Fossil Fuel, definition of

A shift in climate (e.g., temperature or precipitation) that occurs faster than the rate of change in the mechanism causing the change.

• Is using a wood fire to heat being Green?
  We look at whether using a wood fire to heat your home is being really green or not.
• Keeping your home Cool in Summer or Warm in Winter for free!
  How to keep cool or warm in your home by design, either in Summer or Winter, whilst reducing costs to you and the Earth..

• Stop Coal Seam Gas...
  Seems now that we should stop coal seam gas, what are the pros and cons?
• Why Carbon Tax?
  Why do we want a Carbon Tax in Australia, this is a good question we will attempt to answer...
• Julia Gillard's Carbon Tax protest at Canberra
  Tomorrow in Canberra the Election Now No Carbon Tax Rally will do its thing...
• Carbon Tax Pros and Cons
  We look at the Pros and Cons of the Carbon Tax...
• The incredible shrinking carbon tax...
  Carbon tax is to be paid by even less industry, whilst in the US the Chicago Climate Exchange is finally put out of our misery..
• What is Carbon Pollution
  Carbon pollution, what is it?
• SpongeBob caught up selling Global Warming in schools
  Yep, its true, even good old little SpongeBob SquarePants is in on the act.. See the video below..
• Carbon Tax Convoy of No Confidence on its way to Canberra
  Want to be part of something Historic? Don't want to see Australia have a Carbon Tax? Read on...
• Keeping warm this Winter, the eco friendly way
  Tips on how to keep warm this Winter without breaking the bank or harming the environment.
• Home Ventilation
  Ventilating your home is important for your health and well being.
• What is weather and climate?
  What is the difference between weather and climate? We answer this question.
• What is climate change?
  We answer the question: what is climate change?
• Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic addresses the National Press Club
  The National Press Club Address in full by President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus: “The mass delusion of climate change”
• Window insulating trick
  Would just like to report a little trick we found out that dramatically improves window insulation qualities for little cost..
• Lord Monckton vs Richard Denniss at National Press Club
  A very interesting discussion between Lord Monckton and Richard Denniss showing the divide in logical reasoning between the well informed skeptics and the vague warmists. Worth watching.
• Carbon rap - even the young realise Climate Change is a fraud
  Good video explaining what is really going on with Climate Change
• Carbon Tax environmental train wreck
  The carbon tax in Australia is going to do zip to improve the environment.
• The Dead Carbon Tax Sketch
  Based on the classic Dead Parrot Sketch, enjoy!
• Mold Prevention
  Mold prevention, great new article
• Atmospheric carbon, man made Co2 measurement problems
  The 'man-made' carbon dioxide signature in the atmosphere is not as precise as it is being presented...
• Carbon Tax does not work
  Carbon Tax has been shown in the US to be totally ineffective; we compare against the situation with Carbon Tax in Australia.
• Free Green Dictionary App updated
  The Free Green Dictionary App has now been updated.
• Green Dictionary App available for Free
  We have taken the definitions off the Ecowho.com online dictionary and made them available for free in a standalone Android app.
• Property Assess App for buying or renting property released.
  We have just completed an application that will assist you with the process of considering properties for sale or to rent. It should take away much of the stress with keep track of notes, photos and key details.
• Cancun Cloud Feedback problems
  It appears that a 'weak' paper has been published supporting the IPCC cloud feedback models to coincide with the last day of Cancun.. hmm..
• Climate models are just wrong..
  In a recent paper climate models were hindcast tested against actual surface observations, and found to be seriously lacking if not totally useless... We provide some more background detail.
• 2010 the warmest ever; we think not
  The UN's WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) is saying 2010 will be warmest ever... The evidence does not back up the claim
• Will Kyoto fall on its own sword?
  It looks like Japan will stop Kyoto being extended and put a big cloud over Cancun.
• Climatic Models incomplete - poor understanding of mid level clouds cited
  Clouds play a major role in the climate-change equation, but they are the least-understood variable in the sky, observes a Texas A&M University geoscientist, who says mid-level clouds are especially understudied.
• Indonesia to cut down rainforests for $1Bn climate aid
  Indonesia plans to class large areas of its remaining natural forests as "degraded" in order to cut them down and receive nearly $1bn of climate aid for replanting them with palm trees and biofuel crops.
• Climate change is not the long term problem, environmental degradation is.
  We propose that man-made climate change, as a risk to society as we know it, is less of a real risk than current environmental degradation and pollution.
• CO2 global levels rising, is this a problem?
  According to recent reports in the media it looks like 2010 is 'expected' to be a record this year. We look into the actual facts and find this is just speculation prior to Cancum.
• Solar Panel Calculator
  Solar Panel Calculator, given the size, power and number of panels works out total power, rated voltage and amps.
• A Rational Discussion of Climate Change: the Science, the Evidence, the Response
  US House of Representatives Science Committee has a meeting today titled 'A Rational Discussion of Climate Change: the Science, the Evidence, the Response' - we give you the details.
• Green Blogging Sites
  if you run a green or eco blog, we would be interested in hearing from you
• Green gardening tips
  Just some simple tips I've found that make it easier to maintain a green garden.
• Plug pulled in French “Super Ministry of Environment”
  Its seems the French have given a big fat 'Nill Points' to the plans to set up a “Super Ministry of Environment” in France.
• ClimateGate Anniversary
  ClimateGate is just about to celebrate being one year old. We look at what has changed over the last year.
• Green Guffs of the week
  Quick summary of some major 'green' snarfs of the week in terms of not really doing the right thing to save the environment.
• Carbon trading is dead
  Carbon trading in the US is dead - the market set up to trade it is about to close down for lack of business.
• Biofuels destroying Rain Forests
  Biofuel producing crops are replacing rain forests, resulting in the silly situation that there is a net increase in carbon.
• Qantas A380 no crash in Singapore
  For those wondering about the Qantas A380 flight from Singapore, it did not crash.
• Climate Fools Meeting in the UK
  The UK just had a meeting at parliament of key climate skeptics and MPs to help educate other MPs and interested people in the real issues.
• Surry Hills Library wins Sustainable Architecture Award
  The Surry Hills Library and Community Centre in Sydney, Australia was recently awarded the 2010 National Award for Sustainable Architecture by the Australian Institute of Architects.
• Ocean acidification $15B NGO cash grab
  The NGO Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) is after $15B upfront, then $5B a year to improve our ability to measure ocean acidification on the basis of a 0.1 change in pH from 8.2 to 8.1. This is monumental waste of money and we explain why.
• Solar Panels for your home, with the reduced feed-in tariff, are they a sound investment?
  We take a more detailed look at solar panels and help you work out if investing your money in solar is the right thing to do for you and the environment.
• Feed-in tariff for NSW reduced to 20c/kWh
  New South Wales has reviewed its feed-in tariff and reduced it to 20c/kWh, we look at what this means.
• energy efficient homes and energy saving
  Energy saving is something we all want to achieve at home through better efficiency. We look at the options available to you.
• Compost Toilets or Waste processing system?
  If you happen to live 'off grid' you often have to make the choice over what form of human waste disposal system is best suited. We give you some advice on this smelly issue...
• Hebel Wall Systems, what are they..
  CSR Hebel Wall Systems are a class of wall cladding that has some unique properties that makes them useful in certain building situations.
• climate scientists: no consensus
  A post in "The Australian" indicates that the consensus on climate change among climate scientists is a fiction.
• 10:10 - 10 reasons carbon emissions trading does not work
  Carbon emissions trading does not work, we give you 10 solid reasons why it won't.
• resignation from American Physical Society over global warming scam
  Prof Hal Lewis has just resigned from the American Physical Society after 67 years membership in disgust at the corruption around the 'global warming scam'
• carbon trading does not reduce emissions
  Carbon trading will not do a thing to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment; in fact it could end up doing the exact opposite as businesses use it as a way to create profit.
• 10:10 cut carbon emissions video, the links
  A quick summary posting giving links to the coverage so far online and in the media.
• Landfills May Be Greener Than Recycling, finds study
  Recycling plastic bottles might not always be the most environmentally-friendly option for disposal, according to a study by an independent consultancy based near Zurich, Switzerland.
• 10:10 cut carbon emissions viral video nightmare
  The 10:10 global campaign to cut global carbon emissions has demonstrated in a video they just pulled of their website (but has gone viral, so too late) exactly what they think of those who disagree with them...
• Royal Society acknowledges significant uncertainly in climate predictions
  A recent report from UK Royal Society (layman's guide to the science of climate change) has actually acknowledged that there is significant uncertainly in future climate models and predictions.
• National Broadband Network - is it really Green?
  How green is the National Broadband Network (NBN) and what are the alternatives?
• Solar Cells at the nanoscale
  it appears that some recent research is promising to improve the efficiency of solar cell light capture by up to 12 times..
• It does look like the Sun influences climate after all
  The idea that changes in the sun's activity can influence the climate is making a comeback, after years of scientific vilification, thanks to major advances in our understanding of the atmosphere.
• BBC calls for UN climate chief resignation
  As reported by the BBC several environmentalists, UK MPs and scientists has called for the resignation of Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the UN’s climate science body.
• Yahoo's super efficient Data Center
  Yahoo has been able to apply passive cooling and hydro-electricity to a data center to produce massive savings in power usage and environmental foot print.

• Fossil Fuels Save New England From Freezing in the Dark… Again
  Fossil fuels save New England from freezing in the dark... Again
• Facebook Commissions a 2GW Fossil Fuel Powered Data Center
  Wasn't there this issue, climate something, which used to be important to these people?
• Not-Transitioning: India burns more coal than the US and Europe combined and just ordered $33b in “new coal plants”
  Coal trains in Bihar, India November 2023. by Salil Kumar Mukherjee By Jo Nova India is going gangbusters building coal The need for energy in India is so dire, the Modi government just leaned on the power companies to get their act together. Instead...
• Despite spending $1.8 Trillion on “clean energy” last year, the world is still 81% fossil fueled — burning more than ever!
  By Jo Nova Global fossil fuel use hits a new record level in 2023 We spent $1.77 Trillion dollars on the clean energy transition last year, yet our fossil fuel use is still rising and our emissions are still increasing.
• UN Chief says ban Fossil Fuel Adverts to cool world (Whatever you do, don’t let the people see how useful fossil fuels are!)
  By Jo Nova Stop Storms with Censorship! The UN Chief reminds us that we are babies who need an unelected tribal chieftain to protect us from seeing naughty persuasive words...
• Russia discovers oil and gas reserves in Antarctica — ten times bigger than North Sea
  While no one was paying attention, a Russian ship exploring Antarctica claims it has found oil and gas deposits that are ten times larger than the North Sea...

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