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Paper "debunking" global warming discredited; editor-in-chief of journal Remote Sensing resigns
Seeded on Fri Sep 2, 2011 12:03 PM EDT (ScienceBlogs)
Peer-reviewed journals are a pillar of modern science. Their aim is to achieve highest scientific standards by carrying out a rigorous peer review that is, as a minimum requirement, supposed to be able to identify fundamental methodological errors or false claims.
Sand lizards bred at Chester Zoo return to Ynyslas
Seeded on Fri Sep 2, 2011 5:24 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
A group of sand lizards - one of Britain's rarest reptiles - are being released back into the wild. Once commonly found on dunes and heathland, the reptiles became endangered after the gradual destruction of their habitats. But 46 lizards, reared at Chester Zoo, will soon be ret …
Victoria, Australia: New laws toss wind energy jobs to the wind
Seeded on Thu Sep 1, 2011 6:50 PM EDT (The Age)
Andrew Bray (an organiser for 100% Renewable Energy, Australia): "the nation's Liberal leaders and aspiring leaders come clean on their plans for renewable energy. If it is not something they want to support then they should be ready to let us know what is their alternative."
Crazy Cat Love: Caused By Parasitic Infection?
Seeded on Thu Sep 1, 2011 4:51 PM EDT (TIME)
You like cats because they're beautiful, elegant creatures, right? Or is it because you've been infected by a parasite that influences your brain?
Former Oz Treasurer: Carbon Tax damages steel competitiveness
Seeded on Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:26 PM EDT (The Age)
Former Australian Federal Treasurer Peter Costello: "Steel-making is very carbon intensive. The government knows this, so after imposing the carbon tax it has a plan to allow the industry to claim back assistance to the value of 94.5 per cent of the cost.
Green Jobs - U.S. Export of Solar Products Increased by 100% Since 2010
Seeded on Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:59 PM EDT ()
Need more proof that renewable energy products boost the US economy and create jobs? This past year saw an incredible surge in the export of solar products from the United States.
Cuttlefish decline prompts extended protection zone
Seeded on Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:32 PM EDT ()
A protection area is being expanded in upper Spencer Gulf in South Australia for giant cuttlefish. Critically low numbers had been found this season. In the past there had been more than 250,000 cuttlefish but this year's count was just 25,000. Scientists are trying to find a re …
Keystone XL Pipeline Obama's 'Biggest Climate Test,' Green Groups Say
Seeded on Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:35 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Key letter by environmentalist leaders to Obama: "You have a clear shot to deny the permit, without any interference from Congress. It's perhaps the biggest climate test you face between now and the election.
Political Will Prevents the Dawning of the Long-Predicted Solar Age
Seeded on Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:59 AM EDT (theenergycollective.com)
Here is an intriguing question for anyone interested in tackling climate change: who said this, and when? "Eventually industry will no longer find in Europe the resources to satisfy its prodigious expansion... Coal will undoubtedly be used up.
Giant 'warrior wasp' discovered with jaws longer than its legs
Seeded on Sun Aug 28, 2011 8:35 AM EDT (Mother Nature Network)
It sounds like a creature envisioned in a B-grade horror movie: a giant, predatory wasp with jaws so large that they drag when it walks.
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