We need an energy sixth sense to fight global warming - tech - 21 December 2010 - New Scientist

We need an energy sixth sense to fight global warming - tech - 21 December 2010 - New Scientist: "ROUGHLY 30 to 40 per cent of global energy use occurs in buildings. Given the fundamental importance of this source of carbon emissions, great efforts are being made to lower consumption. The challenge is difficult, however, because several factors are at work, including the building itself, the energy systems it uses and, above all, human behaviour."

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Nathanael Baker | God Will Not Allow Global Warming Proclaims Rep. John Shimkus, Seeking Top U.S. Congress Energy Position

Nathanael Baker | God Will Not Allow Global Warming Proclaims Rep. John Shimkus, Seeking Top U.S. Congress Energy Position U.S. House Representative John Shimkus (Republican-Illinois), who has opposed cap and trade legislation because he believes God will not allow the earth to be destroyed by global warming, is running to become the House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman. May God help us all!!!

Countdown to 'thermogeddon' has begun - environment - 11 November 2010 - New Scientist

Countdown to 'thermogeddon' has begun - environment - 11 November 2010 - New Scientist THERE may come a point, if the world warms enough, when parts of the tropics will become so hot and humid that humans will not be able to survive. Models predict that this could start to happen in places in as little as 100 years in the worst case scenario. Now, observations show the process is already under way.

Water, Water Everywhere - IBM - New Scientist

Water, Water Everywhere - IBM - New Scientist Electricity and water form the lifeblood of our cities. As populations grow and we switch to renewable sources of power, neither will be as plentiful as they are today. Singapore has become the world leader in catching, using and recycling water.

Thermogeddon: When the Earth gets too hot for humans - environment - 26 October 2010 - New Scientist

Thermogeddon: When the Earth gets too hot for humans - environment - 26 October 2010 - New Scientist IT IS the late 23rd century. Houston, Tel Aviv, Shanghai and many other once-bustling cities are ghost towns. No one lives in Louisiana or Florida anymore, and vast swathes of Africa, China, Brazil, India and Australia are no-go zones, too. That's because in all of these places it gets hot and humid enough to kill anyone who cannot find an air-conditioned shelter.

Trees Eat Pollution Better Than Expected : Discovery News

Trees Eat Pollution Better Than Expected : Discovery News It may be time to plant more trees since research finds they're even better at sucking up volatile organic compounds than thought.Genes have been found that help plants absorb volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Field work shows that deciduous plants use the genes to suck up a third more VOCs than suspected. The discovery will change our understanding of how compounds move around and affect climate.

Asia tops climate change's 'most vulnerable' list - environment - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist

Asia tops climate change's 'most vulnerable' list - environment - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist SEEKING to escape the worst effects of climate change? A comprehensive vulnerability index suggests you move to Scandinavia, Ireland or Iceland. And although Africa is often regarded as the most vulnerable continent, it finds that the teeming plains of Asia are at greater risk in the next 30 years. Ten of the 16 most vulnerable countries are in Asia (see map).

Flower Power: Genetic Modification Could Amply Boost Plants' Carbon-Capture and Bioenergy Capacity: Scientific American

Flower Power: Genetic Modification Could Amply Boost Plants' Carbon-Capture and Bioenergy Capacity: Scientific American A new review sums up options for increasing global carbon-sequestration by flora and speculates that genetically engineering crops and trees could enhance the process, trapping gigatons of the greenhouse gas as well as increasing bioenergy production By Mike Orcutt October 18, 2010 2

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Atmospheric CO2: Climate's 'Control Knob' : Discovery News

Atmospheric CO2: Climate's 'Control Knob' : Discovery News If water vapor and clouds account for roughly 75 percent of the greenhouse effect in the atmosphere, then why all of the fuss about carbon dioxide? New experiments by researchers at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York produce a dramatic answer to this question.

Observations: Will birth control solve climate change?

Observations: Will birth control solve climate change? An additional 150 people join the ranks of humanity every minute, a pace that could lead our numbers to reach nine billion by 2050. Changing that peak population number alone could save at least 1.4 billion metric tons of carbon from entering the atmosphere each year by 2050, according to a new analysis—the equivalent of cutting more than 10 percent of fossil fuel burning per year.

Emission control: Turning carbon trash into treasure - environment - 29 September 2010 - New Scientist

Emission control: Turning carbon trash into treasure - environment - 29 September 2010 - New Scientist Carbon dioxide may be bad for the climate, but it's good for the roses. Perhaps it's time we rehabilitated this gaseous villain. Hundreds of greenhouses full of flowers dot the Dutch coast, where row after row of chrysanthemums, orchids and roses are fed carbon dioxide-enriched air, helping them to grow up to 30 per cent faster than normal. Each year, 400,000 tonnes of CO2 are captured and then piped to around 500 greenhouses between Rotterdam and The Hague, where it is absorbed by the growing plants before they are shipped for sale around the world (see "Cash for carbon").

Kilimanjaro's vanishing ice due to tree-felling - environment - 25 September 2010 - New Scientist

Kilimanjaro's vanishing ice due to tree-felling - environment - 25 September 2010 - New Scientist The ice on Kilimanjaro's summit has shrunk to just 15 per cent of its extent in 1912, leading campaigners to hold it up as a symbol of climate change. But other factors are also at play. For instance, the air at the summit is getting drier, reducing the snowfall that replenishes the ice and reflects solar radiation.

Using Clean Technology to Remedy Energy Poverty: Scientific American

Using Clean Technology to Remedy Energy Poverty: Scientific American The United Nations has called for universal access to modern energy services by 2030. At the same time, it has challenged the world to reduce energy intensity of 40 percent by that same year. If those two goals are met, the United Nations calculates, global emissions will increase by only 1.3 percent.

Richard Littlemore | Arctic Ice: There's bad news and worse news

Richard Littlemore | Arctic Ice: There's bad news and worse news Arctic Sea Ice Extent, which the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Co., announced had reached its annual minimum on Sept. 10, has now slipped even further, to a point that could be below the 2008 minimum. That would make this the second lowest summer ice cover in recorded history.

Tropical Glaciers in Indonesia May Disappear by the End of the Decade: Scientific American

Tropical Glaciers in Indonesia May Disappear by the End of the Decade: Scientific American: "Glaciers in one of the world's last tropical ice caps will be gone within a matter of years, rather than the decades thought previously, according to an Ohio State University researcher who has spent his career probing the world's ice fields."

Giant Glacier Breaks on Anniversary of Global Warming : Discovery News

Giant Glacier Breaks on Anniversary of Global Warming : Discovery News: "On Thursday, scientists discovered that a huge mass of ice four times the size of Manhattan had broken free of Petermann glacier in northwestern Greenland. The 'ice island' was the largest calving event on the glacier since 1962, and researchers estimated Petermann lost nearly a quarter of its floating ice tongue in one go."

Richard Littlemore | Arctic Sea Ice Taking a Turn for the Worse

Richard Littlemore | Arctic Sea Ice Taking a Turn for the Worse: "The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Co., has posted an update on the state of Arctic ice, saying that current conditions point to a bad year, but not a record-breaker."

Jim Hoggan | International Scientists Confirm Climate Change is "Undeniable"

Jim Hoggan | International Scientists Confirm Climate Change is "Undeniable": "An international team of climate scientists led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed that climate change is 'undeniable' and clearly driven by the 'human fingerprints' of greenhouse gas emissions.�"

Sea levels rising in parts of Indian Ocean; Greenhouse gases play role, study finds

Sea levels rising in parts of Indian Ocean; Greenhouse gases play role, study finds: "cienceDaily (July 13, 2010) — Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, including the coastlines of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java, appear to be at least partly a result of human-induced increases of atmospheric greenhouse gases, says a study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder."

When 500 Million Trees Fall in the Rainforest... : Discovery News

When 500 Million Trees Fall in the Rainforest... : Discovery News: "Violent winds in a squall line of a single storm in January of 2005 killed half a billion trees in the Amazon forest, according to the first 'body-count' of its kind."

Scientists Quantify Global Warming's Threat to Public Health: Scientific American

Scientists Quantify Global Warming's Threat to Public Health: Scientific American: "Extreme weather induced by climate change has dire public health consequences, as heat waves threaten the vulnerable, storm runoff overwhelms city sewage systems and hotter summer days bake more pollution into asthma-inducing smog, scientists say."

Climate Change Affects Biodiversity — Global Issues

Climate Change Affects Biodiversity — Global Issues: "The link between climate change and biodiversity has long been established. Although throughout Earth’s history the climate has always changed with ecosystems and species coming and going, rapid climate change affects ecosystems and species ability to adapt and so biodiversity loss increases."

Believe it…India is the most environment friendly country in the world !

Believe it…India is the most environment friendly country in the world !: "Yes, that’s true, India has been voted the most environment friendly & green country in the world by none other than National Geographic. The Annual Survey “Greendex” carried out by Nat Geo and Globescan shows that out of 17 main economies surveyed India does least to harm the our environment."

Now, a leaf-like car that absorbs CO2 and spews oxygen - Yahoo! India News

Now, a leaf-like car that absorbs CO2 and spews oxygen - Yahoo! India News: "New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Taking cue from the plants' ability to photosynthesise, Chinese automaker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation has developed a new concept car that could take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen."

Living world: The shape of life to come - life - 26 April 2010 - New Scientist

Living world: The shape of life to come - life - 26 April 2010 - New Scientist: "The United Nations has made 2010 its Year of Biodiversity. While there could be as many as 30 million species on this teeming planet, so far fewer than 2 million have been identified. That includes a staggering 114,000 catalogued in the past three years alone. Our exploration of life is just beginning. No wonder the UN is keen that this year should be one of celebration."

weSRCH.com - Climate Change: the magnitude, timing and potential impact - Paper Details

weSRCH.com - Climate Change: the magnitude, timing and potential impact - Paper Details

Materials research advances reliability of faster 'smart sensors'

Materials research advances reliability of faster 'smart sensors' In military and security situations, a split second can make the difference between life and death, so North Carolina State University's development of new "smart sensors" that allow for faster response times from military applications is important. Equally important is new research from NC State that will help ensure those sensors will operate under extreme conditions – like those faced in Afghanistan or elsewhere.

Blame the volcano trouble on sun and global warming - environment - 19 April 2010 - New Scientist

Blame the volcano trouble on sun and global warming - environment - 19 April 2010 - New Scientist: "Altered weather patterns may have made the disruption caused by volcanic ash from Iceland worse – and solar variability and climate change could be partly to blame."

Mitchell Anderson | Glaciers Disappear in Namesake Park

Mitchell Anderson | Glaciers Disappear in Namesake Park: "Glacier National Park might soon need a new name. The northern Montana refuge just lost another two of its namesake ice fields to climate change and park officials warn the remaining twenty-five could be gone by the end of the decade."

What Is Geoengineering and Why Is It Considered a Climate Change Solution?: Scientific American

What Is Geoengineering and Why Is It Considered a Climate Change Solution?: Scientific American: "When a report on climate change hit the U.S. president's desk, the suggestion was not to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Rather, scientific advisors counseled intervention via technology in the climate system itself—a practice now known as geoengineering. And the president was not Barack Obama, George W. Bush or even Bill Clinton—it was Lyndon Johnson in 1965."

Climate Change Ups Infectious Disease Risks: Scientific American Podcast

Climate Change Ups Infectious Disease Risks: Scientific American Podcast: "A direct effect on human health related to climate change is the likely increase in infectious diseases transmitted by insects or through contaminated water."

Climate Change Imperils the State of the Planet--Will the World Act?: Scientific American

Climate Change Imperils the State of the Planet--Will the World Act?: Scientific American: "NEW YORK CITY—More than 100 countries have signed on to the Copenhagen Accord—the nonbinding agreement to combat climate change hastily agreed to this past December at a summit of world leaders. As signatories, the countries agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions to keep global average temperatures from warming more than 2 degrees Celsius. The countries that have signed up to date represent more than 80 percent of the global emissions of such heat-trapping gases."

Don't hound the climate scientists | Rajendra Pachauri - NewsTrust.net

Don't hound the climate scientists | Rajendra Pachauri - NewsTrust.net To dismiss the implications of climate change based on an error about the rate at which Himalayan glaciers are melting is an act of astonishing intellectual legerdemain. Yet this is what some doubters of climate change are claiming. But the reality is that our understanding of climate change is based on a vast and remarkably sound body of science – and is something we distort and trivialize at our peril.

Strontium-Doped Perovskites Rival Platinum Catalysts for Treating NOx in Simulated Diesel Exhaust -- Kim et al. 327 (5973): 1624 -- Science

Strontium-Doped Perovskites Rival Platinum Catalysts for Treating NOx in Simulated Diesel Exhaust -- Kim et al. 327 (5973): 1624 -- Science: "There is a recognized need to lower greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources in order to address concerns regarding global climate change. Diesel engines offer superior fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction potential; however, one of the technical obstacles to their broad implementation is the requirement for a lean nitrogen oxide (NOx) (NO + NO2) after-treatment system, a key contributor to the high cost premium for diesel vehicles."

Global warming changes natural event: first causal link - environment - 18 March 2010 - New Scientist

Global warming changes natural event: first causal link - environment - 18 March 2010 - New Scientist: "For the first time, a causal link has been established between climate change and the timing of a natural event – the emergence of the common brown butterfly."

Leslie Berliant | Partisanship and Disinformation Surrounding Global Warming Taking their Toll

Leslie Berliant | Partisanship and Disinformation Surrounding Global Warming Taking their Toll: "A new Gallup poll shows that compared to three years ago, twice as many Americans believe that global warming’s consequences are exaggerated. And in just the last year, there has been an increase in skepticism from 41% to 48%."

Tata Motors to introduce Air Car – Is it the next big thing?

Tata Motors to introduce Air Car – Is it the next big thing?: "Tata Motors is taking giant strides and making history for itself. First the Landrover-Jaguar deal, then the world’s cheapest car and now it is also set to introduce the car that runs on air, compressed air to be specific."

The great global warming satire - CultureLab - New Scientist

The great global warming satire - CultureLab - New Scientist When we at New Scientist heard that Ian McEwan's new novel, Solar, tackled climate change, and that its protagonist was a Nobel prizewinning physicist, we had fun speculating about the real-life scientist the character might be based on. Having now read the book, I can now reveal: he wasn't based on anyone in the real world

PeerPower : Addressing trust in climate change

PeerPower : Addressing trust in climate change: "Unless the wasteful developed world honestly reduces carbon emissions and developing countries see themselves as future big emitters, stabiling global climate will remain a dream"

Which climate changes can be blamed on humans? - Short Sharp Science - New Scientist

Which climate changes can be blamed on humans? - Short Sharp Science - New Scientist: "The latest example of such a paper, in press in WIREs Climate Change, reviews a number of studies that have been done since 2007. It finds that there are definite human influences on a host of aspects of the climate, all of them driven by the rising temperatures." According to Stott's overview of published research papers, there is now a confirmed human fingerprint (links go to the original papers) on: * The rise in global surface air temperature; * The rise in surface air temperature over every continent, including Antarctica; * The rise in atmospheric humidity (caused by the higher air temperatures); * The rise in precipitation (rain, snow, etc) around the world, as a result of the higher humidities; * Shifts in precipitation: dry tropical regions are getting drier while wet regions closer to the poles are getting wetter; * The huge losses of Arctic summer sea ice; * The rise in surface ocean temperature; * Increasing salinity in the Atlantic Ocean.

Inconvenient Carbon Truths About China : Greentech Media

Inconvenient Carbon Truths About China : Greentech Media: "In Muller's opinion, a watershed moment occurred in 2006. That's when China assumed the dubious mantle of being a larger emitter of carbon than the U.S. China has had an annual growth rate of 10 percent for the last several years. If that growth rate continues, in ten years China will be emitting four times the carbon of the U.S., meaning that the U.S. becomes an insignificant producer of carbon whether we go green or not."

A quiet sun won't save us from global warming - environment - 26 February 2010 - New Scientist

A quiet sun won't save us from global warming - environment - 26 February 2010 - New Scientist: "EVEN if the sun were to quieten down appreciably for the rest of this century, it would still be business as usual for global warming. The sun goes through an 11-year solar cycle during which its luminosity varies according to the number of sunspots appearing on its face. The normal cycle has a small effect on Earth's weather. But sometimes lulls in sunspot activity can last several decades, driving down the sun's luminosity to a 'grand minimum'. The Maunder minimum lasted from 1645 to 1715 and may have contributed to the little ice age."

Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier | Reuters

Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier | Reuters: "SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said on Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns."

Independent Board to Review Work of Top Climate Panel - NYTimes.com

Independent Board to Review Work of Top Climate Panel - NYTimes.com: "NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) — An independent board of scientists will be appointed to review the workings of the world’s top climate science panel, which has faced recriminations over inaccuracies in a 2007 report, a United Nations environmental spokesman said Friday."

Smoke bomb: The other climate culprits - environment - 19 February 2010 - New Scientist

Smoke bomb: The other climate culprits - environment - 19 February 2010 - New Scientist: "N JUNE 1783, lava and gases began pouring from the Laki fissure in Iceland in one of the biggest and most devastating eruptions in history. Poisonous gases and starvation killed a quarter of Iceland's population. The effects of the eight-month-long eruption were felt further afield, too. In the rest of Europe, a scorching summer of strange fogs was followed by a series of devastating winters. In North America, the winter of 1784 was so cold the Mississippi froze at New Orleans."

Even "green" technologies depend on dirty, destructive mining operations for rare metals

Even "green" technologies depend on dirty, destructive mining operations for rare metals: "(NaturalNews) The advent of new 'green' technologies may seem like a perfect remedy to many former methods that caused heavy pollution and environmental destruction. The only problem is that many of these new technologies require the mining of rare earth metals which often leads to the destruction of land, farms, and water supplies."

Greenland's glaciers disappearing from the bottom up - environment - 14 February 2010 - New Scientist

Greenland's glaciers disappearing from the bottom up - environment - 14 February 2010 - New Scientist: "Water warmed by climate change is taking giant bites out of the underbellies of Greenland's glaciers. As much as 75 per cent of the ice lost by the glaciers is melted by ocean warmth. 'There's an entrenched view in the public community that glaciers only lose ice when icebergs calve off,' says Eric Rignot at the University of California, Irvine. 'Our study shows that what's happening beneath the water is just as important.'"

Dramatic changes in agriculture needed as world warms and grows

Dramatic changes in agriculture needed as world warms and grows: "An international panel of scientists writing in the Feb. 12 edition of the journal Science is urging world leaders to dramatically alter their notions about sustainable agriculture to prevent a major starvation catastrophe by the end of this century among the more than 3 billion people who live relatively close to the equator."

A Reply to the Attacks on Climate Change Science : Greentech Media

A Reply to the Attacks on Climate Change Science : Greentech Media: "The Union of Concerned Scientists today issues a response to some of the recent criticisms about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (We also recently posted a set of pro and con columns on the expansion of nuclear power in conjunction with the UPC.) Rather than paraphrase the report, we've posted it in full below. Please add your comments below and if you'd like to reply in a more full manner, please contact us."

How to Reform the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Scientific American

How to Reform the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Scientific American: "Himalayan glaciers to disappear by 2035. Nuclear power plants cheaper than fossil fuel–fired ones. A chairman who might have financial conflicts of interest (and an interest in penning a racy, loosely autobiographical romance novel). These are some of the mistakes currently argued to have been made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—a panel of more than 2,500 volunteer scientists and other experts from 154 countries tasked with assessing climate change."

Defusing the Methane Greenhouse Time Bomb: Scientific American

Defusing the Methane Greenhouse Time Bomb: Scientific American: "Methane trapped in Arctic ice (and elsewhere) could be rapidly released into the atmosphere as a result of global warming in a possible doomsday scenario for climate change, some scientists worry. After all, methane is 72 times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide over a 20-year timescale. But research announced at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union this December suggests that marine microbes could at least partially defeat the methane 'time bomb' sitting at the bottom of the world's oceans."

New UN emissions pledges still stack up to 3.5°C - environment - 08 February 2010 - New Scientist

New UN emissions pledges still stack up to 3.5°C - environment - 08 February 2010 - New Scientist: "THE Copenhagen climate dance continues. This week, 55 nations representing 78 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions from energy use, submitted pledges to the UN to cut emissions by 2020."

The Hindu : Front Page : IMD declares 2009 warmest year since 1901

The Hindu : Front Page : IMD declares 2009 warmest year since 1901: "NEW DELHI: It is now official. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday declared 2009 the warmest year since 1901, the year it started keeping records of temperatures and other weather parameters."

Engineers aim to make air travel greener

Engineers aim to make air travel greener: "Carbon emissions from air travel could be reduced thanks to a new collaboration between engineers from the Universities of Bath and Bristol and the aerospace industry."

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My Yahoo!: "Pew Environment Report Says Melting Arctic Could Cost a Minimum of $2.4 Trillion by 2050 Rapid melting of the Arctic region could carry a minimum global cost of US$2.4 trillion by 2050, according to a new report, “An Initial Estimate of the Cost of Lost Climate Services Due to Changes in the Arctic Cryosphere”, released by the Pew Environment Group."

The Bigger Kahuna: Are More Frequent and Higher Extreme Ocean Waves a By-Product of Global Warming?: Scientific American

The Bigger Kahuna: Are More Frequent and Higher Extreme Ocean Waves a By-Product of Global Warming?: Scientific American

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My Yahoo!: "A team of researchers from the US and India has found that airborne black carbon aerosols, or soot, from India is a major contributor to the decline in snow and ice cover on the glaciers in the Himalayan mountains."

India to have own panel on climate change: Jairam Ramesh - Yahoo! India News

India to have own panel on climate change: Jairam Ramesh - Yahoo! India News: "New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) India would soon have its very own panel on climate change, union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh announced Thursday and added that the country could not depend only on reports from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)."

The Space-Age Disco Ball For Combating Climate Change : Greentech Media

The Space-Age Disco Ball For Combating Climate Change : Greentech Media: "Three mirrors can make a 20-kilometer beam of light used for measuring carbon dioxide. Smoke and mirrors: that is one way to think about the Picarro Wavelength-Scanned Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy instrument. The $50,000 machine employs lasers and a specially designed chamber that contains three calibrated mirrors that Picarro claims can measure greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane with far more accuracy and geographic specificity than conventional detectors."

Why Open Source is Needed to Combat Climate Change : Greentech Media

Why Open Source is Needed to Combat Climate Change : Greentech Media: "We have to speed up energy innovation to the pace demonstrated in the growth of the Internet if we are to prevent irreversible climate disruptions that will irreparably harm the planet for our children's generation and all those that follow. The scale and speed of change required to ward off disaster cannot be achieved using conventional models. We need to constantly compress seven years of innovation into one - the pace described as innovating on 'Internet time'."

The Hindu : Kerala / Palakkad News : Green blocks for buildings

The Hindu : Kerala / Palakkad News : Green blocks for buildings: "A U.S.-based scientist from Chittur near here, Narayanan Neithalath, has developed ‘green building blocks,’ in which cement in concrete blocks is replaced with recycled industrial glass powder."

Challenge of climate change, post-Copenhagen

The Hindu : Opinion / Leader Page Articles : Challenge of climate change, post-Copenhagen: "Are the world and human society in general ready and willing to take action on critical issues that require a major change in the manner in which we produce and consume goods and services?" It is a matter of concern that Dr. Pachauri and his colleagues at the IPCC are not helping the fight against global warming by their inaccurate and over-zealous predictions of calamity.

UN climate change panel based claims on student dissertation - NewsTrust.net

UN climate change panel based claims on student dissertation - NewsTrust.net The United Nations' expert panel on climate change based claims about ice disappearing from the world's mountain tops on a student's dissertation and an article in a mountaineering magazine. Shameful!

Kivalina, Alaska: Eroding Village Appeals Lawsuit's Dismissal, Blames Corporations For Climate Change

Kivalina, Alaska: Eroding Village Appeals Lawsuit's Dismissal, Blames Corporations For Climate Change: "ANCHORAGE, Alaska — One of Alaska's most eroded villages wants to revive a lawsuit that claims greenhouse gasses from oil, power and coal companies are to blame for the climate change endangering the tiny community."

Observations: Environmental ills? It's consumerism, stupid

Observations: Environmental ills? It's consumerism, stupid: "So are the world's environmental ills really a result of the burgeoning number of humans on the planet—predicted to reach at least nine billion people by 2050? Or is it more due to the fact that although the human population has doubled in the past 50 years, we have increased our use of resources fourfold?"

Youth Advocates for Renewable Futures, Sustainability and Social Change | SocialEarth

Youth Advocates for Renewable Futures, Sustainability and Social Change | SocialEarth: "The Green Guerrillas plan on getting down to the nitty gritty on what it means to be “green” in 2010 with the fourth film in their documentary series, Green Guerrillas Blockumentary v.3 HD in 3G: Ganonyonk | Gye Nyame | Generation. They are looking to chop away at inconsistent environmental policies and contradictions, to focus on personal and family carbon footprints and work to make their immediate communities healthier and greener—a pretty big agenda for a group of teens from upstate New York"

Methane Causes Vicious Cycle In Global Warming | 89.3 KPCC

Methane Causes Vicious Cycle In Global Warming | 89.3 KPCC: "Carbon dioxide usually gets most of the blame for global warming, but a dramatic increase in methane gas emissions is worrying scientists. Global warming is causing the world's wetlands to produce more methane gas - which in turn is causing more global warming."

The Hindu : Front Page : BASIC bloc to inform U.N. of voluntary mitigation steps

The Hindu : Front Page : BASIC bloc to inform U.N. of voluntary mitigation steps: "NEW DELHI: The group of four major emerging economies — Brazil, South Africa, India and China — on Sunday expressed their intention to communicate information on their voluntary mitigation actions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by January 31."

NASA - NASA Research Finds Last Decade was Warmest on Record, 2009 One of Warmest Years

NASA - NASA Research Finds Last Decade was Warmest on Record, 2009 One of Warmest Years: "WASHINGTON -- A new analysis of global surface temperatures by NASA scientists finds the past year was tied for the second warmest since 1880. In the Southern Hemisphere, 2009 was the warmest year on record."

The Sietch Blog » Winter Doesn’t Disprove Global Warming

The Sietch Blog » Winter Doesn’t Disprove Global Warming Video

How Fast Are Himalayan Glaciers Melting? : Scientific American Podcast

How Fast Are Himalayan Glaciers Melting? : Scientific American Podcast

Brendan Demelle | Climate Denial Industry Blowing Hot Air On Himalayan Glaciers

Brendan Demelle | Climate Denial Industry Blowing Hot Air On Himalayan Glaciers: "The climate denial industry is once again trying to make a huge to-do about a tiny error by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The contrarians are questioning a single reference to Himalayan glaciers included in a 2007 IPCC report that does not meet the IPCC’s well-established evidentiary standards."

“Dooms Day” Global Warming Prediction Based on “Journalistic Assumption”

Now that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has expressed regret over its report on melting and disappearance of Himalayan glaciers, the climate denial band wagon has found another stick to beat global warming experts with. How reliable are the ‘catastrophe’ predictions of IPCC and other global warming scientists? Prof. Syed Iqbal Hasnain, a Senior Fellow at the Energy and Resources Institute run by the IPCC Chairman Dr. R. K. Pachauri, now denies that he had ever predicted the disappearance of Himalayan glaciers by 2035. He explains that this prediction, given in the IPCC report, was based on a ‘journalistic assumption’ extrapolated from 20 years of his work, arrived by Fred Pearce, in the article “Flooded out” published in the New Scientist in 1999. The reality may be so. But the question is why he, probably one of the authors of the controversial IPCC report, and others involved remained silent when such dooms day predictions were propagated by IPCC? Ulterior motives? Coming to ulterior motives, it is evident that scientists, in general, and those from developing countries, in particular, have a tendency to make a ‘mountain out of the mole-hill’ of their research findings in order to secure project funding and higher positions, as well as for getting awards and rewards. How many awards have been garnered by resourceful scientists, from professional bodies, often under their control, or government agencies advised by such bodies? But who cares about their “inventions or findings”? Such aberrations result from the lack of a true scientific spirit and curiosity to know the truth, coupled with greed for power and position, seen in many such pseudo-scientists. As regards Himalayan glaciers which provide water to nearly 40 % of the world’s population, very little scientific study has been carried out. In a report in the Guardian, Isabel Hilton states that there is a striking lack of useful data and available field work on the thousands of Himalayan glaciers spread over a number of countries and in a very difficult terrain to approach. A lack of crucial skills needed for collection of such data may also be there. However, the people of the Himalayan region are well aware of the consequences of global warming on their glaciers and its consequences on water supply, power supply, and agriculture in the region. Generation of scientific data and action to mitigate global warming based on actual data are very essential to prevent the possible disappearance of the Himalayan glaciers in a not-far distant future. What is needed is not a denial of global warming but a concerted action to collect relevant data and take appropriate action to mitigate global warming and its consequences. Reference 1. IPCC expresses regret over glacier melting conclusion, The Hindu, January 21, 2010 2. Vested interests have targeted my research, says Hasnain, The Hindu, January 21, 2010 3. Very little research on Himalayan glaciers, Isabel Hilton, Guardian Newspapers Ltd., 2010, The Hindu, January 21, 2010 4. U N to review claim, Adam Vaughan, Guardian Newspapers Ltd., 2010, The Hindu, January 21, 2010

The Hindu : Sci Tech : UN to review claim

The Hindu : Sci Tech : UN to review claim

The Hindu : Sci Tech : Very little research on Himalayan glaciers

The Hindu : Sci Tech : Very little research on Himalayan glaciers

The Hindu : Front Page : Vested interests have targeted my research, says Hasnain

The Hindu : Front Page : Vested interests have targeted my research, says Hasnain

The Hindu : Front Page : IPCC expresses regret over glacier melting conclusion

The Hindu : Front Page : IPCC expresses regret over glacier melting conclusion

UN climate body to review Himalayan glacier forecast - Yahoo! News

UN climate body to review Himalayan glacier forecast - Yahoo! News The head of the UN's top body on climate change said Monday the panel would investigate claims its doomsday prediction for the disappearance of Himalayan glaciers might be mistaken.

Global Warming: Is making carbon 'SAFE' the answer?

Global Warming: Is making carbon 'SAFE' the answer?: "Mandating fossil fuel producers to sequester (bury) a steadily increasing fraction of the carbon they extract would be a simple, effective, and fair way of sharing out the pain of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a leading group of climate researchers."

Climate Change: News

Climate Change: News: "The continent of Antarctica has been losing more than 100 cubic kilometers (24 cubic miles) of ice per year since 2002."

weSRCH.com - There’s nothing like a cold snap to focus attention on global warming. - Paper Details

weSRCH.com - There’s nothing like a cold snap to focus attention on global warming. - Paper Details

Bihar set to join carbon credit club - India - The Times of India

Bihar set to join carbon credit club - India - The Times of India

Kevin Grandia | Antarctica is Losing Ice Quickly, Melting Away Another Climate Skeptic Myth

Kevin Grandia | Antarctica is Losing Ice Quickly, Melting Away Another Climate Skeptic Myth

Combating climate change, with help from Lord Ram - Yahoo! India News

Combating climate change, with help from Lord Ram - Yahoo! India News

What Would Failure to Combat Climate Change Quickly Mean?: Scientific American

What Would Failure to Combat Climate Change Quickly Mean?: Scientific American: "Failure to set and meet strict targets for greenhouse gas emissions cuts over the next 40 years could put long-term goals – such as limiting planetary warming to 2ºC by 2100 – permanently out of reach."

Warmer climate could stifle carbon uptake by trees, study finds

Warmer climate could stifle carbon uptake by trees, study finds

Take Notice of the Sustainability Factor and Fight Back Against the Disposable Economy

Take Notice of the Sustainability Factor and Fight Back Against the Disposable Economy

$69 Refrigerator for Rural India - Cool Possibilities | Ashoka.org: Technology, Invention and Social Entrepreneurship

$69 Refrigerator for Rural India - Cool Possibilities | Ashoka.org: Technology, Invention and Social Entrepreneurship

EurActiv.com - Growing demand for soybeans threatens Amazon rainforest | EU - European Information on Agriculture & Food

EurActiv.com - Growing demand for soybeans threatens Amazon rainforest | EU - European Information on Agriculture & Food

Planes and Boats Pose Growing Greenhouse Threat : ScienceInsider

Planes and Boats Pose Growing Greenhouse Threat : ScienceInsider

After Copenhagen: Hope for the future - CNN.com

After Copenhagen: Hope for the future - CNN.com

Storm ‘echoes’ could break up ice shelves - Discovery.com- msnbc.com

Storm ‘echoes’ could break up ice shelves - Discovery.com- msnbc.com

COP15—Copenhagen Climate Conference — Global Issues

COP15—Copenhagen Climate Conference — Global Issues A summary of COP 15.