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Converging on a Climate Agreement: With Copenhagen less than two months away, is there a formula for reconciling the positions of developed and developing countries? by erica — last modified Oct 26, 2009 03:39 PM — filed under: UNFCCC, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, global economy, Kyoto Protocol, politics, policy, international, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Medieval Warm Period and Hockey Stick Revisited: Were global temperatures during the beginning of the last millennium as warm as today? New study says ”yes.“ But what does it mean? by erica — last modified Aug 31, 2009 12:03 PM — filed under: hockey stick, Medieval Warm Period, climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, Michael Mann, Delia Oppo, temperatures, carbon dioxide emissions, U.S. National Academy of Sciences — Relevance: 1%
Where Have All the Forests Gone - Bioenergy’s Legacy?: Bioenergy’s free ride in Kyoto and national climate legislation is a recipe for disaster. by erica — last modified Oct 23, 2009 10:48 AM — filed under: land-use changes, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, legislation, global warming, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, bioenergy, Tim Searchinger, Kyoto Protocol, science, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
A Global Diet on Livestock Emissions: You’ve heard about REDD, the program to "reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation." Why not RECC, an effort to Reduce Emissions from Cows and Cattle? by erica — last modified Nov 10, 2009 02:11 PM — filed under: Reductions in Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, fossil fuels, animals, waste, climate change, nitrogen oxides, forests, meat, deforestation, REDD, cows, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide emissions, methane — Relevance: 1%
George Will Take Note: 1910 ≠ 2050: You can always count on conservative columnist George Will’s take on climate to be entertaining. by erica — last modified Sep 18, 2009 04:06 PM — filed under: climate, climate change, legislation, Waxman-Markey climate bill, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions, technology, Newsweek — Relevance: 1%
Changing Climate Change Legislation: A new bipartisan bill was proposed on Monday. Is it real or a pretender? by erica — last modified Nov 17, 2009 02:27 PM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, Lamar Alexander, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, energy, economics, legislation, green investments, global warming, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Jim Webb, nuclear, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions, United States, Jimmy Carter — Relevance: 1%
Impressions from National Academies Climate Summit: I just returned from the 2-day climate summit at the National Academies sponsored by our America’s Climate Choices study. Here are some of the take-away ... by erica — last modified Apr 09, 2009 09:53 AM — filed under: heat waves, climate change, global warming, emission targets, adaptation, climate disruption, floods, international, drought, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 4: Forests, Farms, and Offsets: What do you do if something emits greenhouse gases but is not <a class="external-link" href="http://nicholas.duke.edu/thegreengrok/capandtrade3">under the ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 09:51 AM — filed under: cap and trade, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, offsets, climate change, economics, forests, global warming, ecosystems, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, agriculture — Relevance: 1%
WSJ Goes Green, Sorta: Check out the <a class="external-link" href="http://online.wsj.com/public/page/geoengineering-techniques-environment-061509.html">Journal Report</a> in ... by erica — last modified Jul 09, 2009 09:15 AM — filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, Wall Street Journal, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Staring Down the Double-Barrel Climate Shotgun: Surprises in the climate system can very quickly make global warming a whole lot worse than predicted. One such surprise could come from a sudden release of ... by erica — last modified Apr 29, 2009 04:22 PM — filed under: wetlands, climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, climate disruption, science, carbon dioxide emissions, permafrost, methane — Relevance: 1%
Update: Thinner Shells Put Ocean on Thin Ice: Some argue that more carbon dioxide is a “good thing.” I guess they just can’t get their minds around the whole climate change thing. OK, but what about ocean ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:15 PM — filed under: climate change, fish, oceans, global warming, ocean acidification, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, seafood — Relevance: 1%
How Much Coal Is Really in Them Thar Hills?: They used to say that “coal is king.” Today maybe it’s “'clean coal' is king.” But is there enough in the ground for coal to keep its crown? by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:00 PM — filed under: carbon capture and storage (CCS), climate change, Industrial Revolution, global warming, coal, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Indiana Governor: Cap and Trade Unfair to Hoosiers. Really?: In Friday’s <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234844782222081.html">Wall Street Journal</a> Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said "no thanks" ... by erica — last modified May 19, 2009 04:36 PM — filed under: cap and trade, economics, renewable energy, climate change, carbon capture and storage (CCS), legislation, politics, coal, Waxman-Markey climate bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Wall Street Journal, policy, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, wind, economy — Relevance: 1%
Climate Change Legislation: House Democrats Come Together: The news from House Democrats and the White House is that a deal has been cut on the Waxman-Markey climate bill. Will the changes be enough to avoid dangerous ... by erica — last modified May 14, 2009 12:21 PM — filed under: Prasad Kasibhatla, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, legislation, global warming, global economy, policy, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Cash for Clunkers, Here and There: The U.S. Congress is not the only (or first) group considering cash-for-clunkers programs. Similar incentives are underway on the other side of the big pond. by erica — last modified Apr 24, 2009 03:48 PM — filed under: fuel economy, transportation, cars, economics, automakers, Dianne Feinstein, automobile, carbon dioxide emissions, Cash for Clunkers, economy — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 5: What’s With the Add-Ons?: If Waxman-Markey has a cap and trade, why does it need all the other stuff like fuel-economy standards for cars, renewable electricity standards, and building ... by erica — last modified Jul 10, 2009 10:08 AM — filed under: cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions, economics, legislation, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Washington Post, policy, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 3 – You Ask, “What?” I Say, “How Wide?”: Which greenhouse gas emissions do you find when you look under a cap and trader? by erica — last modified Jul 10, 2009 10:15 AM — filed under: cap and trade, oil, transportation, automobile, economics, global warming, climate change, acid rain program, carbon dioxide emissions, agriculture, economy — Relevance: 1%
Two Bits of Good News on the Climate Front: Some encouraging developments: lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a chance for coral reefs. by erica — last modified May 27, 2009 02:20 PM — filed under: Caribbean, climate change, oceans, American Samoa, global warming, coral reefs, United States, paper, ocean acidification, climate disruption, science, carbon dioxide emissions, research — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 1: It’s About the Cap, Stupid: Where the climate is concerned, don’t be fooled: it’s ultimately about the “cap” not the “and trade” part. by erica — last modified Jul 10, 2009 10:18 AM — filed under: cap and trade, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, business, climate change, legislation, global warming, global economy, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
A Climate Fix? Not Too Cold, Not Too Hot, Just Right: While some people have a hard time accepting the fact that humans are disrupting the climate, others conclude that not only are we changing the climate today, ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:56 AM — filed under: climate, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, industry, Industrial Revolution, greenhouse gases, global warming, ice age, carbon dioxide emissions, agriculture, Ruddiman's Hypothesis, methane — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Does Climate Change Go Slow Before Going Fast?: One of the greatest worries about the current global warming is that it may trigger a rapid shift in the climate — a move to a radically different one, perhaps ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:23 PM — filed under: abrupt climate change, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, ice age, pulse of the planet, science, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Are We Dining on a Carbon Sink?: Worldwide, a whopping 27 percent of the globe's ice-free land is under cultivation. That’s 13 million square miles. Have you ever thought what might happen if ... by erica — last modified Oct 28, 2009 09:23 AM — filed under: cap and trade, atmosphere, carbon sink, farmers, David Holmgren, climate change, Bill Mollison, global warming, permaculture, biosphere, perennial crops, no-till farming, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, agriculture, William Ruddiman — Relevance: 1%
Carbon Markets and Environmentalism: Is Market-Based the New Dirty Word(s)?: In the 1970s, markets and environmentalists were like oil and water. But by the 1990s market-based solutions had proved effective in combating acid rain. Now ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:23 PM — filed under: cap and trade, business, climate change, greenhouse gases, global warming, carbon dioxide emissions, markets — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Can’t Turn Down the Heat: Imagine you’re in the shower and you turn up the hot water, but it gets too hot – scalding hot. What do you do? Turn the hot water down, of course. But what if ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:01 PM — filed under: isotopes, fossil fuels, Susan Solomon, Sherwood Rowland, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Mario Molina, carbon-13, carbon-12, Paul Crutzen, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: The 23-Billion Ton Gorilla at the Climate Talks: For the next two weeks, the global community will be meeting in Poznan, Poland, working to hash out an international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions. ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:32 PM — filed under: climate change, Pulse of the Planet, forests, global warming, coal, China, Kyoto Protocol, Barack Obama, carbon dioxide emissions, Russia — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: U.S. CO2 Emissions by the Numbers: On May 13, 2008 an editorial in the Wall Street Journal (“McCain's Climate 'Market'”) argued that there was no critical need for federal climate ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:21 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Building an Underground 'Highway' for Carbon Dioxide: Reducing carbon emissions is key to combating global warming. You probably knew that. What you might not know is that scientists are working to develop a ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 10:32 AM — filed under: climate change, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Congestion Pricing: Charging drivers a premium to enter a city center during peak hours has improved air quality and reduced traffic gridlock in urban pockets around the world. ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:54 PM — filed under: air quality, air pollution, Statistically Speaking, climate change, statistically speaking, global warming, particulate matter, traffic, transportation, carbon dioxide emissions, congestion pricing — Relevance: 1%
Is It Too Late to Avoid Dangerous Climate Change?: Scientists call it DAI — "dangerous anthropogenic interference" with the climate system. The United States along with 191 other countries <a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:24 PM — filed under: aerosols, air pollution, climate change, global warming, particulate matter, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
The Man from Greensboro and His Super Green Hotel: Been to any LEED Platinum hotels lately? Probably not, unless you’ve been to the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina – it’s the first and only one of ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:32 PM — filed under: business, LEED certified, energy, energy efficiency, Dennis Quaintance, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%

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