Dear EarthTalk: It has been said that global warming will bring a new ice age. Is this true or only fiction?
While no one can be sure what and how severe the effects of global warming will be, it is entirely possible that one outcome of our profligate use of fossil fuels could be an [...]
Think those Energy Citizen ads are really being aired in your best interest of saving a few bucks on energy costs? Think again – they are by the American Petroleum Institute, who is deathly afraid that a climate bill might impact billions of dollars of their profits. They are not interested in your energy costs [...]
Clouds. Wind. Rain. Hail. Clouds. Wind. Rain. Hail. Every day, sometime after 12, the same thing happens – and the hail finally did some damage by taking the plaster off the west-facing side of my house. The guys were here this morning replastering, but I expect it all to be removed by this afternoon’s [...]
Well, that’s good news – even if it means it is still going up slowly. The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency is saying that due to high oil prices and the worldwide financial crisis, the annual increase in emissions of CO2 has been cut in half from this time last year. Emissions increased by 1.7% [...]
