Another week of GW News, July 18, 2010

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"I see fossil fuel subsidies as the appendicitis of the global energy system, which needs to be removed for a healthy, sustainable development future." -Faith Birol, Chief IEA economist

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Another week of GW News, July 18, 2010

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Is funny. Yes?

And for those who enjoy challenging Poe's Law:

Looking ahead to COP16 and future international climate negotiations:

The UN CFG met in New York city this week:

Yet another pre-COP16 meeting, for mountain countries in Kathmandu, Nepal this time:

The Major Emitters are meeting again too:

A National Academy report on the long term effects of present day GHGs has yet to sink in:

The Noah Diffenbaugh GRL paper "Intensification of hot extremes in the United States" drew some comment:

J. T. Emmert has reported a puzzling collapse of the thermosphere:

One of those depressing psychological studies that explains a lot:

There's still some chatter about Anderegg et al.:

And on the Bottom Line:

Who's getting the subsidies?

The IEA & UNEP report that more than half of all new electricity capacity added in the United States and Europe last year was from renewables:

TVMOB 'replied' to Abraham with 446 questions which triggered great hilarity in the blogosphere:

Then things got nasty:

The abuse of climate scientists is an ongoing problem:

The complicity of the media in whipping up faux scandals is somehow rarely mentioned in the media:

Post CRU theft, controversy & inquiries:

Late comment on Pepsigate:

The Arctic melt continues to garner a lot of attention:

A large chunk of Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae glacier broke off this week:

The food crisis is ongoing:

The conflict between biofuel and food persists:

So, are these land grabs Colonialism V2.0?

Look out! the IP Rentiers are coming!

And how are we going to feed 9 billion?

Typhoon Conson zapped the Philippines, Hainan Island and then Vietnam:

While elsewhere in the hurricane wars:

As for GHGs:

And in the nitrogen cycle:

As for the temperature record:

While in the paleoclimate:

And in historical times:

While on the ENSO front:

As for the State of the Oceans:

More GW impacts are being seen:

And then there are the world's forests:

Yes we have no wacky weather, except:

The German island Duene got zapped by a tornado:

As for heatwaves and wild fires:

Corals are dying:

Acidification is changing the oceans:

Glaciers are melting:

Sea levels are rising:

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:

Meanwhile in the journals:

And other significant documents:

As for miscellaneous science:

More DIY science:

Maureen Raymo spotlight:

While at the UN:

And on the carbon trading front:

The proposed Bank Tax refuses to die:

How will Carbon Labelling work?

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:

Regarding Water Politics and Business:

As for SW tools:

And on the American political front:

The BP disaster in the gulf continues to twist American politics:

The Fannie & Freddie vs. PACE fracas plays out:

The investigation of Massey and the Upper Big Branch mine disaster revealed an interesting fact:

And at the same time the tussle over MTR: Mountain Top Removal mining is ongoing:

Cuccinelli's attack on Michael Mann continues:

The Obama chatter is nonstop:

The actions of the Obama administration are being watched closely:

As for what is going on in Congress: