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Sink Failure 28 Jun 2013 | 01:08 am
There's an intense debate going on right now about something called "sink failure" in the climate models that are being used to determine a true upper limit to the "safe" carbon levels in the atmosphe...
The Year of Storms 18 Jun 2013 | 11:29 pm
We're seeing a series of massive, deadly storms in the midwest, and it's just the beginning of summer. Tornadoes, floods and hurricanes occurring over and over; the atmosphere is unleashing tremendous...
The Year of Storms 18 Jun 2013 | 11:29 pm
We're seeing a series of massive, deadly storms in the midwest, and it's just the beginning of summer. Tornadoes, floods and hurricanes occurring over and over; the atmosphere is unleashing tremendous...
Heads Up 11 Jun 2013 | 01:00 pm
Al Gore is back with his Climate Reality Project. Today's e-blast out to the world goes as follows: Seven years ago, I was honored to have my presentation on climate change turned into a movie called...
Counting It 4 Jun 2013 | 01:00 pm
How can our system of extreme consumerism be tamed so that we can live within our planetary means? How do we save the trees? One approach is to look at the whole picture and begin to take into account...
Dr Hansen Explains It All For You 3 Jun 2013 | 07:24 am
Linked here is a presentation given by Dr. Hansen at NASA on May 21 (a week ago). It's a 45 minute presentation with question and answer. His presentation gives an overview of his approach, and how he...
Pretty Simple 21 May 2013 | 01:00 pm
Sometimes the clarity of very simple strategies for reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment deserve a heads up. An example here is from the new 2030 Palette blog. As you can see from th...
Reinventing Fire in China 14 May 2013 | 01:00 pm
The video above is from Chief Scientist Amory Lovins and Manager of the Office of the Chief Scientist Clay Stranger who discuss their project that involves an international energy development project ...
Climate Negotiations in Bonn 9 May 2013 | 04:16 am
UNFCCC International negotiations on climate change strategies concluded last week in Bonn. Writing ahead of the conference, the WRI.org reported on the main issues of concern for the structure of a f...
A Closer Look at Pork 30 Apr 2013 | 08:56 pm
It's so bad it's painful to look at. I've deconstructed it before, but now it's worse, with our Governor now backing the California High Speed Rail (HSR) as part of his legacy. "Moonbeam" is appropria...
