global warming

Global Warming is the most contentious environmental issue today and the blogsphere is alive with arguments between those who agree that it's a threat and those who don't.

The Kyoto Accord, or Protocol, to establish a schedule for countries to reduce the greenhouse gases that cause Global Warming, was negotiated in 1992 at The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, but major countries, including the United States, have refused to ratify it. Opponents of the Kyoto Accord worry about the impact it will have on local economies.

Global Warming is believed to be responsible for the climate changes responsible for crop failures, famine, drastic changes in the weather, and the polar ice cap melting. Those who disagree with idea of Global Warming argue that climate change is a natural occurrence and examples can be found through out Earth's history of previous instances.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “global warming”

• in Film
  Big Oil and the Greedy Lying Bastards That They Are
  Greedy Lying Bastards exposes big oil-- the filmmaker Craig Rosebraugh chats with Bryan Cain-Jackson about the film
  by makingsense / on Mar 27, 2012
• in Green
  From White to Green - Greenland's Glaciers are History
  New paper suggests Greenland is already well on its way to be glacier-free, and truly green, from warming already 'locked in'
  by wyrdways / on Mar 13, 2012
• in Green
  Manhattan-sized Glaciers Break off at Both Ends of the Globe
  Glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, is this a normal cycle or the effects of global warming ?
  by azraiel / on Feb 3, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “global warming”

 

• ‘We Would All Like Climate Sensitivity To Be Lower But It Isn’t’ Says Lead Scientist Of New Study

  
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  It would be good news if the climate’s sensitivity to carbon pollution were on the low side. No, that wouldn’t save us from catastrophic global warming — 7°F warming or higher — if we stay anywhere near our current emissions path (as I explain here ). But a low sensitivity would mean that aggressive action ...
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• Dont let the facts change the meme

  
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  Climate slowdown means extreme rates of warming not as likely By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News Scientists say the recent downturn in the rate of global warming will lead to lower temperature rises in the short-term. Since 1998, there has been an unexplained "standstill" in the heating ...
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• Dot Earth Blog: Whos Escaping Climate Change Mire and Muck?

  
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  A radio show tries to find a route around conventional thinking on global warming.        
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• The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Climatism: Mankind and Climate Change Mania

  
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  There is a book called “The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Climatism: Mankind and Climate Change Mania” produced by the Heartland Institute. The Heartland Institute is famous for doing all that work to prove that smoking is not bad for you, and more recently, that climate change is not real or is not important or…
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• Climate predictors wrong … again.

  
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  The climate predictors are wrong, again. Haven’t they by now earned the title “Speculator” rather than predictor? Since 1998, there has been an unexplained “standstill” in the heating of the Earth’s atmosphere. Writing in Nature Geoscience , the researchers say this will reduce predicted warming in the ...
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• Democrats Introduce Hotcoldwetdry Preparedness Bill

  
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  It’s not the first time they’ve tried this: they attempted to include it in the American Clean Energy and Security Act, but it did not pass ( Noozhawk ) Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, joined by Reps. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Doris Matsui of California and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois, on Friday introduced ...
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• The Unexplained Liberal Lie …

  
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  BBC: Unexplained ‘standstill’ in ‘global warming’ — since 1998! Well imagine that, real data does not have unexplained in it’s context. It only explains the lies. And the lie is man caused global warming is a lie, the data has spoken. We they right in the 70s when they said the next ice age is coming? ...
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• Supreme Court Denied Cert in Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil

  
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  Order sheet here . Previous coverage here .
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• BBC: Unexplained ‘standstill’ in ‘global warming’ — since 1998!

  
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  Scientists say the recent downturn in the rate of global warming will lead to lower temperature rises in the short-term. Since 1998, there has been an unexplained “standstill” in the heating of the Earth’s atmosphere. Writing in Nature Geoscience , the researchers say this will reduce predicted warming in the ...
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• "Since 1998, there has been an unexplained standstill in the heating of the Earths atmosphere."

  
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  "But when it comes to the longer term picture, the authors say their work is consistent with previous estimates. The researchers say the difference between the lower short-term estimate and the more consistent long-term picture can be explained by the fact that the heat from the last decade has been absorbed into ...
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• New Carbon Pollution Level Confirms We Have Entered the Era of Extreme Weather

  
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  Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City Scientists recently reported that the level of carbon in the atmosphere has passed 400 parts per million. Carbon pollution causes climate change, and many experts believe we need to bring this level down to 350 ppm in order to hold off the worst ...
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• Vast stretches of Texas and Kansas farmland over the High Plains Aquifer no longer support irrigation – Refilling the aquifer would require hundreds, if not thousands, of years of rains

  
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  By MICHAEL WINES 19 May 2013 HASKELL COUNTY, Kansas (The New York Times) – Forty-nine years ago, Ashley Yost’s grandfather sank a well deep into a half-mile square of rich Kansas farmland. He struck an artery of water so prodigious that he could pump 1,600 gallons to the surface every minute. Last year, Mr. ...
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• Pressure building on OFA over Keystone Pipeline betrayal

  
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  Does Obamas OFA believe its own climate talking points? If they did, theyd be opposed to Keystone Pipeline. .
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• California Could Save $1.2 Billion by Setting Efficiency Standards for 15 New Products

  
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  Pierre Delforge, Director, High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency, San Francisco Making 15 products that touch every portion of our lives more energy-efficient could save Californians a whopping $1.2 billion off their utility bills annually by slashing enough electricity to power every household in Los ...
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• Climate change: human disaster looms, claims new research – Forecast global temperature rise of 4C a calamity for large swaths of planet even if predicted extremes are not reached

  
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  By Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent 19 May 2013 (The Guardian) – Some of the most extreme predictions of global warming are unlikely to materialise, new scientific research has suggested, but the world is still likely to be in for a temperature rise of double that regarded as safe. The researchers said ...
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• New temperature norms under climate change will increase heat-related deaths in metropolitan areas – Heatwave deaths in New York city could rise by up to 22 percent

  
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  By Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent 19 May 2013 (The Guardian) – New York city could experience up to 22% more deaths from extreme summertime heat in the coming decade under global warming, according to a study of the impact of climate trends. The higher deaths will be partially offset by a ...
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• Biosphere conservation: monumental action is critical to avert global environmental crisis

  
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  Human-caused changes to our biosphere—the global total of the worlds ecosystems—are now so great and alarmingly rapid that human lives and societies undoubtedly face epic challenges in the near future as our biosphere deteriorates, planetary boundaries are reached, and tipping points exceeded. We may survive, we ...
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• Shale Gas – Shall China?

  
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   We kept the April 12, 2013 New York Times article as a draft because we basically found it very one-sided and know very little about “Berkeley Earth” or Elizabeth Muller (*), but with information about the Koch Brothers professed skepticism of progressive ideas. Now we decided to post this because of ...
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• Consensus on Climate Change

  
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  A recent review finds that over 97% of scientists believe that human activity is contributing to climate change. That is a very solid consensus of scientific opinion. This, of course, does not mean that the consensus must be correct, but (along with other data) it makes it unreasonable to claim that there is no ...
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• EU To Dial Back Global Warming Policies

  
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  The European Union, which has spearheaded efforts to curb global warming, is set to adopt a change of focus in response to concerns over costs and the impact on companies in economically depressed Europe. Under the change, the European Union will prioritize the supply of energy at affordable prices over cutting ...
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