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Global Warming is No Threat?14 Feb, 2012 09:56 am A group of 16 eminent scientists has written a letter to The Wall Street Journal arguing that climate change is no imminent threat,..."Electric Cars Should be Called Coal Cars": The Heretic.13 Apr, 2011 10:24 am Even if we could make enough electric cars fast enough to curb our oil consumption significantly, the provision of green electricity for them remains a...Planet burning: Russia fires threaten climate19 Aug, 2010 11:19 am Besides causing 700 extra deaths a day in Moscow alone - due to the smoke from forest fires, according to its top health official - the smoke has quickened..."Go gargle razor blades"7 Jul, 2010 07:27 am Climate scientists under attack from alleged US rightwing elements following the infamous University of East Anglia emails leak.Ecosystem Shift Accelerating From Changing Climate New Research Says31 Dec, 2009 10:39 am Research published last week in the journal Nature estimates the "velocity of climate change," a measurement of how quickly rising temperatures force ecosystems...My Top 10 Energy Related Stories of 200930 Dec, 2009 05:34 pm Here are my choices for the Top 10 energy related stories of 2009. Previously I listed how I voted in Platt's Top 10 poll, but my list is a bit different...Why climate change adaptation could make things worse23 Dec, 2009 04:38 pm Because many of the proposals for adaptation to climate change require further extensive release of greenhouse gasses, they will only make climate change...Climategate: Mountain or Molehill?21 Dec, 2009 08:50 am While the Copenhagen delegates, which now include many heads of state, wrangle about transparency and the size and funding of the pot of money that will...$10.5 Trillion by 2030: the Number that Should be at the Heart of Copenhagen Climate Talks9 Dec, 2009 02:08 pm Forget 80% by 2050 and 17% by 2020. Time to stop fixating on 450 ppm vs 350 ppm. As UN climate talks kick off today in Copenhagen, Denmark,...COP15 Primer : Developing Action to Reduce Global Warming Pollution7 Dec, 2009 03:30 pm I'll discuss the willingness of developing countries to undertake significant emissions reductions on their own that tangibly reduce the growth of their...Climate Conundrum Continues in Run-up to Copenhagen4 Dec, 2009 09:13 am The United States may be stuck in the middle of a climate conundrum. A proposal to establish border tariffs to account for the carbon associated with the...Carbon Particles a Factor in Climate Change?2 Dec, 2009 08:15 am Black carbon particles from burning oil-based fuels and biomass, particularly in developing countries, are not only a health-hazard but may also contribute...Do Leaked Emails Undermine the Scientific Consensus?1 Dec, 2009 10:34 am It's clearly premature to attempt to draw sweeping conclusions about the implications for climate science and policy from the few tidbits that have leaked...Algae to the rescue5 Nov, 2009 04:19 pm I?m more convinced than ever that liquid fuels from algae will be a major component of our energy and environmental future...Delaying climate chaos19 Oct, 2009 07:07 am Here's a fascinating and very timely paper that?s just been published in the PNAS, Reducing abrupt climate change risk using the Montreal Protocol and...Look Under the Hood of the Climate Negotiations12 Oct, 2009 01:36 pm The two-week global warming negotiations in Bangkok, Thailand are just wrapping up. There are five key elements to the Copenhagen Agreement.EU Set To Enter Clean Energy Race with $73 billion for R&D8 Oct, 2009 08:32 am Europe is planning to stage a grand entrance into the clean energy race by investing approximately $73 billion in clean energy research,...Over-Allocation of Pollution Permits Would Result in No Emissions Reduction Requirement in Early Years of Climate Program28 Sep, 2009 08:10 am The large decline in U.S. emissions in 2008 and 2009 due to the economic recession means that if the House-passed Waxman-Markey climate legislation becomes...Obama Administration Comes out in Support of Key International Provisions in Climate Bill17 Sep, 2009 12:16 pm Todd Stern the Special Envoy for Climate Change, just testified before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on: The Road...Is the International Target of 2 Degrees Warming a "Pipe Dream?"12 Aug, 2009 08:59 pm The Sydney Morning Herald reported late last week that research by Australian National University scientist Andrew Macintosh indicates that,..."Two Degrees" of Separation: Obama Needs to Outline his Yardstick on Global Warming1 Jul, 2009 10:46 pm In the midst of the fight of our lives (the House floor debate on the American Clean Energy and Security Act), a coalition of major U.S...Tariffs in the Climate Bill30 Jun, 2009 11:18 pm A number of people have written to ask why I haven't commented on the climate bill. There are two reasons. First, the House and Senate versions are very...NASA's Climate Monitoring Plans18 Jun, 2009 11:25 pm The fateful crash landing earlier this year of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory meant an abrupt end to the project intended to provide the very first...Australia: A Climate Changing23 Jun, 2009 01:17 pm Droughts and Fires. Severe Heatwaves and Epic Flooding. Not only a picture painted by climate scientists of a future climate changed by global warming...Climate Change | The Big Question18 May, 2009 11:19 am Look back over the last decade, and what stands out. There has been 3 major trends of discussion:Bail Out The Environment?18 May, 2009 11:19 am Across the globe, Governments have been bailing out their failing banks to save the worlds economy. But should they be bailing out something else?EPA To Begin Regulating New Coal-Fired Plant Carbon Emissions24 Feb, 2009 07:36 pm The Environmental Protection Agency has made a start with the active regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from newly built coal-fired power plants...Obama Stimulus: For Clean Energy, a Patchwork of Investments22 Jan, 2009 09:32 pm Last week, Obama rolled out a stimulus plan that only spends $825 billion to make up for this gap in production. A summary of the American Recovery and...UK Scientists Compare Official G8 Proposals To Combat Climate Change With Real Carbon Cycle Data7 Nov, 2008 02:01 pm A few UK scientists have done a smart thing; they?ve combined the proposals of G8 policymakers for combating climate change with actual data on the status...At both poles: ?Warming is directly attributed to human activities?30 Oct, 2008 07:04 pm Alexey Karpechko works at the University of East Anglia, and is co-author of a study published in this week?s issue of Nature Geoscience that shows that...Can Cap and Dividend Really Save the Economy or the Planet?21 Oct, 2008 06:20 pm A clean energy economic stimulus plan could truly be climate advocates' "Trojan horse," as columnist Eric Pooley writes. But NOT if they follow Pooley's...Biochar.... a Miracle to Save the Planet?14 Oct, 2008 10:55 am Biochar is a kind of charcoal, produced by the low temperature carbonization of biomass. During the pyrolysis process other materials are produced,...Blue Man Group on Global Warming7 Oct, 2008 08:41 pm Short video done by Blue Man Group, about global warmingWords Matter: call it "climate disruption" says John P. Holdren16 Sep, 2008 10:30 am I first saw John P. Holdren speak at the Chicago Humanities Festival last year. I was very impressed by his savvy, big-picture take on the whole climate...More "Anti-Science" McCarthyism7 Jul, 2008 09:14 am Good grief, there they go again. If you disagree with the progressive political view, er, I mean, the "scientific consensus,...20 Years After, James Hansen addresses the Congress25 Jun, 2008 04:47 pm Climatologist James Hansen testimony in front of a parliamentary committee of the US Congress 20 years after his first speech.Ahead of the Curve 2: States Lead on Climate Change29 May, 2008 11:05 am Part 1 of a 14-minute documentary on state governments' response to the growing threat of climate change.Carbon Balance and Management15 May, 2008 12:38 pm Current understanding of processes relevant for climate supports the view that the warming of the last decades is attributed basically to anthropogenic...Technological Breakthrough in the Fight to Cut Greenhouse Gases14 May, 2008 09:13 am Two of the major problems facing scientists at the start of the 21st century are undoubtedly: combating climate change and breaking the reliance of the...Climate Change in a Greenlandic Perspective, Part II23 Apr, 2008 11:32 am Part II of the presentation from Mr. Josef Motzfeldt, TACC2008), Faroe Islands.Climate Change in a Greenlandic Perspective, Part I23 Apr, 2008 11:32 am Mr. Josef Motzfeldt, MP and former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Greenland presents on the 7th of April 2008 at the TransAtlantic Climate Conference (TACC2008)...Climate Changes and Effects on Marine Resources in Greenland and Polar Waters, Part II25 Apr, 2008 09:53 am Part II of the video above from Ms. Helle Siegstad, TACC2008.Climate Changes and Effects on Marine Resources in Greenland and Polar Waters25 Apr, 2008 09:53 am Ms Helle Siegstad, MSc in Biology, is the Department Manager of the Department of Fish & Scrimps in Greenland's Nature Institution...Greenland Ice Lakes Drain at Speed of Niagara Falls22 Apr, 2008 11:38 am Lakes on the surface of Greenland's ice sheet are draining through the kilometre-thick ice and roaring to the bedrock with a flow rate exceeding that of...I Wish I Could Fly27 Feb, 2008 11:13 am This intriguing, if badly-scanned, graph appears in the 13 February issue of The Guardian. It's a stark illustration of the pollution caused by the global...Stabilizing the Climate Requires Near-Zero Carbon Emissions28 Feb, 2008 11:30 am What warming is produced by an individual release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere? This question was addressed by Damon Matthews (Concordia University...Mark on Your Calendar: Energy Savings Day, 27-28 February, 200821 Feb, 2008 01:55 pm Lord May talks about our present understanding of climate change as his contribution to Energy Saving Day (E-Day), 27-28 February, 2008.Reviving the Coral Reef20 Feb, 2008 12:37 pm A report from CNN examines a project which uses electricity to revive the dying coral reef in Bali.Penguin Peril12 Feb, 2008 11:53 am How will Antarctica's penguins adapt to climate change? John Blackstone spoke to a researcher studying penguin colonies at the bottom of the world...Food for Thought: Invincible Rice8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm CNN's Hugh Riminton looks at one institute's efforts to help farmers prepare for climate change.Climate Influences on Deep Sea Populations7 Feb, 2008 06:39 pm A recent research study coordinated by Joan B. Company and Pere Puig from the Marine Sciences Institute in Barcelona (CSIC) has demonstrated that the formation...On Algal Biodiesel29 Jan, 2008 05:11 pm Eons ago, microalgae (tiny plants) growing in primeval oceans died and formed a layer on the sea bed. Over geological time, i.e., millions of years,...The Exploration of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth in West Antarctica23 Jan, 2008 09:43 am Ever since the discovery, ten years ago, of Lake Vostok as a large deep freshwater body beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists have been fascinated...Cars Warm Up, Ships Cool Down21 Jan, 2008 12:09 pm Road traffic is by large the transport sector that contributes the most to global warming. Aviation has the second largest warming effect,...The AVE Concept: A Paradigm Shift on How Energy Sources are Evaluated2 Jan, 2008 11:40 am The "Atmospheric Vortex Engine" is a thermal heat engine, in the sense defined by Carnot, which absorbs an amount of heat at one temperature and rejects...Daily Greens News Report20 Dec, 2007 01:30 pm Did the Bali climate summit yield an agreement? Can recycling be criminal? Should left turns be outlawed? You've got questions...we've got answers...Trading Pollution for Clean Development28 Dec, 2007 02:12 pm This film, in 2 parts, gives an introduction to global warming and the Kyoto Protocol. It shows how one NGO in Karnataka is trading reduced carbon emissions...Fast-Rising Sea Levels in the Red Sea26 Dec, 2007 03:16 pm Scitizen interviews Dr Eelco Rohling, who, along with colleagues, studied the changes in salinity of Red Sea water. Their research illustrates that ,...Bali Conference: Feinstein on Final Negotiations17 Dec, 2007 11:05 am US Green Party member Mike Feinstein reports on the controverisal breakdown of negotations on the final morning of the United Nations Framework Convention...Bali Buzz: U.S. Finally Dragged Kicking and Screaming into UN Climate Deal17 Dec, 2007 11:06 am Apparently the United States delegation to the Bali International Climate Negotiations - well, the fake delegation, not the real delegation - has finally...Australian Boost for Kyoto12 Dec, 2007 10:56 am Kevin Rudd, Australia's new prime minister, has formally handed over the papers for his country's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change...Global Warming Creates a Stairway to Heaven21 Dec, 2007 11:41 am Climate change is leading to increased temperatures, especially noticeable in mountains and other cooler climes. Many animals and plants,...Industrialized Kyoto Countries Can Meet Reductions, If...27 Nov, 2007 10:41 am On Tuesday, the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat announced (also here) that although emissions from 40 industrialized countries almost reached...Fertilizing the Ocean to Slow Global Warming22 Nov, 2007 11:00 am Scitizen interviews Professor Oliver Wingenter, of the Department of Chemistry at New Mexico Tech, who recently suggested fertilizing the ocean to grow...Midwest Climate Pact Generates Little Attention20 Nov, 2007 11:04 am Midwest Governors (plus Canadian officials) signed a couple of climate agreements in Milwaukee last Thursday.That Geoclimatic Studies Hoax and What It was About13 Nov, 2007 11:33 am Are there only opinions about reality, that we can only trade insults about, or is it possible to refer to independent, or 'objective' correlations for...The Link Between Agricultural Erosion and Global Warming19 Nov, 2007 10:37 am Carbon emissions are of great concern worldwide because they trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere and are a major cause of global climate change...Post-Peak Oil (PPO) and Climate Change: A Call to Peaceful Arms23 Nov, 2007 11:34 am This is a short article on community transformation in a time of preparation for a post cheap oil future. On the face of it,...Should Scientists Embrace Economic Growth?16 Oct, 2007 11:50 am The assumption of continuous economic growth lurks behind most scientific endeavors. Should scientists embrace this growth which is often presented as...Increase in Humidity: A Response to Human-Induced Climate Change11 Oct, 2007 04:40 pm Scientists have observed significant increase in the specific humidity (a measure of how much water vapour there is in a given volume of air) over the...Summer in the City 2050: City Swelter, Rural Roast15 Oct, 2007 11:00 am Global warming could nearly double heat-related mortality in the New York City metropolitan region by the 2050s. Researchers projected the future impacts...Biofuels Could Boost Global Warming4 Oct, 2007 10:33 am A new study led by Nobel prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen shows that the combustion of biofuels may release a larger amount of N2O,...Ancient British Bog Provides Clue to Global Warming28 Sep, 2007 12:02 pm A group of interdisciplinary scientists have used the chemical signatures of microbial molecules preserved in ancient bog to learn how the Earth responded...Predicting the Climate for the Next 10 years10 Sep, 2007 02:40 pm We live in a changing climate. The latest assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts widespread warming by the 2080s in...Heat island Effect Goes Underground7 Sep, 2007 12:21 pm While global warming is considered a serious contemporary environmental issue, discussion of the phenomena has been limited primarily to issues above the...Flooding Risk under Future Global Warming Scenarios May Be Greater30 Aug, 2007 11:12 am A new study published today in Nature reports that current scenarios of global warming underestimate the contribution of plants to future changes in continental...CNN/YouTube 2008 Democratic Presidential Debate on energy issues27 Jul, 2007 09:49 am This is an extract of the first presidential debate of the 2008 race sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee held in South Carolina on July 23...Bird Ranges? Shifting North: A Possible Signature of Global Climate Change?1 Aug, 2007 10:18 am A recent study published in the journal Conservation Biology, by A. Hitch and P. Leberg, found evidence supporting previous findings that birds?...Climate: A Bigger Picture26 Jul, 2007 03:08 pm Stephen Sitch, lead author of a study published today in Nature, reports that current climate models overlook the effects of atmospheric chemistry on global...WaPo Publishes Anti-GW Nonsense6 Jul, 2007 01:35 pm The pathetic thing is that it's the same old tripe. Emily Yoffe writes "Gloom and Doom in A Sunny Day" and rehashes the same tired old anti-GW tripe.Confusion in the Definitions of Global Warming and Climate Change24 Apr, 2007 01:16 pm The terms climate change and global warming are often used interchangeably. However, even within professional science organizations,...Climate Change's Winners and Losers20 Apr, 2007 03:04 pm I've long maintained that one of the biggest mistakes that the environmental community -- and many of us -- made around climate change is relegating it...Panama And the Deep Atlantic Circulation...22 Feb, 2007 01:53 pm Some past major climatic episodes had a deep impact on the Atlantic circulation. A recent work conducted by the team ?Organic Geochemistry and Stable Isotope...Beyond climate change19 Feb, 2007 11:24 am The recent fourth assessment report on climate change released by Working Group 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a milestone...Introduction to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change30 Jan, 2007 04:06 pm The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release this week (in Paris) an important report: "a comprehensive and rigorous picture of the...On the Importance of Locality When Estimating the Aerosol Effects on Climate2 Oct, 2006 12:57 pm It is well understood how the emission of greenhouse gasses (GHG) warms the atmosphere. Some of the key greenhouse molecules stay in the atmosphere hundreds..."Simply Put, the Earth 3C Warmer Would Be a Different Planet Than the One that We Know"18 Jun, 2006 01:06 pm James E. Hansen is the lead climate scientist and director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Science. He comments for Scitizen on a draft report...?There is a lot that needs to be done to create long-term precise records?24 May, 2006 04:14 pm John Christy, one of the 21 authors of the last Climate Change Science Report commissioned by the US White House, answers Scitizen?s questions. |
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