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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: , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
CO2 Fertilization May Be a Mixed Blessing
They say “plants love CO2,” but we may not love what CO2 can do to plants. by erica last modified Sep 01, 2009 05:17 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , — 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: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Climate Science Flurry: Cooling vs. Warming et al. Hot Items
This past week has been chock-full of new stuff on climate change. Let’s take a gander at a few. by erica last modified May 05, 2009 03:47 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , — 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: , , , , , , , , , , , , — 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: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Update: Obama Adviser Says 'Yes' – What Sayest McCain?
Back in July I posed a <a class="external-link" href="the-64-000-question-for-obama-and-mccain-on-climate">question</a> to the presidential candidates: will ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:46 PM — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Is Bubble Bursting for Climate in Near Term?
Could there already be an about-face? The president-elect's energy & environment picks held real promise for climate action. Now there's talk of the virtues of ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:15 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Global Warming and Predictions of an Impending Ice Age – Predicting Future Climate
Where is the climate headed? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts <a class="external-link" ... by erica last modified Apr 01, 2009 01:16 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Global Warming and Predictions of an Impending Ice Age: Global Warming Since 1998
You don’t have to search too hard to find a skeptic's blog proclaiming that global warming “stopped” in 1998. Oh happy day if it were true, but sadly it is ... by erica last modified Oct 26, 2009 07:56 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Looking to WWII Lessons to Fight Climate Change: Lester Brown's Plan 3.0
Lester Brown, founder and president of the <a class="external-link" href="http://www.earthpolicy.org/">Earth Policy Institute</a>, spoke at <a ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:36 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Weird Science, Weird Creatures
Every once in a while a paper comes by that is so “out there” you just gotta take note. Here’s one. by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:43 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Earth to Exxon: Methane on the Rise Again
As the Senate prepares to take up historic climate change legislation, Exxon Mobil’s CEO Rex Tillerson has taken a stance against moving toward renewable ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:20 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Update: Methane Up in the Air
Here’s an update on the sudden uptick in the concentration of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse warmer. by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:31 PM — filed under: , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Predictions of a Cooling Sun
If you're up on the latest climate "news," you're familiar with a rising if small chorus claiming there's no need to worry about global warming –- the sun is ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:33 PM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
An Open Letter to Our Next President
Dear President-Elect Obama,<br> Please consider these four environmental actions in the first days of your administration. by erica last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:40 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
'Missing Sink' Finder Goes Missing Near the Antarctic
Climate scientists were looking forward with anticipation to yesterday’s NASA launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory – it was going to help resolve one of ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:53 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Good News From Africa - Tropical Forests Inhale
A heretofore unrecognized ally has emerged In the global warming fight: tropical forests. by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:54 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Go Green by Eating More of Your Greens
A recent statistic from the American Museum of Natural History's new water exhibit got me thinking about one of the boldest steps any of us can take to lead a ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:22 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Big Oil 'Sneaks' onto the WSJ's Op-ed Pages
Visited the Wall Street Journal's editorial pages lately? A spate of editorials and op-ed's about climate change, energy, and the folly of limiting U.S. ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:17 PM — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
The Green Grok Blogs on Climate Change
by stepht last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:36 PM — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Update: The Sun’s Spots Are Back ... Sort Of
The Sun has finally woken up and is showing its spots again. But it looks like we are headed for a feeble solar cycle. by erica last modified Jun 19, 2009 05:15 PM — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%