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June 20th, 2009
Cross That Bridge – Saturday Morning Cartoon.
Cartoon by Chris Madden, www.chrismadden.co.uk.
Category: Global Warming
May 17th, 2009
Global Warming, Human Illness And Loss Of Life.
Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone been tracking whether climate change is causing more loss of human life as it gets more pronounced? Researchers believe that global warming is already responsible for some 150,000 deaths each year around the world, and fear that the number may well double by 2030 even if we start getting serious about [...]
April 26th, 2009
What Does ‘Carbon Neutral’ Really Mean?
Dear EarthTalk: What does “carbon neutral” really mean? And is it really possible to live in such a manner without just resorting to buying carbon credits? Carbon neutral is a term that has sprouted many definitions, and how to achieve it has spawned numerous interpretations, too. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, which made [...]
April 19th, 2009
Talking To A Climate Change Skeptic.
Dear EarthTalk: I keep meeting people who say that human-induced global warming is only theory, that just as many scientists doubt it as believe it. Can you settle the score? So-called “global warming skeptics” are indeed getting more vocal than ever, and banding together to show their solidarity against the scientific consensus that has concluded [...]
February 22nd, 2009
On Technological Climate Change Fixes.
Dear EarthTalk: What are some of the leading proposed technological fixes for staving off global warming, and how feasible are they? While most of the world fixates on how to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases we emit into the atmosphere, scientists and engineers around the world are busy working [...]
February 15th, 2009
Does A Cold Winter Mean That Global Warming Is Bunk?
Don’t all these huge snow and ice storms across the country mean that the globe isn’t really warming? I’ve never seen such a winter! On the surface it certainly can appear that way. But just because some of us are suffering through a particularly cold and snowy winter doesn’t refute the fact that the globe [...]
January 19th, 2009
Environmental Fugitives List Now On EPA Site.
If you thought the guys on the wall at the Post Office were bad, check out these environmental fugitives over at the EPA… Defendants charged with environmental crimes or violations of the U.S. Federal Criminal Code sometimes flee the court”™s jurisdiction and/or the USA rather than face prosecution or to serve a sentence. When these [...]
