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Tempel or Rebel ? | October 13th 2008 by Sotiris Koukios
On BBC i read for the strange feeling of immigrants on Belgium ethnic conflict…Sometimes i wonder also, when you critisize other regions of the world on ethnic tensions (do you remember ex-Yugoslavia?), we are forgetting the very existence of s read more
Green plastics from carbon dioxyde
Bio-Polym Blog | October 12th 2008 by Biopol
Using carbon dioxide as an ingredient in plastics could help reduce the use of fossil fuels, and be another market for waste CO2. As this ScienCentral News video explains, Cornell chemists (Dr. Geoffrey Coates and Dr. Scott Allen) have started up a c read more
More Bang For The Buck
Brad's Tiny World | October 12th 2008 by Brad Hart
In an effort to get more bang for the buck on large scale hydrocarbon burners a new approach to dealing with carbon dioxide is being taken in England. Turning carbon dioxide into fuel - CNN.com LONDON, England (CNN) — You might have thought tha read more
Exclusive: The methane time bomb
Environmental Thoughts - Rochester, NY | October 12th 2008 by Frank
By Steve Connor, Science EditorTuesday, 23 September 2008 - http://www.independent.co.uk/Arctic scientists discover new global warming threat as melting permafrost releases millions of tons of a gas 20 times more damaging than carbon dioxideThe first read more
If you think our economy is bad...
Observations of a Nerd | October 10th 2008 by Christie Wilcox
... then you don't want to know how much we lose economically by deforestation each year. Pavan Sukhdev, leader of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (Teeb), explained at the World Conservation Congress that the monetary cost of the nature read more
Financial Impact From Deforestation “Dwarfs” Failing Banks Sa…
Planetsave | October 9th 2008 by Lucille Chi
The world’s economy is suffering more from the loss of forests than from the current crisis on Wall Street, according to a new EU-commissioned study. The study says that the cost of deforestation annually is between $2 and $5 trillion dollars. read more
Top 7 Eco-friendly and Green Web Hosting Choices for a Small Busi…
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | October 9th 2008 by Max Lee
If you are looking into eco-friendly and green web hosting for your new website, here’s Keetsa Blog’s recommendations and reviews of Top 7 prominent green hosting companies: Host Price/Month Domains Bandwidth Disk Links Good Avocado read more
No Belt, No Shoes - A Disservice!
Skeptics Global Warming | October 9th 2008 by skeptics
Watch where you step and keep tugging at your pants fellow skeptics. If the alarmists have their way, your leather belt and shoes will be a thing of the past. Cows are sources of methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. And read more
Ozone Layer is leaking
Nether Region of the Earth II | October 9th 2008
An example of how we have fucked up the planet. We have all heard about Global Warming, Holes in the Ozone Layer, the Greenhouse Effect, etc. But how many of us actually know what is happening to the planet?Very few, and even fewer care.The Ozone Lay read more
the holy grail in renewable energy - but is anybody listening??
musegreen | October 8th 2008 by Meredith Arnold
If we could just figure out an alternative fuel to power our cars, we could eliminate nearly two thirds of our dependence on foreign oil, but what can take its place and get us standing on our own two feet? You’ve heard about using corn and soybean read more
Dr. Roy Spencer’s Latest Public Appearance
Skeptics Global Warming | October 8th 2008 by skeptics
Dr. Roy Spencer spoke in Houston on Tuesday to dismiss claims of anthropogenic global warming. He said during his speech that the IPCC models are clearly wrong. Results of ice core studies are in direct opposition to the theory espoused by Al Gore, read more
A Green Sahara: Proof that Man-Made Global Warming is a Hoax?
Skeptics Global Warming | October 8th 2008 by skeptics
Researchers from the University of Chicago, searching for dinosaur remains in the Sahara desert, came across human graves, the remains of crocodiles, large fish and animals dating back 8,000 to 10,000 years. What were fish and crocodiles doing in th read more
Apparently Gore Doesn’t Want to Save the Planet
Skeptics Global Warming | October 7th 2008 by skeptics
Former Vice President Al Gore, unconcerned with massive media reports that methane, a gas 20-25 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, is a factor in global warming, continues to eat meat even when scientists continue to blame liv read more
FAN IN ROOM SEEMS TO CUT INFANTS’ RISK OF CRIB DEATH
AT YOUR SERVICE | October 7th 2008 by SANDY GOLIVER
By TARA PARKER-POPE New York Times Sleeping in a room with a fan lowers a baby’s risk of sudden infant death syndrome by 72 percent, a new study has found. The finding, published Monday in The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, is th read more
Sleeping In Room With Fan Lowers Risk of SIDS
Impact Lab | October 7th 2008
Sleeping in a room with a fan lowers a baby’s risk of sudden infant death syndrome by 72 percent, a new study has found. read more
New Research: CO2 and Global Warming Link Questionable
Skeptics Global Warming | October 7th 2008 by skeptics
Researcher Dr. John Christie has been studying climate science for years but in a different way from other scientists in his field. Christie studies the real world instead of basing assumptions on computer models. With collaborator David H. Douglas read more
True Facts about Global Warming
Want to know it | October 7th 2008 by Tom Banks
There are a lot of different people with different opinions about global warming. They all have different facts to support their different claims. But what are some of the real facts about global warming? Here are some of those facts, without any oth read more
Government Buildings Ooze Co2
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | October 6th 2008 by Max Lee
The UK government estimate that a fifth of all carbon dioxide emissions come from non-residential buildings and they should know because many of the UK government buildings have been exposed as the least energy efficient buildings in the country. Amo read more
The CEC’s “Annotated Bibliography” on Environmental Impacts…
The Temas Blog | October 5th 2008
Normally I would not stick an annotated bibliography in the Temas Recommended Reading List, much less do a review of the "bibliography." But the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC) recently released an "Annotated Bibliograp read more
Don’t expect more diners to hop into roo
Kitty Mowmow's Animal Expo | October 4th 2008 by MJ Schindler
In Ross Garnaut’s vision of a more carbon-conscious world, households would move away from eating lamb and beef and consume more kangaroo, pork and chicken. Professor Garnaut reports that Australian marsupials such as kangaroos, unlike cattle a read more
Give Me Alternative Energy, Just Don’t Make Me Pay For It!
Daily Fuel Economy Tip | October 1st 2008
It’s becoming more and more apparent that we need to find viable alternative energy sources. Whether it’s for economic reasons - not having to send hundreds of billions of dollars to unstable countries - or environmental reasons - not d read more
Breathing Earth: Simulation of Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Pop Goes Green | September 29th 2008 by Trish
I recently stumbled upon one of the most amazing websites I have seen in a long time. It’s called Breathing Earth, and it’s a simulation of the carbon dioxide emission levels of every country in the world. It also shows the birth and deat read more
Who Discovered the Greenhouse Effect
Want to know it | September 29th 2008 by Tom Banks
The greenhouse effect is the name given to the natural warming of the earth's surface. Without the greenhouse effect, the earth would be much cooler. It is estimated that the average temperature of the earth's surface would be -18C (-0.4F) without th read more
McCain Doesn’t Understand: Nuclear Power Won’t Solve Global W…
Sustainable Middle Class | September 27th 2008 by John Freeland
But it will cost taxpayers a bundle. Photo Credit: Firefox_1 In last night’s presidential debate, John McCain said he would end ethanol subsidies and build 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030. He didn’t mention the massive subsidies dire read more
Global Carbon Project says 2007 CO2 emission higher than worst-ca…
Scholars and Rogues | September 26th 2008 by Scholars and Rogues
The Global Carbon Project (GPC) released its Climate Trends 2007 update, and there’s some sobering news within the latest update: The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere was 383 parts per million (ppm) in 2007, 37% over pre read more
The Weekly Carboholic: traditional media errs on latest permafros…
Scholars and Rogues | September 24th 2008 by Scholars and Rogues
News media misunderstands or misrepresents latest permafrost study U.S. national labs to study abrupt climate change Scientists witness first massive methane release in Arctic Oklahoma plants absorb less CO2 absorption after a hot year Data says cl read more
It's not about the heat...
Observations of a Nerd | September 23rd 2008 by Christie Wilcox
In the scientific community most people I know believe that global warming is a real phenomenon caused by humans starting with the industrial revolution. However, not everyone I know is in the scientific community, and many don't fully believe any no read more
How To Stop Global Warming From Home
Stop Global Warming | September 23rd 2008 by Mara Mei
Global Warmin is becoming serious problem right. Uncertain weather and storm become disaster everywhere. To reduce global warming we can’t government to act. Government to busy with politic rather than think how to reduce global warming. Demons read more
Study Implicates Climate As A Major Driver Of Wildfires
Impact Lab | September 21st 2008
Climate has been implicated by a new study as a major driver of wildfires in the last 2,000 years. But human activities, such as land clearance and fire suppression during the industrial era (since 1750) have created large swings in burning, first read more
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