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Robert Lyman is an Ottawa energy policy consultant. He was a public servant for 27 years and a diplomat for 10 years prior.
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via Friends of Science Calgary
March 15, 2019 at 04:01PM
Month: March 2019
More evidence that on fosil fuels, the kids are all wrong. A typical sign is displayed above by a student protester in the Philippines. Below is a reminder of what they will have to do without. (H/T C3)
via Science Matters
March 15, 2019 at 03:38PM
Not the 2019 model [image credit: camaro5.com]
A short post from our Hollywood reporter, or something – amidst reports of ‘007 going green’ (is he ill?) and ‘Dr No…petrol’ – and we’re not making any of this up. You’d need to be on a big budget to afford his ride though – the price is shocking.
Silent EV in Her Majesty’s secret service will have all the gadgets, reports Autoblog.
England’s The Sun newspaper, in a piece fabulously titled “The Spy Who Plugged Me … In,” reports that James Bond will drive an Aston Martin Rapide E in the next franchise installment.
Quoting “an insider,” it’s said director Cary Joji Fukunaga is a “total tree-hugger” and pushed to include a more environmentally friendly set of wheels.
Long-time producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson went along with it, Fukunaga’s apparently working with Aston Martin on the show car.
Nothing will be lost in the switch from horsepower to e-power, the Rapide E fitted with “all the high-tech gadgets” and starring in “the centre of an incredible action sequence in the movie.”
The Rapide E’s appearance doesn’t exclude a role for another Aston Martin, though. Bond drove a DB5 and DBS in “Casino Royale,” then doubled up again in “Spectre” with a DB10 and DB5.
We’d expect more than one Warwickshire product, in fact, since Bond cars don’t tend to survive any “incredible action sequence.”
Since we can expect a raft of puns from the car’s inclusion, let’s go ahead and give a shout-out to Motoring Research who asked the question, “Do you expect me to torque?”
Full report here.
via Tallbloke’s Talkshop
March 15, 2019 at 03:18PM
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A surprise effort by the resource rich West Australian Government to force energy giants to completely offset all their CO2 emissions has been withdrawn. EPA scraps new carbon emissions guidelines for resources companies amid industry pressure By Nicolas PerpitchUpdated yesterday at 7:35pm The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has withdrawn its contentious guidelines…
via Watts Up With That?
March 15, 2019 at 03:03PM
Iowa Climate Science Education 