Comments on: Professor Andrew Weaver: Will Environmentalists Stand With Science? http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/03/27/professor-andrew-weaver-will-environmentalists-stand-with-science/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=professor-andrew-weaver-will-environmentalists-stand-with-science Climate science and climate change information - West Coast Climate Equity is dedicated to providing facts about the causes of climate change and the evidence for global warming. We report the latest climate science news, information, research and studies to educate about the true impact of dangerous climate change on our world. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Climatologist Professor Andrew Weaver Answers Questions About "Glaciergate" | Global Climate Change Information http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/03/27/professor-andrew-weaver-will-environmentalists-stand-with-science/comment-page-1/#comment-2071 Climatologist Professor Andrew Weaver Answers Questions About "Glaciergate" | Global Climate Change Information Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:44:31 +0000 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=2665#comment-2071 [...] which after some teasers and commentary, leads off with Tremonti in a challenging interview with Professor Andrew Weaver of the University of Victoria, BC. She notes the erroneous IPCC prediction that by 2035 the [...] [...] which after some teasers and commentary, leads off with Tremonti in a challenging interview with Professor Andrew Weaver of the University of Victoria, BC. She notes the erroneous IPCC prediction that by 2035 the [...]

]]> By: Richard Mercer http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/03/27/professor-andrew-weaver-will-environmentalists-stand-with-science/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Richard Mercer Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:36:29 +0000 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=2665#comment-531 An example of environmentalist being on the wrong side of the debate is Sen Feinstein's attempts to block large solar projects in Southern California. Groups seeking to protect endangered species like the giant tortoise are not seeing the forest for the trees IMHO. Climate scientists have recently said that a business as usual carbon emissions scenario will bring droughts to 1/3 of the world, including the American southwest for 1,000 years, with soil moisture content being reduced by 50%. This would devastate the desert ecosystems that these environmental groups are trying to protect. The solar projects proposed for the southwest are mostly solar thermal which is one of our best options for renewable energy. When combined with molten salt or other heat storage, these plants can provide steady dispatchable power even at night. Solar thermal or CSP is low tech, quick to build and will provide power at competitive rates. The NREL expects it to be competitive with coal and gas by 2015. This ability to produce non intermittent energy is crucial to replacing base load coal plants. An example of environmentalist being on the wrong side of the debate is Sen Feinstein’s attempts to block large solar projects in Southern California. Groups seeking to protect endangered species like the giant tortoise are not seeing the forest for the trees IMHO.

Climate scientists have recently said that a business as usual carbon emissions scenario will bring droughts to 1/3 of the world, including the American southwest for 1,000 years, with soil moisture content being reduced by 50%.
This would devastate the desert ecosystems that these environmental groups are trying to protect.

The solar projects proposed for the southwest are mostly solar thermal which is one of our best options for renewable energy. When combined with molten salt or other heat storage, these plants can provide steady dispatchable power even at night. Solar thermal or CSP is low tech, quick to build and will provide power at competitive rates. The NREL expects it to be competitive with coal and gas by 2015.
This ability to produce non intermittent energy is crucial to replacing base load coal plants.

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