Essai De Paleontologie Philosophique: Ouvage Faisantechainementd Monde Animal Les Temps Geologiques : Essay in Philosophical Paleontology : A Sequel (The History of paleontology)
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Global Warming Basics - Dot Earth Blog - More foolishness/fraud from Andy Revkin - NYTimes.com A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that the world’s climate is warming, primarily as a result of unfettered burning of fossil fuels and the razing of tropical forests. Such activity contributes to the atmosphere’s invisible blanket of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping “greenhouse”...
Timothy Titus (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Today Christopher Booker has written an article on a new book by Christopher Booker [The Real Global Warming Disaster: Is The Obsession With 'Climate Change' Turning Out To Be The Most Costly Scientific Blunder In History']. Ok, so the guy is going to talk this up then! And the 'alarmism/conspiracy theories' cuts both ways. But even having said all that, again, here are some very salient points. First...
A DC Birding Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Emperor Penguins / Photo by lin padgham Bird and birding news A study of the fossil record argues that there were six genera and nine species of moas (much lower than other estimates) and that the North and South Islands of New Zealand have been geographically isolated for 20-30 million years. The Puerto Rican Nightjar's range is much than previously estimated ; in all this species has 1,400-2,000...
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Arnie Miller, University of Cincinnati professor of paleontology in the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, and co-author Michael Foote of the University of Chicago publish their research in the Nov. 20 issue of Science with their paper, "Epicontinental Seas Versus Open-Ocean Settings: The Kinetics of Mass Extinction and Origination."
Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A second look a the 4.4-million-year-old primate that has sparked debate about upright walking and what it means to be in the human tribe For such a petite creature, the 1.2-meter-tall "Ardi" (Ardipithecus ramidus) has made big waves in the paleoanthropology world. The momentous find—announced 15 years ago and formally described in Science this October—has deepened academic debates...
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Arnie Miller, University of Cincinnati professor of paleontology in the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, and co-author Michael Foote of the University of Chicago publish their research in the Nov. 20 issue of Science with their paper, "Epicontinental Seas Versus Open-Ocean Settings: The Kinetics of Mass Extinction and Origination."
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Arnie Miller, University of Cincinnati professor of paleontology in the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, and co-author Michael Foote of the University of Chicago publish their research in the Nov. 20 issue of Science with their paper, "Epicontinental Seas Versus Open-Ocean Settings: The Kinetics of Mass Extinction and Origination."
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Asking one simple question by Norm Kalmanovitch | Climate Realists All that needs to be done in the spirit of “science protocol’ is to ask this one simple question: “How much of the thermal radiation energy from the Earth in the band centred on the 14.77micron wavelength that is resonant with the vibrational mode of CO2 has already been affected by the current atmospheric CO2 concentration,...
Green Options (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A new analysis from Accenture, Betting on Science; Disruptive Technologies in Transport Fuels , identifies 12 technologies that have the potential to be gamechangers, disrupting fossil fuel demand and reversing course on the disastrous climate changing trajectory that we are on. And, the report says, they could do it within five years. But rather than simply cheering on these exciting developments,...
Sustainablog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
There is a lot of confusion and disinformation circulating today about seeds and the ethics of their commercial sale. Actually a healthy, commercial seed industry is critical for agricultural sustainability. Because seeds are such a fundamental component of the sustainability of our food supply, this area deserves careful thought and accurate information even if you are never going to farm or even...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
[But changing behavior by making fossil fuels more expensive was supposed to be the whole point]: Exelon CEO Says Minimizing Consumer Costs is Key Issue in Climate Debate CHICAGO - (Business Wire) Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe said today that current legislative proposals on climate will minimize costs to consumers while addressing the imminent threat of global warming. The Copenhagen Collapse...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Climate science and honesty - Salt Lake Tribune I predict that it is only a matter of time before the U.N.'s agenda on the subject of global warming is finally exposed for its blind obedience to desired policy outcomes. Those few of us who are questioning the status quo -- and receive no energy industry funding in return -- should be welcomed, rather than maligned, for trying to keep the rest of the...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Reconstructing ancient fossils from hundreds of thousands of jumbled up pieces can prove challengingA new study pitting academic expertise against a computer in recreating a 425 million-year old jigsaw puzzle has discovered that there is no substitute for wisdom born out of experience.The research tested the reliability of expert identification versus computer analysis in reconstructing fossils. The...
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
A Mesolithic site may date from as early as 9000BC, by which time hunter-gatherers had reoccupied an area near Asfordby, England, after the last ice age. These hunters crossed the land bridge from the continental mainland -- 'Britain' was only to become an island several thousand years later.
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Is Solar Power Expensive or Competitive? - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com “Solar is cheaper than coal today,” asserts Jigar Shah, the founder of Sun Edison who now heads the Carbon War Room, a new non-profit group. The Daily Bayonet » Green’s Mercury Conundrum On one hand we have greens lobbying effectively for automakers to pay for mercury switch disposal, and on the other we...
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