Here are some links and other information that may interest you:
Christine
Milne at the National Press Club
23 June 09
This is a video of a landmark
speech that has been supressed in the press... essential viewing.
I'm a Climate Scientist - amusing video produced by Australian climate scientists. 2011
Climate
Change / Oil Descent / Renewable
Energy / Electric Vehicle Technology
Politics and Economics / Related Website Links
The
man who discovered greenhouse gases
13 May 09
A good historical introduction.
The
correlation between CO2 and temperature
04 June 09
Good explanations for the layperson.
Climate
Change: A guide for the perplexed
Explains the thinking and
experiments that debunk myths against anthropogenic climate change. Can we trust
the science? Is the sun to blame? Does CO2 cause warming? What happened in the
past? What is happening now? What is going to happen? Why should I worry?
Timeline:
Climate Change
900 AD to the present.
You
can read the book Climate Code Red as a pdf file here.
A good overview of climate change.
...and visit their website here.
Climate
Countdown from 5 degrees
Puts our situation in perspective.
An animation about one possible tipping point
Read
about Biochar in Wikipedia
How we can remove Carbon Dioxide
from the atmosphere.
Newscientist's latest climate change articles.
How
to survive the coming century
If we keep doing what we are doing there will be only a few places where life
will still be possible for people.
An
article written by a medical doctor making a comparison of the Earth with a terminally
ill patient.
The problems will come faster and faster until we are overwhelmed.
Driller
thriller: Antarctica's tumultuous past revealed.
The Western Antarctic has
been completely melted in the past when the CO2 was above 400 ppm. They are working
out how fast the melting will happen and sea levels will rise.
Revealed:
Antarctic ice growing, not shrinking. 18 April 09
Well that is a surprise...
what is going on?...
Why
Antarctic ice is growing despite global warming. 20 April 09
They say it is mainly due
to the ozone hole and when it closes the ice will start to melt fast.
'Quiet
Sun' baffling astronomers. 21 April 09
The sun is going through a
long cooling period but it won't be anywhere enough to stop the environmental
damage from global warming.
Humanity's
carbon budget set at one trillion tonnes. 29 April 09
We have already used half
of that and with business growth as usual will use the other half in 20 years.
Ice
sheet melt threat reassessed. news.bbc
14 May 09
The Western Antartic sea level rise contribution reassessed at 3.3m.
Buddhist
climate project
May 09
Inspiring to read what President Obama has been doing!
Drastic
action may be needed over us flood risk
06 June 09
Ironic that it will be worst on the East Coast of North America!
Climate
catastrophe getting closer, warn scientists
18 June 09
Hmmm...
Climate
change odds much worse than thought
- New analysis shows warming could be double previous estimates 19
June 09
Major Study by MIT: conclude
we must start now creating a zero emissions economy.
Tropical
zone expanding due to climate change: study 6 July 09
Severe drying in temperate zones.
Pressing
the Case for Geoengineering
22 June 09
Changing the atmosphere to reflect some sunlight.
UN
climate change chief: "If we continue at this rate, we won't make it"
14 Aug 09
Meaning we won't get an adequate agreement at Copenhagen to avoid global catastrope.
Long
Debate Ended Over Cause, Demise Of Ice Ages? Research Into Earth's Wobble
7 Aug 09
2 degrees of tilt change over 100,000 years caused by interplanetary gravitation
initiated melting.
Low-carbon
future: We can afford to go green 2
Dec 09
New Scientist commissioned study analysing price rises due to energy costs. They
assumed that future governments will provide grants and other incentives to help
switch all domestic heating and cooking to electricity, and invest in the infrastructure
needed for electric cars to almost completely replace petroleum-fuelled vehicles.
Why
there's no sign of a climate conspiracy in hacked emails 4
Dec 09
The affair is being portrayed as a scandal that undermines the science behind
climate change. It is no such thing, and here's why.
'Acidifying
oceans' threaten food supply, UK warns
14 Dec 09
Acidification of the oceans is a major threat to marine life and humanity's food
supply. "It doesn't get as much attention as the other problems; it is really
important."
Climate
scientist discusses Copenhagen summit 071209
Dr James Hansen ...and anthropomorphic climate change arguments.
Cold
comfort: the psychology of climate denial
02 Dec 09
...more and more people he meets are having what he calls an "Oh shit!"
moment.
Chaos
greets new climate pact
19 Dec 09
"We've now figured out why we can't get into that room: because that room
has Wen, Lula, Singh and Zuma," the official said. "They're all having
a meeting."
How
China gutted Copenhagen and avoided the blame
25 Dec 09
It was China's representative who insisted that industrialised country targets
- previously agreed as an 80 per cent cut by 2050 - be taken out of the deal.
Road
Transportation Is the Greatest Culprit in Global Warming 07 Mar 10
Power generation, while having the greatest total impact, also includes a large
number of compounds that increase cloud reflectivity and provide other effects
to offset some of the warming they are responsible for.
Meltdown: Why ice ages don't last forever 24 May 2010
Changes in Earths orbit changes the sunlight just enough to melt enough ice to slow ocean circulation enough to warm the southern oceans enough to release enough CO2 to keep melting the ice sheets. The release of CO2 by the formation of coral in rising seas may also contribute.
Climate Change: The Evidence and Our Options Fall 2010
A warning from a climate scientist.
The evidence keeps piling up, and we still have time to save our future if we take strong action now to de-carbonise our activities.
About
Peak Oil
General Information about the peak and decline of the global oil supply.
Oil
not the Climate Change Culprit 17
December 08
Coal is the biggest risk for dangerous climate change, but reducing oil supplies
will push the price very high.
Oil
prices: crude jumps on dwindling inventories
20 May 09
Scaled-back investment in the oil patch could set the stage for an oil supply
crunch by 2012.
World
oil supply has peaked: expert
Professor Kjell Aleklett,
president of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil&Gas, advisor to the
USA, House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, has been
studying the issue since 1978.
Extreme
oil: Scraping the bottom of Earth's barrel 02
Dec 09
Lots more oil, but thankfully very difficult to extract.
1
Hour of Lawnmower Exhaust = 150 km in Car Exhaust
BBC 01 June 09
This refers to pollutants other than CO2.
Society
ignores the oil crunch at its peril Guardian 10 Feb 2010
Major British companies and oil CEOs are now sounding the alert
The peak of oil production is passed -
LISTEN NOW or DOWNLOAD AUDIO 02 May 2010
A Very Clear Warning!
IEA Acknowledges Peak Oil 11 Nov 2010
The truth has finally begun to appear.
Australia is sleepwalking into an oil price trap 29 Jan 11
About 72% of crude oil products consumed in Australia are eaten up by transport, 62% of which is for private cars.
Newscientist's latest articles on energy and fuels.
Methanol
challenges hydrogen to be fuel of the future
02 June 09
Unclear about the efficiency of the electricity to methanol processes.
Renewable_energy_wrecks_environment,_scientist_claims
07 August 07
Very controversial article about wind and solar power versus nuclear.
The
Heat Is On When It Comes to Building Coal-Fired Power Plants
01 June 09
Politics of coal-electricity in the USA.
Website
promoting Geothermal energy "Earth Power"
Wind could power the entire world 22 June 09
wave-power-designs
2009
Photos with links to articles
Solar
panel costs 'set to fall'
30 Nov 09
Grid parity in Italy next year!
Scientists
Unlock One Mystery of Photosynthesis 21 Feb 2010
The light-triggered reaction can start independently on one of two different branches
in the photosynthesis complex.
Wind
Turbines on the Edge: Small Wind Power Could be Moving in Next Door
08 Nov 2006
Smoothly integrating small wind power into buildings.
Ultra-Secretive
Bloom Box Fuel Cell Device is Revealed 21
Feb 2010
Methane (or other hydrocarbons) and oxygen is fed in, the whole thing is heated
up to 1,000 Celsius, and electricity comes out.
U.S.
Could Generate 37 Million GWh of Wind Power Per Year
22 Feb 2010
The new number is over 12 times the amount of energy we consume each year.
Breakthrough
Producing Hydrogen from Water + Sunlight
07 Mar 2010
Sounds very promising.
Innovation:
Bloom didn't start a fuel-cell revolution 26 February 2010
Cooler fuel cells.
It is clear that ignorant and selfish people behind conventional energy companies and the coal industry are orchestrating campaigns to create confusion and dysinformation to avoid strong political action supporting renewable energy being taken.
youtube
evbetterplace
You can see the Better Place battery switching technology here.
Breathing
batteries could store 10 times the energy
19 May 09
A rechargeable Lithium-Air battery would be just wonderful. That could be viable
in aircraft too. It will be years before they are available.
Train
can be worse for climate than plane
08 June 09
That is when the full life-cycle emissions related to infrastructure are included.
Is that an inconvenient truth?
Will
e-trucks deliver your snail mail? 02 June 09
Using solar electicity and with the batteries backing up the grid.
Rare
Metals Could Trigger Next Trade War
26 June 09
China is making a grab.
This
battery could keep your hybrid going for 20 years
2010
The company claims its new batteries can cycle through 10,000 charges and last
20 years.
Man
Builds World’s First Fully Solar-Powered Motorcycle May
14th, 2009
I think it would take a looong time to charge!
THINK
& Aerovironment: 80% EV Charge in 15 Minutes 21 Feb 2010
The development and deployment of very-fast-charge stations will help speed the
electrification of automobiles in the United States and globally.
Many
Uses for Super Charge Ion Batteries
04 Mar 2010
The SCiB batteries are based on lithium chemistry they also have an internal structure
which helps prevent short circuits and avoid "thermal runaway". They
can reach 90% charge in about 5 minutes.
Electric
dream machines: just pull up and plug in 11 Nov 2009
Charge points are on the way.
Sanyo
Completes Installation of Solar Parking Lots for Electric Bikes in Tokyo 17
Mar 2010
HIT solar panels (approximate 46m2, 7.56kW) are installed on the roof to generate
sufficient power to recharge the batteries of a total of 100 "eneloop bike"
units and illuminate the LED parking lot lights.
Report
Reveals Lithium-ion Battery Prices Already Dropping Steeper Than Expected 09
Mar 2010
At $450 per kwh at today’s gas prices, after 90,000 miles of electric driving
fuel savings will cover the added cost of the battery.
150mph Liquid cooled battery... wow!
China's electric-bicycle boom 13 May 2010
The Chinese authorities weigh the pros and cons of motorised bicycles
Electric bicycles offer ‘best application of technology 14 May 2010
The Environmental Transport Association (ETA) concluded that the bicycle offered the best application of the technology.
Writer Works Up a Sweat on an Electric Bicycle 24 May 2010
Riding an electric bicycle, under some circumstances, can be an excellent way to get some exercise.
Are Lithium Air Batteries the Future of Electric Vehicles? 17 May 2010
This results in a battery that is smaller, lighter, and hopefully cheaper, providing ranges of 500 miles or more.
So many developments are now happening in Electric Vehicle Technology it is pointless for me to continue this list. Now it is just a question of the marketing and uptake. I am hopeful that battery changing via Better Place will hasten the uptake of electric vehicles.
The
Story of Cap and Trade
03 Dec 09
Cap and trade is made simple in this film from US sustainability activist Annie
Leonard.
Climate
and Capitalism in Copenhagen 01
Dec 09
The world has to choose between free trade and effective climate management.
PDX
approves bike plan with $20M kick-start
February 11, 2010
Portland's $600 million bicycle plan is a go.
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