“On average the models warm the global atmosphere at a rate three times that of the real world.”
“The climate is something we can’t predict. The policy is based upon theory that needs a whole lot of correction to it.”
John Christy, Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has received numerous awards for his development of satellite-based temperature monitoring (with Roy Spencer).”
Dr. Christy recently testified before the Committee on Natural Resources on the subject, “CEQ Draft Guidance for GHG Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change Committee on Natural Resources.” Pertinent excerpts follow:
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The basic question under consideration here is to understand whether there is a causal relationship between the carbon emissions generated by a single proposed federal project and possible climate change related to those emissions.…
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Some extra good articles in this issue are:
True Costs of Wind Electricity
Study: Economic Impact of Wind Turbines
California PUC concludes that Solar & Wind costs are extravagant
EIA: Renewables get 9x the subsidies of all conventional sources, COMBINED
Grid Constraints on Wind and Solar Energy — Part 2
Wind Turbines Being Installed in Sensitive Bird Habitat on Massive Scale
A Review of the Impacts of Onshore Wind Energy Development on Biodiversity
Research: Bees and Wind Turbines
German Doctors Push to Halt Building of Wind Turbines
British Leader: No More Wind Project Subsidies & Local People Have Control
Kansas Governor Signs Deal on Renewable Energy Mandate
The con in consensus: Climate Change Consensus Among the Misinformed is Not Worth Much
IPCC Lead Author: 97% of Climate Experts is Bogus
Another IPCC Lead Author: Global Warming Caused By ‘Natural Variations’ In Climate
What’s Really Wrong With the Global Surface Temperature Record…
Continue Reading[Editor note: This post completes a four-part history of the rise of self-service filling stations in the United States. Part I examined the discovery and early regulation of this new marketing strategy; Part II covered 1947–51; Part III reviewed the period 1950–70).]
“Government intervention unintentionally promoted self-service. The gasoline shortage of 1974 educated motorists to serve themselves to reduce waiting in line, and the seller’s market deteriorated the quality of service. Regulatory minimum wage and overtime pay scales, which had been steady for years, jumped 25 percent in 1974 and covered more stations.”
Prior to regulation under the Economic Stabilization Act and the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act (1973–81), independent gasoline retailers were foiling the ambitious expansion plans of the majors with their low-cost service and discount prices. Central to this success was self-service. …
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