Monthly Archives: April 2009

Fire and Climate Change

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Toasty

A report in today’s issue of the magazine “Science” published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) provides a new prespective on the role of fire in Global Climate Change.  This publication, in the most prestigious U.S. … Continue reading →

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When the Sun doesn’t Shine and the Wind doesn’t Blow

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Toasty

Least we overlook the obvious, the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow; but the demand for electrical power remains.  As we rush headlong into the quest for renewable, non-polluting energy it is, perhaps, prudent to review … Continue reading →

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Greenhouse Gases – EPA News Release

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Toasty

EPA Finds Greenhouse Gases Pose Threat to Public Health, Welfare / Proposed Finding Comes in Response to 2007 Supreme Court Ruling Release date: 04/17/2009 (Washington, D.C. – April 17, 2009) After a thorough scientific review ordered in 2007 by the … Continue reading →

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Younger, Thinner Arctic Ice Reported

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Toasty

The U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center yesterday updated status of Arctic ice coverage (http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2009/040609.html) with the report that at the end of March the extent of ice coverage was similar to recent years, but below the longer-term 1979 … Continue reading →

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