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Monday, July 14, 2008
Brad Pitt goes green
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Did you know?
Here in the United States, threats to our water supplies are exacerbated by urban and agricultural runoff, pesticide and toxic pollution, clearcutting of forests, and by overconsumption of aquifers, rivers and streams.
Recent federal proposals to relax Clean Water standards, including allowing increases of mercury pollution from power plants while reducing funding to domestic and international water conservation and pollution-prevention measures are only exacerbating the problem at home and abroad.
A recent survey found that clean fresh drinking water is more important to the majority of Americans than any other issue. While we invest billions of dollars in highways, airports and other infrastructure programs, the Bush administration has proposed cutting the EPA's Clean Water funding.
We must demand that our political leaders invest in clean water protection and take actions ourselves to reduce our water use. Fortunately, there are simple things everyone can do to conserve water and reduce pollution: Click here for SIMPLE WAYS TO USE WATER WISELY
Recent federal proposals to relax Clean Water standards, including allowing increases of mercury pollution from power plants while reducing funding to domestic and international water conservation and pollution-prevention measures are only exacerbating the problem at home and abroad.
A recent survey found that clean fresh drinking water is more important to the majority of Americans than any other issue. While we invest billions of dollars in highways, airports and other infrastructure programs, the Bush administration has proposed cutting the EPA's Clean Water funding.
We must demand that our political leaders invest in clean water protection and take actions ourselves to reduce our water use. Fortunately, there are simple things everyone can do to conserve water and reduce pollution: Click here for SIMPLE WAYS TO USE WATER WISELY
Friday, July 27, 2007
Sure the summer weather is apocalyptic, but is it global warming?
Blazing heat in central and southeastern Europe and heavy rain and flooding in the north seems to be the storyline these days. But is it global warming? Reuters has a story that shows we may someday have the answers:
Computer simulations may soon be able to show how likely it is that extreme weather events such as the floods and heatwaves that swept Europe this week were caused by climate change, scientists say.“To say you can’t blame one event on global warming isn’t true,” said Oxford University climate scientist Myles Allen.“We can understand in a lot of detail what’s contributing towards the risk of these events.”
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Computer simulations may soon be able to show how likely it is that extreme weather events such as the floods and heatwaves that swept Europe this week were caused by climate change, scientists say.“To say you can’t blame one event on global warming isn’t true,” said Oxford University climate scientist Myles Allen.“We can understand in a lot of detail what’s contributing towards the risk of these events.”
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Russians to dive below North Pole
The ship will follow an ice-breaker through the Arctic
Russia is sending a mini-submarine to explore the ocean floor below the North Pole and find evidence to support its claims to Arctic territory. Two parliamentarians, including veteran explorer Artur Chilingarov, are part of a team planning to dive 4,200m (14,000 ft) below the Arctic Ocean on Sunday.
The team's ship is following a nuclear powered ice-breaker, setting sail from Murmansk port in the Barents Sea.
Melting ice in the Arctic has raised hopes of accessing energy reserves.
Russia's claim to a vast swathe of territory in the Arctic, thought to contain oil, gas and mineral reserves, has been challenged by other powers, including the US.
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The ship will follow an ice-breaker through the Arctic
Russia is sending a mini-submarine to explore the ocean floor below the North Pole and find evidence to support its claims to Arctic territory. Two parliamentarians, including veteran explorer Artur Chilingarov, are part of a team planning to dive 4,200m (14,000 ft) below the Arctic Ocean on Sunday.
The team's ship is following a nuclear powered ice-breaker, setting sail from Murmansk port in the Barents Sea.
Melting ice in the Arctic has raised hopes of accessing energy reserves.
Russia's claim to a vast swathe of territory in the Arctic, thought to contain oil, gas and mineral reserves, has been challenged by other powers, including the US.
click here
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Live Green; Go Yellow: The Power of Corn
Sunday, April 29, 2007
ZAP! Electric Vehicles
Germany to Become World's Most Energy-Efficient Country
The German Environment Ministry this week unveiled a set of highly ambitious proposals that would lead Germany to become the world's most energy-efficient country in the coming years.Friday, April 20, 2007
What Are Greenhouse Gases?
Many chemical compounds found in the Earth’s atmosphere act as “greenhouse gases.” These gases allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere freely. When sunlight strikes the Earth’s surface, some of it is reflected back towards space as infrared radiation (heat). Greenhouse gases absorb this infrared radiation and trap the heat in the atmosphere. Over time, the amount of energy sent from the sun to the Earth’s surface should be about the same as the amount of energy radiated back into space, leaving the temperature of the Earth’s surface roughly constant.Many gases exhibit these “greenhouse” properties. Some of them occur in nature (water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide), while others are exclusively human-made (like gases used for aerosols).
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http://www.ghgonline.org/
http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/greenhouse.htm
http://www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/ghg/ghg_home_e.cfm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ice/greenhouse.html
