The atmosphere is to the earth as a layer of varnish is to a desktop globe. It is thin, fragile and essential for preserving the items on the surface.150 years of burning fossil fuel have overloaded the atmosphere to the point where the earth is ill. It now has a fever. Read the detailed article, Soothing Gaia’s Fever for an evocative account of that analogy. The items listed here detail progress on coordinating 6.5 billion people in the most critical project undertaken by humanity.Â
‘Flawed’ emissions trading scheme needs big changes: Andrew Robb Christian Kerr | April 30, 2009 Article from: The Australian THE Coalition today ruled out supporting the emissions trading scheme in its current form, calling for the Government to analyse the “flawed” plan’s effect on jobs and to consider alternatives. But the Opposition’s emissions trading Continue Reading →
Malcolm Turnbull sets new ETS plan that gears for the recovery Lenore Taylor, National correspondent | April 30, 2009 Article from: The Australian MALCOLM Turnbull will use an independent economic report on the Rudd Government’s emissions trading scheme to demand major changes including a better deal for big polluters and tougher emissions-reduction targets as his Continue Reading →
April 23, 2009, 11:22 pm A Climate of Doubt By Andrew C. Revkin [UPDATE, 2 p.m.: I’ve added a fresh post with comments from two members of the climate coalition’s advisory committee.] Documents have surfaced that offer a glimpse behind the public face of industries that, in the mid-1990s, were fighting hard to slow movement Continue Reading →
Climate countdown: Half a trillion tonnes of carbon left to burn To avoid dangerous climate change of 2C, the world can only burn another half a trillion tonnes of carbon, climate change experts warn Digg it (1) David Adam, environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 29 April 2009 18.03 BST Article history Didcot coal-fired power station. Photo: Continue Reading →
Green energy a better bet Bjorn Lomborg | April 30, 2009 Article from: The Australian THE financial crisis has given many Australians reason to question the merits and timing of launching an emissions trading scheme to control carbon emissions. The debate is healthy, and hopefully will lead to a broader discussion about smarter ways to Continue Reading →
Arctic meltdown is a threat to humanity I AM shocked, truly shocked,” says Katey Walter, an ecologist at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. “I was in Siberia a few weeks ago, and I am now just back in from the field in Alaska. The permafrost is melting fast all over the Arctic, lakes are Continue Reading →