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The solution to pollution…
There is an old saying that the “solution to pollution is dilution”, which is unfortunately an approach to many sources of pollution in widespread use today. There is also the related saying, “out of sight, out of mind”. As the … Continue reading
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Tagged BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf, oil, Oil spill
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U.S. Senate Climate Control and Energy Bills
It now appears that Senators Kerry and Lieberman will release their long-awaited climate change and energy bill tomorrow. The bill, named the “American Power Act” is reported to have been altered in response to the BP/Deepwater Horizon accident in the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Power Act, cap and trade, CLEAR, climate change, emissions
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Climate Change and the Deepwater Horizon Accident
Climate change and oil spills, what is the connection? Why should I discuss oil spill on an a site devoted to climate change? The connections are real, are informative, and are important.
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Earth Day 1970 and 2010
1970 On January 28, 1969 a major undersea "blowout" occurred on the Union Oil company’s Platform A off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. The incident resulted in a 200,000 gallon oil spill that coated both wildlife and … Continue reading
Earth Day 1970
As we approach the 40th Earth Day it is perhaps instructive to look back to the first Earth Day in 1970. In 1970 words such as “ecology” and “environment” had not entered the popular vocabulary and “green” signified nothing beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged Earth Day, education, Environment, government, pollution, population, United States
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The IPCC and Their Reports, an Update
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an international scientific body mandated to provide objective scientific information on Global Climate Change. Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, climate change, IPCC, reports, scientific
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Energy: Nothing is New!
So what is new – solar energy? wind energy? bio-fuels? electric vehicles? No, these and other energy and transportation technologies have been around for over a century. In the past 100 years, no single technology can make a legitimate claim … Continue reading
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Tagged automobiles, electric, Energy, innnovation, solar, wind
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What is Going on This Winter?
While the winter of 2009/2010 is not yet over, Europe has suffered from record low temperatures and heavy snowfalls, while the Mid-Atlantic United States has experienced record-braking snowfalls, the most recent crippling the Nation’s Capitol city of Washington, D.C. Meanwhile … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate change, global warming, weather
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U.S. Federal Government to Reduce GHG Emissions by 28% by 2020.
On January 29, 2010 President Obama today announced that the Federal Government will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020. While the base year was not specified in the press release (below) it is elsewhere defined as 2008, … Continue reading
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Tagged emissions, Energy, government, greenhouse gas, President Obama, United States
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Terminology – Essential to Understanding Climate Change
Comprehension of a complex process is often aided by a clear, common understanding of the vocabulary. This is especially true in the study of climatology. "Global Warming" and "Climate Change" are two terms that are often, and erroneously, used interchangeably. … Continue reading
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