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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: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: 2008’s Place in Warmest Years Sweepstakes
With a little over a week to go in 2008, the World Meteorological Organization has released an estimate of the year’s average temperature. Now 2008 is ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:25 PM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: A Tale of Two Cities: New York Vs. Hong Kong
With Dr. Bill Chameides in Hong Kong, the <a href="http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/thegreengrok/grokteam">Green Grok team</a> takes a quick look at how New York ... by wendy last modified Aug 31, 2009 02:22 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: U.S. CO2 Emissions by the Numbers
On May 13, 2008 an editorial in the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> (“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: , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking - Coal Waste: What's It Good For?
As we’ve seen from recent catastrophic spills at coal plants in Harriman, Tennessee, and Widows Creek, Alabama, it’s past time to take a closer look at how we ... by erica last modified Jul 13, 2009 10:28 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , — 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: , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Governor Palin’s Whales
Guess who's back in the news? Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. This time, the reports do not center on her wardrobe, looks, or speeches, but rather on whales and ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:14 PM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok on Oil: A 'Crude' Awakening?
Let's say you could choose where to get additional oil from. And let's say your choice was between three sources. Which would you choose? The option that got ... by erica last modified Apr 01, 2009 02:30 PM — filed under: , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Detroit Does It Better in Europe
So the Big Three automakers are in trouble and want some of our money to stay afloat. Before handing over any cash, we might want to look at how Detroit does ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:30 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Gas Prices Impact Miles Driven … Finally!
The increase in gasoline prices is a drag &mdash; no question. But there is a silver lining. During the 1990s and the early part of this decade, cheap gasoline ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:13 PM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Lessons from an Electricity Crisis
Do people change the amount of energy they use when prices rise? In May 2008 Americans drove <a class="external-link" ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:38 PM — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Is Our E-Waste Harming Children?
China has been sending us lead-contaminated toys, but lead contamination from U.S. products may be exacting a far heavier toll on children in China. by erica last modified May 27, 2009 04:22 PM — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Real vs. Fake Christmas Trees
In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt nixed a Christmas tree for the White House. "It's not good to cut down trees for mere decoration," he claimed. "We must set a good ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:27 PM — filed under: , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Carbon Savings at Home -- A Little Can Go a Long Way
Recently a <i>Chicago Tribune</i> reporter asked me how consumers could get the most bang for their "green" buck. Specifically, which changes in household ... by erica last modified Aug 27, 2009 11:49 AM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Hurricanes, Oil, Infrastructure
When a hurricane strikes, it’s big news. Neighborhoods and homes are destroyed; people and pets are stranded; then the aftermath -- people returning to pick up ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:44 PM — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking – Inaugurals and the Environment
Today President Barack Obama declared, "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soils to fuel our cars and run our factories.” Later, he spoke of ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:14 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Lawns by the Numbers
It’s summertime, and the living is easy -- unless you live in a neighborhood like mine, where the endless drone of lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and other assorted ... by erica last modified May 04, 2009 03:07 PM — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Natural Gas - Future Green Fuel?
Seen those natural gas commercials on TV? They tout natural gas as the low-carbon, low-pollution, homegrown, near-term solution to break our addiction to oil. ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:52 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Trash Talk Or a Look at Plastic Waste
"Just one word. … Plastics." This <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk">classic line</a> predicting the rise of an industry from director Mike ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:02 PM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Energy Sources, Carbon Footprints and Subsidies
We are going to have to slash our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions — our collective carbon footprint. Even President Bush has accepted this. Electricity ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:16 PM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Weighing Salmon Statistics
As summer gets into full swing and recreational chefs fire up grills, turning plots of land into backyard bistros, chances are high that salmon is on the menu. ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:00 PM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: School Buses and Pollution
Numbers can tell stories. School buses -- mass transit for students -- are overall better for the environment than millions of cars transporting kids to ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:56 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: The U.S. Senate's Hot and Cold Record on Global Warming
On June 6, 2008, the U.S. Senate pulled the plug on the latest, comprehensive climate bill introduced to the legislative body. This is another in a string of ... by erica last modified Aug 26, 2009 12:31 PM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Water
Water is essential to life -- in more ways than we think. Our first installment of Statistical Grok tells quite a story. by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:22 PM — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Wind + Production Credit = Growth
On a percentage basis, wind power is the fastest growing electricity source in the United States. This didn’t happen in a vacuum. The federal renewable ... by erica last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:52 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Diversity in Our Diet
<p>Because we’re rarely more than a short drive away from a drive-thru, Americans might not even be aware of the increasing trend toward monoculture in our ... by erica last modified May 19, 2009 11:37 AM — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%