Tag: Global Warming Causes - Page 6
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'Lights Out' for Orkney Families and a Turkish Bank
When a few dozen households on the Orkney Islands in northern Scotland turn off their lights tonight, they won't be switching them on again until
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Fragmented Rainforests Hold 40% Less Biomass
Deforestation, we know, contributes a significant amount of carbon to the atmosphere. Stopping deforestation and forest degradation is a major goal of the REDD program, to be discussed at COP15 and
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India Launches New Biomass Cookstove Program - Big Human Health & Global Warming Benefits
If fully implemented, and done well, this next one could be a seriously big deal for improving health of rural Indians, as well as addressing climate change: Worldwatch Institute reports that India has launched a
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New Study Sends European Carbon Sinks Down the Drain
Forests and peat land, oceans and grasslands are hungry for carbon. In fact, these areas readily absorb up to half of all carbon emissions, making them a favorite target for scientists and engineers searching for a fast
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Inhofe: "I proudly declare 2009 as the 'Year of the Skeptic'"
Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma has always been a thorn in the side of environmentalists, especially when it comes to climate change. He doesn't believe in the science and has pledged to go to the international climate
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Finally Truth In Oil Company Advertising! Enough Energy to Melt That Glacier
We were a bit late in picking up on this one, but it's really worth passing on anyway. So credit where credit is due: Grist had it first, then Climate Progress, and so on.
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6 Ways Agriculture Impacts Global Warming
Sure, agriculture provides us with the food we all eat every day. But do you know how those agricultural practices impact global warming? Turns out there's some pretty big impacts, on both the sustainable and
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CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008, Despite Recession - We're On Target for 6°C Temperature Rise
Here are two sobering thoughts: 1) New research shows that despite last year's global recession total CO2 emissions still climbed 2% in 2008; and, 2) the Global Carbon Project adds, without strong action in Copenhagen we won't
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Good News/Bad News - Amazon Deforestation Reaches Record Low, But Greenland Ice Melt Accelerating
A mixed bag in climate change news this morning: Satellite imagery reveals that Amazon deforestation has dropped to the lowest rate since Brazil began monitoring efforts, President Inácio Lula da Silva announced yesterday
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Smog Could Cause 2.5°C+ Warming, Even With Strong Global Climate Deal
We've written about the increasingly acknowledged impact of black carbon, soot and smog in global warming, but here's a sobering thought on all that: Dr Veerabhadra Ramanathan of the Scripps
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Vegetarian's Rebuttal to 'The Carnivore's Dilemma'
Last week's NY Times featured an op-ed entitled "The Carnivore's Dilemma"--an ostensibly enlightened response to the chorus of
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Palm Oil in the Spotlight: Plantations Threaten Rare Cats, Peatland Emissions Increasing + A Small Victory
Three stories coming in focusing on deforestation, climate change and biodiversity: Scientists point out that when it comes to carbon emissions from peatland loss SE
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Separate Climate Treaty Needed to Address Short-Term Components of Global Warming
As if getting one global climate treaty isn't hard enough: University of California at Berkeley
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Palm Oil Biodiesel, Now With 2000% the Emissions of Fossil Fuels
Can we just all put palm oil biodiesel produced on deforested peatlands to rest already: A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme shows that biodiesel production under these
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Steak 'n Bake? 51% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Now Come From Meat & Dairy Industry
We've long said that cutting meat and dairy out of your diet, or at minimum cutting back deeply on their consumption, is one of the most powerful personal steps you can take towards mitigating climate change. But new
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Bus Powered by French-fry Fat Reaches Asia
Andy Pag, an environmental activist, has been travelling around the world in a bus powered by french-fry fat. He left London on September 19, 2009 and has covered 3,000 miles so far.
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Browner: Climate Bill Before Copenhagen? Probably Not.
Carol Browner, President Obama's director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy, said Friday that the chance that Congress will pass a climate bill before December, when the international climate negotiations in
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George Will Joins Chamber to Call for Scope's Trial on Climate Change
Washington Post columnist George Will has again entered the climate fray. The last time he did this, Will was called out for
