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David Autumns
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http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/06/us-j...nel-idINBRE97408V20130806
----------------------------------------How many more years of leaks and denials ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corium_(nuclear_reactor)  |
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David Autumns
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http://www.voanews.com/content/japan-marks-68...lear-bombing/1724114.html
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David Autumns
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 Including our lovely warm July the 12 month running average is 0.29C below the 1961-90 average temperature for Central England 2/3rd's of the last year we have experienced below average temperatures |
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David Autumns
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Jim I'll take your Siberian Wildfires and raise you with
----------------------------------------http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/08/05...rmal-temperature-in-2013/ It works both ways  Dave |
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David Autumns
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http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20130808_atlantichurricaneupdate.html
----------------------------------------August 8, 2013 NOAA issued its updated Atlantic hurricane season outlook today saying the season is shaping up to be above normal with the possibility that it could be very active.   TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. Definitely shaping up to be above normal  See http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ and http://www.weatherstreet.com/hurricane/2013/Hurricane-Atlantic-2013.htm (n.b. sod's law dictates that as soon as this is posted the Big One will bear down on the Caribbean and Southern USA but that's just unpredictable weather doing it's thing) Dave |
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David Autumns
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http://www1.umn.edu/news/news-releases/2013/UR_CONTENT_451697.html
----------------------------------------The world’s croplands could feed 4 billion more people than they do now just by shifting from producing animal feed and biofuels to producing exclusively food for human consumption, according to new research from the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota. "We essentially have uncovered an astoundingly abundant supply of food for a hungry world, hidden in plain sight in the farmlands we already cultivate," says graduate research assistant Emily Cassidy, lead author of the paper published in Environmental Research Letters. "Depending on the extent to which farmers and consumers are willing to change current practices, existing croplands could feed millions or even billions more people." ..and why are we using arable land to produce Biofuels? What would be the driver behind that ? |
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David Autumns
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Politics and the Scam of Green
----------------------------------------Posted on August 8, 2013 “Americans are so enamored of equality, they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.” ― Alexis de Tocqueville - See more at: http://ileanajohnson.com/2013/08/politics-and-the-scam-of-green/#more-709  |
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Jim1348
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http://www1.umn.edu/news/news-releases/2013/UR_CONTENT_451697.html The world’s croplands could feed 4 billion more people than they do now just by shifting from producing animal feed and biofuels to producing exclusively food for human consumption, according to new research from the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota. "We essentially have uncovered an astoundingly abundant supply of food for a hungry world, hidden in plain sight in the farmlands we already cultivate," says graduate research assistant Emily Cassidy, lead author of the paper published in Environmental Research Letters. "Depending on the extent to which farmers and consumers are willing to change current practices, existing croplands could feed millions or even billions more people." ..and why are we using arable land to produce Biofuels? What would be the driver behind that ? In the U.S., the driver is the agricultural lobby from the corn producing states. They are not in favor of paying taxes to support government programs, and for the most part don't even believe in Global Warming. But they do believe in taking government money whenever possible. |
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David Autumns
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Hi Jim
----------------------------------------It's an absolute scandal that 6% of the arable land in the USA is used to produce fuel and not food, when we have easily accessible alternatives for fuel. This is having a Global effect. Same with the support of Nuclear Power when there are so many alternatives. Nuclear Power's failures are having a Global effect. We don't need to do either. The only way they can be justified is by the CO2 claim and the continued claim that the Globe is warming as a result. It's not So there's no justification for either. They have no raison d'être - NOAA seems to be having a technical problem with the USA's weather stats availability - hopefully I won't have to do too much interpolation  Let's hope normal service resumes soon.Dave |
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