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Archive for January, 2009
How to Green Your Clothing
I like the wikihow site – lots of practical advice on all sorts of things. I came across this simple article about making sure the clothes you buy are environmentally friendly.
Published by Paul on January 30th, 2009 tagged Practical | Comment now »
Climate Change Largely Irreversible For Next 1,000 Years
This report from the NOAA states that climate change is largely irreversible for the next 1,000 Years. It makes it sound like we’re all doomed, even if we stop emitting carbon now. What this fails to point out is that in addition to clean coal technologies like carbon capture and sequestration there also exist carbon [...]
Published by Paul on January 28th, 2009 tagged Environment, Evidence | Comment now »
Latest IPCC report: Humans blamed for climate change
In the latest IPCC Report, it is clear that Humans are blamed for climate change. Bear in mind that this is the politically, toned down, consensus view that everyone can agree is more or less the minimum we can expect. It doesn’t include ice sheets melting, or any of the more dramatic step changes (methane [...]
Published by Paul on January 27th, 2009 tagged Environment, Evidence | Comment now »
Obama acts on fuel efficiency, global warming
Finally! With Obama acting on fuel efficiency, global warming, we can look forward to the US joining in the battle against the warming of our planet. I rather suspect that in a few years we will look back at the US and wish we had done the same. What’s not to like about the lower [...]
Published by Paul on January 27th, 2009 tagged Environment | Comment now »
Going Solar: Six Month Update
Going Solar: Six Month Update is an interesting overview of what it is really like to have solar panels installed. I have another friend in Germany (with more clouds than southern California!) who has had this done and he says that basically it generates nothing in winter, but is still worth it for the months [...]