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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,...Shale Gas: Not a 'Game Changer' After All15 Jun, 2011 04:51 pm Newly accessible natural gas from deep shale deposits around the world has been touted as a solution to everything from oil dependence to climate change..."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...The Electric Car Fetish29 Dec, 2010 01:01 pm Many automobile enthusiasts believe that the electric car is the wave of the future that will help save the environment while expanding the availability...Global Coal Supplies: It Might Be Worse Than Anyone Thinks10 Aug, 2010 04:11 pm A new study on global coal supplies suggests a worldwide peak in production from existing fields in 2011.Nuclear Energy: Threat or Opportunity?27 Jul, 2010 01:28 pm If nuclear is not to be part of the energy solution of the future, then there will be other costs/risks to bear, some of which could be very dramatic..."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.Climate-resilient food crops and seeds foor food10 Mar, 2010 01:33 pm Why would we invest in research on production of climate-resilient food crops, if all over the world such food crops already exist?...My favorite green technology31 Dec, 2009 01:18 pm No offense to those working hard to bring wind, solar or geothermal energy to scale, or to people who are jazzed about energy efficiency,...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...Google, Jane Goodall, forests and the cloud28 Dec, 2009 10:59 am Not long ago, the only people who could access and analyze satellite images of the earth were government officials, the military,...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...It's not just about Climate Change21 Dec, 2009 07:46 pm This past week delegates from 192 countries descended upon historic Copenhagen to tackle the one of the most divisive issue of our times: how to limit...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...Real Solutions to the Energy and Climate Crises16 Dec, 2009 02:00 pm As my regular readers know, I've spent much of this year contemplating big themes, like the long-term picture for energy, energy and monetary policy,...Cash Is King, Even at Copenhagen15 Dec, 2009 04:39 pm Although apparently brief, the suspension of the Copenhagen climate conference after a walkout by the Group of 77 developing countries confirms that the...COP15: The Time is Now9 Dec, 2009 02:08 pm In spite of the recent weeks of roller coaster-like expectations for a positive outcome from the COP15 climate conference that got underway Monday,...$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,...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...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...The green race to the top26 Nov, 2009 12:37 pm If climate regulation will burden businesses or increase costs, then why are so many companies strengthening their voluntary response to the climate crisis..."A failure in the Copenhagen process would be devastating for any chances to achieve 450ppm"20 Nov, 2009 03:16 pm IEA Head Energy Efficiency & Environment Division Richard Bradley talks to Scitizen about the World Policy Conference, the World Energy Outlook 2009 and..."Where next for Climate Refugees?"19 Nov, 2009 05:38 pm A new report of the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) predicts 150 million climate refugees by 2050 and calls for a new global legal framework...Counting All the Carbon7 Nov, 2009 04:00 pm Last Thursday, an editorial in the Wall St. Journal referred to a paper in the latest issue of Science entitled, "Fixing a Critical Climate Accounting...Go green, go vegan4 Nov, 2009 01:28 pm Nicholas Stern, the author of an influential 2006 review of climate change, declared in an interview in the Time that methane emissions from cows and pigs...The wider lessons from nuclear power cost inflation26 Oct, 2009 03:32 pm The Guardian newspaper of Monday 19 October broke the story that the UK government is preparing to guarantee a minimum price for carbon dioxide emissions...Regulating EV recharging20 Oct, 2009 05:00 pm A feature on the New York Times website tipped me off to a debate that's brewing in California concerning whether and how the state's Public Utilities...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.New MIT Study: Smaller Cuts, If Taken Now, Can Minimize Climate Risk9 Oct, 2009 09:24 am Even "moderate" cuts in greenhouse gas emissions may be sufficient to avoid the most catastrophic consequences of climate change, says new MIT study...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...Chinese advisor: "2?C is just a vision"21 Sep, 2009 02:38 pm I feel like an idiot for not seeing this one coming from either China or India. It's so painfully obvious, in hindsight, that I have to wonder how anyone...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..."Slime" Could Be Latest Weapon in Climate Fight Arsenal4 Sep, 2009 12:20 pm No - this is not an obscure Ghostbusters reference. According to the Financial Times, geo-engineering experts at the UK-based Institution of Mechanical...The Climate-Industrial Complex24 Aug, 2009 08:54 am According to the Center for Public Integrity the number of companies and groups now lobbying the US Congress on the subject of climate change has passed...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,...Agroforestry & Sustainable Agriculture: Vast Potential to Lower Emissions, Store Carbon6 Aug, 2009 05:34 pm Researchers working on a joint World Agroforestry Centre-United Nations Environment Programme project suggest that integrating agroforestry in farming...The World Bank's coal problem1 Aug, 2009 12:32 pm In Washington, it's a popular climate conundrum everyone talks about: Even if the U.S. lowers its greenhouse gas emissions,...Report Details Sharp Drop in U.S. Power Plant Emissions17 Jul, 2009 02:55 pm A report released last week by Energy data provider Genscape (and reported by Reuters) says that between January and June of this year, U.S...No sign of break in the link between emissions and higher GDP10 Jul, 2009 03:29 pm An important recent paper looked at the links between economic prosperity and carbon footprint.[1] It compared the average emissions per head in 73 different...The Human Impact of Climate Change2 Jul, 2009 06:10 pm The first comprehensive study into the human impact of climate change has revealed some scary statistics."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?How much is it going to cost to decarbonise the economy?12 May, 2009 11:28 am The government wants to emphasise the affordability of climate change mitigation. It produces low estimates of the cost of low-carbon technologies...Geoengineering the Climate: Bad for You and Our Energy Future3 May, 2009 06:29 pm Proposals to reduce global warming through giant engineering projects or so-called geoengineering abound. Almost all are in the idea stage...Sun In Quiet Spell5 May, 2009 11:12 am Climate Change is a hot topic of late. Global warming appears to be slowing despite increasing CO2 emissions, But could the sun hold the answer?Why don?t we pick the low-hanging fruit?23 Apr, 2009 05:54 pm As a reporter who writes about business and the environment, I?ve heard the expression ?low hanging fruit? used to describe energy efficiency countless...Carbon Debt Explained23 Feb, 2009 06:24 pm Jessica Harrop explains the concept of carbon debt - how the release of carbon stored in the soil, when land is cleared, can make ethanol worse than we...Obama Seeks Urgent and Quick Action on Climate Change14 Nov, 2008 11:19 am While reassuring the world that ?there is only one president at a time? in the United States, president-elect Barack Obama is sending definitive signals...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,...We can make it better10 Oct, 2008 12:42 pm The news on climate change is more than a little depressing. The IPCC Synthesis Report projects that by 2100 the global average temperature will be at...Energy and climate change department's first tasks7 Oct, 2008 06:48 pm The creation of a new Department for Energy and Climate Change is welcomed in all quarters: by environmental campaigners, CBI,...As Financial Markets Circle the Drain, What Happens to Clean Energy?1 Oct, 2008 11:06 am An investment banker was quoted in Sunday's Financial Times as stating that the global financial market "changed more in the past 10 days than it had in...Marine reserves and climate change: study finds no-take reserves do not increase reef resilience3 Oct, 2008 05:26 pm A variety of human activities have caused the recent global decline of reef-building corals. The key drivers of anthropogenic coral mortality and loss...The Rockefeller Foundation and climate change26 Sep, 2008 01:43 pm I noted in early August that the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) closed its Center for Capacity Building, a center focused on social effects...Possibilities in Solar Energy22 Sep, 2008 10:42 am The champion of all energy sources is the sun. More energy from the sun hits the earth in one hour than all the energy consumed on our planet in an entire...Words 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...Carbon capture and storage is an end-of-pipe dream15 Sep, 2008 12:34 pm The Government is basing its enthusiasm for new coal-burning power stations on the notion of retrofitting CCS (carbon capture and storage) in the future...A Pivotal Moment12 Sep, 2008 12:14 pm With Americans focused on energy prices as never before, a game-changing shift is occurring in the American political climate...Do food miles matter?17 Jul, 2008 09:56 am There?s no doubt that buying and eating local food is a hot trend. But is it good for the environment?Nuclear power: False climate change prophet?21 Jul, 2008 09:31 am A new study reveals that nuclear power is not as clean as the industry claims.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.Green power player23 Jun, 2008 04:11 pm Who?s the most powerful person in the world of green business? It might be Jeff Immelt, Lee Scott, John Doerr, Tom Friedman.....Airlines, emitting and spinning?10 Jun, 2008 09:26 pm Few businesses are as beleaguered as the airline industry. So I can understand why the airlines don't want their greenhouse gas emissions regulated...The Antioxidant Function of Iodide in Kelp Impacts Coastal Climate2 Jun, 2008 03:20 pm A new study found that large brown seaweeds, when under stress, release large quantities of inorganic iodine into the coastal atmosphere,...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.Elizabeth May on Dion's Carbon Tax Plan5 Jun, 2008 12:10 pm Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May discusses the Liberal carbon tax plan and the NDP's negative reaction to it. "I'm disappointed Mr. Layton...Permanent Wood Sequestration as a Means to Solve the Global CO2 Problem28 May, 2008 11:57 am By Drs. Fritz Scholz and Ulrich Hasse: The increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere ranks first among the global environmental threads...Global Water Crisis19 May, 2008 11:31 am On Wednesday, May 14th, 2008, ecoSanity.org attended a talk by Council of Canadians National Chairperson, Maude Barlow at Monarch Park Collegiate in Toronto...The North Pacific Gyre Oscillation Links Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Change19 May, 2008 11:31 am During the last several decades, dramatic fluctuations in marine ecology have been observed off the western coast of the United States...Daily Greens - Grolar Bears & Grease Thieves15 May, 2008 12:37 pm Put your hands up! Daily Greens investigates McCain's environmental proposals, why burglars have greasy fingers and a new hybrid species that'll rival...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 See Modern Echo in 1930's Dust Bowl9 May, 2008 11:59 am Farming pushed natural drought into disaster -- and could do so again...MIT Tracks Carbon Footprints of Different Lifestyles8 May, 2008 03:23 am In America, even the smallest footprints are large...Climate Change - Has It Been Cancelled?29 Apr, 2008 10:24 am Professor Bob Carter from James Cook University in Queensland, talks to Nzone Tonight's Allan Lee about how ordinary people can try and find out the truth...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...The Smell of Money: Mixing Farm Waste to Make Energy25 Apr, 2008 09:57 am Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, using an impressive array of imaging and tracking technologies, have determined the importance of mixing...Computer Models Simulate the Present-Day Climate Well22 Apr, 2008 11:40 am Information about climate and how it responds to increased greenhouse gas concentrations depends heavily on insight gained from numerical simulations by...David vs. Goliath: The Emerging Climate Fault Line15 Apr, 2008 07:15 pm A new fault line has emerged in the climate movement amidst a firestorm of debate over the past week. On one side is a group of old-guard and well-known...The Role of Business in Tomorrow's Society14 Apr, 2008 12:36 pm This is a video by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development on the roles of businesses can play in the 21st century.Are the IPCC Scenarios "Unreachable?": An Interview with Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr.3 Apr, 2008 11:33 am Scitizen has a 3-question interview with Roger Pielke, Jr., whose letter in this week's Nature with Tom Wigley and Christopher Green explains why they...The Geochemical Origin of Part of CO2 Emissions in Semiarid Climates4 Apr, 2008 11:49 am The implementation of the Kyoto Protocol has raised, among other pressing matters, the need of getting to know the annual levels of carbon in different...The Last Gasp of the Climate Deniers, Detractors and Doomsayers?26 Mar, 2008 11:28 am With the science of climate change pretty solidly unimpeachable* at this point, the rag tag camp of climate change deniers, detractors,...Ancient Tundra Fires Provide Clues for the Future of the Arctic28 Mar, 2008 12:46 pm The impacts of climate change in the Arctic depend strongly upon feedbacks between different components of the environment."Fuelling Animals or Fuelling Cars": the U.S. Energy Policy and the Gulf of Mexico17 Mar, 2008 08:25 am Recently, the U.S. Senate announced its energy policy aims of generating 36 billion gallons annually of ethanol by the year 2022,...Arctic Climate Models Playing Key Role in Polar Bear Decision18 Mar, 2008 05:24 pm The pending federal decision about whether to protect the polar bear as a threatened species is as much about climate science as it is about climate change...Changes in the Gulf Stream Correlates with Changes in Climate13 Mar, 2008 01:01 am A paper in this week's Nature studies the Gulf Stream in depth and the potential of this ocean current on influencing the climate...UK Climate Champions Go Dutch7 Mar, 2008 09:34 am A group of British teenagers, who won a nationwide competition in the UK to promote climate change issues- tour Holland to see the latest environmental...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...The Pintadas Project27 Feb, 2008 11:13 am The film is about an SouthSouthNorth Adaptation project implemented in the semi-arid region of Brazil. The focus of the project is to improve agriculture...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.A New Way to Assess Local Ecosystems Sustainability29 Feb, 2008 09:08 am Ecosystems are in flux around the world. Important species are disappearing due to mismanagement and climate change, while invasive new species are appearing...The Bad News about Going Green15 Feb, 2008 04:58 pm Wal-Mart. GE. DuPont. Starbucks. Timberland. Coke and Pepsi, Ford and GM, BP and Shell. Is there a big company in America that isn't saying all the right...Midwest Oil Refineries Gobble Up Canadian Tar Sands, Spew Greenhouse Gasses14 Feb, 2008 12:07 pm Midwest oil refineries are gobbling up more and more crude oil from Canadian tar sands and are set to belch out up to 40 percent more greenhouse gas emissions...UK Looks to a Nuclear Future14 Feb, 2008 12:04 pm Britain has given the go ahead for the construction of a new generation of nuclear power stations in its search for cleaner,...Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Needs for Food Security in 203021 Feb, 2008 01:55 pm The potential impact of climate change on the world's poor is a topic with wide and growing interest, but there remains much uncertainty about how specifically...Where Ecological Footprints Fall: Poor Nations Fare Badly18 Feb, 2008 01:05 pm In the past 50 years, human society has rapidly transformed the environment at a dizzying pace, and poor nations have been made to bear a disproportionate...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...Does Carbon Trading Really Work?29 Jan, 2008 05:03 pm Larry Lohmann, the editor of Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversation on Climate Change, discusses carbon trading.Spatial Pattern and Mechanism of Heat Content Change in the North Atlantic5 Feb, 2008 04:30 pm Parts of the Earth?s climate system are clearly changing through anthropogenic forcing: a rise in surface and atmospheric temperatures,...Working Together to Prevent Decline of Coastal Ecosystems31 Jan, 2008 04:32 pm Recent scientific studies have documented the alarming decline in coastal ecosystems and habitats worldwide.Prof Stewie Frank Discusses Climate Change, Flood, and Drought Frequency23 Jan, 2008 09:42 am Professor Stewart Franks from the University of Newcastle looks at climate change over the last 100 years and identifies the likelyhood of more floods...Richard Heinberg on a Post-Carbon Future22 Jan, 2008 10:14 am Ecologist Richard Heinberg, author of The Party's Over, Power Down, The Oil Depletion Protocol, and Peak Everything, talks about energy wars,...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...Annapolis Police "Go Green" with New Rides17 Jan, 2008 10:38 am The police department in charge of patrolling the state house and other government buildings in Annapolis, Maryland is going green. (WBAL TV, Baltimore)Question about Long-Term Tropical Forest Decline22 Jan, 2008 10:16 am Despite widespread concern about tropical forest loss, plenty of local evidence of deforestation and frequent estimates of global deforestation rates,...Human Development Report 2007 - Interview with Mary Robinson14 Jan, 2008 12:09 pm Interview with Mary Robinson, former UN Human Rights Commission talking about climate change as a human right.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,...A Not-So-Bubbly Fate for Sea Floor Methane17 Jan, 2008 10:38 am Good news about methane bubbling up from the ocean floor near Santa Barbara, CaliforniaClimate Change Linked to Human Mortality14 Jan, 2008 12:10 pm Scitizen interviews Dr. Mark Jacobson, whose recent study demonstrates a cause-effect relationship between increased levels of carbon dioxide and increase...Philippine Oil Palm Cultivation Raises Food Concerns2 Jan, 2008 11:22 am Al Jazeera's Marqa Ortigas in the Southern Philippines reports on how the palm oil industry has raised fear for local food supplies and sustainable practiceDaily 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...Water, Beer, and the White House27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Marc Gunther discusses the topic of climate change in the upcoming 2008 U.S. presidential election.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...Trouble for Birds21 Dec, 2007 11:41 am 6-14% of birds are likely to go extinct in the 21st century as a result of habitat loss, hunting, pet trade, and introduced animals like cats that kill...Habitat Protection for the "Big Picture" of Environment Conservation27 Dec, 2007 12:08 pm Amphibians across the globe are facing a mass extinction event, believed by many to be worse than any other witnessed by humans...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...Stormy Connection to Climate Change7 Jan, 2008 10:20 am Severe thunderstorms produce destructive winds, hail, and sometimes tornadoes. Climate model simulations of future global warming suggest a higher frequency...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...Bali Climate Change Conference: Clarification on Emission Reductions11 Dec, 2007 10:45 am Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary for the UNFCCC, clarifies the situation regarding emission reductions.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,...Bali Climate Change Conference: Green Trade Plan10 Dec, 2007 10:46 am BBC discusses the US-EU proposal of a green trade proposal and its implication of the divided interests of developed and developing countries with Reza...CNN: Bali Conference on Climate Change4 Dec, 2007 11:14 am CNN has an introductory report on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, which is currently ongoing (December 3-14, 2007).What's Really Wrong With Nuclear Power?30 Nov, 2007 01:30 pm In terms of its achievable potential, financial and social cost, and even carbon dioxide emissions, nuclear power is not an optimal solution.Climate Change and Out-Migration4 Dec, 2007 11:14 am In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and Mississippi in the US, causing huge damages. As a result, more than a million people left the region...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...Greater Groundwater Loss Due to Rising Seal Levels28 Nov, 2007 11:29 am People who live near the coast could lose their fresh water supplies due to sea-level rise caused by global climate change. Our study indicates that they...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.Some Thoughts on Carbon Taxes, Cap-and-Trade Programs, and Income Distributions20 Nov, 2007 03:35 pm From an economist's perspective, the carbon problem is straightforward: figure out the "right amount" of carbon and then put policies in place to get...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...Surprising Sustainability of Great Plains Agriculture22 Nov, 2007 11:01 am A century-long examination of trends in population, farm income and crop production in the Great Plains reveals stability of farm income and population...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...Do the World?s Oceans Take Up Less Carbon Dioxide?19 Nov, 2007 11:33 am The answer is: Yes, for the North Atlantic over the last decade.Climate Change Politics12 Nov, 2007 12:52 pm President Bush is willing to sign climate change legislation, if Congress passes a bill that meets with his approval. That, at least, is what U.S...Climate: "Positive Feedbacks Are Already Operating"19 Nov, 2007 10:42 am Scitizen interviews Dr. James Hansen, who heads the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, for a look back at the events of 2007.The "Other" Side of Climate Change: Rising CO2 and Marine Life15 Nov, 2007 02:22 pm Professor Ulf Riebesell, of the Department of Biological Oceanography at Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Kiel,...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,...High Oil Prices = High Biofuel Prices6 Nov, 2007 11:47 am You know that forever I have beaten the drum that high fossil fuel prices would make biofuels more expensive due to their poor EROEI..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...Arctic Melt Puzzles Atmospheric Scientists9 Oct, 2007 06:33 pm This summer the speed of the Arctic ice retreat shown by satellites has astonished scientists. John Wallace, a climate scientist at the University of Washington...Ozone Modifies Pulmonary Innate Immune Response18 Oct, 2007 09:56 am It is well known that air pollution can cause health problems in susceptible populations. Our study, recently published in the Journal of Immunology,...Abrupt Environmental Change in Ward Hunt Lake, Canada's Northernmost Lake5 Oct, 2007 12:15 pm The northernmost lake in North America has not escaped the effects of recent global warming, according to a study recently completed by an international...Melting Record Climbs Up to High Elevation in Greenland in 20072 Oct, 2007 11:15 am The year 2007 broke the melting record in Greenland for areas above 2000 meters. Places above 2000 m experienced, indeed, the greatest ?melting index?...The 2007 IPCC Assessment Process - Its Obvious Conflict of Interest27 Sep, 2007 01:13 pm If, instead of evaluating research in climate, suppose a group of scientists introduced a new cancer drug that they claimed could save many lives. There...Climate Change- Biggest Security Threat26 Sep, 2007 10:11 am News from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: the Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty says that climate change will make border security...Climate change talks at U.N.25 Sep, 2007 12:46 pm The UN climate change meeting yesterday announced an upcoming round of new talks that must reach a breakthrough in reducing greenhouse gas emissions...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...Kyoto Protocol, EU ETS and Determinants of CO2 Prices21 Sep, 2007 12:26 pm The Kyoto Protocol is the international response to climate change. By ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, industrialized countries make the commitment to reduce...Arctic Ice Melting from Global Warming20 Sep, 2007 12:36 pm Video from NSDIC (National Snow and Ice Data Center) showing the age of the Arctic sea ice from 1982 to 2007. The ice greater than 5 years old (in red)...The Trouble with Predictions19 Sep, 2007 01:29 pm The trouble with predictions is that they are mostly wrong. But is there a way that forecasting can be used to help us confront climate change,...Authors@Google: Don Kennedy18 Sep, 2007 12:13 pm Don Kennedy, editor-in-chief of Science is the author of Science Magazine's State of the Planet 2006--2007 which brings together leading environmental...Vadana Shiva and David Korten on Environment17 Sep, 2007 11:52 am The International Forum on Globalization and Institute for Policy Studies hosted a three day teach-in this weekend titled "Confronting the Global Triple...Sea Change for Sailors as Arctic Ice Melts14 Sep, 2007 12:40 pm For centuries, the Northwest Passage was almost impassable. Now, as climate change is melting the Arctic ice, more sailors like Richard Swanson are being..."Did Climate Cause the Neanderthals' Extinction?"13 Sep, 2007 10:36 am A new study published today in Nature pinpoints the climatic background at the time of the Neanderthals' disappearance in Europe some time around 24,...APEC Leaders Adopt Sydney Declaration on Climate Change12 Sep, 2007 10:12 am In a declaration issued Sunday, APEC leaders agreed to curb global warming by improving energy use and expanding forests. Here Dr Jimin Zhao,...Brussels Minute: Climate Struggle at EU Parliament11 Sep, 2007 11:15 am The European Parliament on Monday 10 Sept started a series of hearings to bring clarity on how to approach the issue of climate change. A EUX...Watch Out for Your Neighborhood Glacier!13 Sep, 2007 01:41 pm Ice loss from glaciers and ice caps is expected to cause more global sea level rise during this century than the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets (Meier...Change in the Climate of the APEC Summit?7 Sep, 2007 03:50 pm You might say the best case scenario for the climate is that the Asia-Pacific leaders fail to agree on a "Sydney Declaration" today.Howard Vs Rudd: Climate change7 Sep, 2007 12:20 pm In the lead-up to the federal election, marie claire's editor goes one on one with the two most powerful men in Australian politics...Madrid Conference Seeks Ways to Stop Desertification6 Sep, 2007 06:50 pm The main objectives of the UN sponsored conference which runs through September, 14 are to identify funding priorities and to adopt a new 10-year "strategic...Campaigning on climate change4 Sep, 2007 02:15 pm Interesting article Why the BBC should stand up to its climate campaign critics* about whether the BBC should be campaigning on climate change...Head to Head on Climate Change4 Sep, 2007 02:15 pm Philip Clark on Australian Radio "2GB" moderates a debate between Professor Ian Plimer from the University of Adelaide Vs Professor Matthew England from...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...Congress, Ready to Act on Climate Change3 Sep, 2007 01:31 pm I?m at lunch with a Washington lobbyist who has good news. ?It?s quite plausible that we can get a cap-and-trade bill through this Congress,?...158 Countries Have Attempted To Agree on The After Kyoto31 Aug, 2007 06:27 pm The UN Climate Change Talks that gathered 1000 people from over 150 governments, business and industry, environmental organizations and research institution...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...Increase CO2 Levels Could Alter Rangelands31 Aug, 2007 03:41 pm Jack Morgan reports in this week issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that wide-open rangelands may become less common as shrubby...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...Climate-driven Change in the Northern Bering Sea29 Aug, 2007 12:58 pm Chief scientist Jackie Grebmeier's May-June cruise aboard the oceanographic research icebreaker USCGC HEALY looked at climate change and its impact on...Howard Makes Climate Change a Key APEC Objective30 Aug, 2007 10:13 am Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared yesterday that he wanted the APEC gathering of regional leaders next week in Sydney to discuss the need...Indo-Pacific Coral Reefs are Disappearing More Rapidly Than Expected31 Aug, 2007 10:49 am Until now, we knew very little about geographic and temporal patterns of coral loss in the Indo-Pacific, which contains 75% of the world?...Surface and Deep Water Processes were Closely Related during Abrupt Change in the North Atlantic over the Past 420000 Years24 Aug, 2007 11:50 am A recent study (Martrat et al., 2007) based on high-resolution analyses of proxies for sea surface temperature, water mass distribution and relative biomarker...Thinking Clearly about Biofuels: Ending the Irrelevant ?Net Energy? Controversy15 Aug, 2007 11:50 am The age of petroleum is ending. If we are to make sound choices about our energy future, we will have to think clearly and carefully...Jesus Freaks for Climate Change10 Aug, 2007 11:40 am Today's Washington Post includes an exploration of a relatively recent trend among evangelical Christians: environmentalism, or more specifically,...Ozone Damage to Vegetation Enhances Global Warming13 Aug, 2007 11:20 am The issues of air quality and climate change are even more connected than we thought. Changes in the concentration of ozone in the lower atmosphere are...Siberian Forest Fires: "Carbon Released from Soils Could Double The Greenhouse Effect"2 Aug, 2007 02:08 pm Heiko Balzter studies biosphere's responses to environmental change. He explains how climate change is altering fire regime in Siberian forests.Al Gore: Global Warming Testimony 3/21/078 Aug, 2007 11:20 am Al Gore testifies to the House Energy & Science committees in Washington, D.C.Climate and Energy Security: Towards a Low Carbon Economy30 Jul, 2007 10:20 am World experts gather at Wilton Park to discuss climate change, energy security and plans for achieving low carbon economies in the future...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...Spot the Difference: How Do Brains Tell one Place from Another?25 Jul, 2007 05:11 pm Our brains are continuously bombarded by shifting patterns of sensory inputs evoked by our environment. Even subtle changes in these patterns need to...Climate Change: " A Very Serious Threat for Developing Countries"24 Jul, 2007 02:41 pm David Zhang is a specialist in geology and geomorphology. He presents his study on the relationship between war and climate variations.Climate Change Will Increase Pest Attacks on Soybeans26 Jul, 2007 02:44 pm Under natural field conditions, elevated [CO2] increased susceptibility of soybean to herbivory by the invasive species Japanese beetle and enhanced the...Britain Became Separated from Mainland Europe After A Catastrophic Flood18 Jul, 2007 07:00 pm Sanjeev Gupta, geologist, explains his findings published today in Nature on glaciers role in forming the English Channel.Climate Change from Solar Change: the Door Is Closed19 Jul, 2007 01:21 pm Mike Lockwood is a specialist on long term trends in solar data. He explains how the Sun does not play a role in climate change.See Level Rise: "The IPCC Understates What Is Going to Happen"19 Jul, 2007 08:19 pm Mark Meier is a professor emeritus of geological sciences. He explains his findings on the contribution of small glaciers and ice caps on sea level rise...Scientists Hunting for Missing Carbon May Have Been Looking in the Wrong Place23 Jul, 2007 05:39 pm An analysis of airborne atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements has revealed that forests in northern mid- to upper-latitudes are removing much less carbon...Oceanites: On the Front Line of Climate Change17 Jul, 2007 11:52 am News report spotlights the effects of Climate Change on two Antarctic Penguin species; the Adelie and Gentoo. Oceanites founder, Ron Naveen,...On the Clock: John Edwards on Education, Energy and Climate Change12 Jul, 2007 12:18 pm Bora posted an exclusive interview* with John Edwards today, asking all kinds of science centered questions about NASA, global warming, education,...Steve Andrews (ASPO) about Oil Demand & Supply12 Jul, 2007 12:18 pm A new report says global demand for oil will rise faster than expected, outpacing supply, with John Kilduff Man Financial energy analyst; Steve Andrews...?The Growth Rate in Chinese Emissions Has Been Incredible?13 Jul, 2007 04:46 pm Gregg Marland is an expert scientist on climate change, and he discusses the the findings by the Neatherlands Environmental Assessment Agency that show...Glaciers and Global Warming11 Jul, 2007 12:53 pm Interview with Dr. Lonnie Thompson, a glaciologist, at the 2007 AAAS meeting in San Francisco.World Map of Oil Production Peaking9 Jul, 2007 02:01 pm This animated map is an excerpt from a conference presentation by Randy Park. He is a professional level member of the Canadian Association of Professional...Coal Supplies Running Low?9 Jul, 2007 02:01 pm Implicit in every "clean coal" advocate's pitch (no pun intended) for subsidizing the technology to free us from our oil addiction is the assumption that..."Biofuel Expansion Will Play A Role In Pushing Up And Keeping Up Prices"6 Jul, 2007 06:13 pm Almuth Ernsting is a member of Biofuelwatch. She comments on the latest UN farming assessment report and Brazilian president Lula's participation in an..."To Believe That Nuclear Power Can Make A Significant Difference Is Really Not Sensible"6 Jul, 2007 06:14 pm Dr. Frank Barnaby is a specialist on nuclear power and technology. He discusses a report he co-authored, which argues against further investment and development...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."The Glacial Period Did Not Happen Until Several Thousand Years After The Toba Super Eruption"5 Jul, 2007 08:00 pm Michael Petraglia is a University Lecturer in Human Evolution. His study published today in Science reveals that super-volcanic eruptions are perhaps...Jeremy Leggett: Peak Oil Meets Climate Change9 Jul, 2007 02:00 pm Jeremy Leggett Lecture in the Cultivate Centre, Dublin where he discusses Peak Oil and its affects on climate change. He spent the 1980s in the service...Northwest Passage Soon to Be Exploited5 Jul, 2007 10:06 am The Northwest Passage may soon be accessible to massive cargo ships. This news is, of course, very welcome to the business sector,...Arctic Biodiversity: certain loss, potential discoveries?5 Jul, 2007 10:06 am Biodiversity in the Arctic is undergoing rapid changes, which is a serious concern to scientists. On the other hand new access to the Arctic waters could...Arctic in The Balance5 Jul, 2007 10:07 am The Arctic is becoming increasingly accessible because of climate change, and as such governments and big Industry see much to be gained from the potential...Ancient Greenland Was Green5 Jul, 2007 08:00 pm Eske Willerslev's study published today in Science overturns all previous assumptions about biological life and the climate in ancient Greenland."These Ponds That Have Been Around for Thousands of Years Have Now Dried Up"2 Jul, 2007 11:02 pm John Smol is a specialist on High Arctic ponds, and shares the alarming results of his recent study published in PNAS.Peak Oil28 Jun, 2007 04:27 pm There is a vigorous debate now about fossil-fuel production, and whether it will be sufficient in the future termed 'peak oil' ...Understanding Climate Change in the Arctic27 Jun, 2007 05:43 pm Arctic ice cover will melt within 50 years. Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discuss this dilemma.Choose Our Ends, And We'll Find The Means28 Jun, 2007 04:27 pm We all have our own personal fantasy worlds. Mine is to live in a world of balanced political debate where liberal and conservative politicians bring forward...A Sensible Cap and Trade Scheme for National Carbon Emissions?22 Jun, 2007 05:04 pm The Austrialian PM?s taskforce recommends a cautious start to carbon emissions trading by 2012 with carbon caps being initially set generously to take..."A Considerable Error" in Current Estimates of The Ocean Nitrification21 Jun, 2007 11:14 am Adrian Martin discusses his findings published in this week?s edition of Nature on the nitrification in the world?s oceans.Free-drifting Antarctic May Contribute to Organic Carbon Production and Sequestration in the Southern Ocean22 Jun, 2007 06:05 pm Listen to the interview with Kenneth Smith Jr., lead author of the report published today in Science (Sci Web Radio).Japanese Company Considering Chinese Biodiesel21 Jun, 2007 11:32 am China Confidential has learned that a Japanese company is seriously considering making a major investment in a big, vertically integrated,...Confronting Climate Change: avoiding the unmanageable and managing the avoidable19 Jun, 2007 02:28 pm Professors Rosina Bierbaum and John Holdren give a short synopsis of a new report by the UN Foundation and Sigma Xi."Someone Is Going to Have to Make Up The Supply That Is Always Being Demanded for Food and Feed"15 Jun, 2007 03:45 pm Ronald Steenblik is the Director of Research for the Global Subsidies Initiative of the International Institute for Sustainable Development based in Geneva...Environmentally Friendly Bioenergy21 Jun, 2007 11:33 am Climate change has featured prominently in the news and both adaptation as well as mitigation of the anthropogenic greenhouse effect is an increasingly...Biofuels: A Danger for Latin America15 Jun, 2007 03:45 pm Renewable fuels, in particular Biofuels, energy sources derived from agricultural crops have suddenly won the support from the United States...Human Carbon Footprint Leaves a Lasting Mark on Forests14 Jun, 2007 12:42 pm Federico Magnani answers scitizen's questions on his latest report published today in Nature on the impact of human activity on the natural carbon in forests..."The Ocean Waters in The Southern Oceans Have Become Less Effective in Drawing Down Carbon Dioxide from The Atmosphere"8 Jun, 2007 04:14 pm The British Antarctic Survey has been conducting studies on the ocean's role as a natural carbon sink and how that role has been affected due to human...Bypass the US in G8 Climate Talks6 Jun, 2007 03:15 pm A leaked document shows that the US remains rigidly opposed to any action on global warming that involves firm targets and timelines.G8 summit: "I Don?t Think Any 2 1/2 Day Meeting Can Be Critical"6 Jun, 2007 03:15 pm Discussions are being held in Heiligendamm, Germany for the G8 summit. Climate Change is a major subject on the agenda. Anthony Heyes,...Rising Ocean Temperature Leads to Coral Disease Outbreaks7 Jun, 2007 04:11 pm Disease is one of the primary factors causing the global loss of reef building corals. Results from a paper recently published in PLoS Biology indicate..."Jatropha Is Not Competing with Existing Food Crops to Produce Biodiesel"5 Jun, 2007 03:19 pm The biofuel market is growing, and with it the development of certain crops to meet energy needs. One of which is Jatropha, a plant that is gaining importance...Global Warming and FIsh Migrations28 May, 2007 12:19 pm Past variations in ocean climate have affected location and migrations of fish stocks. This indicates that global warming will have similar effects...Alarming Acceleration in CO2 Emissions Worldwide23 May, 2007 06:27 pm Interview with Gregg Marland, co-author of a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that between 2000..."It is Almost Guaranteed That China Will Miss the 20% Target by 2010"21 May, 2007 01:04 pm A recent report issued by the International Energy Agency states that China could surpass the United States in CO2 emissions in the near future...Can Cars Save the Planet?22 May, 2007 03:34 pm No alternative fuel can single-handedly bring a solution to the environmental problems associated with modern-day mobility...It's Not Just Climate Change...15 May, 2007 12:35 pm ...that is killing the Earth and your children's future. Perhaps the greatest impediment to remedial policy is how frighteningly difficult it is for persons...[Video] IPCC Working Group II Report: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability16 May, 2007 03:41 pm The live report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II. Headed by Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri. A one hour 6 part series...[Video] World Bank Chief Scientist on Climate Change - Part 19 May, 2007 01:09 pm Hear Robert Watson, Chief Scientist and Senior Advisor on Sustainable Development from the World Bank as he answers questions from around the world on...Hot Running Water? Climate Change Effects on Stream Ecology15 May, 2007 12:36 pm Recently, we reported on a 25-year study that has shown just how far-reaching climatic effects on streams might be. Writing in ?...Will We See A New Record Low Arctic Sea Ice Extent in 2007?14 May, 2007 12:45 pm The decrease in Arctic summer ice cover, particularly evident in the western Arctic, is a well-documented and striking example of changing Arctic conditions..."Trees in the Tropical Region Have a Cooling Effect on the Planet"7 May, 2007 12:29 pm A recent study published in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences shows that trees in certain regions play contrary roles in regulating the...A Condensed Look at ?Arctic Sea Ice Decline: Faster Than Forecast??7 May, 2007 12:31 pm A new study indicates that the Arctic Ocean is losing its sea ice cover faster than is captured by the most advanced models used in the 2007 report by...Climate Changes Means More Mushrooms4 May, 2007 12:45 pm Species that used to start fruiting in September now do so in July or August. The end of the season now ends later. It used to be in October,...[Video] AAAS on Climate Change27 Apr, 2007 12:49 pm Residents of Shishmaref, Alaska, and experts like John Holdren, exploring the human impacts of global climate change. A video produced by AAAS.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,...Seeing Red: Palm Oil Biodiesel23 Apr, 2007 01:16 pm In the enthusiasm for renewable energy and taking care of our environment, it is easy to assume that making fuel from plants (biofuel) must be by definition..."All Biofuels Contain Health Risks As Does Diesel"20 Apr, 2007 01:32 pm A report published this week on the safety of Ethanol suggests that in fact this popular potential replacement for oil has some drawbacks...The Global Carbon Budget: Proper Accounting Means Paying Attention to Inland Waters25 Apr, 2007 11:40 am Life as we know it, from the most basic microbes to our human neighbors, is carbon based. By investigating how carbon cycles through ecosystems,...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...Carbon Sequestration: "This is an interesting untested technology"26 Mar, 2007 12:00 pm Michael Dorsey, a carbon cycle scientist, reviews for Scitizen the different methods proposed to reduce carbon emissions.Rising Atmospheric CO2 May Stimulate Microbes to Release Carbon and Offset Gains in Carbon Uptake by Plants2 Apr, 2007 11:21 pm Changes in the amount of carbon in soils can affect the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. In a four year forest experiment, elevated CO2 caused a loss carbon...Lack of Errors in the IPCC Statement for Policymakers20 Mar, 2007 10:47 am The 2007 IPCC Statement for Policymakers (SPM) was released in early Febuary to extensive scrutiny, which it has survived well...Scientific Errors With the IPCC Statement for Policymakers9 Mar, 2007 10:52 am The 2007 IPCC Statement for Policymakers (SPM) was released in early Febuary with extensive media attention. However, what has not been discussed are the...Impacts of Climate Change on the European Marine and Coastal Environment:12 Mar, 2007 12:13 pm Although all ecosystems have been influenced by many other factors, such as eutrophication and overfishing, every sea in Europe has shown already at least...New Climate Modelling Suggests the ?Asian Haze? Has Affected Australian Rainfall9 Mar, 2007 10:40 am New research suggests that elevated particle emissions resulting from increased economic activity in Asia may have increased Australia?..."The Primary Lesson Is the Confirmation of Preceding Reports"28 Feb, 2007 04:13 pm Herve Le Treut, the director of the Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique (ENS, Paris), reviews for Scitizen the IPCC report released early this month...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...Missed Opportunity By The IPCC19 Feb, 2007 03:59 pm The new IPCC Statement for Policymakers report has missed an opportunity to provide policymakers and the public with an accurate assessment of the diversity...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...The Signs of Global Warming15 Feb, 2007 04:09 pm If it is not sure that events such as the storms of 1999, the violent phenomenon of El Nino in 1997, or also hurricane Katrina are the direct consequences...The Kyoto Protocol15 Feb, 2007 04:09 pm Signed in 1997 by industrialized nations, principally Europe, Japan, and North America, the Kyoto Protocol came into effect in February 2005...What we know, the consequences and how to stop it.15 Feb, 2007 04:09 pm Storms in 1999 and heat waves in 2003 In Europe, the destruction of New Orleans by hurricane Katrina... Are we witnessing the first signs of global warming...Global Continental Cooling15 Feb, 2007 01:46 pm Guillame Dupont-Nivet and colleagues recently presented new evidence for significant global cooling at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary, about 33...5.5 trillion dollars15 Feb, 2007 04:04 pm What global warming could cost to the global economy in the next coming years according to the Stern report.Between 1.8 and 4C15 Feb, 2007 04:04 pm The rise in temperature from now until 2100, according to different scenarios developed by scientistsIPCC Report Now Available for Download8 Feb, 2007 09:39 am The Summary for Policymakers of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change WGI Fourth Assessment Report (released on 2 February 2007 in Paris) is now..."We Cannot Afford for the Policy Response To Be Ambivalent"3 Feb, 2007 05:05 pm The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Yvo de Boer, calls for a global summit of heads of governments and..."The Debate on the Link Between Human Actions and Climate Change Should Really Be Over"3 Feb, 2007 02:21 pm An official report released Friday 2 ?provides us with much stronger evidence and a large level of confidence on the human influence on climate change"...Evolution in response to climate change26 Jan, 2007 12:45 pm We are now experiencing substantial changes in the earth?s climate, with warmer temperatures, droughts, and other changes in precipitation patterns found...The European Commission has released its Climate Change Strategy -Is It A Good Plan?11 Jan, 2007 04:19 pm The European Commission has issued a Climate Change Strategy which focuses on controls on the emissions of carbon dioxide to limit the human intervention...Climate Change Affects Marine Fish Species5 Jan, 2007 03:24 pm In the January 5 issue of Science, Dr. Hans-Otto Portner and his colleague published their findings on their study of climate influences on ecosystems...Carbon Dioxide Levels Controlled By Degassing and Chemical Weathering Over Time26 Dec, 2006 05:08 pm Carbon dioxide is a potent greenhouse gas and its concentration in our atmosphere is naturally controlled over geologically long (millions of years) timescales...Autumn 2006 is Very Likely the Warmest of Over More Than Half a Millennium23 Dec, 2006 05:03 pm Detailed insight into high-resolution temporal and spatial patterns of climate change during previous centuries is essential for assessing the degree to...Biodiversity Erodes Fast in Amazonian Forest Fragments6 Dec, 2006 11:11 am Amazonian rainforests contain some of the most biologically-rich ecosystems on the planet and are being cleared and fragmented at truly alarming rates...A Broader Assessment Of Climate Change Science Is Needed1 Dec, 2006 10:20 am This column summarizes a set of conclusions that have been reached on the Climate Science weblog. Among the most significant is that the IPCC climate..."We?re Not Seeing any Discernable Effects of the Kyoto Protocol on Global Emissions"4 Dec, 2006 11:41 am In a recent Earth science conference in Beijing, Michael Raupach, a carbon-cycle scientist as well as a participant in the Global Carbon Project,...Marine Biosphere Through Mixing, by Swimming, May Have an Effect on Climate27 Oct, 2006 03:50 pm A recent study shows how Marine life stirs ocean, by swimming and kinetic activities, possibly enough to affect climate. Interview with William Dewar,...?We?re Radically Changing the Nature of the Arctic?10 Oct, 2006 03:12 pm In a recent review paper, researchers show that Arctic temperatures in the late 20th century, which were the warmest in four centuries,...Shifting Flights From Night-time To Daytime Could Minimize the Climate Effect of Contrails27 Jun, 2006 10:37 am Aviation is the second largest transport sector after road traffic. Air traffic has grown dramatically and continues to do so...?The two regions that respond in a stronger way to global change are the Mediterranean and North Eastern European regions?17 May, 2006 06:17 pm Dr. Filippo Giorgi, you work at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. Last week issue of New Scientist quotes...?As We?re Going into the Future, the Average Circulation in the Atmosphere Will Probably Weaken?6 May, 2006 02:00 pm In a letter published in the last issue of Nature, scientists describe human contribution to Climate Change. Gabriel Vecchi, co-author of the letter,... |
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