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added 2007 Fri Jun 15 7:36:50 by Alexia
Robert Dinneen, president of the Renewable Fuels Association, had every reason to feel good when he delivered a speech in Tucson this year on the state of the ethanol industry.
added 2007 Fri Jun 15 1:06:52 by Neophile
More detailed responses to many of the criticisms of the argument presented in my "The Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever Watch." If you watched the original and ever found yourself thinking "Yeah, but. . ." then definitely check this out.
added 2007 Thu Jun 14 23:17:55 by RickyDawkins
The Baptists, whose expertise in climatology has for too long gone unrecognized, also made a "call for more objective analysis in the data that would explain causes of the warming we're experiencing." That's rich -- implying that it's the scientists who come to their job with a bias.
added 2007 Wed Jun 13 9:16:10 by ameliog
A recent report says that Mt. Kilimanjaro shouldn't be considered the poster child for global warming because its shrinking ice is more about less snowfall & ice that's melting because of solar radiation. This is a big "ah-ha" moment for global warming critics - unless they actually read the report.
added 2007 Sat Jun 9 21:55:59 by ameliog
It is no secret that American drivers are fond of their gas guzzlers. But it may prove tougher than anyone thought to persuade them to switch to greener vehicles.
added 2007 Fri Jun 8 18:05:49 by ameliog
The Antarctic base occupied by British explorer Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole on foot early last century has been included on a list of the world's 100 most endangered sites.
added 2007 Thu Jun 7 17:16:43 by capn_caveman
Can studying the red deserts of Mars, the thick atmosphere of Venus, and the methane seas of Titan help us to predict our own planet's climatic future?
added 2007 Thu Jun 7 16:53:06 by Karina
Leaders of the G8 nations have agreed to a compromise deal on tackling climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.

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added 2007 Wed Jun 6 18:24:40 by Neophile
Their chief goal, says the company, is to raise awareness among individuals and groups that everything we consume has some impact on the environment. The company is fighting global warming in two ways: encourage carbon reduction, and sell offsets for the remainder.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 18:24:40 by Neophile
Their chief goal, says the company, is to raise awareness among individuals and groups that everything we consume has some impact on the environment. The company is fighting global warming in two ways: encourage carbon reduction, and sell offsets for the remainder.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 0:31:10 by Eagle Eye
How can we protect the planet for our children? Finally, an unbiased look at the latest research on global warming. Plus: Tips for leading a climate-friendly life.
added 2007 Mon Jun 4 22:38:10 by RickyDawkins
While natural forces have influenced Earth's climate (and always will), human-induced changes in atmospheric greenhouse gas levels are playing an increasingly dominant role. Melting ice exposes land or water, BOTH of which reflect less solar radiation than ice. That reinforces rising temperatures, which melt more ice.
added 2007 Mon Jun 4 22:20:39 by Wil
The Bush administration is drastically scaling back efforts to measure global warming from space, just as the president tries to convince the world the U.S. is ready to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gases.
added 2007 Mon Jun 4 18:29:57 by TimALoftis
Hundreds of millions of livelihoods will be affected by declining snow and ice cover as a result of global warming, a UN report has warned.
added 2007 Mon Jun 4 8:17:32 by ameliog
Global emissions of carbon dioxide are increasing three times faster than scientists previously thought, with the bulk of the rise coming from developing countries, an authoritative study has found.
added 2007 Sun Jun 3 22:25:58 by STONERS
A senior United Nations official urged a 171-nation U.N. wildlife forum on Sunday to take action to help protect animals from climate change.
added 2007 Sun Jun 3 0:59:24 by TimALoftis
States differ widely and not always due to size.
added 2007 Wed May 30 18:23:56 by capn_caveman
The signature of climate change over the past 40 years has been identified in temperatures of the Indian Ocean near Australia.
added 2007 Wed May 30 4:29:47 by Aidenag
Even "moderate additional" greenhouse emissions are likely to push Earth past "critical tipping points" with "dangerous consequences for the planet," according to research conducted by NASA and the Columbia University.
added 2007 Mon May 28 23:42:32 by TimALoftis
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday she led a congressional delegation to Greenland, where lawmakers saw "firsthand evidence that climate change is a reality," and she hoped the Bush administration would consider a new path on the issue.
added 2007 Mon May 28 22:54:34 by majda88
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country in North Africa with a population of 33,241,259. It has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea .
added 2007 Sat May 26 22:16:25 by capn_caveman
New research has shown that saving trees could slow the onset of climate change. According UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, nearly 33 million acres of forestland is felled around the world each year, accounting for approximately 1.5 billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere, or 20 percent of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.
added 2007 Sat May 26 21:55:49 by Alexia
The sturdy little Cessnas land whenever the fog lifts, delivering children's bicycles, boxes of bullets, outboard motors and cans of dried oats. And then, with a rumble down a gravel strip, the planes are gone, the outside world recedes and this subarctic outpost steels itself once again to face the frontier of climate change.
added 2007 Sat May 26 12:13:03 by KingOfTruth
Awash in snow, path to Pikes Peak summit proving dangerous. Last May, Teresa Taylor was watching climbers pad up to the summit of Pikes Peak in shorts and sneakers. This year, she's warning everyone that beyond Barr Camp, you'd better be dressed for the worst.
added 2007 Sat May 26 7:33:40 by zaph22
The US appears to have rejected draft proposals by Germany for G8 members to agree tough measures in greenhouse gas emissions, leaked documents have shown.
added 2007 Tue May 22 22:03:43 by catstevens
CO2 does play a role in climate, Dr. Shaviv believes, but a secondary role, one too small to preoccupy policymakers. Yet Dr. Shaviv also believes fossil fuels should be controlled, not because of their adverse affects on climate but to curb pollution.
added 2007 Tue May 22 8:35:37 by populist
No. Not even by controlling their emissions of CO2. The best they can do is to inform themselves and to act in self-defense according to their best judgment of the situation as they find it, using the most appropriate technological means at hand.
added 2007 Tue May 22 2:29:28 by TimALoftis
From 2000 to 2004, emissions grew at a rate of 3 percent a year - more than the highest rates used in recent key UN reports.
added 2007 Tue May 22 2:03:34 by TimALoftis
The Bush administration's environmental policies came under fire Monday from two Republican governors, who spelled out their criticism in an opinion column.