Stratospheric Pollution Is Slowing Global Warming, Study Says

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Sulfur dioxide being spewed into the stratosphere by coal-fired power plants and volcanic eruptions has blunted the impact of global warming over the past decade, offsetting roughly one third of the increased heat caused by greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study. (more…)

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Hilary Clinton Advocates For Clean Cookstoves in India Visit

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton urged India to rapidly adopt inexpensive, clean-burning cookstoves and said that two major Indian trade federations had agreed to help disseminate the technology throughout the country.

Clinton, who last year launched a $50 million U.S. (more…)

American Wind Energy Association Refutes Anti-Wind Claims

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

The American Wind Energy Association issued a press statement earlier this week to refute claims by Robert Bryce, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, which AWEA says is funded by Exxon-Mobil (a quick look at their website reveals it is pro-fracking). (more…)

Shipping Industry Agrees to CO2 Emissions Standards

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

The shipping industry has become the first global business sector to agree to mandatory carbon dioxide emissions reductions.

At a meeting of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization, member countries agreed to set CO2 emissions standards on new ships beginning in 2019, with the goal of improving energy (more…)

Debate Continues Over European Union’s 2020 Emissions Goal

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Europe has set a bold target for itself, reducing its total carbon emissions by 20% by 2020 against 1990 levels. It is an ambitious goal, no doubt, but one that is certainly attainable at the rate the continent is going. Just last year, statistics showed that Europe’s emissions had already fallen by 8 percent. Taken as (more…)

China to Keep Rare Earths Export Quota at 2010 Levels

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Seeking to quell fears among its trading partners, Beijing has announced that it will keep its 2011 rare earths export quota at 2010 levels.

China currently supplies 97 percent of the world’s rare earth elements and has gained its market dominance by cutting prices of the materials. China (more…)

Jeremy Rifkin on Climate Change and Alternative Energy

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Jeremy Rifkin, the founder and president of the Foundation On Economic Trends, talks about the impact that climate change will have on human civilization and what can still be done if we want our species to continue existing.

At roughly 15 minutes into his talk, he talks about (more…)

Is Carmageddon’s Legacy the L.A. Microflight?

Monday, July 18th, 2011

As rosy fingered dawn touched Pasadena and extended into Santa Monica yesterday morning, we confirmed that the storm had indeed passed: Carmageddon is over.

A brief primer for those not versed in this L.A.-centric version of the apocalypse: about 10 miles of (more…)

Forests Absorb One-Third of Fossil Fuel Emissions, Landmark Study Finds

Sunday, July 17th, 2011

Forests play an even greater role in Earth’s climate system than previously known, according to the most comprehensive assessment yet of the carbon storage potential of the world’s wooded areas.

Between 1990 and 2007, the planet’s tropical, temperate, and boreal forests absorbed about 2.4 (more…)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Climate Change

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Harry Potter mania is once again sweeping the globe in preparation for the final movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, being released July 15. Legions of fans have dusted off their Potter books and breathlessly await the fate of He Who Must Not be Named, even though they know the books by heart. (more…)

 
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