ReasicReasicA weblog with words and pictures and the occasional video Articles
What Is ?Emissions Intensity??
2007-05-24 19:05:00 I’ve heard the term used several times, but had not realized what exactly was meant by it. For instance, in 2002, President Bush made a commitment to reduce emissions intensity: In February 2002, President Bush committed the United States to a comprehensive strategy to reduce the greenhouse gas emission intensity of the American economy by 18 ... More About: Emissions , Sion , Mission , Missi
Feeling Lost?
2007-05-23 02:45:00 Are you new to the issue of climate change? Do you want to know more, but you’re just not sure where to start? RealClimate has a new post that will help you get informed. There are plenty of helpful links, no matter your level of understanding. I’m not listed, as of ... More About: Lost , Feeling , Feel
Welcome to Reasic.com!
2007-05-22 14:54:00 Well, I finally did it. I registered the domain www.reasic.com. Right now, I’m just mapping it to wordpress, so there won’t be too many changes just yet, but eventually, I plan to host the domain separately, which will bring all kinds of fun plugins and whatnot. I’ve also taken on a new theme, as mentioned previously, and ...
Michael Crichton: ?Aliens Cause Global Warming?
2007-05-21 06:02:00 Recently, my attention was directed to a speech by Michael Crichton, given at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, on January 17, 2003. I was told that, while this speech contained some of the usual fallacious skeptical arguments, there were also somewhat convincing ones. So, I’ve given it a read, and ... More About: Global Warming , Aliens , Global , Cause
New Theme!
2007-05-20 22:37:00 I’m trying out this new theme called “Ocean Mist”. Let me know what you think. So far, I think it’s a nice change from what I’ve had so far. More About: Theme
Carbon Debits?!
2007-05-18 22:06:00 You’ve all heard of carbon offsets, right? Sometimes they’re referred to as carbon credits, especially in a carbon trading scheme. Well, there is now apparently a new carbon trading system. This one, however, will not be so beneficial in the fight against global warming: Introducing ?Carb on Credit Killers?, whose purpose in life is to undo any ...
Carbon Debits?!
2007-05-18 22:06:00 You’ve all heard of carbon offsets, right? Sometimes they’re referred to as carbon credits, especially in a carbon trading scheme. Well, there is now apparently a new carbon trading system. This one, however, will not be so beneficial in the fight against global warming: Introducing ?Carb on Credit Killers?, whose purpose in life is to undo any ...
3 degrees. Big Deal, Right?
2007-05-16 18:16:00 A good friend of mine, who happens to be a skeptic, has posted a comment here that I think expresses the sentiments of many skeptics. In it, he states that the expected warming over the next century seems to be very minimal: On the other hand, even if you happen to have guessed correctly, and ... More About: Deal , Degree , Rees , Degrees
3 degrees. Big Deal, Right?
2007-05-16 18:16:00 A good friend of mine, who happens to be a skeptic, has posted a comment here that I think expresses the sentiments of many skeptics. In it, he states that the expected warming over the next century seems to be very minimal: On the other hand, even if you happen to have guessed correctly, and ... More About: Deal , Right , Degree , Rees , Degrees
President Bush Orders Cuts in GHG Emissions
2007-05-15 16:04:00 Yesterday, President Bush announced plans to reduce both gasoline consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Details of any proposed plans are not currently available, but the President has at least taken the first step: “America has a clear national interest in reducing our dependence on oil,” Bush said in a Rose Garden appearance. “When it comes ... More About: President Bush , Emissions , Side
President Bush Orders Cuts in GHG Emissions
2007-05-15 16:04:00 Yesterday, President Bush announced plans to reduce both gasoline consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Details of any proposed plans are not currently available, but the President has at least taken the first step: “America has a clear national interest in reducing our dependence on oil,” Bush said in a Rose Garden appearance. “When it comes ... More About: President Bush , Emissions , Side
An Actual Meteorologist Runs the Numbers
2007-05-14 16:06:00 I’ve encountered a person claiming to be an “Actual Meteo rologist” twice now in comments, once at the WSJ blog and again at Celsias.com. I’d like to use this post to address this Meteorologist’s comment at Celsias: Since the 1970?s, we have had both increasing carbon dioxide and a cleaning atmosphere (reduced dimming). Both factors have favored ... More About: Numbers , Runs , Logi , Rolo
An Actual Meteorologist Runs the Numbers
2007-05-14 16:06:00 I’ve encountered a person claiming to be an “Actual Meteo rologist” twice now in comments, once at the WSJ blog and again at Celsias.com. I’d like to use this post to address this Meteorologist’s comment at Celsias: Since the 1970?s, we have had both increasing carbon dioxide and a cleaning atmosphere (reduced dimming). Both factors have favored ... More About: Numbers , Runs , Logi , Rolo
The Lesson That Big Tobacco Taught Us
2007-05-11 04:41:00 The guy in this video explains some of the tobacco industry’s shenanigans over the last few decades. They told us for years that nicotine was not addictive, that smoking was not detrimental to our health, and even paid scientists to “prove” such claims. Now, we know that millions have died from lung cancer ... More About: That , Less , Lesson , Esso , Tobacco
The Lesson That Big Tobacco Taught Us
2007-05-11 04:41:00 The guy in this video explains some of the tobacco industry’s shenanigans over the last few decades. They told us for years that nicotine was not addictive, that smoking was not detrimental to our health, and even paid scientists to “prove” such claims. Now, we know that millions have died from lung cancer ... More About: That , Less , Lesson , Esso , Tobacco
Global Dimming Revisited
2007-05-10 15:12:00 Most of the time when terms like “global cooling” or “global dimming” are used, it’s in reference to the cooling phenomenon in the 40’s. Yesterday, Craig at Celsias.com has pointed out yet another reason to focus on global dimming - it’s masking the full effect of global warming: Global dimming has slowed the impact of global ... More About: Visi , Visit , Ming
Global Dimming Revisited
2007-05-10 15:12:00 Most of the time when terms like “global cooling” or “global dimming” are used, it’s in reference to the cooling phenomenon in the 40’s. Yesterday, Craig at Celsias.com has pointed out yet another reason to focus on global dimming - it’s masking the full effect of global warming: Global dimming has slowed the impact of global ... More About: Visi , Visit , Ming
Technorati Milestone!
2007-05-09 15:40:00 I just checked Technorati and found that I’d reached a big milestone (for me, anyways) - “Authority: 100“. For those who don’t know, that simply means 100 different sites or blogs link to Reasic. I honestly didn’t know what I was getting into when I started this blog a few months ago. I definitely would’ve never ... More About: General , Mile , Nora , Milestone
Debate at Brit & Grit
2007-05-09 15:18:00 Brit & Grit were nice enough to give me the authority to post on their blog, and until yesterday, I hadn’t taken advantage of that opportunity. So yesterday, I read a post by Grit that I decided to respond to, which ended up somewhat long, so I posted it instead of commenting. It’s not very ... More About: Debate
What Do Ice Cores Tell Us?
2007-05-08 15:47:00 A question was recently posed to me that I thought deserved its own post. In a comment on another post, a man named Peter Brunson asked: Why do we need anything more than the ice cores to show that temperature leads CO2? I thought this was very interesting because, Brunson has asked what I think many skeptics ... More About: Cores , Tell
Open Thread
2007-05-04 18:02:00 I’ve never done this before, so I figured I’d give it a try. I just wanted to let anyone and everyone post a comment on whatever they’re thinking about at the moment. Give me some feedback if you like. What have you liked or disliked so far? How would you like ... More About: General , Open , Thread
A CO2 Roller Coaster Ride
2007-05-02 16:45:00 I was recently faced with a skeptical argument that I had never heard before. In a comment on The Temas Blog, a skeptic named Michael Wagner claimed that CO2 levels were actually higher in the 40’s and in the 1820’s: But what about CO2, you say? What about it? The IPCC report LIED about the amount ... More About: Ride , Roller Coaster , Coast , Roller , Aster
President Bush Vetoed Iraq War Spending Bill
2007-05-02 00:34:00 I don’t normally post on this topic, but I figured it was fairly momentous and worthy of posting. President Bush has now officially vetoed the Iraq War Bill, called the “U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act”. Two generals who formerly commanded troops in Iraq have already released statements in response ... More About: Iraq War , President Bush
Full IPCC WG1 AR4 Report Released
2007-05-01 20:25:00 The IPCC has now released the full version of the portion of the Fourth Assessment Repo rt written by the first Working Group, “The Physical Basis of Climate Change. You can access the report here. This report contains much more detailed information than the summary that has been released to this point, so it will be very valuable ... More About: Released , Release , Full
Another Criticism of TGGWS Graphs
2007-04-27 18:07:00 As many of you now know, the graphs presented in the documentary “The Great Global Warming Swindle” were not entirely accurate. Well, Nathan Rive from In the Green has released a joint statement with Dr. Eigil Friis-Christensen, which details some of the errors and distortions in the graphs used in the film. In it, they ... More About: Graphs , Another , Criticism , Crit , Graph
Stephen Colbert on Bush?s Global Warming Successes
2007-04-26 23:52:00 Crooks and Liars has posted a clip from the Colbert Report, where Colbert discusses global warming: Stephen pays tribute to President Bush ’s “aggressive yet practical” strategy to combat global warming that’s starting to yield positive results. I enjoy Colbert’s show, so when he discussed global warming, I just had to post it. For those of you who ... More About: Global Warming , Global , Stephen Colbert
Wolfowitz Deputy ?Tried to Water Down References to Climate Change?
2007-04-26 23:11:00 As if Paul Wolfowitz doesn’t have enough to worry about already, new allegations have surfaced against one of his deputies: One of Paul Wolfowitz’s two handpicked deputies, Juan José Daboub, tried to water down references to climate change in one of the World Bank’s main environmental strategy papers, the bank’s chief scientist has told the ... More About: Climate Change , Climate , Change , Water
More Guns = Less Crime?
2007-04-24 16:03:00 I know this is a departure from my normal global warming post, but in light of the Virginia Tech shootings, I just wanted to write a quick comment on gun control. I can just hear the collective groan from many who are reading this. I’ve heard all of the arguments on how wrong it is ... More About: Guns , Crime , More , Less , Rime
The Great Ocean Cooling Swindle
2007-04-20 21:00:00 Last year, a paper by Lyman, et al. was released, entitled “Recent cooling of the upper ocean”. At the time, one of the authors of the report considered it to be a global warming “speed bump“: “This research suggests global warming isn’t always steady, but happens with occasional ’speed bumps’,” said Josh Willis, a co-author of ... More About: Great , Ocean , Cooling , Swindle , The G
Lindzen: Why So Gloomy?
More articles from this author:2007-04-17 15:47:00 MIT professor Dr. Richard Lindzen has written an opinion piece in the latest Newsweek magazine. So, I’d like to take a minute to examine Dr. Lindzen’s opinion. At first glance, it seems that the article is filled with contradictions, inconsistencies, and the usual skeptical red herrings. Several are found within the first paragraph of ... 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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