Another Week of GW News, September 13, 2009

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"Historically we have treated the ocean in two strange ways at the same time --- as a pantry and a toilet." -Steve Palumbi

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Another Week of GW News, September 13, 2009

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Laugh. I dare ya:

Two German ships made the NorthEast Passage:

The Post et al. article on the repercussions of GW across the Arctic raised a lot of comment:

Nicholas Stern delivered some straight talk in Beijing; after endorsing 350:

Late comment on the WCC:

There was an Asian green industry conference in Manila:

The Arctic melt continues to garner a lot of attention:

A spectral Damocles sword hangs overhead:

As for the geopolitics of Arctic resources:

While in Antarctica:

Regarding the Carbon Tariff, Carbon Tax and imports issue:

Walker et al. have pointed out a wee problem:

A surprise in the magnetosphere:

Late comment on the G20:

The food crisis is ongoing:

The conflict between biofuel and food persists:

And how are we going to feed 9 billion?

Several storms blew around the Pacific with little coverage:

Fred blew up in the Atlantic without making landfall:

While elsewhere in the hurricane wars:

As for GHGs:

In the temperature record:

Aerosols are making their presence felt:

The hazards of UV due to ozone depletion are rising:

While in the paleoclimate:

While on the ENSO front:

Glaciers are melting:

Sea levels are rising:

That East Coast sea level story is leading to Gulf Stream wonderments:

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:

And speaking of 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:

Meanwhile in the journals:

And other significant documents:

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

Dieter Helm interview:

Meanwhile on the road to Copenhagen:

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:

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:

And on the American political front:

I haven't seen much about this yet, but I expect the noise level will rise:

The Obama chatter is nonstop:

The actions of the Obama administration are being watched closely:

Van Jones' resignation has come in for a lot of comment:

The Obama EPA has made a gesture towards stopping MTR: Mountaintop Removal. We'll see if they mean it:

As for what is going on in Congress:

And the Senate version of Waxman-Markey?

What are the lobbyists pushing?

While in the UK:

And in Europe:

Meanwhile in Australia:

And in New Zealand:

While in India:

And China:

In Japan:

And elsewhere in Asia:

While in Africa:

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

Regarding the always fun federal-provincial relations:

In BC, Campbell is weaseling out on his carbon neutrality promise:

In Saskatchewan, Wall is still pushing nukes:

Ontario has it's Green Energy Act, now comes the implementation: