Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser

Eat your Veggies!

In the middle of winter, when snow is drifting across the frozen landscape, fresh herbs and vegetables are at a premium in the stores. To help you get fresh produce at that time, some companies are advertising counter-top gadgets, so-called “air gardens” to grow your own green sprouts, ready to harvest in the depth of winter. An air garden is a rewarding hobby that can provide some healthy food, such as tomatoes, lettuce and herbs, and aesthetic pleasure as well. Indirectly, it will also contribute some carbon dioxide to the air, but can it be a “polluter”?

Ursus maritimus and NGOs

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and its various sub-populations around the Arctic are claimed to be endangered because of human-induced climate change supposedly caused by carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. In 2008, the US Department of the Interior placed the polar bear on its list of "threatened species" under the Endangered Species Act, [1,2].

Anything left to blame on CO2?

While much of Europe is in the grip of an early winter, the "global warming--carbon dioxide" myth continues to be spread. The other day, while snow was covering the ground and the temperature was well below freezing, the battery of my wife's car broke down. She blamed it on global warming. Of course, that was in jest.

Cassava-gate?

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Cranz.) is a shrub-like plant native to South America which produces tubers rich in carbohydrates. It is now widely cultivated across the southern hemisphere and the tubers are an important food staple for an estimated 750 million people. In addition, the plant leaves are also consumed in some areas.

Arctic Cooling

The Arctic has been cooling for 10 years In case you have not heard... the Arctic, at least its part of Alaska, has been in a cooling trend for ten years. This is according to temperature measurements at 20 out of 21 first order meteorological stations in Alaska from 2000 to 2009.

Watch out for “Ecocide”

Ecocide, a term coined by the former British barrister Polly Higgins, comes with a proposal that asks the United Nations to recognize it as a fifth "crime against peace" - one that could be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court alongside "genocide," "war crimes," "ethnic cleansing," and "crimes against humanity."

The Carbon Cycle and Royal Society Math

The recent "rebellion" by senior members of the Royal Society (RS) forced it to revise their guide "Climate change: a summary of the science". The new guide, published on 30 September 2010, has a single paragraph under the heading The Carbon Cycle and Climate. In that, it says:

Climate Change and the Age of Wisdom

There are various “open letters” available on the internet, urging the political powers and executive boards of learned societies to adopt less categorical stances with respect to “climate change” concerns and policies.

CO2 and EPA’s Voodoo Science

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is much maligned these days. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and their political proponents like to ascribe just about anything to climate change which, in turn, is supposedly caused by increased CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere. Governments around the globe are considering schemes to tax CO2 emissions.

Electricity “Generating Capacity”

Alternative energy is in vogue these days. Our politicians are willing to spend megabucks to subsidize wind turbines, their manufacturers, installers, and owners to produce alternative electric power that way. Of course, any manufacturer or vendor will provide you with "generating capacity" numbers, and they sound great. The politicians, journalists, and green lobbyists love them; numbers with megaW of installed or planned new capacities are touted in all kinds of pamphlets and announcements. There is just a little fly in the ointment. The term CAPACITY no longer has the meaning it used to have.

Ocean Acidification and the CO2-Propaganda

Now, as the earth does not become rapidly overheated from CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere, nor the Arctic sea ice disappearing, nor the Pacific atolls drowning, nor the Amazonian jungle drying up, all as previously touted by the IPCC and their gendarmes and adjuvants, a new slogan on the supposed danger of CO2 is increasingly being heard, namely “Ocean Acidification”.