The Green Grok
blogging towards a more sustainable path with Dr. Bill Chameides
Galactic Cosmic Rays and Climate: Forbush Puts Kibosh on Theory
by Bill ChameidesFeb 08, 2010
filed under: Pulse of the Planet
A new study finds no evidence of a connection between galactic cosmic rays and cloudiness — and, presumably, the stock market.
World Takes the Climate Pledge, Sort Of
by Bill ChameidesFeb 05, 2010
filed under: Australia, Barack Obama, Brazil, Canada, carbon dioxide emissions, China, climate change, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Accord, emission targets, global economy, global warming, India, international, Japan, legislation, Lindsey Graham, policy, politics, Russia, South Africa, United Nations, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United States
Sixty-three countries have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Water, Water Everywhere but a Little Less in the Stratosphere
by Bill ChameidesFeb 04, 2010
filed under: climate, climate change, global warming, research, solar cycle, solar maximum, solar minimum, solar variation, storms, sunspots, Susan Solomon, temperatures, water vapor
A new paper suggests stratospheric water vapor may have slowed global warming in the naughties.
Our Flame Retardants Ourselves
by Bill ChameidesFeb 03, 2010
filed under: chemical pollution, chemicals, consumers, DDT, fire retardants, Freons, health, ozone, ozone hole, PBDEs, PCBs, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers or PBDE’s: you’ve got ‘em whether you want 'em or not.
Solar Cycle 24: Ho Hum or Gee Whiz?
by Bill ChameidesFeb 01, 2010
filed under: global warming, solar cycle, solar flare, solar minimum, solar variation, Sun, sunspots, total solar irradiance (TSI)
The Sun may be waking up.
Keeping the Presidents’ State of the Union Words
by Bill ChameidesJan 29, 2010
filed under: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, environment, George W. Bush, politics, State of the Union, Statistically Speaking
Here it is: Obama v. Bush in the Great State of the Union Word-Count Smackdown.
Air Pollution Goes Round and Round
by Bill ChameidesJan 28, 2010
filed under: air pollution, air quality, Asia, atmosphere, climate change, Europe, global warming, Nature, ozone, ozone hole, science
A new study suggests that T-shirts and electronics are not the only imports we get from Asia.
Don’t Shoot the Science Messenger
by Bill ChameidesJan 27, 2010
filed under: cultural cognition, Duke University, politics, research, science, social science
Why are we so polarized when it comes to issues like the safety of vaccines or risks of environmental pollution?
Ocean Basin Ocean Acidification
by Bill ChameidesJan 26, 2010
filed under: animals, carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, global warming, ocean acidification, oceans, research, science, spectrophotometry
A new study shows that rising acidification in the world’s oceans is widespread.
The Heat Goes On
by Bill ChameidesJan 25, 2010
filed under: climate change, Copenhagen, email hack, Environmental Protection Agency, glaciers, global warming, Himalayas, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC reports, legislation, Massachusetts, policy, politics, Rajendra Pachauri, temperatures, U.S. Congress, University of East Anglia
While the arguments and accusations fly, the Earth keeps on heating up.
