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Undeniable animated graphics
Following on from recent spiral to show warming trend, here’s a follow up which shows correspondence between warming and CO2 and budget(how much more we can’t emit) >more> WashingtonPost
Escalated warming and how deniers deny
SkS Graph of the week shows 2016 warming is a big record breaker and the poster is an intriguing summary about that way deniers think >more> Skeptical Science
SA Cartel ripoff by fossil power
Offline for upgrade to interconnector event was notified well ahead of time. Owners of Pelican Point Engie(Gdf-SUEZ) are also owners of Hazelwood(and others), so conflict(s) of interest. Similarly when AGL, Origin etc schedule or unschedule outages of coal fired generators, … Continue reading
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Tagged AGL, climate emergency declaration, Engie, Origin, SA power
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14th month record heat
This is the 14th consecutive month of record heat for the globe. Reports that the earth broke another monthly high average temperature record have become alarming in their repetitiveness. 2016 is also shaping up to again be the hottest year … Continue reading
96 turbines wind farm SW VIC
Photo: Stephen Shaver This $650 million wind farm, to be built near Dundonnell, will have 96 turbines. Premier Daniel Andrews said the size and scale of the wind farm make it Victoria’s biggest. “This is going to play a massive part … Continue reading
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UN Seats for nature and wildlife
Global trade and security are each governed by global agencies. But there is no comparable global authority to protect the environment. ..Paris deal’s predecessor, Kyoto Protocol, actually saw global emissions rise by 60% to 2014…A “crimes against biodiversity” law would act like … Continue reading
Oceans de-oxygenated
Ocean anoxia – widespread oxygen-starved dead zones in oceans – did the killing of ocean life in several mass extinctions of Earth’s past. Anoxia went hand-in-hand with CO2emissions, rising global temperatures, and (often) ocean acidification, a situation which today’s climate change is recreating … Continue reading
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Problem – reinforced concrete
Concrete cancer: not pretty. Sarang/Wikimedia Commons By itself, concrete is a very durable construction material. The magnificent Pantheon in Rome, world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome, is in excellent condition after nearly 1,900 years. .. repair and rebuilding costs of concrete infrastructure, just in United … Continue reading
New idea affordable housing?
It’s becoming increasingly clear that climate change is the number one threat to mankind…rising sea levels increasingly likely to cause a mass-movement in climate refugees…floating house jacks itself up from turbulent seas on retractable legs, like offshore drilling platform..moveable when necessary…These hermit-like homes..recent architecture exhibition in Italy – … Continue reading
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