Here is a cool chart of the estimates for global carbon emissions.
It shows the estimates from various sources and proves an interesting view as to high and low estimates.
So we are probably at about 35B tonnes per year. The increase doesn’t look like it is planing off any time soon though, no matter which way you measure it.
The global energy challenge: Awash with carbon : Nature News & Comment:
Happy days, all you can eat at the energy banquet.
Or would that be happy daze.:-(
This is a great visual summary from the article in 2-page brochure and graphics of our fuel consumption ways.
Note how much China has passed the USA and how much of Chinese energy is from coal.
Ouch!
Fracking is unearthing surprise bacteria | Health, Medical, and Science Updates:
Hmmm….
I’m not sure that many of us have been thinking about this? What is living in the oil and gas before we extract it from the wells?
This study starts to bring that to the (fore)ground. It is interesting that some of these guys do better, much better, related to the fracking process and/or being brought to the surface.
Hmmm… And I always thought the the main risks from fracking were: water contamination and possibly the increased chance for earthquakes.?
Simon & Schuster Joins Forces With Author Solutions To Rip Off Writers | David Gaughran:
The (self) publishing business is pretty ugly, just like the inventor help business. Let’s take ’em for all they’ve got!
When I read of this press announcement the other day, a flurry of questions flittered through my mind. And now that we have the skinny on it, hope that the warnings raised here by David twitter through cyberspace.
“So crooked they can’t sleep in a straight bed.” 🙂
Ouch!:-(
It’s Oatmeal vs. Oatmeal in a new trademark suit | Internet & Media – CNET News:
Oatmeal (the comic) joins forces with Recycled Greetings to offer up greeting cards… However, there’s a real life card company by the name of Oatmeal Studios.
Oatmeal the Studios was less than entertained to find greeting cards by Oatmeal, the comic, from a rival card company. They have have issued a desist notice and filed for trademark infringement.
We’ll see who gets served up oatmeal and who gets the last laugh!