Another week of GW News, November 8, 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 An Introductionto the novel is available, along with the Unpublished Forewordand the Launch Talk.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.

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

"It is time to be totally blunt about the agenda of the climate change sceptics in all their colours, some more sophisticated than others. It is to destroy the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme at home and it is to destroy agreed global action on climate change abroad. And our children's fate - our grandchildren's fate - will lie entirely with them. It is time to remove any polite veneer from this debate; the stakes are that high. The clock is ticking for the planet, but the climate change sceptics simply do not care." -Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

Another week of GW News, November 8, 2009

Sipping from the internet firehose...

Information overload is pattern recognition

November 8, 2009

Here's a chuckle for you:

Anticipation battles _COP15 Expectation Management_ on the road to Copenhagen:

A five day UNFCCC meeting in Barcelona served to focus differences:

The G20 met this weekend in Scotland:

And there was a low key EU-US meeting in Washington this week:

Australian PM Kevin Rudd delivered a notably acerbic speech this week. [See also Australian politicsbelow]:

SuperFreakonomics is still getting free publicity:

A Dogs vs. SUVs GHG analysis managed to rile a lot of people:

And on the Bottom Line:

The Sahara desert solar plan, Desertec, moved a step closer to fruition:

The Arctic melt continues to garner a lot of attention:

As for polar bears:

As for the geopolitics of Arctic resources:

While in Antarctica:

The food crisis is ongoing:

The conflict between biofuel and food persists:

So, are these land grabs Colonialism V2.0?

And how are we going to feed 9 billion?

In the Western Pacific, Mirinae zapped the Phillipines and Vietnam:

In the Caribbean, Ida is threatening:

As for GHGs:

And in the carbon cycle:

As for the temperature record:

While in the paleoclimate:

While on the el NiÃ±o/la NiÃ±a [ENSO] front:

Glaciers are melting:

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:

Climate refugees are becoming an issue:

Meanwhile on the wild fire front:

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:

And on the carbon sequestration front:

Large scale geo-engineering keeps popping up:

While on the adaptation front:

Minor Transition Town blogostorm:

Meanwhile in the journals:

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

The Pielke fan clubbe, alas:

Tiljander:

Briffa:

Meanwhile on the Kyoto front:

While at the UN:

And on the carbon trading front:

The idea of a carbon tax is still bouncing around:

It's notable that several heavy league politicos are suggesting the dreaded Tobin 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:

Meanwhile on the international political front:

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:

There's still some chatter about the Chamber of Commerce embarassment:

The Obama chatter is nonstop:

The actions of the Obama administration are being watched closely:

As for what is going on in Congress:

The Republicans boycotted the EPW Committee hearing and Boxer called their bluff:

Kerry-Boxer aka CEJAPA defines a battleline:

Congress held an inquiry into geoengineering:

There is still some talk about the Bonner & Assoc forged letters:

What are the lobbyists pushing?

The Gore-apalooza is still bopping along:

The echo chamber picked up the repercussions of that hit piece on Al Gore, as intended:

While in the UK:

And in Europe:

Meanwhile in Australia:

PM Kevin Rudd delivered a scathing speech against deniers this week at Lowy Institute:

A nasty little infight over CSIRO publishing policy erupted this week:

And in New Zealand:

While in the Indian subcontinent:

And China:

In Japan: