Author Archives: Tony Heller

cc: “‘[email protected]’” date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 10:22:12 +0100 from: “Jenkins, Geoff” subject: TV prog to: “‘[email protected]’” the real crazy weather stuff (gales, storms, hurricanes, tornadoes etc) there seems to be little robust evidence either of any change to date, or of … Continue reading →

This explosion woke me up – 50 miles away. they thought an atomic bomb had been dropped [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpYIvyCXv9w]

February 28, 2011. Lakewood, WA. Something caused the compressor and gas line to explode at the bus CNG filling station in the Pierce Transit Headquarters and bus barn facility in the 9600 block of South Tacoma Way. Because the agency … Continue reading →

4/12/2012 Broken Arrow man killed when CNG tank bursts Broken Arrow police say a man working on a pressurized compressed natural gas tank died Thursday morning.   Police say Wesley Little was working on the tank early Thursday morning in … Continue reading →

During the northern hemisphere summer, alarmists get hysterical about Arctic ice extent – of course ignoring the other hemisphere. But during the winter, extent discussions are verboten. We are only allowed to discuss ice thickness during the winter. I’m happy to … Continue reading →

Compressed natural gas (methane) tanks require pressures of more than 200 atmospheres. The energy stored in the compressed gas is in itself a bomb, but when a tank ruptures and the methane very quickly expands and mixes with oxygen in … Continue reading →

After mandating the fuel source for American cars,  President Obama also announced today that American computers are going to quit using power hungry Microsoft Windows – and will transition over to environmentally friendly OS X. Click this link – it is hilarious. http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/apple

I rode my bike up to the Fort Collins fire this morning. It turns out that almost all off the burn was grass, with only a few small patches of trees. There is still quite a bit of snow in … Continue reading →

Due to the unprecedented meltdown in recent years, Arctic sea ice coverage today is almost identical to the same date in 1974. Products on Demand N_daily_extent.png (420×500) The image below overlays the maps. NSIDC conveniently ignores pre-1979 satellite data, preferring … Continue reading →

Obama wants to get rid of gasoline cars and replace them with compressed natural gas cars. His motivation for this is that burning methane produces slightly less CO2 than burning gasoline. During the winter of 1970-1971 I was living in Los Alamos, … Continue reading →