Category: Global Warming

Housing weatherization/conservation must be mandatory

by Ginosar Email

There are several suggested plans to reduce energy consumption of our U.S. housing stock. All these weatherization plans are appealing and useful, but ineffective when we want to slow down global warming. They are too small in number to make any impact.… more »

Do not rely on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommendations

by Ginosar Email

Some observations on the past work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC Most proposed cuts of Greenhouse Gases, GHG, proposed in Congress and internationally, are based on IPCC AR4. However, we can not rely on the AR4 to set limit… more »

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. on Global Warming

by Ginosar Email

Please pay attention to the date: January 2009. Our National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists (NOAA) wrote this report during President Bush administration. This is significant since you may assume that some political pressure was put on… more »

Separating fact from fiction

by Ginosar Email

Separating facts from fiction   Too often in the US, when we try to solve serious problems as a team we express our opinions, we do not discuss the issues. I often observed  "discussion" between educated, intelligent, professionals that in reality… more »

Dr. Holdren comments at MIT Energy Conference - 4/13/09

by Ginosar Email

My brief free-style notes of Dr. Holdren presentation from the Web video of the MIT Energy conference  4/13/09, (All dimensions are metric) Present, Congressman Ed Markey, Chair of House select Comm. On  Energy Independence and Global Warming. Dr. Ho… more »

Do not waste time converting deniers of GW

by Ginosar Email

There is a very strong desire to "convert" deniers of global warming to supporters. Many believe that our political problems is that not enough people are against GW.  I do not beleive so. I firmly beleive that it is a waste of time and energy to attem… more »