Koch Brothers’ political influence budget. These numbers, which are astounding, apparently apply only to the upcoming 2016 election campaign. The new total more than doubles their 2012 spending. What I find most interesting about this NY Times story is that it doesn’t even mention that the Kochs have an interest in protecting their fossil fuel investments, which some have said is by far their primary motivation in getting politically involved so heavily in the first place. Does the Times not think so, or Is there a quiet coverup plan in place? Or is it just an erroneous idea?
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New study of peatlands. Peatlands store vast quantities of organic carbon, which accumulates over many thousands of years in layers right at the surface of the Earth. While relatively young, they can be compared in some ways with fossil fuels, capable of releasing CO2 when burned, except that they don’t need to be dug up and burned by humans. A change to warmer and drier conditions will do the trick. That is now happening with increased frequency.
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The methane story—a comprehensive review. This, from the University of Minnesota, provides wonderful coverage of the many aspects of the methane problem that keeps popping up in the climate show. While you are at the site, click to open the home page of Ensia, the story’s source. This is the first time I have known about it, and I am really, really impressed by the amount and quality of environmental coverage, will go back often.
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Surface melting of Greenland’s ice sheet. Unlike Antarctica, Greenland’s ice sheet will show significant surface melting on warm summer days. There is new information about how the meltwater can leak down and find its way to the ocean, where it raises the sea level. This post provides a good update, with some amazing visuals. Don’t overlook the third video, from a recent UCLA report.
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A broader picture of potential sea level rise. This post focuses more on the ice sheet of Antarctica, where melting is most effective on the undersides of the individual glaciers. The overall theme is that sea level could rise as much as 65 feet over 500 years with a CO2 level holding around the current 400ppm, or with a global temperature increase of as little as 2C from where we are now.
Carl