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According to the Geological Survey of India, the glaciers are doing just fine
Friday, November 20, 2009
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Vijay Kumar Raina of the Geological Survey of India has done some essential research on the "receding" Himalayan Glaciers due to climate changing. His conclusion: they're not melting... Science journal also agrees with Raina's findings. Climate change, and its gloom-and-doom pronunciations, is to liberals what "terrorism" is to conservatives: an imaginary bogeyman used to instill fear in the general population. read more »

The trouble with coal
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The CSIRO Staff Association represents more than 3000 scientists and staff in CSIRO and we support the freedom and independence of science, and the charter that governs our comment on political policy. We hope to debate issues and inform but not instruct the public on major issues in society. Coal policy and freedom of speech is a vexed problem for CSIR(O), and the politics of energy are often controversial, which the recent organisational angst on gagging shows. But this is nothing new. read more »

The two faces of China's giant coal industry
Monday, November 16, 2009
The world's newest carbon citadel rises up between the blasted deserts of Inner Mongolia and the coal-black lands of Shaanxi province. Ordos is a city that few outside China know. But the future of global emissions, and global warming looks increasingly more likely to be set in industrial powerhouses like this than in the negotiating halls of Copenhagen. read more »

Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined in U.S. Mountaintops
Friday, November 13, 2009
Mayflies may seal the fate of mountaintop mining in the Appalachian hills of the eastern U.S. Companies such as Massey Energy Co. that mine coal there by stripping mountain peaks and dumping debris in streams are being asked by the Environmental Protection Agency for the first time to safeguard the mayfly, one of the oldest winged insects and a bait favored by fly-fisherman. read more »

Coal, Railroads and the STB
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Much has changed over the past two years. Economy has declined and, despite some positive signs, it is not clear we have reached bottom. Rail has gone from capacity constrained to excess capacity. Long term future of coal is even less clear. read more »

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