Archive for the 'Global Warming' Category

Vast African lake levels dropping fast

Lake Victoria, the size of Ireland, in Africa is drying up. By this article it seems that over consumption and global warming are the culprits. Which then makes you ask who are the culprits of consumption and global warming?
The outflow through two hydroelectric dams at Jinja is part of the problem — a tiny part, [...]

White House sued over global warming

The plaintiffs claim the government must complete such a report every four years under the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The plaintiffs say the last report was due in November 2004.
Yahoo! article

U.N. says 2005 set greenhouse gas record

An iceberg melts in Kulusuk, Greenland near the arctic circle Tuesday Aug, 16, 2005. (Picture AP)

Looks like the human race has hit an all time record in 2005.
Heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2005 and are still increasing, the U.N. weather agency said Friday.
Yahoo Full Story

Global warming could cost trillions of dollars

That doesn’t sound good at all.
Let me get this straight. Global warming is going to COST money. And going green MAKES money buy employing sustainability. Go figure.
global warming could cost trillions of dollars - Yahoo!

Polar bears drown, islands appear in Arctic thaw - the result of global warming

Looks like there’s so much snow melting in the Arctic that new islands are appearing that were unknown previously. As a result polar bears are drowning. Another example of global warming.
The plus side? People can now use their boats longer. Great.
Read the article on Yahoo!

Pacific islanders move to escape global warming

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Rising seas have forced 100 people on a Pacific island to move to higher ground in what may be the first example of a village formally displaced because of modern global warming, a U.N. report said on Monday.
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It’s AAA, but better - Better World Club

Better World Club, founded by Mitch Rofsky (a former employee of Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen), provides nationwide roadside assistance. Better World Club is the nation’s only environmentally friendly auto club. Membership includes eco-travel services, discounts on hybrid cars, insurance services, free maps, auto maintenance discounts and bicycle roadside assistance. Better World Club donates 1% [...]

stopglobalwarming.org/

Here’s a good one.
Save the planet on national TV. If you missed all the celebs on the tube, you can still join them here www.stopglobalwarming.org.
Here’s a bit from the site.

The results are in. Global warming is real. It’s more than an environmental issue; it’s about our national security, it’s about our public health. [...]

Scientists find errors in global warming data

The debate continues and continues and continues. Below is the lead to the Yahoo story?¢‚Ǩ¬¶
Satellite and weather-balloon research released Friday removes a last bastion of scientific doubt about global warming, researchers say.
Read the rest of story while it still exists on Yahoo.
So are we closer to consensus? It amazes me that [...]

Climate Blogs for Your Reading Pleasure

Included in the 30 - 40K blogs being added to the world each day (Sifry can tell you more about that) are these two climate focused blogs.
http://climatechangeaction.blogspot.com/

http://climatechangeresources.blogspot.com/
Take a read here. Calvin has some good information I think you’ll enjoy.