tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post7003902878618695604..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Global WarmingSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-63777523461099237132008-09-05T05:07:00.000-04:002008-09-05T05:07:00.000-04:00Germany has launched the first coal-fired plant in...Germany has launched the first coal-fired plant in the world ready to capture and store its own CO2 emissions:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7584151.stm" REL="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7584151.stm</A><BR/><BR/>Clicking the tabs at the top of the article takes you through the details.<BR/><BR/>This is surely the way to go, with people so unwilling to Andrew Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852211910001840777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-56546028044719917002007-07-04T23:26:00.000-04:002007-07-04T23:26:00.000-04:00...at least I can be mocked with some competence, ......at least I can be mocked with some competence, or is that too much to ask for....Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30453587905909968172007-07-04T10:51:00.000-04:002007-07-04T10:51:00.000-04:00Dear Arun:Yes, thanks. I think Lubos is just mocki...Dear Arun:<BR/><BR/>Yes, thanks. I think Lubos is just mocking you. But admittedly it's a general problem I have with the blogosphere. It is tremendously easy to leave a comment under somebody else's name. As long as at blogger, at least my id is password protected, but I could happily comment at Not Even Wrong under the name Ed Witten - not that I'd want to, just saying a name in a comment Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-33453409009682500812007-07-04T10:15:00.000-04:002007-07-04T10:15:00.000-04:00Dear Everyone,I consider Bee to be a friend, and d...Dear Everyone,<BR/><BR/>I consider Bee to be a friend, and does not want anyone mistaking her views for those of other bees. Motl perhaps does not understand the sentiment of being protective of one's friends.<BR/><BR/>Since CIP and Eli Rabett had addressed "Bee" on Motls' blog, I wanted to be sure they knew that it wasn't our Backreaction Bee, and I so commented on their blogs.<BR/><BR/>That Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78818385922504055122007-07-03T12:06:00.000-04:002007-07-03T12:06:00.000-04:00Dear everyone,I want to confirm that there were tw...Dear everyone,<BR/><BR/>I want to confirm that there were two people who signed as "bee" in the thread of my blog.<BR/><BR/>If comrade Arun has started investigation or prosecution of Sabine for her anti-socialist, anti-environmentalist opinions, this investigation or prosecution should be stopped.<BR/><BR/>Arun should inform the general secretary of the PC police, too.<BR/><BR/>Sabine is Luboš Motlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487263983247488359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-56238928175588188512007-07-02T21:04:00.000-04:002007-07-02T21:04:00.000-04:00Dear Arun:Thanks so much for the pointer. I've lef...Dear Arun:<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the pointer. I've left a comment there clarifying this. I don't think though it was on purpose, it seems someone has just accidentally chosen the same nickname. <BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-76690991225777975222007-07-02T19:29:00.000-04:002007-07-02T19:29:00.000-04:00Dear Bee,the pseudo-bee was a commenter on this th...Dear Bee,<BR/>the pseudo-bee was a commenter on this thread : <A HREF="http://motls.blogspot.com/2007/06/realclimate-saturated-confusion.html" REL="nofollow">http://motls.blogspot.com/2007/06/realclimate-saturated-confusion.html</A><BR/><BR/>-ArunArunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1180291545436988642007-07-02T09:09:00.000-04:002007-07-02T09:09:00.000-04:00Hi Arun:Bee, was this you on Lubos's blog?Definite...Hi Arun:<BR/><BR/><I>Bee, was this you on Lubos's blog?</I><BR/><BR/>Definitely not, as you can very easily conclude from the (in my eyes) flawless English. Is that from a comment section? I haven't had a chance to check Lubos blog for a while, my browser keeps crashing down if I try, which is very annoying if you're online through a shaky connection. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-7024101069343524022007-07-02T07:47:00.000-04:002007-07-02T07:47:00.000-04:00Here is something else:http://www.dailykos.com/sto...Here is something else:<BR/><BR/>http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/6/6/84329/16261<BR/><BR/><I>Since early 2006, my family has reduced our electricity use by about a third. This has required no major lifestyle changes (although some minor ones). It cost nothing-- and, going forward, it will save us hundreds of dollars per year. </I><BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>-ArunArunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-127283654180338052007-07-02T07:42:00.000-04:002007-07-02T07:42:00.000-04:00Bee, was this you on Lubos's blog?Eli Rabett-The m...Bee, was this you on Lubos's blog?<BR/><BR/>Eli Rabett-<BR/><BR/>The material question that we scientists have is how to build the most parsimonious model to characterize a phenomena. The challenge that "global warming" and now more generally "climate change" presents us with is what are we really trying to understand and model (It is interesting to note that we are now more and more speaking Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47190607451467638032007-04-25T00:58:00.000-04:002007-04-25T00:58:00.000-04:00The advantage is, visitors don't even have to read...<I>The advantage is, visitors don't even have to read what you write to disagree with you.</I><BR/><BR/>I needed to wipe my tears from laughing, to do this comment... ;)<BR/><BR/>(I am yet to read the post beyond that point)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-38830248407228645142007-04-17T14:25:00.000-04:002007-04-17T14:25:00.000-04:00Bee, I think you are still thinking short... you a...Bee, <BR/><BR/>I think you are still thinking short... you are still thinking of a time we will have supplies of oil and the rich countries will be able to afford all of it for themselves. However, after all of it is over, the poor countries will be slightly better off.. think about it! <BR/><BR/>And of course, I can also foresee a hell lot of rioting! <BR/><BR/>A very good post !<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-84286855582601917682007-04-16T10:12:00.000-04:002007-04-16T10:12:00.000-04:00Hi Javier,yes, I know the Hubbert curve, but this ...Hi Javier,<BR/><BR/>yes, I know the Hubbert curve, but this post wasn't the place to elaborate on it. What I meant to say is, it doesn't matter exactly when it peaks, or how fast it drops, we know this MUST happen, and it must happen in the soon future.<BR/><BR/><I>I saw a past post from you critizing the possibilitie of using microblack-holes as an energy source. Well, if it would become a Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-15658058214462141342007-04-15T11:59:00.000-04:002007-04-15T11:59:00.000-04:00I appreciate your comments and have included them ...I appreciate your comments and have included them on a posting about invasive species. Without mentioning it, you have clearly outlined a wicked problem.<BR/>http://ipetrus.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00344619456024544621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-64105121586609287382007-04-14T20:56:00.000-04:002007-04-14T20:56:00.000-04:00ER 30 or 100 years of petrol? Have you readed abou...ER<BR/><BR/> 30 or 100 years of petrol?<BR/><BR/> Have you readed about the hubbart limit and ASPO?<BR/><BR/> The idea is that when you past the middle of the actual reserves the rate of extraction slowdown and the prize (because of EORI) increase.<BR/><BR/> Actually there is reasonable consensum that we are in the hubbart limit. So from now there will be less availabe oil in market, and it will Javierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845977289427117418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-53331605437270241342007-04-12T14:38:00.000-04:002007-04-12T14:38:00.000-04:00Hi RaeAnn,thanks for the clarification. There are ...Hi RaeAnn,<BR/><BR/>thanks for the clarification. There are two possibilities: either it's a democracy then we are the ones responsible for the laws. Or it's not and the laws are made by 'leaders' beyond our influence then it's our responsibility to recover democracy. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-80695078569748596272007-04-12T13:51:00.000-04:002007-04-12T13:51:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,"If this was really a democracy - then who ...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>"If this was really a democracy - then who are 'the people' with influence...?"<BR/><BR/>I meant the 'leaders' who make the laws and so on. Just clarifying. Thanks.Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-67669342221757485882007-04-11T19:41:00.000-04:002007-04-11T19:41:00.000-04:00Hi Klaus,thanks for the link regarding EROEI's. I ...Hi Klaus,<BR/><BR/>thanks for the link regarding EROEI's. I found that table as well, but it doesn't come with any references or sources. The email address that you find under contact doesn't exist - at least I got an error message. Even though the numbers look quite reasonable to me, I hesitate to just believe them. Is there any chance you have a reference in a scientific journal or a summary Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-41673037862655212992007-04-11T16:29:00.000-04:002007-04-11T16:29:00.000-04:00Hi RaeAnn,I totally agree with you. Just one remar...Hi RaeAnn,<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with you. Just one remark <I> the people with influence should be doing more to provide alternatives for adaptation instead of mandating them</I><BR/><BR/>If this was really a democracy - then who are 'the people' with influence...?<BR/><BR/>And that's where my concern lies. For a democracy to be working properly, it requires reasonable, balanced, unbiased Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-57535834450482716452007-04-11T15:41:00.000-04:002007-04-11T15:41:00.000-04:00Trying to stop climate change is a ridiculous wast...Trying to stop climate change is a ridiculous waste of time, energy, and resources. Of course, we all should be responsible consumers, and most people I know personally are. But trying to intimidate and frighten people into "proper" evironmental behavior is no better than the old timey preachers who use hellfire and brimstone to frighten people into believing in Christianity. Instead of Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-62225276513970094482007-04-11T09:48:00.000-04:002007-04-11T09:48:00.000-04:00Hi Tom,But I see no harm in scaring people a bit. ...Hi Tom,<BR/><BR/><I>But I see no harm in scaring people a bit. </I><BR/><BR/>Yes - I guess with all that information overflow one doesn't reach anybody without being at least a bit scary. But it shouldn't go on the expenses of accuracy, even if the details are boring. It's like screaming FIRE FIRE all the time - if it really burns, nobody will be listening.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39950542191463216452007-04-10T15:26:00.000-04:002007-04-10T15:26:00.000-04:00Excellent essay on the matter, Bee. And I do agree...Excellent essay on the matter, Bee. And I do agree with your conclusions. But I see no harm in scaring people a bit. Perhaps it is a way to make them sensitive about the whole issue of caring for our environment. <BR/>Cheers,<BR/>T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78043492978444344282007-04-10T07:55:00.000-04:002007-04-10T07:55:00.000-04:00The best is you make yourself and your blog easily...<I>The best is you make yourself and your blog easily classifiable.</I> <BR/><BR/>What if you consider your blog "a book?" Then you may see "labelling" used in a different way?<BR/><BR/>I watched the Al Gore movie the other night.<BR/><BR/>Here's my <A HREF="http://primaryprinciple.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Thalean attempt</A>. Sorry Lubos I have been officially converted.:)<BR/><BR/>Now as IPlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-5744520427888679432007-04-10T03:37:00.000-04:002007-04-10T03:37:00.000-04:00"Pasjalusta":(Russian 4please)http://www.abelard.o..."Pasjalusta":<BR/><BR/>(Russian 4please)<BR/><BR/>http://www.abelard.org/briefings/energy-economics.asp<BR/><BR/>KlausAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13126644526781642432007-04-10T02:54:00.000-04:002007-04-10T02:54:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,Gute Besserung!Abt tree hugging:http://en.w...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>Gute Besserung!<BR/><BR/>Abt tree hugging:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipko_movement<BR/><BR/>You probably already knew :-)<BR/><BR/>best<BR/><BR/>KlausAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com