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
Methane-fuelled climate catastrophe ‘less likely’ ABC – April 24, 2009, 4:08 pm Carbon dioxide is not the only problem for the world. A bigger problem could well be methane. The gas emerges from swamps and in the burps and farts of animals, including us humans, and it is a big contributor to global warming. Now Continue Reading →
Industry Ignored Its Scientists on Climate Single Page By ANDREW C. REVKIN Published: April 23, 2009 For more than a decade the Global Climate Coalition, a group representing industries with profits tied to fossil fuels, led an aggressive lobbying and public relations campaign against the idea that emissions of heat-trapping gases could lead to global Continue Reading →
Coal burning must end, says scientist Andrew Darby in Hobart April 24, 2009 A CSIRO scientist has told a Senate inquiry it is imperative to begin phasing out coal burning in order to avoid dangerous climate change. No coal-fired power plants should be built, and existing plants must shut within 20 years, if the world Continue Reading →
Bangers and cash on the menu but a few greens needed The Guardian, Friday 24 April 2009 Article history Chancellor Darling’s budget announcements of new investment in the environmental economy and green housing are welcome, but fall far short of a Green New Deal. A bolder approach to investment in the UK’s housing fabric Continue Reading →
World will not meet 2C warming target, climate change experts agree Guardian poll reveals almost nine out of 10 climate experts do not believe current political efforts will keep warming below 2 C David Adam, environment correspondent The Guardian, Tuesday 14 April 2009 Article history Water shortage will cause greater ruin than peak oil. Continue Reading →
Sea ice spread linked to ozone layer Article from: The Australian SEA ice around Antarctica has been increasing at a rate of 100,000sq km a decade since the 1970s, according to a landmark study to be published today. The study by the British Antarctic Survey, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, says rather Continue Reading →