http://technorati.com/tag/climate+change Posts tagged with "climate change" on Technorati Thu, 15 May 2008 11:21:06 -0700 Technorati v1.0 http://static.technorati.com/pix/logos/logo_sm.gif http://technorati.com/tag/climate+change support@technorati.com (Technorati Support) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 climate change http://www.linkbanana.com/2008/05/15/american-attitudes-toward-climate-change/ http://www.linkbanana.com/2008/05/15/american-attitudes-toward-climate-change/ Thu, 15 May 2008 10:58:26 -0700 American Attitudes toward Climate Change Wired Science found a recent Pew survey on climate change both weird and confounding: Over the last year and a half, the number of Americans who believe the Earth is warming has dropped. The decline is especially precipitous among Republicans: in January 2007, 62 percent accepted global warming, compared to just 49 percent now. Seeing as how 2007 was the second-warmest year on record, and the popular press finally took climate change seriously, I’m n 2008-05-15 10:58:26 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.linkbanana.com/2008/05/15/american-attitudes-toward-climate-change/ 15 23 http://www.ritawilhelm.com/2008/05/15/statistics-cause-marketing-green/ http://www.ritawilhelm.com/2008/05/15/statistics-cause-marketing-green/ Thu, 15 May 2008 10:44:43 -0700 Does it make sense to be green?   You bet it does! Take a look at some of these findings that were just released from a global study on consumer response the climate change.   The report was conducted by IPSOS over nine countries (US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, India and China) using over 11,000 online interviews and 18 focus groups.     -79% of consumers would rather buy from companies doing their best to       reduce their impact on the environment - this is most marked in 2008-05-15 10:44:43 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.ritawilhelm.com/2008/05/15/statistics-cause-marketing-green/ 3 3 Rita Wilhelm's blog http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/2008/05/15/polar-bear-are-protected-apparently-not-from-kempthornes-catch-22/ http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/2008/05/15/polar-bear-are-protected-apparently-not-from-kempthornes-catch-22/ Thu, 15 May 2008 10:38:27 -0700 I applaud the decision from the Department if Interior to include the polar bear on the endangered species list – even if there’s just a little bit of a “kicking and screaming the whole way” flavor to it. With that said, the very headline of the press release from the DOI sounded ominously like a loophole: Secretary Kempthorne Announces Decision to Protect Polar Bears under Endangered Species Act: Rule will allow continuation of vital energy production in Alaska And that’s just in the he 2008-05-15 10:38:27 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/2008/05/15/polar-bear-are-protected-apparently-not-from-kempthornes-catch-22/ 16 42 Global Warming: Resources and news for the concerned citizen http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/contentious-fact-in-polar-debate-bears-scrutiny/ http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/contentious-fact-in-polar-debate-bears-scrutiny/ Thu, 15 May 2008 10:36:08 -0700 “What nonsense! Does anybody realize that the polar bear population has increased from 5,000 in 1972 to 25,000 today! To be put on a threatened or endangered list, shouldn’t the numbers be declining???” This, from blog reader Vince, was a recurring theme among the hundreds of responses to yesterday’s decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. I’d seen this number cited before, but I’d never seen any attribution as to its source. After some 2008-05-15 10:36:08 PDT http://technorati.com/search/scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/contentious-fact-in-polar-debate-bears-scrutiny/ 80 290 http://misanthropicscott.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/mccain-a-climate-disaster/ http://misanthropicscott.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/mccain-a-climate-disaster/ Thu, 15 May 2008 10:34:45 -0700 First read this article from the New York Times, McCain Differs With Bush on Climate Change. One thing is clear from this article, all of the remaining candidates want to reduce carbon emissions. However, what is not clear from this is the magnitude of their differences on the point. Take the following paragraph that I believe to be very poorly written on the part of an otherwise fairly good news source. In his speech, Mr. McCain advocated cutting emissions 60 percent below 1990 levels by th 2008-05-15 10:34:45 PDT http://technorati.com/search/misanthropicscott.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/mccain-a-climate-disaster/ 11 15 http://www.thepropheticyears.com/dddblog/2008/05/15/not-bearing-with-co2-laws-in-alaska-or-elsewhere.html http://www.thepropheticyears.com/dddblog/2008/05/15/not-bearing-with-co2-laws-in-alaska-or-elsewhere.html Thu, 15 May 2008 10:20:14 -0700 I wrote my thoughts on this stupid decision of Interior to put polar bears under the threatened species act in a previous post today. I just want to point out that Alaskans are very angry about the Interior Department making the polar bear a threatened species. Who’s know better about what is best for Alaska and their increasing polar bear population then those who live there. Now Alaska will reap the dire economic consequences of this political decision that if not overturned will have far rea 2008-05-15 10:20:14 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.thepropheticyears.com/dddblog/2008/05/15/not-bearing-with-co2-laws-in-alaska-or-elsewhere.html 7 18 Demented Delusional or Dumb Club http://voxverax.blogspot.com/2008/05/375-per-gallon-thats-cheap-try-15-per.html http://voxverax.blogspot.com/2008/05/375-per-gallon-thats-cheap-try-15-per.html Thu, 15 May 2008 10:14:21 -0700 From Plan B 3.0 by Lester Brown, the Earth Policy Institute: One of the best examples of this massive market failure can be seen in the United States, where the gasoline pump price in mid-2007 was $3 per gallon [now $3.75 per gallon]. But this price reflects only the cost of discovering the oil, pumping it to the surface, refining it into gasoline, and delivering the gas to service stations. It overlooks the costs of climate change as well as the costs of tax subsidies to the oil industry (such 2008-05-15 10:14:21 PDT http://technorati.com/search/voxverax.blogspot.com/2008/05/375-per-gallon-thats-cheap-try-15-per.html 40 52 http://johnmcquaid.com/2008/05/15/the-new-northern-frontier/ http://johnmcquaid.com/2008/05/15/the-new-northern-frontier/ Thu, 15 May 2008 10:07:55 -0700 It seems that apart from any fallout to polar bear populations, sea levels, climate or ecology, melting polar ice is also a security threat: For ships headed from the Pacific to Europe, traveling through the northwest passage saves time and valuable energy costs. That traffic increase has coincided with greater international interest in potential energy resources in the Arctic, prompting more exploration. “All of this has implications that there could be security concerns,” Renuart said. 2008-05-15 10:07:55 PDT http://technorati.com/search/johnmcquaid.com/2008/05/15/the-new-northern-frontier/ 1 78 http://www.thaimeal.info/thai-food/on-ice-cream/ http://www.thaimeal.info/thai-food/on-ice-cream/ Thu, 15 May 2008 10:00:07 -0700 Restaurant, Health Food, Lunch Spot, $ ($21 - $30). 7.26 miles , Map 1521 . Looking for thai in Los Angeles, CA? Find reviews, maps and directions for . Restaurant, Thai, $ ($21 - $30). 5.92 miles , Map 5233 1/2 W Sunset Blvd. . Julie's Thai Cuisine Restaurant, Thai. 20.94 miles , Map 815 Deep Valley Dr . Restaurant, Health Food, Outdoor Dining, $ ($21 - $30). 6.35 miles , Map . Jarin Thai Cuisine Restaurant, Thai. 6.67 miles , Map 11235 Magnolia Blvd. .Find thai in Los Angeles, CA on Los Ange 2008-05-15 10:00:07 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.thaimeal.info/thai-food/on-ice-cream/ 6 9 Thai Food Online at Thai Meal. http://intothegreyzone.blogspot.com/2007/04/bumping-up-against-walls-of-petri-dish_19.html http://intothegreyzone.blogspot.com/2007/04/bumping-up-against-walls-of-petri-dish_19.html Thu, 15 May 2008 09:49:22 -0700 George Ure recently used the phrase "bumping up against the walls of the petri dish" to describe many of the resource issues that are becoming steadily more visible. These issues have been ongoing for a few decades but in very slow motion. Now, in the last few years, we seem to have picked up steam. Tom Whipple over at the Falls Church News astutely asks The Peak Oil Crisis: Have the Troubles Begun? Tom dives into the current situation frequently and eloquently and all I can do is urge you to r 2008-05-15 09:49:22 PDT http://technorati.com/search/intothegreyzone.blogspot.com/2007/04/bumping-up-against-walls-of-petri-dish_19.html 6 6 http://www.researchrecap.com/index.php/2008/05/15/evidence-of-climate-change-effects-mounting/ http://www.researchrecap.com/index.php/2008/05/15/evidence-of-climate-change-effects-mounting/ Thu, 15 May 2008 09:46:55 -0700 The thinning ranks of climate change deniers are confronted with more compelling evidence in this week’s issue of Nature. Nature reports that a comprehensive analysis of trends in tens of thousands of biological and physical systems has provided more evidence to bolster the near-universal view that man-made climate change is altering the behaviour of plants, animals, rivers and more. The study, by an international research team featuring many members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 2008-05-15 09:46:55 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.researchrecap.com/index.php/2008/05/15/evidence-of-climate-change-effects-mounting/ 121 263 Research Recap http://aguyinthepew.blogspot.com/2008/05/they-dont-get-it.html http://aguyinthepew.blogspot.com/2008/05/they-dont-get-it.html Thu, 15 May 2008 09:45:14 -0700 Apparantly, the religious right is (once again) denying the facts--this time on the issue of global warming. They have started what appears to be a well organized and funded effort to stop efforts to attack climate change. Thanks to Melissa Rogers, here are the details: A coalition of pastors, evangelical leaders, national and state organizations, and policy makers hold a news conference on the "We Get It!" campaign, and to show "that they are united behind Biblical perspectives on the environm 2008-05-15 09:45:14 PDT http://technorati.com/search/aguyinthepew.blogspot.com/2008/05/they-dont-get-it.html 27 44 http://www.samgreyhawk.com/2008/03/carbon-footprints-emissions-and-offsets.html http://www.samgreyhawk.com/2008/03/carbon-footprints-emissions-and-offsets.html Thu, 15 May 2008 09:22:19 -0700 Today, it's very common to encounter a variety of terms that include the word "carbon" in the news, in magazines and books. Words like "carbon footprint," "carbon offsets" and "carbon emissions" - but it's not often these terms are actually explained or defined. What is Carbon? Carbon itself is a chemical element. It's represented on the Periodic Table of Elements as the letter C and has the atomic number of 6. Carbon can take several forms including graphite, diamond and amorphous carbon. Carb 2008-05-15 09:22:19 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.samgreyhawk.com/2008/03/carbon-footprints-emissions-and-offsets.html 0 0 http://whatthecrap.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/a-global-warming-tutorial/ http://whatthecrap.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/a-global-warming-tutorial/ Thu, 15 May 2008 09:20:07 -0700 I think that this should be a required tutorial for anyone, especially media personalities, before they are allowed to discuss anthropomorphic global warming (now often simply called ‘climate change’ - because it turns out the earth wasn’t warming like they thought.) The reason that this should be required is because it is a widely held view that all scientist are in agreement that man is responsible for causing drastic, dangerous, and irreparable damage to the earths climate. This just isn’ 2008-05-15 09:20:07 PDT http://technorati.com/search/whatthecrap.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/a-global-warming-tutorial/ 18 25 http://renaissanceguy.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/a-few-sassy-questions-about-global-warming/ http://renaissanceguy.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/a-few-sassy-questions-about-global-warming/ Thu, 15 May 2008 09:13:25 -0700      What do I know about climate?  Not much really.  I wish I did, but I don’t plan to go back to school to learn about it.  Like most people I am dependent on experts to tell me about it.  So what is one to do when some scientists say one thing and other scientists disagree?  Hmm?  The best I can do is apply a little common sense, and hope that I’m right.      Does anybody know the answers to any of these questions? Why is CO2 so bad, anyway?  Don’t plants need it to live? If more CO2 is g 2008-05-15 09:13:25 PDT http://technorati.com/search/renaissanceguy.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/a-few-sassy-questions-about-global-warming/ 46 67 http://thesubversivegarden.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-wild-west.html http://thesubversivegarden.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-wild-west.html Thu, 15 May 2008 09:12:40 -0700 Yesterday, in Brasilia, Brazil's capitol, Marina Silva, Minister of the Environment, resigned. She had worked for Lula's PT (Worker's Party) for over five years, but had battled recently with senior aides, as well as governor's of some of the most controversial states in the battle between agrobusiness interests and Amazon rainforest protection. While not exactly saying that she felt stepped-on, she did say that this time, unlike in the past, her decision was permanent. As Folha de S. Paulo not 2008-05-15 09:12:40 PDT http://technorati.com/search/thesubversivegarden.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-wild-west.html 17 63 http://mindgloaming.blogspot.com/2008/05/blogging-for-hope.html http://mindgloaming.blogspot.com/2008/05/blogging-for-hope.html Thu, 15 May 2008 09:11:19 -0700 our human right lucky coincidence of birth uneven in distribution fused to our geography instead of our humanity luck is in short supply three billion short my cobalt overrides your water my nickel rules over your bread I care not for your hunger nor your sickness your suffering leaves me cold you call it luck I call it destiny that yoke is yours that silver mine my human righthttp://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php 2008-05-15 09:11:19 PDT http://technorati.com/search/mindgloaming.blogspot.com/2008/05/blogging-for-hope.html 2 4 http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/05/15/polar-bears-threatened-not-endangered/ http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/05/15/polar-bears-threatened-not-endangered/ Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:55 -0700 Polar Bears: Threatened not Endangered In more desperate gambling by our losing Presidential gang, Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne, forced by court order to do something, declared the Polar Bear a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, not an endangered species and specifically said this listing should not be used as a tool to get at the causes of the threat. And by the way, Oil Cos keep up your fine work — just clean up the bears if they fall into the oil While giving t 2008-05-15 09:01:55 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.ruthgroup.org/2008/05/15/polar-bears-threatened-not-endangered/ 16 43 Ruth Group http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/archives/171 http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/archives/171 Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:27 -0700 It’s a stereotype that we Brits (and the English in particular) are prone to banging on about the weather in minute detail; I’m here to tell you that not only is this stereotype an accurate one, but that as I am nothing if not a product of the country I live in I feel compelled to join in. The recent weather in London has been unusually worthy of comment - it’s been a cold and stormy spring with fearsome thunderstorms, flooding, gales and barely a sunny day to leaven the gloom. This was follow 2008-05-15 09:00:27 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/archives/171 2 2 The Birds In The Meadow - nature blogging and eco-friendly low impact craft http://www.allinoneboat.org/2008/05/15/polar-bears-threatened-not-endangered/ http://www.allinoneboat.org/2008/05/15/polar-bears-threatened-not-endangered/ Thu, 15 May 2008 08:54:37 -0700 Polar Bears: Threatened not Endangered May 15th, 2008 In more desperate gambling by our losing Presidential gang, Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne, forced by court order to do something, declared the Polar Bear a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, not an endangered species and specifically said this listing should not be used as a tool to get at the causes of the threat. And by the way, Oil Cos keep up your fine work — just clean up the bears if they fall into the oil 2008-05-15 08:54:37 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.allinoneboat.org/2008/05/15/polar-bears-threatened-not-endangered/ 4 9