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Futurism Blames Climate Change for Kellogg’s Taking the Rice Out of Rice Krispies: Apparently Correlation and Causation Are Twins

Watts Up With That — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:03:00 +1100

Charles Rotter Futurism, in a piece by Frank Landymore that MSN is now syndicating, has solved the mystery of the silent Rice Krispies. The headline reads “Climate Change Has Become….

From Watts Up With That

Don’t brag Mr Bowen: Australia wholesale electricity prices fell due to random luck and buckets of money

Jo Nova — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 07:44:57 +1100

By Jo Nova Chris Bowen, Crwford Forum, 2016.

From Jo Nova

UN chief urges Cop31 hosts Turkey and Australia to turn fossil fuel promises into action

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:49:36 +1100

António Guterres calls for ‘clear next steps’ as countries face pressure to agree concrete measures.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Dysfunction, groupthink and national showmanship at the opening of COP31

Watts Up With That — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:07:00 +1100

Like so many other countries, they will participate in this UN climate farce if it gets them free money from wealthier nations..

From Watts Up With That

Major solar retailer banned by regulator after ABC investigation

Solar Energy — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +1100

Prominent solar retailer Solar Power Nation has been banned by the Clean Energy Regulator following an ABC investigation that revealed serious safety concerns and incomplete installations..

From Solar Energy

COP31 electric power target sparks row over cutting fossil fuel use

Solar Energy — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:33:02 +1100

While hosts Türkiye push for countries to increase electrification of global energy use, Australia is pushing for more households to be fitted with solar panels..

From Solar Energy

Cop31 as it happened: ‘Everything and everyone we love is at stake,’ Greta Thunberg warns

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 02:35:09 +1100

Host Turkey celebrates new oilfields as UN climate summit prepares to host world leaders from more than 90 countries.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Cop31 live: ‘Everything and everyone we love is at stake,’ Greta Thunberg warns

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:57:50 +1100

Host Turkey celebrates new oilfields as UN climate summit prepares to host world leaders from more than 90 countries.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Fine in Theory: A Rejoinder to Richard Lyon

Watts Up With That — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:00:00 +1100

Clear the regulatory path, let market prices do their work, let untrammelled investors invest … and the “energy trap” may prove, like peak oil before it, a date that keeps receding..

From Watts Up With That

US and rest of world must follow China’s lead on green energy, says John Kerry

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 23:08:23 +1100

Former US secretary of state says most nations are ‘stumbling along’ while Beijing has ‘hugely accelerated’.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Cop31 live: host Turkey celebrates new oilfields as climate summit enters second day

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:52:18 +1100

UN climate summit prepares to host world leaders from more than 90 countries as scientists find global carbon emissions flatlined this year.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

‘Climate Refugees’ Are on Their Way

Watts Up With That — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:04:00 +1100

Lawyers are not scientists, but they needn’t worry, for no whit of empirical proof or scientific literacy is required for such claims to be made, a fact the activists freely admit..

From Watts Up With That

Cop31 live: slight drop in fossil fuel emissions revealed as conference enters second day

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:51:33 +1100

UN climate summit prepares to host world leaders from more than 90 countries tomorrow.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

The Green new caucus goes to Washington

Watts Up With That — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:10:00 +1100

A campaign slogan costs nothing. A Senate vote goes on the permanent record, and the American public pays the bill..

From Watts Up With That

Senate advances bill to speed up projects from gas pipelines to clean energy

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:28:00 +1100

Key environmental groups come out against bipartisan Baaja bill over fears it could spur datacenters and ICE jails.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

WHO’s 1.6 Million “Climate” Lives Saved Are Mostly Air Pollution and Handwashing

Watts Up With That — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +1100

Add the two and 1.29 million of the 1.56 million “climate” lives saved, 83 per cent, are air pollution deaths..

From Watts Up With That

Zonal Asymmetry of Temperature Change in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Watts Up With That — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:05:00 +1100

The South Pacific Sector (60° W to 180°) exhibits an unexpected and significant cooling trend reaching up to −0.4°C per decade, penetrating deep into the intermediate ocean..

From Watts Up With That

Now China produces more coal than the rest of the world combined

Jo Nova — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 07:11:18 +1100

By Jo Nova There’s one place on Earth where carbon emissions are irrelevant This is the Hippopotamus hiding in the climate-kitchen. The whole world keeps walking past, apoplectic about how big the mice under the sink are. Trillions of dollars are spent tracking the mice, giving them Ozempic to slim them down, and complaining about the smell, but nobody asks the hippo to shift..

From Jo Nova

Senate votes on bill to speed up projects from gas pipelines to clean energy

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 05:42:32 +1100

Environmentalists torn over procedural vote to boost infrastructure projects but weaken environmental laws.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

UN ‘biodiversity’ summit advances global control over land, money, & resources

Watts Up With That — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +1100

In practice, the measures represent another step toward subordinating private property, free markets, and national sovereignty to UN-approved priorities..

From Watts Up With That

High fossil fuel prices spread inflation ‘like a cancer’, UN climate negotiator tells Cop31

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 04:47:04 +1100

Simon Stiell makes opening address at summit in Turkey, where talks are under way about speeding up shift to electrification.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Like fridges, heat pumps don’t need an annual service | Letter

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 04:24:07 +1100

Ground-source and air-source heat pumps are extremely efficient machines, writes, David Reynolds.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

At COP31 Even the UN is Giving Up

Watts Up With That — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:05:00 +1100

The 100,000 participants will fly home, and the world’s energy system will carry on much as before, governed by the arithmetic of cost, reliability and security rather than the theology of climate conferences..

From Watts Up With That

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #714

Watts Up With That — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:07:00 +1100

“Orthodoxy means not thinking — not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.”— George Orwell, 1984 [H/t Guy de la Bédoyère].

From Watts Up With That

UK households face rush to find green energy installer to beat April VAT hike

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:00:05 +1100

Ministers pushed to reverse ‘policy madness’ of scrapping exemption on 5% tax rise for heat pumps, solar panels and batteries.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Rare call for more electricity supplies as wind power drops across Europe

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:12:17 +1100

Neso issues ‘electricity margin notice’ for gas power plants on Britain to fire up and boost generation this morning amid energy shortfall.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Panic Buying at NESO

Watts Up With That — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:05:00 +1100

We are back to the unavoidable problem – when we are short of wind power, so is Europe, and we have to pay accordingly. And when we have too much wind and solar, so does Europe, and we have to give it away at a loss..

From Watts Up With That

The Little Ice Age and Northern Europe’s Agricultural Revolution

Watts Up With That — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +1100

Nicolò Badino examines how Little Ice Age cooling may have forced Northern European farmers to work harder and develop the agricultural methods that later supported sustained growth..

From Watts Up With That

Wrong, Newswise, Irresponsible Climate Messaging, Not Climate Change Itself, Is Fueling Student Anxiety

Watts Up With That — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:10:00 +1100

The University of Utah study has identified a real problem, but Newswise has the diagnosis backwards..

From Watts Up With That

Trump championed oil, but instead he fuelled an electro revolution

Solar Energy — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:48:27 +1100

The Iran war might have cost Donald Trump the midterm elections, but it has helped EV sales boom and strengthened the case for electrification, as the costs of solar and batteries plummet..

From Solar Energy

Climate Home Briefs COP31. Almost Certain Overshoot, a Climate Midterm and Turkey’s Electric Fog

Watts Up With That — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:13:00 +1100

Climate Home News briefs COP31 in Antalya as the first summit staring down an almost certain 1.5C overshoot, reads the US midterms as a climate thumbs-down, and notes Turkey's electrification pledge skips a clean-power mandate..

From Watts Up With That

Climate always comes second: are green issues slipping down Burnham’s agenda?

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:01:01 +1100

Prime minister says he’s committed to meeting climate targets, but some believe his actions suggest otherwise.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Voters Pull the Plug on Big Tech’s AI Data Center Boom

Watts Up With That — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:52:00 +1100

Voters have sent Big Tech a clear message: Address the costs imposed on local communities before expecting a welcome mat for the next server farm..

From Watts Up With That

Cop31 must deliver climate progress that people can see is real, host says

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:24:00 +1100

High-stakes talks involving 190 countries begin on Monday as world grapples with El Niño supercharged by fossil fuels.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Revealed: how a UK firm is spearheading growth in trade of US fracked ethane

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:41 +1100

Ineos is driving exports with potentially far-reaching environmental and social repercussions.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

US datacenter demand spurs increased fossil fuel pipeline projects as rules are discarded

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:40 +1100

Trump administration has gutted regulations that protect lives and natural resources as pipeline build-out continues.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Who’s who at Cop31: key players at the climate talks

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 22:48:56 +1100

What are the relationships and dominant interests in play, as the summit kicks off after a bitter row over its hosting?.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 22:00:38 +1100

Delegates from more than 190 countries are gathering in Turkey for climate talks, but the US will be absent.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Free Palestine Activists Occupy a Dutch Data Center Protest Against AI

Watts Up With That — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +1100

Perhaps an activist scheduling conflict? The post Free Palestine Activists Occupy a Dutch Data Center Protest Against AI appeared first on Watts Up With That?..

From Watts Up With That

Remembering Leif Svalgaard, 1942–2025, Solar Physicist and Friend of WUWT

Watts Up With That — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +1100

Leif Svalgaard, solar physicist, Stanford researcher, sunspot-record fixer and longtime friend of WUWT, died October 11, 2025. A long overdue tribute..

From Watts Up With That

Judge Denies Greenpeace a New Trial. The $345 Million Dakota Access Judgment Heads to North Dakota’s Supreme Court

Watts Up With That — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +1100

A North Dakota judge has denied Greenpeace a new trial in the Dakota Access Pipeline case, leaving the $345 million judgment for Energy Transfer standing. Greenpeace says it will appeal to the North Dakota Supreme Court..

From Watts Up With That

All-of-the-Above Democrats Won the Electoral Map But the Climate Old Guard Claims the Morning After

Watts Up With That — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +1100

Josh Freed's all-of-the-above Democrats won the midterm map. Grist and Gore's shop claimed the climate morning after. On Climate Realism Show #224, Sterling Burnett called Grist whistling past the graveyard: people didn't vote for climate change..

From Watts Up With That

COP 31 in Antalya: Who Will Be There

Watts Up With That — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:10:00 +1100

An annual gabfest and a boondoggle for 100,000 useless individuals to have a wonderful holiday and feel important all at your expense..

From Watts Up With That

Five European leaders call for closer EU-UK ties ahead of Brussels summit

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 23:51:25 +1100

Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Denmark say cooperation on clean energy will benefit both sides.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Aviation Biofuel Net Zero Climbdown

Watts Up With That — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:11:00 +1100

Is Net Zero increasingly coming down to earth? Little by little, the driving force behind Government policies seems to be throttling back..

From Watts Up With That

Lanarkshire AI datacentre to fully rely on National Grid despite renewables claim

guardian.co.uk - Energy — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:00:08 +1100

DataVita has revised plan for Chapelhall development to be wholly powered by 1GW of renewable energy.

From guardian.co.uk - Energy

Freedom lovers and young families are leaving Australia for Bali

Jo Nova — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:52:16 +1100

Perth, Western Australia from Kings Park By Jo Nova Exactly the kind of people Australia needs are starting to leave The most depressing thing I read this week (apart from the Midterm debacle) is that Rebekah Barnett, The Dystopian Downunder, is leaving Australia to live in Bali...

From Jo Nova

Wrong, The Independent: A Flood in Fiji Is Weather, Not Proof of a Climate Crisis

Watts Up With That — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:47:00 +1100

That isn’t serious climate journalism. It is advocacy masquerading as reporting..

From Watts Up With That

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.

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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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