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
Westerly storms warm Norway Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:40 AM PDT New research indicates that storms from the west are the main reason that Norwegians can enjoy temperatures 5-10°C warmer than other places so far north. Climate researchers are casting more and more doubt on the Gulf Stream’s role as the primary cause of Norway’s Continue Reading →
Monbiot.com Declaring War on the Environment Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:31 AM PDT With the appointment of an anti-green as Environment Secretary, the pretence is over. By George Monbiot, published on the Guardian’s website So that’s it then. The final shred of credibility of “the greenest government ever” has been doused in petrol and Continue Reading →
Sea Level Rise in Florida Is No Laughing MatterClean Energy News (blog)Local sea level rise has increased so much since the Key West Airport was built, that during the “Super Moon” super high tide in May 2012 it was flooded with seawater. Sea planes would have been more appropriate than jet planes during that day Continue Reading →
Canada ‘playing with numbers’ on carbon target claims Stephen Harper’s government accused of using accounting tricks to take credit for emission declines Share23 Email Stephen Leahy guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 September 2012 15.15 BST Jump to comments (10) A tar sands excavation site in Alberta, Canada. Emissions from Canada’s huge tar sands operations will represent 51% Continue Reading →
From: George Carrard Date: Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:10 PMSubject: To: George Carrard Please would you publicise the following event on your lists. Or possibly attend? Thanks George Carrard ~~~~~~~~~ Growing Growing Gone! Dick Smith with Richard Heinberg It may be possible to mitigate the disastrous effect of global warming on our descendents if Continue Reading →
On thin ice: Time-frame to save the Arctic is melting away Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:27 AM PDT By David Spratt, first published by ReNew Economy on 5 September 2012 Something extraordinary is happening when graphs of melting Arctic sea-ice have their vertical axis redrawn because the data are falling off the chart. But that’s Continue Reading →