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Don’t Hummer Me In: Some think what’s good for General Motors’ Hummer is good for the U.S.A. Do you? by erica — last modified Sep 30, 2009 12:17 PM — filed under: Hummer, fuel economy, social science, An Inconvenient Truth, Toyota Prius, automakers, global warming, automobile, climate change, politics, General Motors, Al Gore — Relevance: 1%
Cows Let Go a Sigh of Relief: Congress acted on climate this week. And it's certainly a move to chew over. by erica — last modified Oct 29, 2009 01:53 PM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, climate, animals, greenhouse gas emissions, farmers, climate change, enteric fermentation, global warming, farms, Environmental Protection Agency, ranching, methane — Relevance: 1%
Deforestation Role Demoted: How well can we slow the growth of atmospheric carbon dioxide by slowing deforestation? by erica — last modified Nov 13, 2009 08:31 AM — filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, Reductions in Emissions from Deforestation an Forest Degradation, global warming, deforestation, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Kyoto Protocol, peatlands, rain forest — Relevance: 1%
Building Hope One House at a Time: Nancy Murray has taken recycling to a whole new level — she recycles houses. by erica — last modified Nov 20, 2009 03:27 PM — filed under: Nancy Murray, buildings, greenhouse gas emissions, business, climate change, housing, recycling, global warming, Builders of Hope, sustainability, homelessness, waste — Relevance: 1%
Weird Political Science: Why are conservatives more likely than liberals to reject the conclusions of scientists about evolution and climate change? Musings from a climate scientist. by erica — last modified Sep 09, 2009 04:13 PM — filed under: William F. Buckley, evolution, George Bernard Shaw, Ayn Rand, global warming, public opinion, Edward Kennedy, climate change, politics, Robert Kennedy, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, science — Relevance: 1%
The Waxing Sun and Warming Climate: You don’t have to be a climate scientist to know that the Sun is the main driver of climate. by erica — last modified Oct 05, 2009 12:46 PM — filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, solar, Sun, solar cycle, greenhouse gases, global warming, radiative forcing, Pulse of the Planet, climate change, sunspots — Relevance: 1%
What’s Different? Waxman-Markey Vs. Kerry-Boxer Climate Bills: How does the newly unveiled Senate climate bill draft compare to the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act passed by the House in June? by erica — last modified Oct 14, 2009 09:57 AM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, climate change, legislation, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, policy, politics — Relevance: 1%
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%
Ice Update: Not So Fast Antarctica: Slower moving rocks under the Antarctic spell slower rates of Antarctic ice sheet melting. by erica — last modified Oct 22, 2009 02:07 PM — filed under: Global Positioning System, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, climate change, global warming, post-glacial rebound, ice sheets, ice age, ice, GRACE, GPS — 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%
Climate Update: Of Ice and Men: If ice is the canary in the climate mine, the canary is melting. by erica — last modified Oct 14, 2009 08:29 AM — filed under: climate, National Snow and Ice Data Center, climate change, Arctic, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, ice, sea ice — Relevance: 1%
GDP: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be?: The headline reads “U.S. Climate Bill Could Cut GDP 3.5 Percent by 2050.” Should we care? by erica — last modified Sep 23, 2009 01:19 PM — filed under: climate change, water pollution, Nicolas Sarkozy, politics, overfishing, Peter Bartelmus, Green GDP, air quality, Joseph Stiglitz, China, policy, gross domestic product, economy, ecosystem services, global warming, global economy, ecosystems, Alan Mollohan, air pollution, economics, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Sympathy for the Oil Industry?: The poor oil industry. After years of record profits, things have soured with the collapse of oil and gas prices. And now I read of an Obama “bias” against the ... by erica — last modified Jun 18, 2009 09:47 AM — filed under: oil shale, oil, greenhouse gas emissions, natural gas, T. Boone Pickens, climate change, energy, oil reserves, global warming, oil drilling, Robert Samuelson, Washington Post, oil resources, pollution, global economy, economy — Relevance: 1%
And Here’s to You, Mrs. Mary Bono Mack: Our nation turns its grateful eyes to you. Last Thursday was an historic day in the House. The Waxman-Markey climate bill passed out of committee by a vote of ... by erica — last modified Jun 10, 2009 10:12 AM — filed under: cap and trade, climate change, legislation, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Mary Bono Mack, policy, politics — Relevance: 1%
Major Emitters Meet in D.C. to Discuss Climate Change: With very little publicity, President Obama has relaunched a George W. Bush initiative by gathering delegates from 17 of the largest polluting economies for a ... by erica — last modified Apr 29, 2009 10:14 AM — filed under: Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, climate change, Hillary Clinton, global warming, George W. Bush, emission targets, Barack Obama, Kyoto Protocol, global economy, economy — 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: <p>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: <p>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%
Congress on Climate: A Zig, A Zag, and Then a Zig, Sort Of: It’s been a busy week in Congress for climate legislation. But signals have been mixed. by erica — last modified Apr 09, 2009 09:57 AM — filed under: U.S. Congress, Henry Waxman, John Thune, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, Ed Markey, legislation, global warming, USCAP, policy, politics, Barbara Boxer — Relevance: 1%
Climate Negativity From the Naysayers: First the globe was not warming. Then the warming wasn’t due to human activities. In a slow, rearguard action, the naysayers now have a new mantra: "It can’t ... by erica — last modified Apr 27, 2009 02:29 PM — filed under: cap and trade, alternative fuel, economics, solar, Bjorn Lomborg, Robert Hirsch, climate change, New York Times, climate skeptics, renewable energy, wind, Kyoto Protocol, Washington Post, James Schlesinger — Relevance: 1%
National Academies Kick Off Climate Study with Summit: Scientists, policy makers, and corporate execs are descending on Washington, D.C., to discuss America’s long-term response to climate change. What to expect? by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 12:36 PM — filed under: cap and trade, America’s Climate Choices, carbon tax, global warming, adaptation, climate disruption, climate change, policy, National Academy of Sciences — Relevance: 1%
Day After Tomorrow Not Any Time Soon: Model simulations predict a global warming-induced ice age is not in the cards this century. Cool ... or should I say, "Neat"? by erica — last modified Jun 04, 2009 07:59 AM — filed under: abrupt climate change, climate, Geophysical Research Letters, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, ice, research, ice sheets, ice age, Younger-Dryas, climate disruption, Amy Bower, climate change, Susan Lozier, science — 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%
Non-Climate Scientist 'Climate Scientist' Sets the Record Straight: Have you noticed that a new kind of scientific expert has been born? It is the “non-climate scientist” climate scientist, better known in the trade as the ... by erica — last modified Aug 31, 2009 02:56 PM — filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, feedback, climate change, Harrison Schmitt, William Happer, greenhouse gases, global warming, climate skeptics — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: What Do Scientists Think About Climate Change?: Ah, delving into the mind of a scientist. There's a heady task. The media talk of both consensus and scientific debate when it comes to climate change. So what ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:39 PM — filed under: statistically speaking, science, global warming, research, climate change — Relevance: 1%

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