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What do we know about Climate Change? A lot, actually. Have a look at this great video from Peter Sinclair of Greenman Studios: For myself and countless other individuals, the science and empirical evidence confirming that climate change is happening is without question (the papers listed below are a good place to start should you find [...] A Massive Earthquake Rocks Chile – Why the Discrepancy in Damage and Death? Water on my mind (Photo: Scott MacKenzie) As the rains fall here in Northern California, and snowstorms pound the Northeast of the United States, water is on my mind. It is a topic that is of vital importance but continues to be misunderstood. Perhaps most importantly, it is at the center of considerations that must [...] Yvo de Boer, the Dutch diplomat who has guided international climate change negotiations over the last four years, announced that he would be resigning from his post effective July 1, 2010. Although he said he had been considering the decision before the Copenhagen conference in December 2009, Mr. de Boer has been frustrated with the slow [...] Climate science and climate scientists have been steadily losing the public’s trust over the past few months. First came the “climategate” scandal involving the release of thousands of emails from the University of East Anglia (analysis here and exoneration here). Recently “glaciergate” – in which an assertion in the IPCC’s last assessment report that Himalayan [...] The recent earthquake in Haiti has highlighted a whole host of issues related to development, poverty, the environment, and security. Countries in which natural resources are mismanaged, degraded, or heavily exploited are more susceptible to the devastation brought on by environmental change, and when extreme events and conflicts do occur, these countries are far less [...] California has approved a statewide green building code (CALGREEN) that sets minimum standards for green building in the state. This initiative is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve water, and by incorporating it into the existing building code, should minimize compliance [...] Rising CO2 emissions in the atmosphere due to the burning of fossil fuels is causing ocean acidification. Ocean dwelling organisms, many of which we eat and depend on, will be negatively affected because forming carbonate (i.e. shells) will become much more difficult. A new study from the north Pacific provides evidence that the oceans are [...] Interested in understanding more about what climate solutions are out there? Need a quick primer on Cap-and-Trade? This short video from Clean Energy Works offers an overview of some of the major goals and objectives associated with the legislation. Passing energy and climate legislation is essential if there is going to be any sort of [...] Recent analysis by scientists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), shows 2009 to be tied for the 2nd warmest year in the instrumental record. The warmest year on record was 2005, and (statistically) tied for second place are the years 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2009.
Source: Hansen et al. (2010) This is [...] |
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