Gulf
to Recover from BP Oil Spill by 2012, Says Claims Chief Feinberg "The
Gulf of Mexico should recover from the massive BP oil spill by the
end of 2012, the administrator of the $20 billion victims compensation
fund said last week. By that time, most of the harmful effect of the
worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history will have dissipated and
the economy should have picked up, said Kenneth Feinberg, independent
administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) ..." claimsjournal.com
(site accessed Feb 2012)
Expectation
of new record high temperatures in 2012 - frequency and magnitude
of extreme events could reach a high level "
... Given the association of extreme weather and climate events with
rising global temperature, the expectation of new record high temperatures
in 2012 also suggests that the frequency and magnitude of extreme
events could reach a high level in 2012. Extreme events include not
only high temperatures, but also indirect effects of a warming atmosphere
including the impact of higher temperature on extreme rainfall and
droughts. The greater water vapor content of a warmer atmosphere allows
larger rainfall anomalies and provides the fuel for stronger storms
driven by latent heat ..."
Natural
disasters fill seers' calendar in 2012 "
... If we focus in on early this decade specifically, the sequence
of events prophesied should include: another major seismic event still
lies ahead in eastern Asia, this will be followed by a major seismic
event in the eastern Mediterranean basin region (potentially Italy's
Mt. Vesuvius erupting?) foreseen to occur in winter in a future 1st
quarter (2012?, possibly followed soon afterwards by another Caribbean
seismic event). This specific series of events will immediately precede
the first mega earthquake long feared for the west coast - that long
predicted event is prophesied for a future April/May in this very
decade (2012? ..." news.goldseek.com (site accessed May 2010)
Predictions
for 2012 - Real Possibilities "
... If a likely source for world-wide catastrophe in the year 2012
must be chosen, it would seem that the potential for a man-made environmental
crisis due to pollution of the land, fresh water, oceans, and the
atmosphere represents the most likely doomsday scenario ..."
suite101.com (site accessed Mar 2010)
Global supply of rare earth elements could be wiped out by 2012 "
It's the bubble you've probably never heard of: The rare earth bubble.
And it's due to pop in 2012, potentially devastating the industries
of western nations that depend on these rare elements ...The automobile
industry uses tens of thousands of tons of rare earth elements each
year, and advanced military technology depends on these elements,
too. Lots of "green" technologies depend on them, including
wind turbines, low-energy light bulbs and hybrid car batteries. In
fact, much of western civilization depends on rare earth elements
such as terbium, lanthanum and neodymium. So what's the problem with
these rare elements? 97 percent of the world's supply comes from mines
in China, and China is prepared to simply stop exporting these strategic
elements to the rest of the world by 2012 ..." naturalnews.com
(site accessed Jan 2010)
Will
renewables represent 90% of new capacity in USA by 2012? "
... Approximately 90 percent of the new electrical capacity that will
be brought on line in the U.S. in 2012 will come from renewables like
solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and hydroelectric power ..."
greentechmedia.com (site accessed April 2009)
Microsoft
promises to go 30% greener by 2012 "
.... Microsoft's goal can be achieved by improving energy use in its
buildings and operations, reducing air travel, and increasing the
use of renewable energy. Some of that work has already begun, and
... Microsoft was able to save over $90 million on travel by utilizing
remote conferencing ..." maximumpc.com (site accessed Mar
2009)
Air
NZ aircraft to use 10% biofuel by 2012 "
... The Kiwi carrier yesterday successfully concluded a world-first
test of a second-generation biofuel in a commercial airliner, using
a 50:50 mix of conventional Jet A1 and fuel derived from the seeds
of the jatropha tree. The test -- conducted in conjunction with plane
maker Boeing, engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and refining technology
firm UOP -- was hailed by participants as a significant first step
on the road to developing second-generation aviation biofuels ..."
theaustralian.news.com (site accessed Dec 2008)
See also: Ethanol
to take 30% of US corn crop by 2012 "Almost
a third of the U.S. corn crop will be used in five years to produce
fuel ethanol, possibly raising animal feed costs for farmers and meat
prices for consumers ..." Reuters.com (site accessed June
2007)
EU
to switch off old-style light bulbs by 2012 "The
European Union decided to phase out traditional household light bulbs
by September 2012 in favour of new energy-saving models that use a
fraction of the electricity. From next September, 100-watt versions
of the old incandescent bulbs will be banned from Europe's shops and
other bulbs with lower wattage will follow in the ensuing years ..."
google.com/hostednews (site accessed Dec 2008)
See also Action
on Climate Change post 2012
The EU's Contribution to Shaping the Future Global Climate Change
Regime. Europa (site accessed Feb 2006)
Renewal
energy to surpass gas by 2012 "Renewable
energy will surpass gas as the second largest source of electricity
by 2012, according to the latest report by the International Energy
Agency (IEA). World Energy Outlook 2008 states that only coal will
produce more electricity than renewables three years from now, and
that is taking into account an economic slowdown, the Paris-based
agency said ..." sustainablebusiness.com (site accessed Nov
08)
Global
windpower to grow by over 70% by 2012 "
... global wind industry is estimated to grow by more than 70 percent
and reach 160 gigawatts by 2012. According to the report, wind is
the world’s fastest-growing energy source with an average annual
growth rate of 29 percent over the last ten years, while power generation
costs of wind energy have dropped by 50 percent ..." environmentalleader.com
(site accessed Oct 08)
Arctic
is screaming "An
already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this
summer, a warning sign that some scientists worry could mean global
warming has passed an ominous tipping point. ...This week, after reviewing
his own new data, NASA climate scientist Jay Zwally said: 'At this
rate, the Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice-free at the end of summer
by 2012, much faster than previous predictions.' ..." cnn.com
(site accessed Dec 2007)
See
also: Arcitic
(sic) sea ice gone by 2012? Rebuttal
of the above theory " ... Nature, ever the jokester, has had
her fun with the climate alarmists since last November. The Arctic
has had more than its usual run up of ice this winter. Today’s
(3/20/08) version of the Northern Hemisphere Sea Ice Extent shows
an unprecedented (ever heard that word before) run up of ice in the
Arctic in the last five months ... The
changes are to complex. But that never seems to stop the alarmists.
..." climatesanity.wordpress.com
New
Ice Age begins in 2012 Theory
of Luis Carlos Campos. The link is a not particularly good English
translation, but can be linked back to the original Spanish (site
accessed Dec 2007 See
also: Wikipaedia
entry on Carlos Campos
Wildlife
habitat near NYC to disappear by 2012? "
... Marsh area is being lost at this biologically productive habitat
at the rate of 40 acres annually for the past 4 years. However, a
new study by the Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan Advisory Committee
(JBWP) has recently observed that they could disappear by 2012. This
is 12 years earlier than a previous estimate by the city’s Department
of Environmental Protection ..." greendiary.com (site accessed
Aug 2007)
Heatwaves
could kill thousands in SE England by 2012 "Up
to 10,000 people could die in South East England as a result of heat-waves
by 2012, warns a new government report on the impact of climate change
on health.parched earth. Higher
temperatures and heavier rainfall will have other consequences, such
as changes in food-borne and vector-borne disease, and the safety
of dinking water supplies, for which the NHS and the public need to
be adequately prepared, says the report." OnMedica.net (site
accesssed May 2007)
Orang
Utans face extinction by 2012 "The
Orang Utan, one of man's closest and most enigmatic cousins, could
be virtually extinct within five years after it was discovered that
the animal's rainforest habitat is being destroyed even more rapidly
than had been predicted. A United Nations report has found that illegal
logging and fires have been overtaken as the primary cause of deforestation
by a huge expansion of oil palm plantations, which are racing to meet
soaring demand from Western food manufacturers and the European Union's
zeal for biofuels ... " Observer.guardian.co.uk (site accessed
Mar 2007)
IBM pledges to adopt energy conservation methods to cut greenhouse
emissions 7 percent by 2012 creativemac.com
(site accessed Mar 2007)
Great Andean glacier will melt to nothing by 2012 "The
principal glacier of the world’s biggest tropical ice-cap could
disappear within five years as a result of global warming, one of
the world’s leading glaciologists predicted yesterday. The imminent
demise of the Qori Kalis glacier, the main component of the Quelccaya
ice cap in the Peruvian Andes, offers the starkest evidence yet of
the effects of climate change, according to Lonnie Thompson, of Ohio
State University..." TimesOnline (site accessed Feb 2007)
Over 4.5 Billion people could die from global warming-related causes
by 2012 "A
recent scientific theory called the "hydrate hypothesis"
says that historical global warming cycles have been caused by a feedback
loop, where melting permafrost methane clathrates (also known as "hydrates")
spur local global warming, leading to further melting of clathrates
and bacterial growth ....Runaway Global Warming promises to literally
burn-up agricultural areas into dust worldwide by 2012, causing global
famine, anarchy, diseases, and war on a global scale as military powers
including the U.S., Russia, and China, fight for control of the Earth's
remaining resources....." The Canadian (site
accessed Jan 2007)
Toba
in Sumatra candidate for 2012 super-volcano "The
devastating Tsunami was precursor to what is coming in 2012. Toba
in Sumatra can explode 100 times more violently than what happened
74,000 years back...." Indiadaily.com (site accessed Jan
2007)
See also: Mega
Volcano in 2012
Recent Sumatra earthquakes precursor to probable mega Volcano in 2012
that can end human civilization. Indiadaily.com
(site accessed Feb 2006)
No
change on US carbon strategy A
White House spokeswoman said Bush is sticking with his 2002 plan calling
for voluntary reductions, with an eye to trimming greenhouse emissions
intensity -- or emissions per unit of economic output of the U.S.
economy -- by 18 percent by 2012. "If we're not meeting (the
emissions intensity) goal, (Bush) has always said he will look at
new policies and new ideas," the spokeswoman said. "But
now we are on track to meet that goal." washingtonpost.com
(site accessed October 2006)
Global
cooling could start in 2012 "Khabibullo
Abdusamatov,(head of the Russian Academy of Sciences space research
sector) said he and his colleagues had concluded that a period of
global cooling similar to one seen in the late 17th century —
when canals froze in the Netherlands and people had to leave their
dwellings in Greenland — could start in 2012-2015 and reach
its peak in 2055-2060." Mosnews.com (site
accessed Sept 2006)
2012
Olympic Games could face water shortage
24Dash.com (site accessed July
2006)
The
German government has unveiled a plan to cut carbon emissions from
business by less than 1% by 2012 BBC
News (site accessed July 2006)
UN
scheme to promote renewable energy use in poor nations will axe emissions
of greenhouse gases by more than a billion metric tonnes by 2012 ABC
News US (site accessed June 2006) Article
no longer accessible.
Danube's
course to be changed by 2012 "The
Ministry of Environment is planning to change the Danube River's course
on Romanian territory between 2008 and 2012. Minister Sulfina Barbu
said yesterday the course of the river will be changed, so that 'we
have a coherent defense system against floods, but also a healthy
ecosystem, with wet areas, which are very important for a healthy
environment.'" Bucharest Daily News (site
accessed June 2006)
Kyoto
Protocol goals could still be reached by 2012 but still not enough.
"The Kyoto Protocol aims to cut industrial nations'
emissions of heat-trapping gases -- which are believed responsible
for climate change -- from factories, power plants and cars by 5.2
percent below 1990 levels by 2008-12 .... (its) goals are meant to
slow climate change that could spur droughts, floods, powerful hurricanes
and flood low-lying Pacific islands by driving up sea levels in the
coming decades." Reuters (site accessed
May 2006) Article
no longer accessible.
Kyoto
plans new tougher caps on greenhouse emissions post 2012 "Countries
that are signed up to the Kyoto Protocol reaffirmed plans on Friday
to set new, tougher caps on greenhouse gas emissions after 2012, despite
spreading skepticism about the environmental pact." Reuters
(site accessed May 2006) Article
no longer accessible.
Global
cooling "Starting from 2012, the
process of global cooling will start on the Earth and by the middle
of 21st century the whole planet will be captured by low temperatures,
an expert from the Russian Sciences Academy Observatory was quoted
by NewsRu.com as saying Monday. The cause of the expected global cooling
is a decrease in the flow of the Sun’s radiation, Khabibulo
Absudamatov says." MosNews.com (site
accessed Feb 2006)
Rise
in underwater volcanic activity causes global warming
"Global warming on massive rise due to an exponential
rise in underwater volcanoes. The hot methane underwater can cause
temperature of the ocean rise very fast. That can be devastating if
the trend continues till 2012 ....Most Navies are experiencing changing
under water topologies all over the world. The recent American submarine
accident caused by under water ridges never mapped before and many
other reports from other navies just confirm the fact that there are
massive tectonic movements under the oceans that we are not observing."
Indiadaily.com ((site accessed Feb 2006)
Truthabouttax.com
Polar Shift by 2012. Promotes a book called "Earth Changes"
which "offers specific geographic details regarding the catastrophic
effects and timing of the next shift. Where will you be? Who will
be safe? When will it occur?" (site
accessed Feb 2006)
