon front:

As for the temperature record:

Yes we have feedbacks:

Aerosols are making their presence felt:

Clouds are one of the major uncertainties in climate. Much research revolves around them:

While in the paleoclimate:

While on the ENSO front:

Regarding the solar hypothesis:

Meanwhile in near earth orbit:

More GW impacts are being seen:

And then there are the world's forests:

Desertification looms as a threat:

This week in extreme weather:

A rare phenomenon in Brazil:

As for heatwaves and wild fires:

Corals are dying:

Acidification is changing the oceans:

Glaciers are melting:

Sea levels are rising:

And speaking of floods & droughts:

Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation has somehow seemed chimeric:

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:

As for miscellaneous science:

More Hansen:

Ehrlich on Schneider:

While at the UN:

And on the carbon trading front:

The idea of a carbon tax is still bouncing around:

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:

Meanwhile on the international political front:

As for GW, energy & security:

The issue of the law and activism is playing out around the world:

What are the activists up to?

As for SW tools:

And on the American political front:

The BP disaster continues to roil US politics:

So how do you figure the 2010 elections will crack up?

The PACE saga rolls on with no relief:

The Obama chatter is nonstop:

The actions of the Obama administration are being watched closely:

As for what is going on in Congress:

The future climate bill defines a battleline:

What are the lobbyists pushing?

The Gore-apalooza is still bopping along:

While in the UK: