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How bad is Jackdaw gasfield approval for the climate? – The Latest

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:51:39 +1100

Climate campaigners have condemned the UK government’s decision to allow the drilling of the Jackdaw gasfield. Critics argue the move will put climate targets at risk, while failing to reduce energy bills and the cost of living crisis. But there could be a significant victory for green activists when it comes to the much larger Rosebank oilfield, with the energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, leaning towards rejecting approval. Michael Safi speaks to environment correspondent Matthew Taylor –...

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

‘Climate vandalism’: Jackdaw gasfield approval condemned - The Latest

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:56:36 +1100

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

The Guardian view on drilling in Jackdaw: a truly pragmatic approach would focus on Britain’s green transition | Editorial

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:54:23 +1100

Opening the North Sea gasfield will deliver minimal benefits for households, while sending a dismal signal before next month’s Cop summit.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Burnham approves Jackdaw – and Labour’s unity on climate action is imperilled with the stroke of a pen | Zoe Williams

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:14:42 +1100

This foolish decision undermines hopes that this government will take the necessary steps the climate crisis demands.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Ben Jennings on Andy Burnham’s decision to approve the Jackdaw North Sea gasfield – cartoon

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:50:29 +1100

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

UK politics: Reform UK claims racism exposé has left some members ‘psychologically damaged’ as it reports ITV to police – as it happened

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:45:48 +1100

Zia Yusuf claims undercover investigation broke the law as broadcaster stands by its journalism.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Reform UK claims racism exposé has left some members ‘psychologically damaged’ as it reports ITV to police – UK politics live

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:50:05 +1100

Zia Yusuf claims undercover investigation broke the law as broadcaster stands by its journalism.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Andy Burnham says decision on Jackdaw is something the Tories 'messed up' - video

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:27:41 +1100

The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, thanked the prime minister for backing Jackdaw after the Tories approved it in 2022. But Burnham said he made a decision on something the Tories messed up, and the government had made a bridge to the future and the transition to clean energy.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Energy secretary leaning towards rejecting Rosebank oilfield

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:31:05 +1100

Exclusive: Officials say Miatta Fahnbulleh minded not to give approval in victory for climate campaigners.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Burnham and Badenoch clash over Jackdaw gasfield and inflation – UK politics live

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:58:39 +1100

The Jackdaw field will start supplying gas to homes and businesses from the end of the month, the government said.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

‘Jackdaw means we pay our mortgages’: relief in Aberdeen over gasfield approval

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:19:18 +1100

Few believe decision will bring back city’s boom years, but workers hope it will secure North Sea jobs for now.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Jackdaw approval is a step towards a grownup North Sea policy

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:59:48 +1100

Government decision is about how much oil and gas is sensible for UK to produce on the way to net zero.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Labour accused of ‘climate vandalism’ by Green leader Polanski after Jackdaw gasfield approved – UK politics live

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:58:57 +1100

The Jackdaw field will start supplying gas to homes and businesses from the end of the month, the government said.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Climate campaigners condemn ‘maddening’ decision to approve Jackdaw gasfield

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:23:46 +1100

Critics say move will jeopardise climate targets, fail to cut cost of living and distract from need to decarbonise energy.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Wednesday briefing: Why has Jackdaw been approved in the middle of a climate crisis?

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:21:52 +1100

In today’s newsletter: The government has approved drilling in the Jackdaw gas field despite fierce opposition and evidence against it.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

UK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:56:32 +1100

Decision was widely expected after lobbying by Shell but will dismay environmental campaigners.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

The AI policy debate suffers from a dangerous plague of vagueness

Watts Up With That — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1100

The whole AI policy debate borders on being incoherent because we literally do not know what we are talking about. This is very dangerous because incoherent policies passed in panic can be highly destructive..

From Watts Up With That

UN Climate Panic Rests on False Scenario and Buried Past

Watts Up With That — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +1100

The U.N. fabricated an emergency, using a scenario its own modelers now call implausible, employing a baseline estimated rather than observed, and erasing warm eras that ancient farmers, traders, and travelers lived through. That is not science, but stagecraft performed for power and self-enrichment as it made the rest of the world poorer..

From Watts Up With That

Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:24:46 +1100

Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentials.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Why You Should No Longer Fear Global Warming – Join Me in Calgary on November 16

Watts Up With That — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:01:00 +1100

That's the subject of a presentation I'll be giving in Calgary, Alberta, on November 16, 2026, hosted by the Friends of Science Society..

From Watts Up With That

U.S. EPA’s Energy Exceptionalism (CO2 freedom)

Watts Up With That — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +1100

Trump EPA delivers reliable and affordable energy in the largest power sector deregulatory action in U.S. history.

From Watts Up With That

Climate Fear Sells: The Telegraph Discovers the ‘Uninsurable’ Home

Watts Up With That — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +1100

There is no surer way to unsettle a reader than to tell him that his home, almost always a family’s largest asset, is about to become worthless..

From Watts Up With That

Neso Officials Said the Grid is Safe. Neso Engineers…Not So Much

Watts Up With That — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +1100

Control room staff said Neso should not have claimed the system was “not at risk” on June 23, given that “the system was consistently in breach of operational limits for a number of hours, with operators working around the clock to regain balance”..

From Watts Up With That

Claim: The “Super El Niño” is on Track to be the Wettest Ever

Watts Up With That — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1100

As storms soak the Aussie East Coast, people are starting to ask, whatever happened to that Super El Nino which was supposed to bring dry conditions?.

From Watts Up With That

Australia’s Historical Temperatures, Update Following Tom Berger Forensic Audit

Watts Up With That — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +1100

He was keen to know my thoughts on what appeared to be a cut and paste discovered as part of a privately initiated forensic audit by Tom Berger..

From Watts Up With That

A Forgotten 30 year forestry experiment produced astonishing results

Jo Nova — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:56:39 +1100

Kalatha giant tree walk, Sylvia Creek Rd, Toolangi, Victorian Central Highlands, Australia Tirin (www.takver.com) Thinning native forest stores more carbon and fosters more possums In a rare experiment that has lasted nearly 40 years, it turns out that thinning native forest heavily allowed some surviving trees to grow into giants quite quickly. These trees were so large this forest area had regained as much carbon as the untouched areas held. More surprisingly, the only areas where they couldn’t...

From Jo Nova

North Sea strikes could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies, union warns

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:39:13 +1100

More than ⁠160 offshore rig workers plan walkout amid rising tensions between unions and oil companies.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Reflect Orbital Demos Turning Night Into Day. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Watts Up With That — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +1100

Mirrors in space to turn night into day. A Solution Looking for a Problem?.

From Watts Up With That

El Nino, Sea Level, and Kelvin Waves: Correcting Media Errors

Watts Up With That — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +1100

An elevated water column is centered on the equator, producing a pressure force to the north and south. This pressure force is balanced by the Coriolis force (due to the rotation of the Earth); this balance keeps the surge in water intact. This balance only works for water surging to the east..

From Watts Up With That

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #711

Watts Up With That — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +1100

“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.”— Albert Einstein.

From Watts Up With That

Nature’s Carbon Cycle with Dr. Ganapathy Shanmugam | Climate Debrief

Watts Up With That — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +1100

He explains how desert dust supplies iron and other nutrients that trigger phytoplankton blooms, strengthen the biological carbon pump, and support marine food webs..

From Watts Up With That

Minns accused of bypassing high court ruling with laws to allow NSW mine to increase coal production by 32%

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:21:15 +1100

Bill to authorise production expansion at Mount Pleasant coalmine, subject to a landmark high court decision, criticised as ‘legislative overreach’.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

No, Climate Change Is Not ‘Gentrifying’ Seafood, New York Times

Watts Up With That — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1100

The most frustrating thing about articles like this, is the mixing of truth with exaggeration, where the New York Times and other outlets like it will choose to amplify the role of warming while downplaying factors that are much more immediate and powerful..

From Watts Up With That

Santa Ana-Driven Wildfires Rage as California’s Next Political Reckoning Nears

Watts Up With That — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +1100

One of the most significant factors in the 2025 destruction of Pacific Palisades was that the Santa Ynez Reservoir, a 117-million-gallon water source, was offline when the wildfire hit. Latest reports indicate it is still offline, but its replacement cover has been installed, and it’s expected to return to service by the end of 2026..

From Watts Up With That

The Yellow Vest Participants show the French Riots are About Climate Policy

Watts Up With That — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +1100

I was almost fooled - I thought the French protests were illegal immigrants kicking off, or radical leftists randomly burning stuff. Then I had a closer look..

From Watts Up With That

I feel the need, to (hurricane) seed

Watts Up With That — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +1100

But what I really want to talk about here is something I’ve been trying to push for many years, and that is to seed intensifying hurricanes as they’re coming to the coast in the last 12-24 hours before landfall..

From Watts Up With That

‘Trust me’ approach must end: climate scientists should release raw data to restore public trust

Jo Nova — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:49:22 +1100

Armillary sphere in monastery of “El Escorial”, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Madrid, Spain. Constructed by Antonio Santucci; date of construction circa 1582. | Photo: me -merce- An Op-Ed in The Australian today, written by Dr David Evans (the other half) Let’s apply the lessons of other fields to climate science Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. — Lord Acton I would have...

From Jo Nova

Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:00:52 +1100

Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Forecast to Lower Energy Bills in Massachusetts

Watts Up With That — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +1100

Pipeline Policy Stance a Key Test in Governor’s Race.

From Watts Up With That

Feds Target North Korean Laptop Farms Allegedly Funding Nuclear, Missile Programs

Watts Up With That — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1100

How wonderful to see the FBI focusing on alleged North Korean spies and fraudsters, which is truly a welcome change from the bureau’s controversial scrutiny of traditional Catholics and concerned parents at school-board meetings during the Biden era..

From Watts Up With That

Fire Down Below. Latest State of Wildfires Report Finds Global Burned Area 18% Below Average

Watts Up With That — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +1100

If the fire models could not reproduce the decline in 2017, how much weight do their end-of-century projections carry now?.

From Watts Up With That

RCEnergy Poll: Majority Wants Less Red Tape To Cut Energy Costs

Watts Up With That — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +1100

Fifty-nine percent of voters said they would be more likely to vote for a congressional candidate who supported making permitting decisions for energy infrastructure take “considerably less time and be more predictable, leading to lower energy prices,” while 24% said they would be less likely..

From Watts Up With That

Flying cars have arrived. Is there anything Elon Musk can’t do?

Jo Nova — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:43:34 +1100

By Jo Nova They call it a car, but it’s a rocket with wheels Elon Musk wins the 21st Century Boys-with-Toys award. There is no runner up..

From Jo Nova

Wrong, TIME, Climate Change Is Not ‘Accelerating Faster Than We Can Respond’

Watts Up With That — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +1100

The climate is changing slowly. Humanity is adapting rapidly. The world is not coming to an end. The only thing accelerating uncontrollably in TIME’s article is the rhetoric..

From Watts Up With That

Climate Alarmism, Not Climate, Is What Threatens Europe’s Brains

Watts Up With That — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +1100

Policies that treat energy as a problem to be constrained rather than a tool for human welfare leave the most vulnerable exposed. The Euronews framing treats climate as the primary threat and adaptation as secondary..

From Watts Up With That

How to Fulfill the Great Potential of Nuclear Energy. Affordable, Clean, Abundant Power

Watts Up With That — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +1100

Diversifying nuclear fuel sources provides customers timely and cost-effective options. It enables us to unlock an abundant fuel solution for the next century, transforms two liabilities—waste and government material—into assets, and minimizes price and geopolitical risk..

From Watts Up With That

No More Cash Cow: USDA Cuts Off Dairy-Funded ESG Projects

Watts Up With That — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1100

It appears that America’s dairy farmers have been milked to finance someone else’s climate agenda..

From Watts Up With That

Seoul Power. A $200 Billion Korea Deal Puts Eight Reactors on the U.S. Table

Watts Up With That — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +1100

The authors call the relationship between the American and Korean builders “previously convoluted and obscure” and say it remains uncertain. The rest of the package is not settled either. Seoul has not committed to the Alaska LNG project, and the Trump administration has described the deal’s status more optimistically than the Korean government has..

From Watts Up With That

BOMs Scientific Scandal: the Raw Data is Not Raw

Jo Nova — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:15:50 +1100

Sydney Observatory, by Charles Pickering, 1872, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales By Jo Nova In science, the raw data is sacrosanct, but a new type of analysis shows hundreds of anomalies and oddities in BOM Raw data, and whole months of supposedly raw records have been cut and pasted, in one instance as far as 40 years earlier...

From Jo Nova

What is a Trombe Wall and how can you use one?

ecowho.com — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:22:06 +1100

Trombe Walls can provide free heating, cooling and ventilation. We explain how Trombe Walls work; how to build a Trombe Wall and how such a wall saves money by reducing energy usage.

From the EcoWho articles

The importance of building orientation

ecowho.com — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 22:24:00 +1100

Building orientation to the Sun is important to reduce energy consumption, keeping comfortable and saving money. This article explains how best to get building orientation correct. Through a combination of benefits and opportunities the correct building orientation could save you thousands.

From the EcoWho articles

COVID-19 infections and low vitamin D - is there a link?

ecowho.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:34:33 +1000

More and more trials and studies are being published that are demonstrating a possible link between your likelihood of catching and suffering serious outcomes from a COVID-19 infection and having low levels of Vitamin D.

From the EcoWho articles

Home Battery Storage Buying Guide

ecowho.com — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 21:23:21 +1100

Buying a Solar Home Battery Storage system can be a confusing undertaking, in this guide we examine the issues, clear up the confusion and give you useful advice.

From the EcoWho articles

Reducing Your Electricity Bill - 10 top tips

ecowho.com — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 04:06:50 +1100

Electricity costs are constantly increasing. This article explains 10 top tips that are cost effective and practical.

From the EcoWho articles

Septic Systems - The Dirty Truth

ecowho.com — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 04:01:02 +1100

This article provides a no nonsense guide to picking and maintaining a Septic System for your house and how things are soon to change in the regulatory space that could impact your choice.

From the EcoWho articles

What is Passive Solar?

ecowho.com — Wed, 31 May 2017 06:38:55 +1000

Passive solar building design is explained and how passive solar principals are used to design green homes and buildings, and save you money.

From the EcoWho articles

The facts about Water Tanks

ecowho.com — Tue, 23 May 2017 08:54:05 +1000

Water tanks, all the information you need to know about storing water and the best ways to use water around the house.

From the EcoWho articles

Keeping your home Cool in Summer or Warm in Winter for free!

ecowho.com — Mon, 22 May 2017 09:44:28 +1000

How to keep cool or warm in your home by design, either in Summer or Winter, whilst reducing costs to you and the Earth..

From the EcoWho articles

Ecologically Sustainable Development, what it is and how you can do it

ecowho.com — Mon, 22 May 2017 09:16:24 +1000

Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) is defined and explained in detail in this article; and how it helps you to be more green and eco friendly.

From the EcoWho articles

Are Lithium Ion Batteries Safe?

ecowho.com — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:25:28 +1100

We ask if Lithium Ion Batteries are actually safe for use in home power storage systems or not?

Lithium Ion batteries, like all batteries, store their power using a chemical process. Different processes have different energy densities and characteristics, like sensitivity to heat and longer term usable storage capacity (most batteries degrade over time).
The particular question with Lithium Ion and their safety, in part, relates to their incredibly high energy density; a high energy density means there is a lot of 'chemical potential' stored in a given volume. In essence there is more energy in a Lithium Ion battery to go wrong 'with' if something does happen to go wrong. Also Lithium Ion has a nasty characteristic of being able to self sustain a fire event, it literally can feed off itself. For instance on some planes with Lithium Ion backup batteries, they actually have a 'vent' to the outside, so if they do happen to catch fire all the heat and fumes go outside..
Now, if we were to just install basic Lithium Ion batteries in our homes without appropriate safe guards, we would be setting ourselves up for a disaster. Luckily though manufacturers of Lithium Ion batteries for home use have worked hard to put in place multiple design safe guards to prevent 'run away' fire situations occurring, they do this by:

Physical Design - making the battery robust and secure
Monitoring - checking temperature and battery vitals to ensure it does not overcharge
Installation Procedures - ensuring it isn't installed in places where it could be a problem.

So, Lithium Ion batteries have the 'potential' to catch fire; but the actual risk of them doing so has been reduced through design and processes to actually make it not a significant worry.
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Solar Batteries Comparison Table is Live

ecowho.com — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 08:32:18 +1100

The new solar batteries Comparison Table is now live.

After much hard work, the Solar Batteries Comparison Table is now live.
This lists the most common batteries for use with solar panels (or time shifting) with the ability to sort, them got into a detailed page on each battery, so you can easily select which batteries are of interest to you.
These battery pages are fully incorporated into the site, so you will find references to them all over the site where appropriate.
We will also be adding more functionality to the database over time to make the pages more useful, so please keep coming back.
If you did find the pages useful, please remember to Like the pages for us!
Enjoy!

BTW If you are a supplier or manufacturer of a battery and find something wrong, please do get in touch and we will correct. Also, we would appreciate it if you would point us to the following up to date information for your battery:

White background media ready images of your battery.
Fully detailed technical specifications.
Specific description of the warranty and any conditions.

This way we can ensure people are evaluating your batteries based on the most up to date information.

2016 February temperature uptick caused by El Niño

ecowho.com — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 20:39:36 +1100

The AGW alarmists seem to think the Feb 2016 sudden uptick in temperature is caused by Co2, this is not the case, its a strong El Niño - as it matches what has happened before.

Given the current screaming and shouting going on in the media with respect to the February 2016 temperature increase in the GISS Land-Ocean Temperature Index, you would be forgiven for thinking the end is nigh - well it isn't. This has happened before and we survived without issue - its called a strong El Niño.

This can be proven to be nothing unusual in the cycle by the following two charts:

The above chart shows the changes differences one month from the next, as can be seen by the red line, the February jump is nothing odd.

Now the above charts show how this El Niño compares to the previous one in 1997/1998 - looks pretty similar doesn't it? Now if you take into account the uncertainties (error bars), and mentally put a +/- band of 0.17 degrees around each line plot - they overlap each other considerably - thereby they are statistically similar...
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Must watch video about the Green movement and environmental damage

ecowho.com — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:26:41 +1100

This video exposes the gross hypocrisy of the Green movement and the damage their policies are causing to the environment and peoples standard of living - their are effectively anti-people and dangerous.

BLUE (Blue Beats Green) Full Movie HD from JD King on Vimeo.

The above video was funded by a crowd funded campaign, it talks to many people negatively effected by the Green movement and provides evidence of the environmental damage caused. Anybody who has an interest in a better future for themselves, their offspring and the planet should watch this video.

The Australian Carbon tax is no more

ecowho.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:04:36 +1000

Yesterday in the Senate the Carbon Tax was removed. This was a great victory for common sense as concerns realistic environmental policy.

The Carbon Tax in Australia is gone - hurrah!
Now, you may think this is somewhat a strange statement to find on an environmental website, but this is actually good news. The Carbon Tax, in its construction and operation, was actually more about money moving around for political gain than actually about doing anything to 'save' the environment.
Australia, in terms of 'carbon footprint' is a minor player on the international stage; China dwarfs us in its Co2 emissions and does so burning coal Australia supplies - anybody detect a hint of hypocrisy here? Our political class seemed perfectly happy to place an additional tax burden in our businesses and indirectly on the public - yet were perfectly happy to let Co2 producing coal go overseas to China?
Anyway its gone and good riddance. Hopefully this might lead to more enlightened policy decisions with respect to the environment and the real issues that impact Australia. For instance:

Water availability and supply;
Land degradation;
Energy usage efficiency.

I'm a firm believer that environmental policy needs to based on rational, realistic and hard science based logic. Of late we have had too much 'knee jerk/follow the leader' policy and too little analytical thinking. It's time to change the game for the benefit of all.

Dueling Climate Reports

ecowho.com — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:13:45 +1000

In the interests of free speech I'm reposting this article so it gets better exposure.

Guest essay by Dr. Craig D. Idso

The release of a United Nations (UN) climate change report last week energized various politicians and environmental activists, who issued a new round of calls to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some of the most fiery language in this regard came from Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), who called upon Congress to “wake up and do everything in its power to reduce dangerous carbon pollution,” while Secretary of State John Kerry expressed similar sentiments in a State Department release, claiming that “unless we act dramatically and quickly, science tells us our climate and our way of life are literally in jeopardy.”

Really? Is Earth’s climate so fragile that both it and our way of life are in jeopardy because of rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions?

In a word, no! The human impact on global climate is small; and any warming that may occur as a result of anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions is likely to have little effect on either Earth’s climate or biosphere, according to the recently-released contrasting report Climate Change Reconsidered II: Biological Impacts, which was produced by the independent Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC).

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Second hand building materials

ecowho.com — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:53:46 +1100

Second hand building materials offer an excellent way to reduce environmental impact, we show you how.

Houses and buildings are constantly being demolished and rebuilt all the time. This creates a large amount of second hand building materials, that with a bit of careful planning and thinking can be used to not only reduce environmental impact but reduce the costs of a build as well.

1. Know what can reuse and what you cannot

Some materials from old building are not suitable for reuse, either due to legislation or known health effects. Asbestos is the best know of these, but there are a whole range of 'old' building materials which cannot be used. We suggest if in doubt do not use.

2. Prepare to be flexible

If you are buying second hand, its unlikely you will exactly what you need. So do not wait around for the perfect door or window, rather have a minimal set of requirements and shop to those. This will also make searching for such materials easier online.

3. Take your time

You need to plan to make use of second hand building materials; it won't all come together over night. Plus you carry the responsibility to locate and move anything you find, this all takes time to plan.

4. Have somewhere to store it

Yes, you can store what you buy on your building site, although unless you are regularly onsite and have secure storage - its not ideal. Plus this rather limits your ability to store smaller but higher value items (think door and window fittings, lights, etc).
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Climate Council, represents who?

ecowho.com — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 21:03:58 +1000

The Climate Commission is being reformed as the Climate Council, we ask who do they represent and what is their funding model?

According to this article Tim Flannery is reforming the Climate Commission as the Climate Council. The new Climate Council will consist of Commissioners from the old Climate Commission.
They need to be very careful in setting this up, as it could just been seen as an attempt to reuse the 'authority' of the old Climate Commission to continue the same messaging as they did before; which they cannot do, as they no longer have the 'platform' of being a government funded body; i.e. they have to now prove independence and transparency, it cannot be just assumed to be so.
For instance in this article:
'Professor Will Steffen said one of the first orders of business for the not-for-profit Council will be assessing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) fifth assessment report, due for release on Friday.

"We will do the very best we can to pull out the main points to this report and make it understandable to the Australian public," Prof Steffen told AAP, adding that he and colleagues hoped to produce a summary document within days of the release.'

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Rise of the Eco Warriors Screening

ecowho.com — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:30:19 +1000

Rise of the Eco Warriors is a film about spending 100 days in the Borneo jungle and saving wildlife

If you are in Sydney and looking for something to do come the 9th of October 2013 - you couldn't go far wrong by going to see an advance screening of 'Rise of the Eco Warriors' - a film about a group of people spending 100 days in the Borneo jungle and saving wildlife effected by the all habit destruction occurring in that country.

See here for more details and on how to book.

Fringe Benefits Car tax change bad for the environment

ecowho.com — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 05:45:23 +1000

The changes proposed by Labor to the fringe benefits car tax will be bad for the environment actually.

Changes in the fringe benefits tax proposed by Labor will remove the statutory rate; this means for abut 320,000 people they will have to keep log books and loose the ability to salary sacrifice against the benefit of having a company car - essentially making it uneconomical to 'share' the use of one car between a company and private usage.

So why is this bad for the environment? Well, cars these days for most families are essential to getting around. Removing the advantage for a company car to be used for private usage is forcing people to make a choice between having no car or buying another (cheaper) car. This is bad news for the environment, as it forces people into using two vehicles when they wouldn't otherwise need to.

It's also bad for the local car industry, as a lot of new lease hire cars will no longer be needed, the public rarely buys new cars and the manufacturers know this. This is turn is bad for the environment, as vehicles which are less efficient and clean are kept on the road for longer.
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Solar Power Installers, what to look for..

ecowho.com — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:11:14 +1100

When looking for a solar power installer, it pays to do your homework and double check that you are getting the best.

Given the money to be made from doing solar system installation, both for the installer and the final client. There are a lot of businesses doing solar power system installation. This, of course, means that some are better than others and some are rather worse than others.

So, given you want to have a system which will last for at least 20 years ideally, we provide some straight forward advice on how to find the best at a price point that works for you.

1. Shop around installers

Do not go with the first company you come across. As with most things in life, it will pay dividends to shop around. Not only will you get a better idea of what the price ranges and differences are between the systems being installed; you will also educate yourself on what goes into these system far quicker than just going with the first you find.

BTW you won't go far wrong read some of our articles in solar power anyways, plus they are free..

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Choosing a water tank

ecowho.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:38:16 +1100

Water tanks, they come in so many different sizes and forms, it is often hard to work out what to choose and why, we can help..

A few years back we were having a reno done, and given we wanted to have a 'lush' garden without the water bill to match; we did some extensive research into what sort of water tanks would work for us and how to maximize the rainwater harvesting our roof would offer.

Well I have good news for you, all the research has been written up in an article - The Facts about Water Tanks . I hope you find it a useful read that will really focus your thinking on what you can do with a water tank or two..

Free Green Business Listings

ecowho.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:33:39 +1100

If you are running a Green or Eco Business, you can list it for free.

If you are running a business which is green or eco related, you can list it for free in our Company Listings Directory . This is great if you are a small business looking for additional online exposure.

Also if you provide a link back to ecowho.com, we will upgrade your listing for free.

So, you have nothing to lose, give it a try!

Shale Oil in South Australia, problem or opportunity?

ecowho.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:39:48 +1100

Potentially massive amounts of shale oil exist in South Australia, is this a good thing or a bad thing?

According to this article it looks like up to 233 billion barrels of oil might be sitting in shale deposits under South Australia...

Now if that is so, and it looks like it could indeed be, it amounts to a heck of a lot of oil, something to rival the oil rich Middle East. Which in turn equates to billions upon trillions of money to be made from extracting this.

So given the many zeroes sums of money to be made from this - I doubt even the political Green movement will be able to 'bury' this. Sometimes the rewards can be so great to 'leap' over any obstacles, and I think this clearly qualifies on that regard.

Now, of course, if this is going to happen, one wants to see the best outcome for the environment and given the monetary return it should indeed be possible to extract the oil whilst doing proper environmental protection.
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Sea level rise of 1 meter in Australia unproven

ecowho.com — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:18:12 +1100

The ABC is currently saying that properties on the Australian coast are at risk for a 1 meter rise by the end of the century - where is the proof???

The ABC are currently promoting a blatant lie as concerns proven sea level rises.

The problem with this is that what they say will impact on the property market close to the sea, in the same way that a Greenie fraudulently issued a press release, they are in serious danger of making those who issue or present such false statements legally liable.

As regards the 'threat' of rising sea levels - to rise one meter by the end of the century would require 11.5mm per year. Yet if one looks at the current rate of sea level rise, as recorded since 1850 we get the following graph.

As can be seen, there has been no acceleration on this record since 1850. In fact we would need the rate of sea level rise to be eight times faster than it currently is; i.e. in reality we have a rate of sea level rise of about 9cm per 100 years - a darn sight less than 1 meter. For more information on this read this article .
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Tasmania Bushfires, lack of hazard reduction burns to blame

ecowho.com — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:13:40 +1100

The Tasmania Bushfires are more a result of a lack of hazard reduction burns and not due to Climate Change.

Miranda Devine has just published an article concerning the fires in Tasmania and how the lack of back burning and hazard reduction burns have in fact contributed massively to the intensity of the fires and that it is NOT caused by climate change.

She has also done a radio interview on the matter.

To be honest, what she says make a lot of sense. If gum leaves, bark, etc are left to accumulate you quickly have a 'fuel load' so high that it is not possible to be managed in the event of a fire. As someone who has pile burnt leaves, sticks, etc to keep my place tidy, there is a very clear reason why you do not pile it all up too high, rather than being a controllable fire it soon turns into an absolute fireball of intense heat. All those oils in the wood create a 'perfect storm' of conditions in high fuel load to create something that is uncontrollable.
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Mental Maths app Maths Bug updated

ecowho.com — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:27:10 +1100

Maths bug, the app to help teach and improve mental maths skills has been updated.

Maths Bug has been updated as follows:

Several annoying bug fixes
Support for latest version of Android OS
Localized into Chinese and Spanish.

This is a significant update to help users across the globe get more enjoyment from the app.

Its available for free from the Google Play Market here . If you would like to learn more please visit the apps' website .

Enjoy!

Updated Green Directory

ecowho.com — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:21:48 +1100

Our Green Dictionary App has undergone an upgrade.

We have just finished doing some upgrade work to the Green Dictionary App as follows:

Well over 800 definitions and terms covering the green, eco, environment and climate space;
Better support for tablets and latest edition Android (including Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean).
'Live' fetching of related blog posts for each definition, so for instance look up 'solar power' and see the latest blog posts that relate from leading eco, climate and science blogs.

If you have not got the App already you can download it from free from the Google Play market here . Give it a go!

Greenland Ice Sheet Melt

ecowho.com — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:00:45 +1100

We look at reports regarding the rate of Greenland ice sheet melt.

According to recent reports (see CNN & The Australian) it appears that the speed of the Greenland ice melt has been increasing at an 'alarming' rate...

The trouble with this is that this is only a problem if:

The measurements are indeed accurate enough to allow this analysis to stand, and,
The melt water remains as melt water and is not taken up by other parts of the climatic system (i.e. it gets converted back to ice somewhere else) and remains in balance as a whole.

Now, look at the following:

Embracing Data 'Noise' Brings Greenland's Complex Ice Melt Into Focus

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Straw man science: keeping climate simple; watch the pea..

ecowho.com — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:57:10 +1100

The conversation has just published a rather incorrect article claiming that none of the human produced Co2 is absorbed by the natural Co2 cycle, we blow it out the water.

See the offending article here , to quote:

"We produce a modest percentage of all CO2 emissions. But the extra emissions aren’t absorbed by the carbon cycle, so CO2 builds up in the air. A small rise each year has resulted in a 40% increase of CO2."

Wrong, yes Co2 has gone up, but it has been going up for the last 50m years, see here. Although, as noted in the paper, working out the exact source of Co2 and its relationship is very hard to do, as each source does not have a distinct Co2 'fingerprint' - rather there is a lot of overlap as different sources and sinks inject and consume different isotopes of Co2 in different ways.

As for the extra Co2 emissions from man not being consumed in the carbon cycle, it is well know that Co2 is growth promoter in plants. So much so that commercial operations growing plants often inject Co2 into their greenhouses to speed growth. Also it is known that the biosphere is blooming, and that the African Savannah's are turning into forests.
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