[GWSG] N hybrid; H storage; Arctic spring; passive a/c; tree solar; investment hippies; accurate models; adaptation poll

[Tilley, Al]

1.  Peugeot has developed a hybrid car which uses compressed nitrogen rather than a battery to store power.  It is relatively cheap and simple, and gets 80 mpg.  They plan to begin production in 2016.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/24/peugeot-hybrid-air-car-future

2.  A new process to store energy by producing hydrogen by splitting water is efficient and uses less expensive materials than current methods.  It is adaptable to home use with solar and wind units.  http://www.climatecentral.org/news/new-process-could-make-renewable-energy-reliable-at-last-15786?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climatecentral%2FdjOO+Climate+Central+-+Full+Feed

3.  The current cold spring in the US and Europe is linked to the loss of Arctic sea ice, which is 80% less than it was 30 years ago.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/25/frozen-spring-arctic-sea-ice-loss

4.  A new type of material engineered with quartz and silicon carbide at Stanford reflects sunlight back to space at wavelengths geared to escape the atmosphere.  Its cooling capacity equals the cooling power of a solar panel.  The new material would cut air conditioning costs by about 35% if used on 10% of a typical home’s roof.  It is entirely passive: it has no moving parts, requires no power, and is easy to maintain.      http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130327132544.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fearth_climate+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Earth+%26+Climate+News%29

5.  Researchers at Georgia Tech and Purdue have developed recyclable solar cells constructed with materials from trees.  http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112811785/trees-new-efficient-recyclable-solar-cells-032713/

6.  London’s HSBC investment bank, the 6th largest public company in the world, has issued a report urging energetic action to limit heating to below 2°.  (Grist’s headline: Giant Investment Bank Taken Over By Hippie Alarmists)  http://grist.org/climate-energy/giant-investment-bank-taken-over-by-hippie-alarmists/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed

7.  An analysis in Nature Geoscience shows that climate models have forecast heating in the last 15 years to within a few hundredths of a degree.  (Scientistic assertions to the contrary have become common.)  http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/27/climate-change-model-global-warming  Atmospheric warming is greatly influenced by the oceans as they store and release much of the heat which reaches the earth.  http://www.climatecentral.org/news/why-the-globe-hasnt-warmed-much-for-the-past-decade-15788

8.  Most people want to prepare for rising seas and changing climate, few want to build sea walls or pay beach residents to move, and most want coastal people to pay for coastal measures.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/28/americans-climate-change-risk-cost
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