climate

If nothing else, you gotta love Ms. Congeniality 1984 in all her glory. :)

 Read on to sort out the bungle of the VP debate on climate.

“Going Green” has turned into big business for many.  With the world consciousness becoming more aware of our destructive direction as a society, more businesses are turning to eco-friendly solutions to not only help the world, but also to help their reputation.

Slam the door on the climate discussion! Irrefutable quantum cascade laser data supports the already rock solid ICPP report just issued. Call for policy NOW. Stop producing CO2 NOW. Listen and learn!

In light of recent IPCC reports, I thought it might be interesting to find out more about how they collected all that data.

 Lucky for me, my friend's a physicist researching the newest methods of climate gas detection through quantum cascade lasers.  

 Have a listen to the dense yet informative interview!

The combined average global land and ocean surface temperature for July 2008 tied with 2001 and 2003 as the fifth warmest July since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.

"Dramatic year-to-year temperature swings and a century-long warming trend across West Antarctica are linked to conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean, according to a new analysis of ice cores conducted by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Washington (UW). The findings show the connection of the world's coldest continent to global warming, as well as to periodic events such as El Niño."

It is hoped that the fund will raise up to 21 billion dollars over the next 13 years from nations around the world. Norway has already chipped in, pledging 100 million dollars to kick things off. Brazil has made it clear though that donations are only being accepted with a condition of no strings being attached.

The man’s point, as I took it, was that certainly, we should all take the initiative to push our local and state governments to support environmental sustainability. However, it’s a two way street and the other side starts with individual action.

OSLO (Reuters) - Companies seeking oil in the Arctic will need better technology to clean up spills onto ice and could new face hazards such as rougher seas caused by climate change, experts said on Friday.- Dominic Roelandt

With the threat of climate change gaining greater recognition in the scientific, political, and businesses communities, investors are applying increased pressure on publicly traded corporations to study, analyze, and disclose the risks associated with this threat.

-Dominic Roelandt

How much computing can mankind afford? That is a question the computer and telecoms industries hate to hear. They do not see themselves in the same dirty league as airlines or carmakers, sources of huge amounts of carbon dioxide, but instead as part of the solution.

-Alan B Fabian

Panelists discuss the challenges climate and anticipated climate change effects will have in the United States and internationally, including in vulnerable populations.

According to a new study, at least 50 percent of the world’s population currently lives in cities, and humans are building the equivalent of a city the size of Vancouver every week. This urbanization threatens to obliterate endangered species and hasten the decline of natural resources like fresh water.

ROME (Reuters) - Better insulation at home, less use of the car and even giving up an electric toothbrush can help people in rich nations halve emissions of greenhouse gases, a U.N. report said on Thursday.

- Steve Kliff

What's happening to our weather? Explore these photos.

Despite a steady transformation of business attitudes on climate change, businesses have been relatively slow to address adaptation to the physical impacts of climate change.

The world can reach a significant new climate change pact by the end of 2009 if current talks keep up their momentum, the head of the United Nations climate panel said on Sunday.

The United Nations began negotiations on a sweeping new pact in March after governments agreed last year to work out a treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol by the end of next year.

The TV spot "Eco-tips for jeans" demonstrates in an explanatory but fun way that we can all participate in the fight against climate change by adopting good practices during the use phase of our jeans. The United Nations Environment Programme decided to raise awareness among young people with a video clip of 30 seconds which features a couple dancing Tecktonic - a famous new dance in France - in urban and familiar surroundings.

This website let's you see what will happen to your house if the sea levels were to rise by a certain amount. Whilst it focuses on the Netherlands, you can use the application to scroll to anywhere in the world. Whilst it may still take some time for the sea levels to rise to such alarming levels, it is a highly graphical and convincing illustration of the urgency of doing something about climate change.

From the tiny tree kangaroo via the greater bilby to the quoll, some of Australia's unique and rare wildlife could disappear in the coming decades as a result of climate change, according to a report by the WWF published today...

People who are concerned about climate change struggle with carbon offsets. Do they make a difference, or are they just indulgences? And if they do make a difference, how can you tell which programs have real quality? It all comes down to measurement, testing and accountability.

Some of the hottest celebrities are talking about and taking action on solving the climate crisis. They're asking you to take action too: check out the following video PSA's, featuring stars such as Naomi Campbell, Chris Rock, and Julia Louis Dreyfus. PSA featuring Jason Biggs on recycling trash.

This reminds me of a story I heard as a kid. It concerned a farmer trying to get his mule to move, and a city-slicker who was watching the drama. After some coaxing, pushing and shoving, the farmer picked up a piece of 2x4 lumber and smacked the stoic mule between the eyes. The mule moved, and the city guy was outraged, asking the farmer why he did that to an animal. The farmer replied, "To get his attention", and moved off with the mule. Anyone with a 2x4 for the Bush Administration?

Is it environmental propaganda or an emerging science that should be taught?

The nation's first, large-scale seawater desalination plant is delivering drinking water to more than 2.5 million residents of the Tampa Bay area. It's a timelysolution as continued drought is forecast across the southeastern United States.

The 1 Odd Duck iBuilding is the worlds only information based building and it is technologically advanced, green friendly, and media driven. It is a building that is designed to cut green house emissions, reuse water, collect and use wind and solar energy, and ensure environmental responsibility.

James Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality, discusses Bush administration's efforts to advance international climatechange policy as well as an initiative to remove tariff barriers for import and export of clean energy technologies.

Representatives from Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Student Trade Justice Campaign, Food First and Grassroots International held a press conference today to call for a moratorium on all incentives and renewable fuels targets for agrofuels in federal energy legislation until standards can be developed to ensure that plant-based fuels such as biodiesel show significant environmental benefits over fossil fuels, and that they do not contribute to world hunger or human rights abuses.

 British Airways aircraft are to be used to gather data about the hidden impact of air travel on climate change in research that could result in much higher environmental surcharges on tickets than expected.

The Mingyong glacier, China's lowest, is retreating at a rate that astonishes scientists. The glacier helps feed rivers that deliver water to hundreds of millions of people — and no one knows what will happen as it continues to melt.