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Moderated discussion of environmental science, economics, policy and politics, especially as related to global change issues such as climate change, biodiversity, and sustainability.
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Voting by Car
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If the average drive to the poll for the US 2008 election was 2 miles
round trip, the it put about 1/4 billion tons of CO2 into the
atmosphere. (The rest of the factors in this calculation are pretty
easy to estimate, but I am not sure about the average miles driven to
vote.)
There are all these books and web sites about things to do to save the... more »
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Skepticism about scientific consensuses
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1. We can get a scientific consensus even when there is no hypothesis
test supporting the consensus.
2. Solutions involve engineering, and we can still screw up the
engineering even when the science is right.
3. Politics and social factors bias what solutions get implemented,
even if good engineering points elsewhere... more »
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What the NRC and Nuclear Industry Don't Want You to Know
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Begin forwarded message: ...Video at the following website: [link] VIDEO UPDATE: June 10th, 2011 Why Fukushima Can Happen Here: What the NRC and Nuclear Industry Dont Want You to Know. The well-known safety flaws of Mark 1 Boiling Water Reactors have gained significant attention in the wake of the four reactor accidents at Fukushima, but a more insidious danger lurks. In this video nuclear engineers Arnie Gundersen and David Lochbaum discuss how the US regulators and regulatory process have left Americans unprotected. They walk, step-by-step, through the events of the Japanese meltdowns and consider how the knowledge gained from Fukushima applies to the nuclear industry worldwide. They discuss "points of vulnerability" in American plants, some of which have been unaddressed by the NRC for three decades. Finally, they concluded that an accident with the consequences of Fukushima could happen in the US.... more »
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Can Fukushima Happen Here?
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Here is an excellent 2-hour video that is a panel discussion that includes four very credible and very qualified people discussing Fukushima and nuclear power in general. I highly recommend it. -- Jim ------- On Arnie Gundersen's Fairewinds Associates website: [link]... more »
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Roy Spencer Slammed - major flaws found in his work
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For several years, Roy Spencer has been promoting some work he did
which he claims shows that the feedback from clouds is negative.
Spencer has been a vocal critic of the science of climate change and
he works are frequently referenced by denialist, such as Rush
Limbaugh. Here's a link to Spencer's 2010 paper:... more »
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