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Whatever happened to the Siberian permafrost “tipping point” from 2005?

Anthony Watts — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 22:00:00 +0000

It seems like yet another climate doomsday prediction has failed to materialize. The goalposts have been moved into the future, again.

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“Wartime” Climate Policy vs. Natural Gas: Biden Gets Desperate

Guest Blogger — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000

Yes, the President of the United States has pulled out a Korean War authority (Defense Production Act) to fight against American energy that Americans prefer.

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Low North American natural gas prices: a global oddity that brings a massive but impermanent competitive advantage

Guest Blogger — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0000

From the BOE REPORT Terry Etam s there any critical industrial material as bizarre as natural gas? The stuff holds almost zero interest for the general public, for the same…

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Biden Admin Preparing to Finalize Barrage of Methane Regulations

Guest Blogger — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000

The Biden administration is gearing up to finalize a host of emissions rules and regulations in the coming months, E&E News reported Wednesday.

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Oceans Retain Methane: New ‘Nature’ Study Finds Very Little Danger Of Methane Reaching Surface

Guest Blogger — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 01:00:00 +0000

A Nature study finds there’s very little risk that global warming would lead to more methane escaping from the oceans into the atmosphere.

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New York Gas Stove Ban – Beginning of the End or End of the Beginning?

Guest Blogger — Sat, 06 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000

The proposed wholesale shift to unwanted technology without proper accounting of costs will be under intense scrutiny this year.

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Blame rice for global warming!? ‘Rice is to blame for around 10% of global emissions of methane’ – ‘Rice cannot be ignored’

Guest Blogger — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Every aspect of modern society is untenable due to our ‘climate crisis.’

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US Gas Consumption Trends

Guest Blogger — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000

No surprise there, as gas has steadily been replacing coal in the electricity mix.

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The Misguided Crusade to Reduce Anthropogenic Methane Emissions

Guest Blogger — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:00:00 +0000

The role of anthropogenic methane (CH4) in global warming is exaggerated.

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Study finds sinking tundra surface unlikely to trigger runaway permafrost thaw

Charles Rotter — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

“Improved drainage results in a drier landscape over a decadal timescale, and the process then becomes self-limiting,” said Scott Painter, who leads the Watershed Systems Modeling group at ORNL.

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Now they’re coming for your garbage – NASA to track landfill methane emissions from space

Anthony Watts — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 02:00:00 +0000

From NASA JPL and the “looks like there will be a garbage limit in your future” department. NASA Sensors to Help Detect Methane Emitted by Landfills A nonprofit group, Carbon…

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Methane: Much Ado About Nothing

Guest Blogger — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Case closed. Nothing to see here. Move along. Only idiots would get hung up on such a minuscule effect that we can’t change anyway.

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3 Myths Debunked: Animal Agriculture’s Real Impact on the Environment

Guest Blogger — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000

As Dr Mitloehner explains, the global stock of methane in the atmosphere will not increase unless herds increase around the world.

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Column: Why Spend a Trillion if You Don’t Have to? Hydrogen the Smart Way

Guest Blogger — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0000

This is very exciting stuff. It’s real, the technology works, and it could be a massive boost towards emissions reduction – and it might create a whole new industry. Or industries.

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Munich Professor: Role of Methane from Cows on Climate Exaggerated by A Factor Of 3 To 4!

Guest Blogger — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000

The impact of ruminants on climate has been overestimated by a factor of 3 to 4, according to Prof. Dr. Dr. habil Wilhelm Windisch of the Technical University of Munich.

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Climate Madness: Prince Charles Backs Face Masks For Cows In Bid To Tackle Climate Change

Guest Blogger — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 21:00:00 +0000

From Climate Depot A special kind of stupid: WEF leader promoting cow masks. Screenshot from YouTube # Newsweek: Prince Charles Mocked For Backing ‘Crazy’ Climate Change Face Mask For Cows Reality…

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Fjords Emit as much Methane as All the Deep Oceans Globally

Guest Blogger — Mon, 30 May 2022 21:00:00 +0000

But these storm events also result in a spike in methane emissions from fjords to the atmosphere.

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John Kerry vs. Natural Gas

Guest Blogger — Sat, 07 May 2022 01:00:00 +0000

John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, is the latest government official to deliver conflicting messages about energy.

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Can Australian Green Hydrogen Replace Russian Gas?

Guest Blogger — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 01:00:00 +0000

It seems like we will need an awful lot of solar panels, simply to replace a tiny amount of gas!

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Fractions, Methane and Significance, It’s the Numbers Stupid

Guest Blogger — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Grasping the relative size and importance of very small fractions can be challenging. Discussing parts per million or percentages with several zeros can become meaningless. Sometimes analogies are helpful.

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