Bush should be open to climate deal - Pelosi |
Bush should be open to climate deal - Pelosi
BERLIN, May 28 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged President George W. Bush on Monday to forge a compromis...
Posted by Polar Bears on Mon, 28 May 2007 03:34:00 PST |
Japan eyes the prize of a 50% greenhouse gas cut |
Japan leads the way, AGAIN! But we certainly can do it here too.
BBC Article
Japan eyes 50% greenhouse gas cut
Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has said...
Posted by Polar Bears on Thu, 24 May 2007 07:34:00 PST |
Smithsonian Toned Down Exhibit on Arctic Meltdown |
Troubling...
AP article
Smithsonian Link
Smithsonian Toned Down Exhibit on Arctic
Monday May 21, 2007 8:31 PM
By BRETT ZONGKER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Smithsonian Institutio...
Posted by Polar Bears on Tue, 22 May 2007 12:14:00 PST |
Southern Ocean Saturated with CO2 |
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Southern Ocean around Antarctica is so loaded with carbon dioxide that it can barely absorb any more, so more of the gas will stay in the atmosphere to warm up the ...
Posted by Polar Bears on Thu, 17 May 2007 12:16:00 PST |
Evangelicals and Global Warming |
This issue should be a no-brainer for all Evangelicals. I guess it exposes who the polluters are within the group. A "good" god would frown upon polluting the earth, right?&...
Posted by Polar Bears on Tue, 15 May 2007 07:48:00 PST |
Warming + Human Migration |
BBC Article
Charity warns of migration crisis
The effects of climate change could make at least one billion people homeless between now and 2050, says the charity Christian Aid.
The group expects cl...
Posted by Polar Bears on Mon, 14 May 2007 06:55:00 PST |
NASA: Eastern U.S. getting hotter |
NASA: Eastern U.S. to Get Hotter
By AP/SETH BORENSTEIN
(WASHINGTON) Future eastern United States summers look much hotter than originally predicted with daily highs about 10 degrees warmer than in ...
Posted by Polar Bears on Fri, 11 May 2007 07:23:00 PST |
Greenhouse gas extraction device within dam turbines |
Article: BBC
So, it goes like this:
Reservoir waters are drawn by gravity towards the dam wall and the turbine intakes positioned near its base
A membrane preferentially steers higher, ...
Posted by Polar Bears on Thu, 10 May 2007 11:08:00 PST |
Spain's innovative solar powerstation |
Power station harnesses Sun's rays:
BBC Article
There is a scene in one of the Austin Powers films where Dr Evil unleashes a giant "tractor beam" of energy at Earth in order to extract a massi...
Posted by Polar Bears on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:32:00 PST |
conscientious chef takes on overfishing |
At the End of the LineWorried About Overfishing, Chefs Take Sustainability From Ocean to Plate
By Juliet EilperinWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, May 2, 2007; F01
Barton Seaver has bags under h...
Posted by Polar Bears on Thu, 03 May 2007 06:55:00 PST |
