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Global warming effect on Himalayan glaciers!!

thecandideye wrote 1 week ago: An official discussion paper on the status of Himalayan glaciers is coming under fire. The paper, is … more →

Tags: Global Warming, sikkim, Himalayan Glaciers, Ministry of Environment and Forests, indus, ganges, Brahmaputra, jairam ramesh, ipcc

Carbon-The Kernel of Life

tailrace wrote 3 weeks ago:  Life is a miracle. That it evolved on our planet is another. The profusion of myriad forms in which … more →

Tags: musings, Carbon, Carbon Atom, Carbon Emissions, carbon footprint, Carbon Trading, Fred Hoyle, Galaxy, Lila

Himalayan glaciers most threatened by global warming

myviews4life wrote 4 weeks ago: It may be delayed, but smoke particles absorb sunlight and heat greenhouse gases: Prof. V. Ramanatha … more →

Tags: Global Warming, Carbon Emissions, Himalayas, threatened

Two Important New Papers About Climate Policy

Dan Farber wrote 1 month ago: The latest issue of Science has two key papers on climate policy.  First, Tim Searchinger, Dan Kamme … more →

Tags: climate change, Energy, Federal Climate Policy, biofuels, tropospheric ozone, lands use changes

Project Surya Aims to Clear the Air and Reduce Global Warming1 comment

Danielle Meitiv wrote 1 month ago: Welcome to Blog Action Day 2009! Starting early this morning in the Far East until late tonight in t … more →

Tags: climate change, Global Warming, short-lived pollutants (SLPs), CO2, glacial melt, Glaciers, Himalayan, Himalayas, India

Dr Veerabhadran Ramanathan, 1997

Admin Volvo Environment Prize wrote 2 months ago: V. Ramanathan is a bright star in climate research. His field of research especially regards the ene … more →

Tags: 1997, atmosphere, brown clouds, Climate, climate modeling, Environment, Pollution, Project Surya, Ramanathan

Good News for Houston, Corpus Christi- So. California ports cut diesel emissions 80%!

Andy Wilson wrote 2 months ago: Great news from the Edmunds.com Green Car Blog: Southern California Port Pollution Drops Dramaticall … more →

Tags: Global Warming, Diesel, Toxics, Energy, Particulate Matter

India is Vulnerable and Acting to Address Climate Change 1 comment

Danielle Meitiv wrote 2 months ago: “India is vulnerable,” said Jairem Ramesh, India’s Minister for Environment and Fo … more →

Tags: climate change, Global Warming, China, Environment, glacial melt, Glaciers, greenhouse gases, Himalayas, India

Up in Smoke: Black Carbon's Role in Climate Change

Danielle Meitiv wrote 2 months ago: [Update: I am moving to a once-a-week blog post.  Check here each Tuesday for a brand new entry of B … more →

Tags: climate change, Global Warming, short-lived pollutants (SLPs), Arctic, ATMOSPHERIC CO2, CO2, glacial melt, greenhouse gases, Himalayan

The Other Climate Changers: Why Black Carbon and Ozone Also Matter

Danielle Meitiv wrote 3 months ago: The Other Climate Changers | Foreign Affairs By Jessica Seddon Wallack and Veerabhadran Ramanathan S … more →

Tags: climate change, Global Warming, short-lived pollutants (SLPs), CO2, greenhouse gases, non-CO2 greenhouse gases, Ozone, short-lived pollutants, SLPs

Cleaning Up Black Carbon Provides Instant Benefits Against Global Warming

myviews4life wrote 3 months ago: Villagers in Khairatpur, India, a location of Project Surya, examine a new clean-burning stove. Scri … more →

Tags: Global Warming, India, new method, stove

The Northwest Passage: a Shortcut to Greater Arctic Warming1 comment

Danielle Meitiv wrote 4 months ago: The thermometer will hit upper nineties again today in Washington, DC., but it’s been a pretty … more →

Tags: climate change, Ocean, short-lived pollutants (SLPs), Methane, Global Warming, Glaciers, glacial melt, non-CO2 greenhouse gases, short-lived pollutants

Lomborg joins the black-carbon bandwagon3 comments

thingsbreak wrote 4 months ago: In the Financial Times, Lomborg is doing his usual thing in duping the media into believing he … more →

Tags: Climate Change Denial, Climate Legislation, Climate change, media failure, Björn Lomborg, COP15, United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen

Relations between India and China: Thawing over melting Himalayas?1 comment

Danielle Meitiv wrote 4 months ago: Last weekend, India’s Environment Minister Jairem Ramesh announced that academic researchers i … more →

Tags: climate change, China, glacial melt, Glaciers, Global Warming, Himalayan, Himalayas, India, non-CO2 greenhouse gases

In which I and Nature Geoscience agree with James "[climate change is the] greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people" Inhofe3 comments

thingsbreak wrote 4 months ago: [And it should be noted, so does the Rabett, who doesn't deserve second billing but I hope he would … more →

Tags: Climate change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Legislation, albedo, Andrew Grieshop, B.C., Conor Reynolds, Hadi Dowlatabadi, James Inhofe

A Talk About Black Carbon by Dr. V. Ramanathan

Danielle Meitiv wrote 4 months ago: Today, I attended an excellent talk by Dr. V. Ramanathan at the World Bank in Washington, DC.  Dr. R … more →

Tags: climate change, soot, Global Warming, Himalayas, Glaciers, glacial melt, non-CO2 greenhouse gases, greenhouse gases

Al Gore calls on world to burn less wood and fuel to curb black carbon |1 comment

David Le Page wrote 6 months ago: So you thought CO2 was a problem? Well, there’s another factor causing accelerated melting of … more →

Tags: The Bigger Picture, climate change, Glaciers

improved cooking stove

Eric Raymundo wrote 6 months ago: Fumes from indoor cooking fires kill more than 2 million children a year in the developing world. MI … more →

Tags: biomass, stopping pollution, Health & Safety, Save Money, health and safety management, pollution prevention, Biomass Energy, carbon soot

Are We Free to Pollute the Atmosphere? Climate Change, Wealth and Liberty - Part 13 comments

Michael Hoexter wrote 7 months ago: In Part 1 of this two part post I look at climate change regulation from the perspective of  politic … more →

Tags: energy policy, news and events, Sustainable Thinking, climate ethics, EPA, Metaethics


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