2011 was ninth-warmest year since 1880: NASA.The global average temperature last year was the ninth-warmest in the modern meteorological record, continuing a trend linked to greenhouse gases that saw nine of the 10 hottest years occurring since the year 2000, NASA scientists said on Thursday.
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Documentary was not alarmist about climate change, Attenborough says.Sir David Attenborough has hit back at claims that his recent natural history series Frozen Planet promoted climate change “alarmism” and lacked objectivity.
Another Obstacle Falls as Massachusetts Supreme Court Throws Out Cape Wind ChallengeFiled under: Energy News
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If CO2 isn’t a worry, nitrogen couldn’t possibly offer any threat. right?As we all know, climate change is a conspiracy cooked up by charlatans. But if it weren’t, we should be worrying about increasing levels of nitrogen in the soils and atmosphere.
Thermal Cells EUR Electricity From HeatGear heads […]
It was a bad year for Rhinos as Asian demand for Rhino horn drives record slaughter in AfricaA record number of rhinos were poached this year in South Africa, home to the greatest number of the animals, as rising demand in Asia for their horns led to increased killings of the threatened species. […]
Spaceship Earth: A new view of environmentalism.‘Spaceship Earth.’ Sure, its an antiquated metaphor. Its also an increasingly apt way to discuss a planet with 7 billion people, a global economy, a World Wide Web, climate change, exotic organisms running amok and all sorts of resource shortages and ecological challenges.
Global Natural Gas Consumption Regains MomentumWashington, D.C.EUR
Study involving University of Regina scientists finds nitrogen pollution in remote lakes.According to a study co-authored by scientists at the University of Regina and several other North American universities and agencies, human activity is having an impact on far more than our immediate surroundings.
An App to Kill the Printed CatalogThe holiday season is the shopping […]
Major U.S. environmental groups criticize Obama administrations efforts to undercut EU law to curb aviation emissionsBy Jenny CooperThe CEOs of nine major environmental groups came out in force this week responding to a letter sent by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to ministers in the European Union in which […]
Solar Portfolio significantly outperforms all major indexes in both 2010 and 2011Filed under: Energy News
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That sleighbell winter? It’s all part of climate change denial.The Met Office, like the BBC, is the subject of intense tabloid hostility, because it refuses to accept the consensus in the rightwing press […]
Electric Highway in Washington Breaks GroundFiled under: Energy News
Smart Investments see Green: KKR reports savings and growth in third year of the Green Portfolio ProgramBy Audrey DavenportToday, private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts