Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Bill Nye on Fox: “ There's A Lot More Science Behind“ Idea Of Global Warming Creating Extreme Weather “ Than Saying It's Not“

Bill Nye on Fox: “ There's A Lot More Science Behind“ Idea Of Global Warming Creating Extreme Weather “ Than Saying It's Not“

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The Case for Separation of Church and Weather | Crooks and Liars

The Case for Separation of Church and Weather | Crooks and Liars

Solar Stunner: America is a $1.9 Billion emExporter/em of Solar Products

Solar Stunner: America is a $1.9 Billion emExporter/em of Solar Products: pWith all the stories about China dominating the solar photovoltaics (PV) manufacturing sector, you might not think that America is a net exporter of solar products. But it is — to the tune of $1.8 billion. That’s a $1 billion increase over net exports documented in the solar sector last year. In fact, a report [...]/p

Green Jobs Reality Check: Clean Energy Still Means More and Better Jobs for American Workers

Green Jobs Reality Check: Clean Energy Still Means More and Better Jobs for American Workers: pby Adam James, Jorge Madrid, and Bracken Hendricks A lot of bogus numbers are flying around about green jobs these days.  It’s time to set the record straight:  Clean energy is a bright spot in the economic recovery, already creating large numbers of high quality U.S. jobs in emerging industries.  Cleantech (primarily clean energy) has [...]/p

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Japan's Cesium Leak Equal to 168 '45 A-Bombs | Common Dreams

Japan's Cesium Leak Equal to 168 '45 A-Bombs | Common Dreams

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

McKibben and 100 Others Arrested at White House, Many Held Until Monday, “Lighting a Fire” Among Demonstrators

McKibben and 100 Others Arrested at White House, Many Held Until Monday, “Lighting a Fire” Among Demonstrators: pBill McKibben sends this message from jail: The only thing we need in here is more company. We don’t need your sympathy, we need your company. The U.S. Park Police have decided to take a get tough attitude with those protesting the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline: On a phone call late this afternoon, U.S. [...]/p

Rick Perry Is Trying To Make Climate Denial A Faith-Based Issue

Rick Perry Is Trying To Make Climate Denial A Faith-Based Issue: pClimate science denial is one of the strongest anti-scientific currents running through today’s Republican Party. American conservatives, who tend to be most skeptical of the scientific consensus on greenhouse pollution, generally hold other politically relevant anti-science views, such as support for creationism and opposition to stem-cell research. As global warming touches all of our lives, [...]/p

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Arctic Death Spiral: Sea Ice Passes De Facto Tipping Point Thanks to Deniers, Media Blow The Story, Again

Arctic Death Spiral: Sea Ice Passes De Facto Tipping Point Thanks to Deniers, Media Blow The Story, Again: "pArctic sea ice volume by month in cubic kilometers.  The bottom (black) line is September volume. The plot makes projections with simple quadratic trend lines (details here), which likely oversimplify matters as we approach zero volume (especially for non-summer months).  But reversal of the overall death spiral is highly implausible absent an even more implausible [...]/p"