Tag: climate change
group name: practicalenviro
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January 16, 2008 11:03 AM EST --
Frustrated with the diet fads being promoted on Gather and elsewhere, Deb A. recently posted a wonderful satire on diets.
I have been a bit frustrated myself about people's attitudes . . . more
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May 03, 2007 05:21 PM EDT --
The United Nations did its part. Al Gore weighed in heavy, endomorphically as well as ecologically. MIT issued a rare "institutional" report. The last question of such national import so many . . . more
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January 14, 2008 02:03 PM EST --
In the race to develop clean and efficient energy sources, one of the leaders has been grass, or more precisely switch grass.
A recent article in the Proceedings of the National Academy . . . more
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December 13, 2007 11:41 AM EST --
Hooray for global warming!! I have always loved trains, and now thanks to the threat of global warming, trains might be making a comeback. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal
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May 13, 2008 11:54 AM EDT --
Because of my book, (Where We Stand: A Surprising Look at the Real State of Our Planet) and the piece I wrote in it on Climate Change, I have had to discuss this issue with many people, both . . . more
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January 08, 2008 08:57 PM EST --
In my blog called Chemistry for a Sustainable World, I have noted a number of recent stories in the press that may be of interest. Since I just joined Gather and have not yet made any connections, . . . more
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September 06, 2006 09:23 AM EDT --
There are so many individual actions that we can take to reduce our personal global warming impact - but sometimes public actions by individuals can make the most impact.
Vermonters did a 49 mile journey . . . more
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October 12, 2007 10:50 AM EDT --
I believe he did. The prize was not for science, but for bringing the issue of climate change to the attention of the world. Vice President Gore did a marvelous job at that, and therefore fully deserves . . . more
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November 30, 2007 12:18 AM EST --
What can we expect from the United Nations Climate Change Conference , to be held in Bali, from 3 to 14 December 2007?
One outcome could be an international cap and trade system, allowing nations . . . more
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January 08, 2008 03:46 AM EST --
I have a blog on environmental issues and was excited to see that Reuters had picked up one of my posts. If you are interested in geothermal power, you might want to take a look :
Thanks to Sam, you . . . more
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August 29, 2006 11:49 AM EDT --
In late June, President Bush announced that "global warming is a serious problem." After this sensible statement, however, he continued talking.
First, he said that there is a debate over whether . . . more
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January 11, 2008 04:16 PM EST --
In response to a question submitted on one of my blog posts , I wonder if anyone here knows of any comparisons or validations of the various online environmental or carbon footprint calculators? . . . more
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October 24, 2007 12:09 PM EDT --
There is an excellent article by David K on one aspect of the CNN Special "Planet in Peril".
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977156486
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May 13, 2008 10:48 AM EDT --
Cyclone Nargis may have killed 100,000 in Myanmar's Irriwaddy Delta. Missouri, Oklahoma and GeorgiaUS this year. Many can't help asking if this is global warming's not-so-invisible . . . more
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September 21, 2006 03:26 PM EDT --
Under whose concent are we governed? On whose behalf? With whose interests in thought and deed? In this our democracy of the people, for . . . more
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March 28, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
Long before modern industry and shiny SUV's, there was global warming.
In a new book, anthropologist Brian Fagan tells us that 1,000 years ago Mother Nature turned up the heat. There were big winners . . . more
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January 21, 2008 04:47 AM EST --
Even later edit: I had originally thought I would be able to direct people to the major news organizations that have re-published my blog. As many have found out, this doesn't work. One of the reasons . . . more
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August 02, 2007 11:24 AM EDT --
Theres a good chance you already do this, just by staying home on a saturday, or by biking to work, or maybe if you live in a big city you don't even own a car!
By signing the pledge you commit . . . more
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January 12, 2008 03:25 PM EST --
Winter Ice on Lakes, Rivers, Ponds: A Thing of the Past?
Planningto ice skate on a local lake or river this winter? You may need tothink twice, say scientists J. Magnuson, O. Jensen and B. Benson . . . more
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October 04, 2007 11:09 AM EDT --
The folks at Carbon Conscious Consumer, an advocacy group for progressive environmental causes and an offshoot of The New American Dream, has a new campaign each month illustration ways you can help mitigate . . . more
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