Αλέξανδρος Γ. Σφακιανάκης: 01/18/19

Friday, January 18, 2019

Dark Green Money Reveals Vast Self-Dealing Network in Canada’s Climate Change “Leadership” like Green New Deal Proposal says Friends of Science

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From PRWEB "Dark Green Money" is a new report by Robert Lyman with a revealing glimpse of the vast self-dealing network of foreign billionaire foundation funding environmental groups' climate change initiatives, says Friends of Science Society, much like what is being proposed in the US for the Green New Deal. Dark Green Money CALGARY, Alberta…

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Current fossil fuel infrastructure does not yet commit us to 1.5 °C warming

From Nature Abstract Committed warming describes how much future warming can be expected from historical emissions due to inertia in the climate system. It is usually defined in terms of the level of warming above the present for an abrupt halt of emissions. Owing to socioeconomic constraints, this situation is unlikely, so we focus on…

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Confining Al-Li alloy between pre-constructed conductive buffers for advanced aluminum anode

Chem. Commun., 2019, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8CC10001B, Communication

Ning Dong, Hao Luo, Yonggao Xia, Haocheng Guo, Rusheng Fu, Zhaoping Liu
Aluminum anode with pre-constructed two-layer conductive buffers is prepared to restrict expanded Al-Li alloy inside, and provide continuous electron pathways for promising electrical contact. The full cell demonstrates superior cycling...
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Gillette, “Woke”, Political Ads, and Rejection

How can a razor company be so Brain Dead? Embracing SJW tripe. Continue reading →

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India Launches a National Clean Air Program

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Spatiotemporal distribution of organotin compounds in the coastal water of the Bahía Blanca estuary (Argentina)

Abstract

Several areas within the Bahía Blanca estuary (BBE), with different maritime traffic intensity, were studied in order to confirm the presence and assess the distribution of tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT), and monobutyltin (MBT) in the water column. The organotin compounds (OTCs) were determined in the water samples—taken in summer, autumn, winter, and spring of 2014—by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry after liquid-liquid extraction with hexane. The incidence of TBT throughout the whole sampling period indicated a continuous presence of this compound to the study area. However, in accordance with the butyltin degradation index (BDI), TBT was not recently introduced in the BBE. Furthermore, the average TBT levels exceeded the international guideline established by the Oslo-Paris commission (0.62 ng Sn L⁻¹). As a result, certain biological effects could be expected to occur in sensitive species such as mussels. While DBT were below the detection limit in the 75% of the samples analyzed, MBT was detected in all the samples and no significant differences were found among the concentrations measured in the different seasons (Kruskal–Wallis test, p > 0.05). In addition, no correlations were found among the OTCs levels and the evaluated physiochemical parameters (Spearman coefficient, p > 0.05).

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Simplest climate model yet – a bathtub

Climate change: How could artificial photosynthesis contribute to limiting global warming? Scientists calculate areas needed for forestation and artificial photosynthesis After several years during which global emissions at least stagnated, they rose again somewhat in 2017 and 2018. Germany has also clearly missed its climate targets. In order to keep global warming below 2 degrees…

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BINOPtimal: A Web Tool for Optimal Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyst Selection

Chem. Commun., 2019, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8CC09344J, Communication

Jolene Reid, Kristaps Ermanis, Jonathan Goodman
A catalyst selection program, BINOPtimal, has been developed. This interactive web tool selects the best performing chiral phosphoric acid catalysts from analysis of the starting materials, imine and nucleophile, on...
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MySQL-Server, SQL, and GHCN Database

Building a MySQL database server, and adding a GHCN database of temperature series. Starting post. Continue reading →

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COP24: Momentum to Phase Out Coal Is Only Gaining Steam

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Influence of nutrient formulations on growth, lipid yield, carbon partitioning and biodiesel quality potential of Botryococcus sp. and Chlorella sp.

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The study was conducted to analyse the influence of three nutrient formulations, namely BG-11 medium, BBM and TAP medium, on growth potential and lipid yield of two microalgal genera (Botryococcus sp. and Chlorella sp.) and to study the roles of N, P and other major nutrients. The study focussed on the general patterns of starch and lipid synthesis and storage and to further assess how photosynthetic carbon partitioning into starch and lipid is altered by conditions in growth media such as N and C presence as seen in BG11 medium which are known to induce neutral lipid production and the lack of it in BBM and TAP medium. BG-11 medium performed better as compared to BBM and TAP medium in terms of biomass productivity and lipid yield. The lipid yield was highest in Botryococcus sp. (63.03% dry wt.) and Chlorella sp. (50.27% dry wt.) at 30th day of incubation. Mean biomass productivity was highest for Botryococcus in BBM medium (6.14 mg/L/day) and for Chlorella in BG-11 medium (4.97 mg/L/day). Mean lipid productivity (50.78% and 39.36%) was highest in BG11 medium for both Botryococcus and Chlorella species, respectively. A sharp decline in sugar content was observed in the late stationary phase of growth from 30th day to 45th day. Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profile of the extracted lipids showed predominantly oleic acid, followed by palmitic acid and stearic acid in both the strains when grown in BG-11 medium. The other biodiesel quality parameters were in accordance with the international standards. A complex relationship was found between chemical composition and biodiesel properties. Proximity analysis indicated that the fuel properties of biodiesels are determined by a number of parameters and by the combination of different chemical compositions. The results provide an insight into organic carbon partitioning into lipid compounds and how the organism's lipid metabolism changes due to N-deplete culturing in TAP medium and inorganic carbon source availability as seen in BG-11 and BBM medium.

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Remains of ancient life discovered beneath Antarctic lake ice…undisturbed for thousands of years…covered by a 1,067 metre thick sheet of ice

Remains of ancient life discovered beneath Antarctic lake ice… http://bit.ly/2Hkrsaz Remains of ancient life found beneath Antarctic ice Researchers say they have discovered the remains of ancient life, undisturbed for thousands of years, buried below the ice of an Antarctic lake. According to a press release by scientific journal Nature, the Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific [...]

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Site-directed spin labelling of proteins by Suzuki-Miyaura coupling via a genetically encoded aryliodide amino acid

Chem. Commun., 2019, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8CC09325C, Communication

Anandi Kugele, Theresa Braun, Pia Widder, Lara Williams, Moritz Johannes Schmidt, Daniel Summerer, Malte Drescher
We report site-directed protein spin labelling via Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of a nitroxide boronic acid label with the genetically encoded amino acid 4-iodo-L-phenylalanine. The resulting spin label bears a rigid biphenyl...
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Climate Wally of the Year Award Goes to Mail’s Mark Prigg!

By Paul Homewood

h/t Tallbloke

And the winner?

Blue whales around the world are singing a little flat, and scientists say climate change could be to blame.

Researchers discovered the whales have been dropping pitch incrementally over several decade – but have not known why.

A new study found a seasonal variation in the whales' pitch correlated with breaking sea ice in the southern Indian Ocean.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6444511/Climate-change-causing-blue-whales-sing-louder-try-heard-breaking-sea-ice.html

Well done Mark, you have even managed to outdo your juvenile colleague, Joe Pinkstone!

But just a small tip.

If you want to be considered as a serious journalist when you grow up, I suggest you actually spend a little bit of time cross checking some of this junk science you are so keen to swallow.

If you do, you might give young Joe a chance next year to be Wally of the Year.

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