Is most research wrong? Odds of incorrect research, P hacking.
https://www.facebook.com/veritasium/videos/1235459386943855/
2021-11-22 Wastewater Pollution Closing Coal Power Plants
It’s a shame that air pollution isn’t the reason why these coal fired power plants have to clean up or shut down. It’s the polluted water they’re putting into the environment. But at least something is being done to get rid of the worst problems for climate change and the environment.
Article also said,
<< Experts have pointed out that in the case of last winter’s massive Texas blackout, most of the megawatts that went offline were generated by gas, coal and nuclear plants. >>
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Coal-fired-power-plants-to-close-after-new-16641328.php
2021-11-22 Global Temp Data Shows Hockey Stick
The years after 1976 show the rise in global land and ocean temperature as each year gets a little warmer.
Global Land and Ocean Temperature Anomalies, January-December
Units: Degrees Celsius
Base Period: 1901-2000
Missing: -999
Year,Value
1880,-0.12
1881,-0.09
1882,-0.10
1883,-0.18
1884,-0.27
1885,-0.26
1886,-0.25
1887,-0.29
1888,-0.13
1889,-0.09
1890,-0.34
1891,-0.25
1892,-0.30
1893,-0.33
1894,-0.31
1895,-0.24
1896,-0.09
1897,-0.10
1898,-0.27
1899,-0.16
1900,-0.07
1901,-0.15
1902,-0.26
1903,-0.37
1904,-0.45
1905,-0.27
1906,-0.21
1907,-0.38
1908,-0.43
1909,-0.44
1910,-0.40
1911,-0.44
1912,-0.33
1913,-0.32
1914,-0.14
1915,-0.09
1916,-0.32
1917,-0.39
1918,-0.30
1919,-0.25
1920,-0.23
1921,-0.16
1922,-0.24
1923,-0.25
1924,-0.24
1925,-0.17
1926,-0.07
1927,-0.17
1928,-0.18
1929,-0.32
1930,-0.11
1931,-0.06
1932,-0.13
1933,-0.26
1934,-0.11
1935,-0.16
1936,-0.12
1937,-0.01
1938,-0.02
1939,0.01
1940,0.16
1941,0.27
1942,0.11
1943,0.11
1944,0.28
1945,0.18
1946,-0.01
1947,-0.04
1948,-0.05
1949,-0.08
1950,-0.15
1951,0.00
1952,0.04
1953,0.13
1954,-0.10
1955,-0.13
1956,-0.18
1957,0.07
1958,0.12
1959,0.08
1960,0.05
1961,0.09
1962,0.10
1963,0.12
1964,-0.14
1965,-0.07
1966,-0.01
1967,0.00
1968,-0.03
1969,0.10
1970,0.06
1971,-0.07
1972,0.03
1973,0.19
1974,-0.06
1975,0.01
1976,-0.07
1977,0.21
1978,0.11
1979,0.23
1980,0.28
1981,0.32
1982,0.19
1983,0.36
1984,0.17
1985,0.16
1986,0.23
1987,0.38
1988,0.39
1989,0.29
1990,0.45
1991,0.39
1992,0.23
1993,0.28
1994,0.34
1995,0.47
1996,0.32
1997,0.51
1998,0.65
1999,0.44
2000,0.42
2001,0.57
2002,0.62
2003,0.64
2004,0.58
2005,0.67
2006,0.63
2007,0.62
2008,0.54
2009,0.64
2010,0.72
2011,0.57
2012,0.63
2013,0.67
2014,0.74
2015,0.93
2016,0.99
2017,0.91
2018,0.82
2019,0.95
2020,0.98
2021-11-21 CCS Should’ve Been Wind & Solar
CT article says the CCS – carbon capture and storage – would have been better spent on solar and wind.
Most of the CCS CO2 is being pumped back into the ground to do EOR – enhanced oil recovery. So the CCS is actually causing more fossil fuels to be recovered and burned and in turn creating more CO2.
Darrel Henschell Said, “Best carbon capture facility in World emits 25 times more CO2 than sequestered”
This is a prime example of reducing the claim to the point of absurdity. It has been reduced to the point where it has deceived the reader into believing that the carbon capture facility is emitting huge amounts of CO2. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
As a result, the commenter bad mouths CCS – carbon capture and storage. This false impression that CCS is bad causes the reader to falsely assume that it’s the fault of CCS. It’s not!
CCS is being misused by Big Oil to allow them to get away without paying carbon credits. CCS is a tool that is being misused.
What the world requires is to have a huge amount of CCS that *reduces* the 417 PPM of CO2 in the air. Without this, it is causing the Earth to suffer global warming. We cannot use CCS to avoid putting more CO2 into the air! We must use CCS to actually reduce what is already in the air.
The alternative to CCS is afforestation/reforestation. But studies say it will require hundreds of billions of new trees to reduce the CO2 in the air. Even then it will take decades for the new forests to remove CO2 from the air. We do not have decades! The CO2 reduction must be begun immediately.
2021-11-21 Climate Change Disinformation Types Of People
Study finds there are four types of climate change disinformation people.
Immune to disinformation
Vulnerable to disinformation
Receptive to disinformation
Actively amplify disinformation
Find out which of these is who you’re talking to.
The second and third types may be worth converting. The fourth is a waste of time.
Link to NASA climate change
https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/
Climate change makes hurricanes worse
2021-11-20 Intel’s Plan Could Restore US Manufacturing
Longish story about Intel, new chips and new fab plants. New processes and new chip packaging methods. New processor series names.
https://www.cnet.com/features/intels-chip-recovery-plan-could-restore-us-manufacturing-prowess/
2021-11-20 Licorice, Medicines And Health Effects
FDA says you can overdose on licorice
More:
There can be health issues from eating licorice in large quantities.
https://www.phillyvoice.com/black-licorice-overdose-death-health-effects/
Quote: << Glycyrrhizin has the distinct licorice flavor and is 50 times sweeter than sugar and has been used in other types of candy, soft drinks, tea, Belgian beers, throat lozenges and tobacco. This can make it challenging to keep track of how much glycyrrhizin has been consumed, and a combination of these products could trigger adverse effects.
Some people take dietary or health supplements that already contain licorice, which increases the risk of toxic effects from eating black licorice candy. Certain medications such as hydrochlorothiazide are diuretics that cause increased urination, which can lower potassium levels in the body. Glycyrrhizin also lowers potassium levels, further disrupting the balance of electrolytes, which can produce muscle cramps and irregular heart rhythms.
People with certain preexisting conditions are more susceptible to black licorice overdose.
For example, patients who already have low potassium levels (hypokalemia), high blood pressure or heart arrhythmia are likely to have greater sensitivity to the effects of excessive licorice. Those with liver or kidney deficiencies will also retain glycyrrhizin in their bloodstream for longer times, increasing their risk of experiencing its adverse effects.
What to do?
If you’re a fan of black licorice, there is no need to ban it from your pantry. Eaten in small quantities from time to time, licorice poses no significant threat to otherwise healthy adults and children. But it is advisable to monitor your intake.
With Halloween approaching, be sure to remind your kids that candy is a “sometimes food,” especially the black licorice. The FDA has issued warnings about the rare but serious effects of too much black licorice, advising that people avoid eating more than two ounces of black licorice a day for two weeks or longer. The agency states that if you have been eating a lot of black licorice and experience an irregular heart rhythm or muscle weakness, stop eating it immediately and contact your health care provider.
Some scientists have further cautioned against the routine use of licorice in the form of a dietary supplement or tea for its alleged health benefits, including the treatment of cough associated with COVID-19 or other respiratory infections. A review article from 2012 warned that “the daily consumption of licorice is never justified because its benefits are minor compared to the adverse outcomes of chronic consumption.” >>
2021-11-19 How Climate Change Denialism Is Taught In Texas Schools
This is a 12 minute Democracy Now! video about how big oil is trying to teach climate change denialism in Texas schools.
2021-11-19 100% Renewable Energy Wiki
The Wikipedia wiki 100% renewable energy has some interesting statements.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/100%25_renewable_energy
Quote: << However, recent studies show that a global transition to 100% renewable energy across all sectors – power, heat, transport and desalination well before 2050 is feasible.[5][6][7] Existing technologies, including storage, are capable of generating a secure energy supply at every hour throughout the year. The sustainable energy system is more efficient and cost effective than the existing system.[8] In its 2011 special report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change already stated that there are few fundamental technological limits to integrating a portfolio of renewable energy technologies to meet most of total global energy demand. Renewable energy use has grown more quickly than even advocates anticipated.[9] Global smart grid technologist, Steve Hoy, originated the concept of “True Zero” as opposed to “Net Zero” to express the emerging capability to trace electricity in order to drive 24/7 100% renewable energy adoption.[10] As of 2019, however, it needs to grow six times faster to limit global warming to 2 °C (3.6 °F).[11] >>
<< In 2015 a study was published in Energy and Environmental Science that describes a pathway to 100% renewable energy in the United States by 2050 without using biomass. Implementation of this roadmap is regarded as both environmentally and economically feasible and reasonable, as by 2050 it would save about $600 Billion Dollars health costs a year due to reduced air pollution and $3.3 Trillion global warming costs. This would translate in yearly cost savings per head of around $8300 compared to a business as usual pathway. According to that study, barriers that could hamper implementation are neither technical nor economic but social and political, as most people didn’t know that benefits from such a transformation far exceeded the costs.[72] >>
