Another Week of GW News, February 19, 2012

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 An Introductionto the novel is available, along with the Unpublished Forewordand the Launch Talk(which includes some quotations), An overview of my writing is available here.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.

I notice moyhu has set up a monster index to old AWoGWN on AFTIC.

"Healing the wounds of the earth and its people does not require saintliness or a political party, only gumption and persistence. It is not a liberal or conservative activity; it is a sacred act." -Paul Hawken

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February 19, 2012

The things that pass for humour nowadays:

A coalition of countries is tackling the "C, CH4 and HFC" problem:

The European cold spell lingers:

The AAAS conference is in Vancouver this weekend:

Your "Two Minute Hate" for the day:

The Maldives coup is still in place:

A curious correlation:

Here's a rap stopper:

John Mashey released a major study of the Heartland Institute a couple of hours before the Leak:

HeartlandGate, DenialGate, HI Gate...call it what you will...a major blogostorm erupted this weekFirst, the docs:

Heartland Leak: Document provenance:

Heartland Leak: Funding:

Heartland Leak: Education:

Heartland Leak: Open letter from climategate scientists:

Heartland Leak: Miscellaneous:

Delving into the laws of thermodynamics this week:

The world inches toward creating a global legal framework for ecological crime:

John Cook and friends continue their point-counterpoint articles:

Post CRU-Two ... boredom:

A note on theFukushima disaster:

Not much good news coming out of Fukushima:

Post Fukushima, nuclear policies are in flux around the world:

The Arctic melt continues to garner attention:

A notable advance:

That Damoclean sword still hangs overhead:

As for the geopolitics of Arctic resources:

While in Antarctica:

The food crisis is ongoing:

The state of the world's fisheries is a concern:

Food Prices are still problematic:

The conflict between biofuel and food persists:

So, are these land grabs Colonialism V2.0?

Regarding the genetic modification of food:

And how are we going to feed 9 billion, 10 billion, 15 billion?

In the South Indian Ocean, Giovanna zapped Madagascar and looks to loop back & do it again:

As for GHGs:

As for the temperature record:

While in the paleoclimate:

On the extinction front, the Korean DMZ, like the Chernobyl exclusion zone, shows what could be:

What's new in proxies?

What's new in biomimicry?

Meanwhile in near earth orbit:

More GW impacts are being seen:

And then there are the world's forests:

Climate refugees are becoming an issue:

This week in the New Normal -- extreme weather:

As for heatwaves and wild fires:

Glaciers are melting:

As for hydrological cycle disruptions [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:

As for miscellaneous science:

What's new in models?

And on the struggle for Free/Open Science?

Regarding Mann:

There is a steady dribble of Rio+20 Conference news:

While at the UN:

And on the carbon trading front:

The idea of a carbon tax is still bouncing around:

As the EU-ETS is applied to airlines, we will see who is serious about reducing carbon emissions:

On the international political front, tensions continue as the USA and Israel lean on Iran:

The EU Fuel Quality Directive is up for ratification this coming week. Lobbying is heavy:

In case you were wondering what the fuss over that dismal rock in the South Atlantic is about:

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

What are the activists up to?

Polls! We have polls!

Regarding Water Politics and Business:

What's new on the education front? See also:

Who's making predictions this week?

HeartlandGate, DenialGate, HI Gate...call it what you will...a major blogostorm erupted this week
First, the docs:

A note on the Fukushima disaster: