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You can’t make me be reasonable, that is. (Apply to all countries involved, after reading the following article.) U.S., China at odds over climate talks in 2010: The United States is at odds with China and other developing nations by favouring a Copenhagen climate accord as the blueprint in 2010 for a stronger deal to fight . . . → Read More: You can’t make me! OK, the energy/enviro geekosphere is going nuts over the fluff piece 60 Minutes aired on the Bloom Box the other night and today’s canine-and-equine show, so I feel obliged to chime in. For those who missed it, here’s the full 60 Minutes piece: Watch CBS News Videos Online The best summary of this situation I’ve seen to . . . → Read More: The Bloom Box In my ongoing attempt to make up for the lack of attention I’ve paid to sites worthy of your attention, allow me to point you to Global Warming Art: Like all sciences, the study of climate change relies upon a thorough and comprehensive investigation of the data. It is the goal of Global Warming Art to make . . . → Read More: Must-see site: Global Warming Art Putting data centers on a low-energy diet (emphasis added): A holistic approach to data centers could result in millions of dollars of savings and a far smaller carbon footprint for the ever-expanding universe of information technology. That’s the promise of research conducted by Binghamton University colleagues Kanad Ghose, a professor of computer science, and Bahgat Sammakia, a . . . → Read More: Data centers are gray The United Nations Environment Programme has released their Year Book 2010: The UNEP Year Book 2010 reports on new environmental science and recent developments in our changing environment. It looks at progress in environmental governance; the effects of continuing degradation and loss of the world’s ecosystems; impacts of climate change; how harmful substances and hazardous waste affect . . . → Read More: Doc alert: UNEP Year Book 2010 Once again xkcd says it best, this time in Beliefs: I’ve got nothing to add . . . → Read More: Welcome to ‘mmurica From NASA’s State of Flux web page comes the following images:
This is the Pedersen glacier in Alaska. The first picture is from 1917, the second is from 2005. The photo credit given on the NASA site is: 1917 photo captured by Louis H. Pedersen; 2005 photo taken by Bruce F. Molnia. From the Glacier Photograph Collection, . . . → Read More: Picturing climate change Methane levels may see ‘runaway’ rise, scientists warn: Atmospheric levels of methane, the greenhouse gas which is much more powerful than carbon dioxide, have risen significantly for the last three years running, scientists will disclose today – leading to fears that a major global-warming “feedback” is beginning to kick in. For some time there has been concern that . . . → Read More: Methane update Fighting Global Warming – A Small Price for a Large Benefit: FORECASTS involving climate change are highly uncertain, denialists assert – a point that climate researchers themselves readily concede. The denialists view the uncertainty as strengthening their case for inaction, yet a careful weighing of the relevant costs and benefits supports taking exactly the opposite course. Organizers of . . . → Read More: Russian roulette, again Quote engraved on the outside of the Rochester Public Library: History: The story of the human race in conflict with nature and with its own elemental passions but ever aspiring. Discuss. Your time . . . → Read More: Homework assignment |
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